Event Agenda Thu, Mar 02, 2017 4:00 PM Registration and Appetizers 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Room 1 Join us for registration in front of Room 1. Enjoy a cocktail and your choice of appetizer before the conference begins.
5:00 PM Introduction and Welcome Remarks 5:00 PM - 5:10 PM Room 1 Join us as we open up the conference with videos from CUWIB and The Honorable Bardish Chagger, as well as sponsor dedications and a raffle.
Subsessions 5:00 PM - 5:03 PM CUWIB Video 1 & Welcome Remarks 5:03 PM - 5:08 PM Announce sponsors, raffle prizes, t-shirts 5:08 PM - 5:10 PM Video from The Honourable Bardish Chagger
Honorary Speaker 5:15 PM - 5:35 PM Room 1 To be added. Please check back soon as we do updates daily! Speakers: Mary Anne Carter Senior Consultant, Government Relations, Environics Communications
Subsessions 5:15 PM - 5:20 PM Norton Rose Fulbright Presents: Honourary Speaker
Panel 1: Media and Public Relations 5:35 PM - 6:05 PM The Media and Public Relations panel will look at the way these communicative fields benefit our society as being a voice for the people, while holding representative powers. Through our panel, we hope to learn about the lives of our
Media and Public Relation professionals, as we learn about the challenges, benefits, and importance of these fields in today’s emerging society. Speakers: Derek Abma Deputy Editor, The Hill Times
Leslie Quinton Vice President, Corporate Communications, Air Canada
Bonnie Brownlee Canadian Broadcasting Company
Darby Sieben Yellow Media
Shirlee Engel Senior Digital Broadcast Journalist, Global National News
Senator Pamela Wallin Senator of Saskatchewan, Senate
Kim Rudd Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, Parliament
Subsessions 5:35 PM - 5:40 PM EY Centre Presents: Media and Public Relations Panel
6:00 PM Panel 2: Nonprofit 6:05 PM - 6:20 PM Room 1 The purpose of this panel is to explore how one would start a non-profit and navigate the nonprofit industry. We will explore how each panelist has piloted their career through the challenges and the triumphs of this industry and the advice they have for those who desire to pursue this career path. Speakers: Karen Letain Director Strategic Alliances, Intel Security
Joelle Hall Co-Founder, Dress for Success Ottawa National Capital Region and Investment Advisor, RBC Dominion Securities
Jillian LeBlanc Social Media and Youth Engagement Coordinator, Equal Voice
Keynote Speaker 1 6:25 PM - 6:45 PM Room 1
To be added. Please check back soon as we do updates daily! Speakers: Almas Jiwani CEO, Emeritus UN Women Canada/ Almas Jiwani Foundation
Subsessions 6:25 PM - 6:30 PM Halo Management Consulting Inc. Presents: Almas Jiwani
SHETALK Live Session 1 6:45 PM - 6:50 PM Room 1 MP Ruby Sahota of Brampton North will be answering questions of the audience surrounding her role as a woman in parliament, a woman of colour, and the challenges she faces. She will be answering a few questions of the audience. Speakers: Ruby Sahota Member of Parliament for Brampton North, Parliament of Canada
Main Course and Networking Session 1 6:50 PM - 7:20 PM Enjoy dinner, networking at your table and live music performed by December Rose. Please find the various main course items on the menu which has been posted under the logistics section of the app. Dietary restrictions will be taken into consideration if you have indicated such upon the purchasing of your ticket. Donna De Luca will also be giving a talk on burnout and mental health in honor of #BellLetsTalk.
Subsessions 6:50 PM - 7:20 PM Live Singer: December Rose 7:10 PM - 7:12 PM CUWIB Video 2 7:12 PM - 7:19 PM Mental Health Video: The Gift of Burnout
7:00 PM SHETALK Live Session 2 7:20 PM - 7:27 PM Andrew Malcolm from Evernote gives a talk on the mandate of Evernote and what they are doing as a company to ensure more female representation. This session will give participants the opportunity to ask questions of our special guest. Speakers: Andrew Malcolm
SVP Marketing (We're hiring! - https://evernote.com/careers/), Evernote
Panel 3: Technology 7:27 PM - 7:50 PM Room 1 The purpose of this panel is to have an inside look into what it is like to work in the technology field. This panel will touch on topics including, but not limited to, issues that women face working in the technology sector, advice for students and business professionals looking to pursue this career path and technical questions regarding this field. Speakers: Fawn Annan President and Group Publisher, IT World Canada and Chairman, Canadian Channel Chiefs Council
Isabelle Perreault Partner, Marketing and Digital Transformation, Blueprint
Estherlita Griffiths Divisional Vice President, Enterprise Architecture & Governance Sears Canada Inc.
