Looking to the Future: Strategic Innovation in Career Readiness, Campus Recruitment, and WIL
Pre-Conference Workshop for Senior Leaders
Sunday, May 24th | 1:00 – 3:00 pm | Old Main Building – Thompson Rivers University
$125 for ACE-WIL or CACEE Members | $175 for Non-Members
Facilitator: Trevor Buttrum, Executive Director | CACEE
Operational and strategic leaders in Canada’s early talent career ecosystem are navigating uncertainty, resource scarcity, and challenge, while needing to remain hopeful, innovative, and strategic all at the same time.
This session brings together WIL, career education, and campus recruitment leaders for a highly collaborative session where we will identify our challenges and opportunities, unpack what we are facing, share ideas, and ‘work ’things through’ together.
By the end of this session, we will:
- Explore the key influences driving Canada’s early talent ecosystem and their impacts in the context of our work, teams, and strategic priorities
- Identify and understand the competencies we need to successfully navigate and support students in this changing landscape
- Work through real challenges and opportunities in our work using a cross-sphere of influence and strategic thinking framework
- Identify concrete actions, pathways to advance advocacy, and aspirations for the future in our own context
- Build connections across sectors, organizations, and leadership levels
Limited spaces still available. We look forward to welcoming you to the conversation!
Registered Conference Attendees – To purchase your seat seat a la carte:
- Click here to complete the registration form
- Check off the “Purchase Add-Ons Only Box”
- Check “Would you like to attend the Pre-Conference Workshop for Senior Leaders” box on the form
- Complete the checkout process.
Still need to register for the conference? – check “Would you like to attend the Pre-Conference Workshop for Senior Leaders” box on your registration form.
About Trevor
Trevor Buttrum is an award-winning leader with 20+ years of experience in recruitment strategy, career education, and fostering inclusive talent pipelines. In 2022, he became Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers (CACEE), which provides national leadership, resources, and a network of expertise and professional development to help members excel in supporting students in their journey from post-secondary studies to career success.
Before joining CACEE, Trevor was Director of Operations at TalentEgg and led a national career education program at the Insurance Institute of Canada. A recognized advocate for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA), Trevor lends his lived and professional experience through speaking engagements and initiatives focused on advancing IDEA in career development, recruitment, and post-secondary education.
Trevor’s leadership and work has earned multiple accolades, including Best Recruitment Branding Strategy for a Professional or Industry Association (TalentEgg Awards, 2021), Campus Recruiter of the Year (TalentEgg, 2018), and the Moe Ktytor Award of Merit (CACEE, 2017).
Trevor has also served on the National Advisory Council forCourage to Act Foundation’ – At the Root, National Advisory Council for the David C. Onley Initiative 2.0 (Accessibility Institute – Carleton University), the National Career Development Advocacy Strategy Working Group (CERIC), the Hidden Sector, Hidden Talent Initiative Steering Committee (Challenge Factory, CERIC, and the Canadian Career Development Foundation), and the National Stakeholder Committee (CCDF), contributing to the evolution of the Canadian Career Development Standards & Guidelines to a pan-Canadian Competency Framework and template for national certification.
His passion is supported by post-graduate studies in Adult Education and Career Development.
2026 Conference hosted by:
