WOMEN S LEADERSHIP FORUM

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1 WOMEN S LEADERSHIP FORUM Forge a sophisticated plan to power your professional journey Members of the Carleton Centre for Women in Politics & Public Leadership save $200* See page 8 for details May 13-14, 2014 InterConnental Yorkville Toronto Get inspired by dynamic speakers. Now featuring! Carol Faull Partner Fusion Strategic Inc. The Honourable Dr. Kellie Leitch Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women Willa Black Vice-President Corporate Aairs Cisco Canada Taking The Stage Communicate with Condence Every Time You Speak Developing Tomorrow s Women Leaders Today: Idenfying and Culvang Exceponal Leadership Skills Coaching the Next Generaon of Women Leaders DEVELOP your authenc professional brand. Idenfy your best aributes, form a cohesive message and eecvely market it. INSPIRE your employees to greatness. Build a winning company culture, ensure your employees are invested in it, and promote accountability. IDENTIFY champions to help you navigate your career path. Whether in the form of a mentor, a sponsor or an expanded network, walk away with leading ps for making meaningful connecons. MASTER essenal skills for maximizing your leadership style. Communicate persuasively, negoate with a view to success, make tough decisions and drive connuous improvement within your organizaon. Centre for Women in Politics and Public Leadership

2 Dear friends, Becoming a leader and growing as a leader take commitment, focus and a strong support network. While women have more opportunies in the senior ranks than ever before, there connue to be challenges to the achievement of equality in the workplace. To break through these barriers, it is imperave for leaders to collaborate, share experiences and advocate for one another and for future generaons of women. Building o of the success of our Calgary edion, The Canadian Instute s Women s Leadership Forum will oer this opportunity, bringing together an exceponal faculty of speakers eager to provide you with the skills and inspiraon you need to thrive as a leader. Design your road map to success and experience two days of praccal advice, stories of inspiraonal journeys and unparalleled networking opportunies. Take ownership of your reputaon, image and appeal through a unique personal leadership brand Discover how a mentor or sponsor can help women navigate the leadership system, win promoons and gain recognion Learn how to build a long-lasng network and make meaningful connecons in today s digital world Gain winning ps for making tough decisions and showing resolve in your role as leader Become an eecve change agent and explore winning strategies for leading in mes of transion Experience fresh perspecves on the ever-elusive work-life balance equaon and reinvent the ideal into something suited specically to you. Get ready to learn, grow and be inspired! We look forward to meeng you and welcoming you into our growing family of supporters for The Canadian Instute s Women s Leadership program. Shari Hosaki Managing Director The Canadian Instute WHO YOU WILL MEET PARTICIPATING COMPANIES INCLUDE: CI s Women s Leadership Forum brings together senior-level professionals coming from diverse industries and sectors to oer leading pracces, share lessons learned and build key relaonships. Benet from interacve discussion with leaders from: Financial Services Energy Mining Law Firms Professional Services Retailers Food and Consumer Products Technology Government Telecommunicaons Healthcare Erika Vargas, Cenovus Energy (Calgary, 2013) 2 To receive exclusive discounts, program updates and oers, join our list at

3 DISTINGUISHED FACULTY Kara Slemko, CNRL (November 2013) Brenda Allen, Vice-President The Humphrey Group Debbie Baxter Chief Sustainability Ocer & Vice-President,Workplace Services LoyaltyOne The Honourable Dr. Carolyn Benne Member of Parliament, St. Paul s, Ontario Government of Canada Edyta Pacuk President, MarchFieen Consulng Willa Black Vice-President, Corporate Aairs Cisco Canada Lisa Borsook Execuve Partner, WeirFoulds LLP Siobhan Chinnery Vice-President, Corporate Supply Chain Sanjel Corporaon Robyn A. Collver Senior Vice-President Secretary and General Counsel Canadian Tire Corporaon, Limited Anne Day Founder and President Company of Women Samantha Espley General Manager of Mines Technical Services, Vale Diane Francis Editor-at-Large, The Naonal Post Luisa Giroo Director, Public Aairs Starbucks Coee Canada Nancy Hopkins, Q.C. Partner, McDougall Gauley LLP Director, The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Cameco Corporaon, Growthworks Canadian Fund Inc. Lynne Hudson Execuve Vice-President, Internaonal Program Management and Quality, Plan Canada Diane Locke Managing Partner Ellis Locke & Associates Vandana Juneja Manager, Member Relaons Catalyst Canada Kate Kerr Vice-President Pigeon Branding + Design Paula Knight Vice-President, People, Strategy & Communicaons, Cancer Care Ontario Marie-Josée Lamothe Chief Markeng and Corporate Communicaons Ocer, L Oréal Canada Shannon MacDonald Partner and Chief Inclusion Ocer Deloie Deenah Patel Global Business Services, Markeng & Communicaons Leader IBM Canada Ltd. Shelagh Stoneham Senior Vice-President & General Manager, Brands & Markeng Rogers Communicaons Major General Chrisne Whitecross Chief Military Engineer, Department of Naonal Defence and Canadian Forces Esther Zdolec Senior Vice-President, Human Resources, Infrastructure Ontario

