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Contact: Robyn Quinn, Chair, Island Women in Science and Technology Cell: 250-415-7020 [email protected] www.iwist.ca Savvy Women Share Their Success Secrets in a Practical One-Day Leadership Conference October 16, 2016 Victoria, B.C. Why are women so underrepresented on Boards and in the C Suite? Fingers point to everything from “boy’s club" cronyism to lack of experience but what is really needed is to have women “lead the way” for the next generation. On October 27/28 members of iWIST, Island Women in Science and Technology, host Leading the Way, an event designed to encourage women to pursue leadership opportunities and service on paid boards. Although the emphasis is to help women who work in STEM (science technology engineering math), the conference benefits extend to other sectors as well. The speaker and panelist line up features CEOs and Presidents as well as experienced leaders sharing practical strategies on how to secure a place at the table. Keynotes are Catherine Roome, CEO BC Safety Authority and Donald Mattrick, Premiers Technology Council. According to research in Harvard Business Review women succeed in their STEM education but leave the sector just as they should be taking on senior roles. “Getting women to the next level should not be left up to luck or change; it requires major professional intervention and support.” HBR What will it take to keep women from leaving STEM? iWIST Chair Robyn Quinn was instrumental in the inaugural launch and explains the rationale, “Over the last three years iWIST has built a dynamic community of women in the science and tech sectors. This conference is all about keeping women engaged. We wanted to create a safe space where we can be authentic.” When: Friday October 28, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Where: Baumann Centre, 925 Balmoral Street (Pacific Opera Victoria Who should attend: Women and men who work in STEM sector and want to see gender diversity at the leadership level Cost: $225 – includes reception mixer October 27 and meals To register and more event information link: Leading the Way registration or visit www.iwist.ca
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Contact: RobynQuinn,Chair,IslandWomeninScienceandTechnologyCell: [email protected] www.iwist.caSavvyWomenShareTheirSuccessSecretsinaPracticalOne-DayLeadershipConference
October16,2016Victoria,B.C.WhyarewomensounderrepresentedonBoardsandintheCSuite?
Fingerspointtoeverythingfrom“boy’sclub"cronyismtolackofexperiencebutwhatisreallyneededisto
havewomen“leadtheway”forthenextgeneration.OnOctober27/28membersofiWIST,IslandWomen
inScienceandTechnology,hostLeadingtheWay,aneventdesignedtoencouragewomentopursue
leadershipopportunitiesandserviceonpaidboards.Althoughtheemphasisistohelpwomenwhoworkin
STEM(sciencetechnologyengineeringmath),theconferencebenefitsextendtoothersectorsaswell.
ThespeakerandpanelistlineupfeaturesCEOsandPresidentsaswellasexperiencedleaders
sharingpracticalstrategiesonhowtosecureaplaceatthetable.KeynotesareCatherineRoome,CEOBC
SafetyAuthorityandDonaldMattrick,PremiersTechnologyCouncil.AccordingtoresearchinHarvard
BusinessReviewwomensucceedintheirSTEMeducationbutleavethesectorjustastheyshouldbetaking
onseniorroles.“Gettingwomentothenextlevelshouldnotbeleftuptoluckorchange;itrequiresmajor
professionalinterventionandsupport.”HBRWhatwillittaketokeepwomenfromleavingSTEM?iWIST
ChairRobynQuinnwasinstrumentalintheinaugurallaunchandexplainstherationale,“Overthelastthree
yearsiWISThasbuiltadynamiccommunityofwomeninthescienceandtechsectors.Thisconferenceisall
aboutkeepingwomenengaged.Wewantedtocreateasafespacewherewecanbeauthentic.”
When: FridayOctober28,8:00am–4:30pm
Where: BaumannCentre,925BalmoralStreet(PacificOperaVictoria
Whoshouldattend: WomenandmenwhoworkinSTEMsectorandwanttoseegender
diversityattheleadershiplevel
Cost: $225–includesreceptionmixerOctober27andmeals
Toregisterandmoreeventinformationlink:LeadingtheWayregistrationorvisit
www.iwist.ca
LeadingtheWayisonlypossiblebecauseofthesupportoforganizationsthatplaceavalueonencouragingwomentostayinSTEM:
• CatalystforGrowthFund|Women’sEnterpriseCentre|StatusofWomenCanada• QCollege• GrantThornton• BEEHIVEHoldings• LeadershipVictoria• BigBangCommunications• PacificOperaVictoria• HarbourAir
UniqueTakeaway
Inadditiontoreceivinghigh-levelinspirationandhandsonstrategies,attendeesalsoreceivea“bootson
theground”perk.TheBCBoardResourcingOfficewilladdthefinallistofattendeestoaddtotheir
potentialcandidatedatabaseforprovincialappointees.
BonusEvent:GeekyGirlsReceptionMixerpresentedbyGrantThornton
When:ThursdayOctober27,20165:00pm–7:00pm
Where:BaumannCentre,925BalmoralStreet
Cost: $20-appiesandcashbar
Registrationdetailsatwww.iwist.ca
IWISTisanetworkofwomeninSTEMcareerswhocometogethertoshareexperiencesandideas.The
groupis100%volunteermanagedandmeetseverytwomonthsfromAugusttoMay.Panels,workshops
andnetworkingeventsaredesignedtoinformandbringthecommunitytogether.Pasteventsinclude:
GeekyGirlsPatioParty,STEMCrawlandLeadershipPanels.
Formoreinformationemail:info@[email protected]
Speakersnext…
OpeningKeynoteSpeakerCatherineRoome,CEO,BCSafetyAuthority
Dr.LesleyShannon,SFUandChair,NSERCWomeninScienceandEngineering(BCandYukon)
MandyFarmer,PresidentandCEO,AccentInns
KimBlanchette,VP,AlbertaEnergyRegulator|NationalPresident,CPRS
RobynQuinn,President,BigBangCommunications
LaurelDouglas,CEO,Womens'Enterprise
AbigailFulton,VP,BCConstructionAssociation|ExecutiveDirectorConstructionFoundationBC
ParisGaudet,ExecutiveDirector,InnovationIsland
StarrMcMichael,President,StarrboardEnterprises,ICD.D
AnnMakosinski,PopularScience2016YoungInventor,GoogleScienceFairWinner
KarenSmallwoodCEO,NorthStudioGroup
CorinaLudwig,President,FunctionFox
CatherineHolt,CEO,VictoriaChamberofCommerce
BobbiLeach,CEO,FuturePayandRevenuwire
LarkinMackenzie-Ast,HR&BoardResourcingConsultant,BCInnovationCouncilBoard
KerrySlavens,ManagingEditor,(Douglas/YAM)PageOnePublishers
ClosingKeynoteSpeaker
DonaldMattrick,PremiersTechnologyCouncil|SpecialAdvisor,BeehiveHoldings
