The Henry Bernick Awards Featuring Justice Faith Betty

Justice Faith Betty first encountered the world of politics at the age of 8 when she watched the government at the time present the budget at Queen's Park. This early exposure set the stage for her involvement in numerous campaigns across municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government.

After graduating from Columbia University as valedictorian, Justice began her career as a management consultant at McKinsey and Company. There, she engaged with governments on matters of economic development and inclusive growth. Justice's commitment to creating impactful platforms led her to co-found Révolutionnaire with her sister, Nia. Révolutionaire is a youth-led movement to celebrate diversity and empower young changemakers to make a difference in their local communities and beyond.

In addition to daily work with young people Révolutionnaire has launched partnerships with brands like Roots, L'Oréal, Rogers, and is now collaborating with the United Nations on initiatives focused on gender equality and racial justice. Justice also recently served as the Co-Chair of the City of Toronto Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee. Justice is a champion for youth empowerment and her work has garnered recognition from Forbes, Essence, Global Citizen, Black Enterprise, CBC, Toronto Star, and Top 25 Women of Influence, among others.

Date: May 30, 2024

Location: Georgian College, Automotive Business School of Canada Space (ABSC) N Building 3rd Floor

Time: 5:15 PM - 8:00 PM

5:15 PM - Opening remarks by President and CEO Kevin Weaver & Exeutive Director Mira Ray, Howard Bernick followed by the Award Ceremony

6:45 PM - Keynote speaker: Justice Faith Betty

7:30 PM - Q & A with Justice Faith Betty

8:00PM - Closing Act

The Henry Bernick Medal commemorates the qualities of its namesake, Henry Bernick. Henry was a strong and principled man, a mentor and teacher, businessman and philanthropist. He was a friend and supporter of Georgian College and his donation allowed for the creation of the Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre. It is the intention of the Awards Committee to present up to three medals per year to deserving recipients across three distinct categories:

Student Entrepreneur

Community Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurs’ Champion

Howard Bernick is the son of Henry Bernick, a friend of Georgian College, and a supporter of the Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre. Howard serves as President of Bernick Advisory Ltd. Previously Mr. Bernick served as President and CEO of Alberto-Culver and President of Alberto-Culver International. Mr. Bernick has been a Director of Alberta Culver, Wm. Wrigley Jr., Del Taco Restaurants and Mead Johnson Nutrition.

Having spent over 40 years in business, Howard has developed six key learnings as to what makes an organization successful.

Prioritize, Focus, Execute, Fewer, Bigger, Faster

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