4 DAY 1 TUESDAY, MAY 13, :00 9:00 9:15 Vandana Juneja Manager, Member Relaons Catalyst Canada An overview of the latest Catalyst research: what are the barriers to women s advancement and how can organizaons promote change? Understanding the gender gap and ways to create a culture of inclusion within your organizaon Key resources for women when preparing for a leadership role, including the crical role of mentors and sponsors Making inroads in governance: Catalyst iniaves for advancing parcipaon of women on boards 9:45 Nancy Hopkins, Q.C. Partner, McDougall Gauley LLP Director, The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Cameco Corporaon, Growthworks Canadian Fund Inc. Winning ps for women striving to a corporate board posion: Who should you approach? What resources are available? Examining why women are sll not properly represented at the board level: what can companies do to promote diversity and lessen the gap? An in-depth guide to preparing for a board posion: advice and ps successful female board members can oer other women 10:30 10:45 Shelagh Stoneham Senior Vice-President & General Manager Brands & Markeng Rogers Communicaons Dening your brand: idenfying your best aributes, forming a cohesive message and eecvely markeng it Understanding the importance of authencity: ensuring your professional image aligns with your genuine leadership style Ways to manage your personal brand online: creang a coherent, substanve image across social plaorms - Leveraging LinkedIn to build your brand Ensuring your personal brand aligns with but also transcends your company s brand 11:30 Diane Francis Editor-at-Large The Naonal Post Shannon MacDonald Partner and Chief Inclusion Ocer Deloie Understanding the importance of pung your hand up: how to eecvely express interest in new opportunies both within and outside of your workplace Exploring ways to diversify your skillset, invent new possibilies and tackle unchartered territory Knowing when risk will reap reward: idenfying the right opportunies and ensuring you are prepared to take the plunge Best pracces for generang support from your network to achieve success Exploring opportunies in community leadership 12:15 1:30 Luisa Giroo Director, Public Aairs Starbucks Coee Canada Marie-Josée Lamothe Chief Markeng and Corporate Communicaons Ocer L Oréal Canada Geng buy-in: winning pracces for promong change within your organizaon Exploring ways to develop a strategy for change: What factors should you take into account? Who should you approach for input? Best pracces for keeping your employees movated and engaged throughout the transion Special consideraons for communicang change: promong transparency and providing support Beyond strategy: ensuring changes cascaded throughout your organizaon, properly executed and successfully implemented 2:15 Lisa Borsook Execuve Partner WeirFoulds LLP Idenfying key factors to weigh into your decision-making process Tips for remaining dispassionate and objecve when assessing your opons A guide to communicang your decision, including: - Geng buy-in and movang stakeholders to support you - Providing support and guidance to those impacted by your decision - Best pracces for delivering dicult news Selecng the right advisors: ensuring you receive quality informaon and advice to make an informed decision Dealing with public opinion: to what degree should it factor into your decision-making process? 3:00 3:15 Esther Zdolec Senior Vice-President, Human Resources Infrastructure Ontario 4

