1:00 PM EST
WELCOME INTRODUCTIONS
Chelsea Papineau
Cheryl Fort
Welcome Introductions
Join Co-Emcees, Chelsea Papineau, lead digital content specialist for CTV News Northern Ontario, based in Sudbury and Mayor Cheryl Fort of Hornepayne, as they open up Thriving Through Transformation event.
Beatrice Twance Hynes
WELCOME REMARKS
Rosalind Lockyer
Welcome remarks PARO Founder and CEO Rosalind Lockyer
Special Guests
Greetings from special guests
Barbara Simmons, Assistant Deputy Minister, Office of Women’s Issues, Government of Ontario
Mayor of the City of Thunder Bay, Bill Mauro
Lucie Perreault, Program Director, FedNor and Katherine Turner, Program Delivery Manager, of FedNor, Government of Canada
Melanie Muncaster – Executive Director of the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, Ministry of Energy, Northern Development, and Mines, Government of Ontario
Rebecca Johnson, long-time City counsellor and Women in Politics Northwestern Ontario Steering Committee
1:30 pm EST
WORKSHOP
Suzanne Christie
How COVID-19 is shaping digital transformation in brands and storytelling
Presented by Suzanne Christie, CEO of Shout Media
2:30 pm EST
BREAK
Continue networking or grab a tea/coffee
2:40 pm EST
WORKSHOP
Tara Tennant
Cheryl Himburg
Kimberley Bird
Jennifer Monaco
Thriving through Financing
Growing your business by transforming the mystery around debt
Panellist 1 – Tara Tennant, Financial Empowerment Coach & Impact Amplifier
Panellist 2 – Cheryl Himburg, Certified Leadership Coach & Mindset Practitioner
Panellist 3 – Kimberley Bird, Loans Manager, Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund
Panellist 4 – Jennifer Monaco, Regional Manager, Women in Enterprise, Central Canada I TD Business Banking
3:45 pm EST
BREAK
Continue networking or grab a tea/coffee
4:00 pm EST
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Chantal Hébert
Keynote Speaker, Chantal Hébert, Political Columnist
The shifting Canadian political landscape: Soon to be a woman’s world?
Over the past four decades, Canadian women have carved a larger place in the decision-making arena: from politics to journalism to business, they are many when previously there used to be precious few. But is the glass of progress half-full or half-empty ? A look back at breakthroughs and setbacks and some challenges still ahead.
5:00 pm EST
CLOSING REMARKS
Rosalind Lockyer
5:30 pm EST
WORKSHOP
Rhonda Bill
6:30 pm EST
AGM
Annual General Meeting