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Event Date: 10/07/2025 Organizer: [gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”isnot” value=””]Ottawa Business Journal and DisruptHR[/gravityforms][gravityforms action=”conditional” merge_tag=”” condition=”is” value=””]Ottawa Business Journal and DisruptHR[/gravityforms]
Ottawa business leaders, managers and HR professionals convened on Oct. 7 at Rogers Centre for the combined Best Places to Work Employer Summit and DisruptHR Ottawa 2025, a dual event organized to discuss talent challenges and opportunities. The Employer Summit celebrated the top-20 recipients of Best Places to Work 2025. Following the awards luncheon, Alastair Summerly of Ottawa Education Group discussed the talent paradox in Ottawa, Karen Craft of CraftXecs moderated a panel discussion and Samara Belitzky of Emond Harnden LLP provided an employment law update. DisruptHR then hosted a cocktail, followed by presentations from eight speakers.
The Employer Summit was sponsored by WCG Employment Ontario, Emond Harnden LLP, Meldrum Horne, Ottawa Education Group, iHR Advisory Services, uOttawa Co-op and Professional Development Institute and CAA Business.
OBJ publisher Michael Curran kicks off the Best Places to Work Employer Summit on Oct. 7, 2025 at the Rogers Centre. Photo credit Mark HolleronAlastair Summerlee of Ottawa Education Group speaks at the Best Places to Work Employer Summit on Oct. 7, 2025 at the Rogers Centre. Photo credit Mark HolleronMichael Horne of Meldrum Horne (far right) presents a top-20 Best Places to Work 2025 awards to Dilfo Mechanical. Photo credit Mark HolleronKaren Craft of CraftXecs (also iHR Advisory Services) hosts a panel with Sean Lundy, Susan Richards and Sarah Crandlemire at Best Places to Work Employer Summit on Oct. 7, 2025 at the Rogers Centre. Photo credit Mark HolleronThe volunteer run DisruptHR Ottawa held a cocktail to kick off the Oct. 7, 2025 event at the Rogers Centre. Photo credit Mark HolleronKevin Judge emceed DisruptHR Ottawa on Oct. 7, 2025 at the Rogers Centre. Photo credit Mark HolleronLianne Laing of the Ottawa Heart Institute speaks at DisruptHR Ottawa on Oct. 7, 2025 at the Rogers Centre. Photo credit Mark HolleronNadine Zeinoun speaks at DisruptHR Ottawa on Oct. 7, 2025 at the Rogers Centre. Photo credit Mark HolleronNilufer Erdebil speaks at DisruptHR Ottawa on Oct. 7, 2025 at the Rogers Centre. Photo credit Mark HolleronNathan Hall speaks at DisruptHR Ottawa on Oct. 7, 2025 at the Rogers Centre. Photo credit Mark HolleronJoshua Abraham speaks at DisruptHR Ottawa on Oct. 7, 2025 at the Rogers Centre. Photo credit Mark Holleron