5 Leading ways to successfully prepare for a negoaon: what are the key factors to consider? What to consider when assembling your negoang team How to idenfy where you are exible and where to draw the line Communicang during a negoaon: exploring how to speak persuasively, rmly and with a view to success Remaining composed: learning how to take yourself out of the equaon 4:00 Deenah Patel Global Business Services Markeng & Communicaons Leader IBM Canada Ltd. Establishing and capitalizing on professional networks The Do s and Don ts of developing your network, including approaches for: - Making rst contact - Expanding your network - Keeping in touch with your network Realizing the importance of reciprocity: widening your reach by helping others make introducons Tapping into every opportunity to build your network: mobilizing social media, professional associaons, colleagues and friends - Leveraging LinkedIn to build your brand Beyond invitaons: ways to maintain your connecons on social media 4:45 The Honourable Dr. Kellie Leitch Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women Cocktail Reception to Follow (5:00 6:00 pm) DAY 2 WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, :30 9:00 9:15 PANEL Lynne Hudson Execuve Vice-President, Internaonal Program Management and Quality Plan Canada Kate Kerr Vice-President Pigeon Branding + Design Anne Day Founder and President Company of Women Paula Knight Vice-President, People, Strategy & Communicaons Cancer Care Ontario Perspecves on the elusive noon of balance: reinvenng the ideal into something more readily aainable The advantages of understanding work and life as one in the same as opposed to mutually exclusive categories - Understanding work-life integraon as a professional achievement as well as a personal one Special consideraons impacng the sandwich generaon: managing the challenges associated with having responsibility for children and aging parents Exploring accommodaon in the workplace: what policies and procedures can organizaons provide and what benets can they accrue in doing so? Technology as friend or foe: does round-the-clock network access promote or preclude beer work-life integraon? 10:00 10:15 Siobhan Chinnery Vice-President, Corporate Supply Chain Sanjel Corporaon How does a sponsor dier from a mentor? Understanding how a mentor or sponsor can help women navigate the leadership system, win promoons and gain recognion from management In what ways does mentoring dier between men and women? How does sponsorship dier between men and women? Exploring how to prepare for sponsorship and mentorship Leading ways to galvanize your career through sponsorship 11:00 Debbie Baxter Chief Sustainability Ocer & Vice-President Workplace Services LoyaltyOne Building a winning company culture: ensuring employees are on board and invested in your organizaon s vision and values Engagement vs. fear: which leadership approach inspires beer performance? Leading ways to establish a culture of connuous improvement Realizing the importance of everyday leadership in producing results Promong accountability: inspiring every employee to work like an owner 11:45 Carol Faull Partner Fusion Strategic Inc. Understanding and living in accordance with your core values is a crical success factor for leaders today Learn the similaries and dierences in the top ten values of male and female leaders from a recent naonal study Gain awareness of the high cost of not living in accordance with your values Living your values enriches our lives and our relaonships... personally and professionally 5

6 12:15 1:15 Willa Black Vice-President, Corporate Aairs Cisco Canada How women can promote and manage community engagement and increase compeve advantage through CSR commitments Understanding the long-term value of having a winning CSR strategy An overview of innovave trends in the eld of CSR and how you can apply them to your organizaon 2:00 Samantha Espley General Manager of Mines Technical Services Vale Exploring how to succeed in sectors known for low female representaon - What were the challenges faced and how were they overcome? How have these industries transformed and become more inclusive over the duraon of their careers? In what ways can leaders encourage emerging generaons of women to pursue careers in male-prominent industries? 2:45 3:00 Robyn A. Collver Senior Vice-President, Secretary and General Counsel Canadian Tire Corporaon, Limited Encouraging other women to nd their leadership voices: how instuons can unconsciously mute women s proacve engagement in discussions Is the pracce of creang an environment inclusive of women entering the mainstream? Supporng women s ambion and asserveness: is it more dicult for women to have these traits vs. men? Understanding the importance of advocang for yourself: how to take credit and own your accomplishments 3:45 Major General Chrisne Whitecross Chief Military Engineer Department of Naonal Defence and Canadian Forces What do emerging generaons of women value in the workplace and how can employers appeal to these priories? Exploring ways that the next generaon of women have seized opportunies to be their own bosses and how this trend will impact future leadership styles The path forward: understanding what needs to be accomplished to achieve gender equity in the workplace 4:30 POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS THURSDAY, MAY 15, :00 am 11:45 am (Registraon opens at 8:30 am) Brenda Allen Vice-President The Humphrey Group Developing a strong leadership voice within your organizaon Being respected versus liked what is your leadership priority? Being audience-centred without losing your authencity Understanding how to be asserve but not aggressive Achieving courage and condence essenal ingredients for any leader Communicang up the ladder - rules of engagement with the board and C-suite professionals Lunch will be served to those delegates participating in both Workshop A and B. 12:45 pm 2:45 pm (Registraon opens at 12:15 pm) Edyta Pacuk President MarchFieen Consulng How to successfully drive employee engagement to achieve passion, commitment and empowerment Understanding the dierence between leadership and management Ways to eecvely gauge employee learning styles and personality types in order to lead eecvely Inspiring employee-driven innovaon and new iniaves that translate into added value across the organizaon Unblocking the pipeline of women leaders: integrang gender diversity into your leadership development strategy Dawn Forsyth, Canadian Armed Forces (2013) 3:00 pm 5:00 pm (Registraon opens at 2:30 pm) Diane Locke Managing Partner Ellis Locke & Associates Falyn Chave, Taqa North(2013) Amber Isley, Suncor (2013) Understand how coaching can be used to support the development of the next generaon of women leaders Demonstrate the foundaonal skills required to be an eecve coach Demonstrate the ability to apply a coaching model to engage in soluon focused coaching conversaons Develop an Acon Plan for how to integrate coaching as a tool to develop emerging women leaders 6

