Media Invitation: TELUS announces significant investment in its commitment to social innovation
November 20 2020 - 9:00AM
TELUS, Canada’s world-leading communications and information
technology company, will announce a significant investment in its
commitment to advancing the organization’s focus on social
capitalism. Media are invited to attend the live virtual
announcement on November 24, 2020, at 10 a.m. PT | 1 p.m. ET.
Hosted by Darren Entwistle, president and CEO of TELUS, who will
deliver the keynote address, this virtual event will also feature
remarks from government officials, leading technology innovators,
and Canada’s top global thinkers such as Lane Merrifield from CBC’s
The Dragon’s Den. Following the announcement, a short panel
discussion with Jill Schnarr, Chief Social Innovation Officer,
TELUS, and Blair Miller, managing partner and vice president,
Social Impact Ventures, TELUS, as they detail the broad reach of
this new commitment to help drive social innovation in
Canada.
We invite you to hear from TELUS executives and industry leaders
as they celebrate the extension of TELUS’ long-standing commitment
to leveraging the power of technology to drive positive social and
environmental outcomes for all Canadians.
Virtual event details:
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Virtual
Launch Event |
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Host welcome |
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Keynote address |
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Panel Discussion |
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Media interviews |
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Who: |
Darren Entwistle - president and
CEO, TEUSJill Schnarr – Chief Social Innovation
Officer, TELUS Blair Miller - managing
partner and vice president, Social Impact Ventures,
TELUS Honourable Ahmed
Hussen - Minister of Families, Children and Social
DevelopmentLane Merrifield - tech entrepreneur and
Dragon, CBC’s The Dragon’s Den Other spokespeople to be
announced |
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When: |
November 24,
202010 a.m. PT | 1 p.m. ET |
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Where: |
https://video.ibm.com/channel/PLwgyG4jyF3 |
Notes for Media: Media are permitted to record
or screen capture using their own equipment. Additional assets such
as photos and video clips will also be made available.
About TELUSTELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a
dynamic, world-leading communications and information technology
company with $15 billion in annual revenue and 15.4 million
customer connections spanning wireless, data, IP, voice,
television, entertainment, video and security. At TELUS, we
leverage our world-leading technology’s potential to enable
remarkable human outcomes. Our long-standing commitment to putting
customers first fuels every aspect of our business, making us a
distinct leader in customer service excellence and loyalty. TELUS
Health is Canada’s largest healthcare IT provider, and TELUS
International delivers the most innovative business process
solutions to some of the world’s most established brands.
Driven by our passionate social purpose to connect all Canadians
for good, our deeply meaningful and enduring philosophy to give
where we live has inspired our team members and retirees to
contribute $736 million and 1.4 million days of service since 2000.
This unprecedented generosity and unparalleled volunteerism have
made TELUS the most giving company in the world.
For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com and
follow us on Twitter (@TELUSnews) and on Instagram
(@Darren_Entwistle).
For media inquiries:Jill YetmanTELUS Public
Relations416-992-2639jill.yetman@telus.com
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