Sparks of Change
WCT is excited to announce WCT Celebrates: Sparks of Change, a leadership excellence event series presented by Microsoft. Seven webinars throughout the month of March will be a chance for you to meet and engage with the recipients of our 2020 Annual Leadership Excellence Awards. Having to cancel their 2020 Annual Leadership Excellence Awards Gala meant finding a new way to applaud the honourees. They are proud to expand the celebration of award recipients to more people in more locations.
Virtual event series schedule:
Accelerating Change: The Vital Need for More Women in Technology | March 4, 12pm EST
Chameli Naraine, President & CEO, Symcor, 2020 Company of the Year, in conversation with Kevin Peesker, President, Microsoft Canada, Presenting Sponsor of WCT Celebrates: Sparks of Change.
When Inclusion Leads Innovation: Insights from Across Sectors | March 4, 2pm EST
Sarah Paquet, 2020 Public Sector Champion-Government | Director & CEO, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
Dr. Wendy Cukier, 2020 Public Sector Champion-Academic | Founder & Director, Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University
Anuja Sheth, 2019 Trailblazer | VP, Business Networks and Bell TV, Bell
Moderator: Lisa Carroll, Canadian Public Sector Lead, Microsoft Canada (Presenting Sponsor of WCT Celebrates: Sparks of Change)
Boldly Go Where Few Women Have Gone Before | March 11, 12pm EST (Sponsored by Shaw Communications.)
Françoise Gagnon, 2020 Trailblazer | CEO, ADGA Group Consultants Inc.
Sonia Brar, 2020 Innovator | VP, Customer Operations Strategy, Design & Delivery, Bell
Sherry Shannon-Vanstone, 2020 Entrepreneur | Founder, President & CEO, Profound Impact Corporation
Moderator: Carole Santerre, VP, Network Reliability & Service Assurance, Shaw Communications
Nurturing Tomorrow's Sheroes | March 11, 2pm EST
Victoria Pelletier, 2020 Mentor | VP & Senior Partner, North American Talent & Transformation Leader, IBM Canada
Caroline Gayle, 2019 Mentor | Managing Director, Accenture
Moderator: Cheryl Fullerton, 2020 WCT Leader and EVP, People & Communications, Corus Entertainment
Allyship in Action | March 17, 12pm EST
Xerxes Cooper, 2020 Diversity Champion | General Manager, Global Technology Services, IBM Canada
Dr. Andrew Rau-Chaplin, 2019 Diversity Champion | Dean, Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University
Moderator: Suzanne Gagliese, One Commercial Partner Lead, Microsoft Canada
Young Women in Front! | March 17, 2pm EST
Eilidh Lindsay-Sinclair, 2020 Rising Star | Director, Marketing, CloudKettle
Kate Arthur, 2020 Empowerment | CEO & Founder, Kids Code Jeunesse
Fatima Sarah Khalid, 2018 Rising Star | Developer Programs Engineer, Pantheon Platform
Valerie Song, 2018 Rising Star Nominee | CEO, AVA Technologies & Kids Code Jeunesse Volunteer
Moderator: Maria Ellis, Canadian Lead AWS Partners, Public Sector, Amazon Web Services
Leadership for a New Era: Two Executive Women on Leading with Purpose | March 25, 2pm EST
Sabrina Geremia, 2020 Woman of the Year and VP & Country Director, Google Canada in conversation with Rola Dagher, 2019 Woman of the Year and Global Channel Chief, Dell Technologies.
Date: March 4-25
Time: Various times
Cost: See registration
Location: Online
Register: Here