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8 To expedite your registration, please mention your Priority Service Code 231M14.INH 231BX08 REGISTRATION FORM ATTENTION MAILROOM: If undeliverable to addressee, please forward to: Human Resources, Marketing, PR, Sales, Business Development, Operations WOMEN S LEADERSHIP FORUM May 13-14, 2014 InterConnental Yorkville Toronto Members of the Carleton Centre for Women in Politics and Public Leadership save $200* Be sure to mention this discount* and your priority service code 231BX08 when you register. *See chart for details. Discount applies to regular conference fee at the time of registration and is not valid in combination with any other offer. Be inspire d by others leadership journeys Buil ild on you our leadership toolkit Netw twor ork with an exceponal fa cult lty of speakers Outline a roadmap for leading your organizaon to success Be instrumental in developing future generaons of women 5 EASY WAYS TO REGISTER Phone: or Fax: or [email protected] Mail: The Canadian Institute 1329 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M5R 2C4 Online: womensleadershipforum PROGRAM CODE: 231M14-TOR YES! Register the following delegate for ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS 1 WOMEN S LEADERSHIP FORUM VENUE: InterContinental Yorkville Register & Pay by Register & Pay by Register & Pay after FEE PER DELEGATE March 18, 2014 April 15, 2014 April 15, 2014 PLEASE ADD 13% HST TO ALL ORDERS Program (on site) $1795 $1595 $1895 $1695 $1995 $1795 Program + 1 Workshop: A or B $2390 $2190 $2490 $2290 $2590 $2390 Program + 2 Workshops: A B or C (SAVE $100) $2885 $2685 $2985 $2785 $3085 $2885 ELITEPASS*: Program + All Workshops A, B and C $3280 $3080 $3380 $3180 $3480 $3280 Live Webcast (Program Only) $1595 All program participants will receive an online link to access the program materials as part of their registration fee Please add a copy of the *Program Proceedings BINDER or CD-ROM to my order for $295 + $22.95 (S+H) + applicable taxes *Program Proceedings are published and shipped 4 weeks from the program I cannot attend but would like information on purchasing a copy of the Program Proceedings *ELITEPASS is recommended for maximum learning and networking value. Save $200 off your entire conference package. 2 CONTACT DETAILS NAME POSITION ORGANIZATION ADDRESS CITY PROVINCE POSTAL CODE TELEPHONE FAX TYPE OF BUSINESS NO. OF EMPLOYEES APPROVING MANAGER POSITION 3 PAYMENT PLEASE ADD 13% HST TO ALL ORDERS Please charge my VISA MasterCard AMEX DISCOVER CARD NUMBER EXP. DATE CARDHOLDER I have enclosed my cheque for $ including applicable taxes made payable to The Canadian Institute (GST No RT0001 ) Wire Transfer ($CAD) Please quote the name of the attendee(s) and the program code 231M14 as a reference. Beneficiary: The Canadian Institute Bank Name: HSBC / Account #: Address: 150 Bloor St, Suite M100, Toronto, ON Swift Code: HKBCCATT / Transit #: / Bank #: 016 ADDRESS: 220 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario TEL.: Hotel Reservations For information on hotel room availability and reservations, please contact the InterContinental Yorkville at (416) and request the Canadian Institute s Corporate Rate. To book online, please go to After entering your dates, insert the Corporate ID # found at the bottom of the page. Registration Fee The fee includes the program, all program materials, coffee breaks and lunches. Payment Policy Payment must be received in full by the program date to ensure admittance. All discounts will be applied to the Program Only fee (excluding add-ons), cannot be combined with any other offer, and must be paid in full at time of order. Group discounts available to 4 or more individuals employed by the same organization, who register at the same time. For more information on group rates, please call Cancellation and Refund Policy You must notify us by at least 48 hrs in advance if you wish to send a substitute participant. Delegates may not share a pass between multiple attendees without prior authorization. If you are unable to find a substitute, please notify The Canadian Institute in writing no later than 10 days prior to the program date and a credit voucher will be issued to you for the full amount paid. Credit Vouchers are valid for 1 year and are redeemable against any other program by The Canadian Institute. If you prefer, you may request a refund of fees paid less a 25% service charge. No credits or refunds will be given for cancellations received after 10 days prior to the program date. The Canadian Institute reserves the right to cancel any program it deems necessary and will, in such event, make a full refund of any registration fee, but will not be responsible for airfare, hotel or other costs incurred by registrants. No liability is assumed by The Canadian Institute for changes in program date, content, speakers or venue. CALL FOR GROUP OR SPECIAL INDUSTRY PRICING OPTIONS