Events
Upcoming Event:
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“Thriving Failures: Building resilience and learning from epic mistakes”
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Past Events:
June 26, 2019 - Thriving Failures:
A keynote speech by Pride Toronto’s, Olivia Nuamah, followed by two panel discussions including speakers from Google, Tokyo Smoke, WAYE, All You Are, Vision7 International, and more. We reflected on the perception of failure, and heard advice on how to learn from and get past mistakes while building resilience and personal growth.
November 9, 2017 - Ladies Who Tech:
The panelists and mentors for our “Ladies Who Tech” event all worked in a variety of tech roles from digital marketing to machine learning. Panelists included Inmar Givoni, Director of Machine Learning at Kindred.AI, Sylvia Ng, VP of Growth and Product at 500px, Shannan Lamorre, VP Operations at Addictive Mobility and Patricia Lim Show Chen, Director of Digital Marketing Development and Deployment. The panel was followed by networking and 1-on-1 mentorship speed-dating.
October 18, 2018 - Allyship: Diverse people equals better outcomes:
This event discussed past experiences where partnerships and support from diverse teams and members of the opposite sex have been instrumental in getting through challenges to achieve success. The night opened with a keynote presentation by Brooke Leland, SVP & General Manager of Cossette Media, followed by a panel discussion with David Yee (Head of Enterprise Digital Marketing, Adobe), Ideshini Naidoo (CTO, Wave Apps), Hussein Fazal (CEO, SnapTravel), and Devorah Lithwick (SVP & Chief Brand Officer, Bell), moderated by Sarah Thompson (Chief Strategy Officer, Mindshare), and closed with small-group sessions ranging from hands-on workshops to fireside chats.
January 19, 2017 - Entrepreneurship:
A panel discussion on entrepreneurship in your professional and personal life. The panel was followed by three workshops which included Social Media Branding & SEO, Pioneership (Challenging the status quo), and Confidence Based Selling.
March 1, 2018 - Under-Represented:
Our audience heard from pioneering women working in industries where they are often outnumbered by men. Panelists discussed how they tackled challenges and the experiences they had to go through in their respective industries. Speakers included a vice-president of sales, an engineer, a pilot, and more.
June 23, 2016 - Confidence:
With a keynote from Dr. Imogen Coe, the founding Dean of the Faculty of Science at Ryerson University followed by multiple workshops, our guests learned about work-life balance, storytelling, and building everyday confidence.
January 14, 2016 - FTG 1.0:
The inaugural Filling the Gap event featured discussions based on the various challenges women face in life and their careers. Speakers included Lisa Boulanger, Head of Financial Services industry at Google; Marta Stiteler, CPA, and Corinne Korytkowski, author.