Gender Equality - Overcoming Institutional Biases

GENDER EQUALITY: OVERCOMING INSTITUTIONAL BIASES hosted by the City of New Westminster How can we build better communities for everyone? Where are the seats of power to create change? This conference will inspire women to move into key leadership roles and drive the conversation to overcome institutional bias. Registration open Monday, October 1st to Friday, November 16, 2018. TENTATIVE AGENDA - subject to change: 7:45 AM - Registration open, coffee, continental breakfast 8:45 AM - Opening Remarks - Lisa Spitale, CAO, City Of New Westminster & Sharon Fisher, President Elect, Soroptimist International 9:00 AM - Keynote: Gender Equality and Overcoming Institutional Biases - Senator Mobina Jaffer 10:00 AM - Coffee break 10:15 AM - Panel 1: Why Women Are Great For Cities! Themes‎ include the impact women uniquely make on local government as an organization and government, and the physical/spatial changes due to a female's perspective. Moderator: Lisa Spitale; Panelists: Jerry Dobrovolny, GM Engineering, City Of Vancouver; Nina Leemhuis, CAO, District of West Vancouver; others to be confirmed. 11:00 AM - Panel 2: “Experiences, Challenges and How Women Can Be Heard At City Hall Moderator: Bonita Zarrillo, Councillor Coquitlam; Panelists: Mary Ann Booth, Councillor West Vancouver; Ingrid Milne, Woodbridge Homes; Mary Trentadue, Councillor New Westminster; others to be confirmed. 12:00 PM - Lunch & Special Presentation (If you have food allergies please email anvilcentre@newwestcity.ca with the subject line: Food allergy Nov 22.) 1:15 PM - Panel 3: Breaking In: Building Networks and Relationships Moderator: Sharon Fisher, President Elect, Soroptimist International; Panelists: Kerry Gibson, UN Women 50/50; Mike Boehm, VP Business Development KPMG; Barbara Mowat, President Gro Your Biz. 2:15 PM - Closing Remarks 2:30 PM - Adjourn Get your tix now via the event's website above.