The Art of Choosing People
You cast for a living. You just call it hiring.
Every day, leaders read a room, weigh chemistry against experience, and bet on someone's potential. Casting directors do exactly the same thing, except the whole world sees the result.
For one evening during TIFF, we're bringing those two worlds together.
Kelly Boaz, one of Toronto's leading casting directors, will join three of Canada's senior technology leaders to explore how they choose people, and where casting and hiring are surprisingly similar, or completely different.
How do you recognize talent? How much do you trust instinct? What does chemistry actually mean? When someone looks perfect on paper, what can still make them wrong for the role?
No presentations. No corporate panel. Just four people who make important decisions about people for a living, comparing notes.
THE CONVERSATION
Kelly Boaz
Casting Director
Frankenstein, The Handmaid's Tale, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Morgan Klein-MacNeil
SVP & CIO, Corporate Technology, TD Bank
Colleen Ward
SVP, Enterprise Delivery Office, Scotiabank
Matt Clements
Chief Technology Officer, Tangerine
THE NIGHT
A red carpet arrival and a live conversation with audience Q&A. Cocktails and canapés before and after. And a room full of leaders who choose talent for a living.
SCHEDULE
5:00 PM — Doors, red carpet & cocktails
5:45 PM — Live conversation & Q&A
7:00 PM — Cocktails & conversation
8:00 PM — Close
ATTIRE
You're fabulous already. Come as you are.
Spots are limited and the room is curated. We'd love to save you one.