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.

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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.

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EnterpriseCentreandDawnGibbons,RBC,

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