LUNCHEON: Workers' Compensation Board CEO

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WCB Nova Scotia's new CEO, Karen Adams is shaking up the status quo. Guided by a bold new strategic plan that sets ambitious targets for injury prevention, return to work and service delivery, Karen is changing the culture, driving better performance and more accountability to meet the needs and expectations of Nova Scotia's growing workforce.

Join Karen for an informative conversation about how the WCB is changing, and how those changes will be reflected in a new service model for gradual onset psychological injury starting this September.

   MEET YOUR SPEAKER

Karen Adams, MBA. ICD.D
CEO, WCB Nova Scotia

Karen is a CEO and Board Director with international and multi-industry experience. She was recognized in 2017 as one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women's Executive Network and was voted by her peers as CEO of the Year by Wealth Professional in 2019.

Karen has served as the CEO of numerous companies, including Fundserv Inc, Alberta Pensions Corporation, and HSBC Bank. She is a change leader, repeatedly managing large technology transformation projects and leading people through cultural change.

Although born and raised in Toronto, Karen spent much of her career outside Canada. She has lived and
worked in Mumbai, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul, Dubai, London and Amman. 

Karen snowshoed 100 km across the Arctic Circle on The True Patriot Love Women's Expedition Baffin Island 2019, raising over $1 million to support Canadian military members, Veterans, and their families.

Karen has a double major in Mathematics and Economics from Queen's University in Kingston, an MBA in International Finance from The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and an ICD.D designation from The Rotman School of Management and Institute of Corporate Directors.

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