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Welcome to the inaugural Leading the Way conference. Connecting smart women with smart strategies.
@ Baumann Centre for Pacific Opera Victoria
OCTOBER 27–28
FRIDAY AFTERNOON1:00pm Who Rules the World?Strategiestosucceed
moderator:RobynQuinn,iWISTChair LaurelDouglasCEO,Women’sEnterpriseCentre
KimBlanchette,VPPublicAffairs,AlbertaEnergy Regulator,NationalPresidentCPRS
MandyFarmerCEO,AccentInns,HonoraryCaptain CFBEsquimalt
KarenSmallwood CEO,NorthStudio/QCollege
CatherineHoltCEO,GreaterVictoriaChamber
sponsor:DYGZZMarketing
2:00pm workshop: Who knows you? Positioningyourpublicprofile
KerrySlavens,EditorDOUGLASmagazineand RobynQuinn,BigBangCommunications
2:45pm healthy break sponsor:DOUGLASmagazine
3:15pm closing keynote:More than Mentors DonaldMattrickonthetruevalueof diversityintechnology
sponsor:BEEHIVEHoldings
4:00pm Wrapup,thankstoeveryoneand finalnetworking
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SPECIAL PRIZE DRAW!Win a seatintheKPMGsuitetocheerontheRoyalsatagameatSave-On-FoodsMemorialCentre.
TwonameswillbedrawnonThursdaynightandfiveduringtheFridaysession.
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FRIDAY MORNING
8:00am Welcome,agendaupdatesand SusanLow(LeadershipVictoria)
breakfastsponsor:LeadershipVictoria
8:30am keynote:Catherine RoomeCEO,BCSafetyAuthority openstheconferencewithatalkon“TheRules” andhowwomencangetaseatatthetable
sponsors:CatalystGrowthFund WomensEnterpriseCentre|StatusofWomenCanada
9:15am What do you need to be a Director? StarrMcMichaelICD.D
9:45am Secure Your Board Appointment LarkinMackenzie-Ast
10:30am healthybreaksponsor:BigBangCommunications
10:45am Women Leading STEM or Geeky Girls Forever moderator:Paris GaudetExecutiveDir,InnovationIsland
Bobbi LeachCEO,RevenueWireandFuturePay
Dr. Lesley Shannon NSERCChairforWomeninScience andEngineering,BCandYukon
Abigail FultonExecutiveDirector, ConstructionFoundationofBC
Ann MakosinskiInventor:GoogleScienceFairwinnerand PopularScienceYoungInventor2016
Corina LudwigCEO,FunctionFox
Catherine RoomeCEO,BCSafetyAuthority
sponsor:PacificOperaVictoria
11:45am Boards, Bankers and Bubbles: How Governance Rules Can Be Your Ticket
12:15pm Lunch Specialannouncementanddoorprizedraws
sponsors:QCollege,Salt&PepperFox
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WHY ARE WE HERE TODAY? Ourgoalistoencourageyoutopursueleadershipopportunitiesandserviceonpaidboardsbyprovidingpracticaltoolsandcandidadvicetosucceed.
JustlikeDawnMcCooey,Women’s
EnterpriseCentreandDawnGibbons,RBC,
whenyouattendthisevent,yougiveiWist
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Upcomingeventsandprogramsneedyoursupport.EmailRobynatrobynquinn@shaw.catodiscoveropportunities.
BeavolunteerandbuildtheiWISTcommunity—wecanuseasmartwoman.
Thank you!
Toallourvolunteerswhohelpedmakethiseventrunsmoothly.AndthankyoutoFunctionFoxforthesplendidnotebookstokeepusorganized.
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