b'NewsletterECAOFUTURE LEADERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (FLAC)By Clark Thomas, Marsh (SVPGrowth Lead) & Interim FLAC ChairW will provide value to their companies. FLAC members expressed What started as a solution for succession planning in the Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario has turned into the staple forthat one of the main reasons to become involved is to grow both driving engagement amongst our young professionals in the Con- professionally and personally by networking with their peers in the struction Marketplace. On June 25, we held our inaugural meetingindustry. They also felt it important to share information with other to drive interest for ECAOs newly formed Future Leaders Advisorysectors of the electrical industry, such as suppliers and distributors of Committee (FLAC). With everyday challenges plus COVID-19, thegoods and services.goal was to engage with 10 individuals to help build out the com- Topics of discussion included potential virtual educational events, mittee. In the end, FLAC received 20 applications from individualsvirtual social events and avenues we can utilize to develop our leader-who represent member companies of ECAO. To be candid, theship skillset. One of the top objectives of future meetings will be to underlying goal for ECAO is to attract new talent into the industryprofile how technology is changing the industry and to learn how to and to foster the growth of those next generation professionals. incorporate leading-edge technology into their companies. These young professionals came from across the electrical contract- As we look past 2020 and into 2021, the expectation of the FLAC ing industry and they hold various titles with our ECAO Contractoris to drive thought leadership amongst the association, as well as Members. It is important for these members to be supported byto get an understanding of the seismic shifts our Ontario electrical their employers, and they want to ensure that their involvementcontractors will face in coming years. PARTNER WITH US FOR YOURFAST TRACK TO SUCCESS!Our winning productsand services include: Magazines Directories Show Guides Events Profiles Buyers Guides E-NewslettersVideo Custom Content MarketingSponsorship Sales www.mediaedge.ca Contact Robert Thompson 1.647.494.4229 www.ecao.org14'