Lauren Tedesco is the Senior Vice President at the APMA.She leads the Future of Work portfolio, building the first industry-wide digital learning program and established the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fund which invests in careers of those historically excluded. The latter won her the CADIA Impact Award - Champion for Diverse Talent. Lauren was recently named one of WXN's Top 100 Most Powerful Women and received the global Reuters DRIVE Award for Women in Auto. Profiled in the Globe and Mail as one of “Five Trailblazing Women in the Male Dominated Auto Industry”, Lauren was also named an Emerging Leader by The Peak and won the Next Generation award from the Italian Chamber of Commerce Ontario.Lauren served as an advisor to the Law Society of Ontario in addition to teaching Communications at Sheridan College. Her experience at leading public relations agencies set the groundwork for senior roles in the public sector including Director of Communications to the President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Education. At each step, her insight and foresight guided the formulation and launch of major public policy initiatives, underscoring the need for strong strategic planning for disruptive agents of change.Lauren is currently a member of the Board of Governors at Sheridan College. She holds an Honours B.A. from the University of Toronto, a Postgraduate Certificate in Communications from Sheridan College and a certificate in International Project Management from the University of Toronto.