Session 4: Transformational Connections – Create Partnerships for Impact
📅 December 2, 2025
🕥 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Social Innovation Hub
🖥️ Hybrid Format – Attend in person or online via Zoom
🎤 Speaker: Richard Lee-Thai, Founder of Excuses to Connect
This interactive session is designed for researchers, educators, and practitioners eager to move their work beyond traditional boundaries and into meaningful partnerships that drive lasting impact.
Participants will explore actionable strategies to:
- Build partnerships that are reciprocal, sustainable, and transformative
- Expand their networks and create opportunities for broader community engagement
- Think creatively and strategically to design collaborations that go beyond one-off projects
This five-part workshop series is designed to help you build essential skills for driving social change. From storytelling and public speaking to building authentic connections, each session offers hands-on tools and peer learning to empower aspiring change-makers.
Participants are encouraged to attend all sessions, but you’re welcome to join individual sessions based on your interests.
Who should attend?
Anyone curious about social impact, including those interested in social justice, sustainability, community engagement, Truth & Reconciliation, and building an equitable society.
🍿 Snacks and drinks will be provided for in-person attendees!
🔗 Joining online?Please select the “Add-On” ticket when registering, and we’ll share the Zoom link with you closer to the event date.
The Social Impact Starter Series is co-hosted by UCalgary’s Social Innovation Initiative, Faculty of Nursing’s Health Systems Transformation Initiative (HIVE), and Innovate Calgary’s Social Innovation Hub.