Paul Vallée Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Pythian
Craig Gibson Senior Manager, Scotiabank
Subsessions 7:27 PM - 7:32 PM Logan Katz Presents: Technology Panel
Keynote Speaker 2 7:50 PM - 8:15 PM Room 1 Andrew Irvine from Fuse Marketing Group Inc. gives a talk on BMO’s rich history of dedication to support women and what BMO is currently doing to be proactive in that support, especially for female entrepreneurs. Speakers: Andrew Irvine Head of Commercial Banking and BMO Partners, BMO Financial Group
Subsessions 7:50 PM - 7:55 PM Fuse Marketing Group Inc. Presents: Andrew Irvine
8:00 PM Panel 4: Political, Legal and Governmental 8:15 PM - 8:40 PM Room 1
The political, legal and governmental panel will look to explore how those who help shape the functionalities of society address issues of inequality and inequity. Through this panel, our speakers will answer questions on how we can hold our government more accountable for addressing the concerns of women, how our legal language looks to address issues of inequalities, and how as a society we can further move towards achieving gender parity. Our speakers will also discuss their personal and professional experiences. Speakers: Sally Gomery Senior Partner and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
Leigh Harris Fowell President & Executive Consultant, Halo Management Consulting Inc.
Patricia Kosseim Senior General Counsel and Director General Legal Services, Policy, Research and Technology Analysis Branch Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Mobina Jaffer Senator for British Columbia, Senate
Subsessions 8:15 PM - 8:20 PM Invest Ottawa Presents: Political, Legal and Governmental Panel
Panel 5: Marketing 8:40 PM - 9:00 PM Room 1 Our marketing panel will focus on how marketing techniques and performance metrics of marketing are used to enable innovation and collaboration within the organization. Our talented marketing professionals will provide our conference attendees the opportunity to learn about this fast developing field through their personal experiences and successes. Speakers: Kelly McCarten Senior Vice President, Mosaic Sales Solutions
Courtney Symons Partner Growth Manager, Shopify
Michaela Alexis Marketing Manager, Grade A
Cheryl Grishkewich Vice President, Control Brand Marketing, Loblaw Companies Limited
Aleena Mazhar Director - Experiential Marketing, FUSE Marketing Group Inc.
Sarah Segal Product Development, DAVIDsTEA
9:00 PM
Keynote Speaker 3 9:00 PM - 9:20 PM Room 1 To be added. Please check back soon as we do updates daily! Speakers: Victoria Lennox Co-founder, CEO, Startup Canada, NACUE
Subsessions 9:00 PM - 9:05 PM TekSavvy Presents: Victoria Lennox
Panel 6: Accounting and Finance 9:20 PM - 9:55 PM Room 1 Our accounting and finance panel is a unique opportunity for students and professionals alike to compare the differences between the financial and accounting fields. This panel will bring together our speakers' experiences in their academic, professional and personal lives. We hope to dive into the lived experience of our experts and allow their insights through their career experiences to influence and inspire all attendees. Speakers: Vasie Papadopoulos Fiscal and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Philip Morris International
Deborah Bourchier Managing Partner, Ginsberg Gluzman Fage & Levitz (GGFL Chartered Professional Accountants), LLP
Susan Rohac Vice-President, Growth and Transition Capital, Ontario and Atlantic Canada, BDC
Anjali Dilawri Partner, Logan Katz LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants
Nina Grimes Partner, Risk Advisory, Deloitte
Panel 7: Health 9:55 PM - 10:20 PM Room 1 In our health panel, we will cover current health care system issues. We will hear directly from our medical professionals and their proposed solutions. Furthermore, we will learn about recent develops in the medical field from the perspective of different medical lineages. Speakers: Jennifer Zelmer President, Azimuth Health Group
Wacila Debouk Pharmacy Manager, Pharmacy Gregoire Arakelian Costco Laval
Lesley Gouldie Chief Business Officer and Financial Leadership, Thornhill Medical
Sabrina Stefano-Walker Registered Nurse, Health Canada | Santé Canada
10:00 PM Closing Remarks 10:20 PM - 10:25 PM Room 1 Join us for closing remarks to end the conference.
Networking 10:25 PM - 11:00 PM Room 1 Enjoy the remainder of the evening talking and networking with the 200 other attendees as well as the various speakers and panelists from the conference.
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