Power of Collaboration

Achieve More Be Empowered Find Your Inspiration

Saturday, April 30 2016 10:00 AM To 5:30 PM Plaza Centre-Ville

Photo  Credit:  Jeremy  Thomas  

col·lab·o·ra·tion

kəˌlabəˈrāSH(ə)n/ noun

the action of working with someone to produce or

create something.

Agenda Time   Event  9:00 AM   Registration Opens + Continental Breakfast  

10:00AM   Opening Remarks by JMSB & HEC  

10:15AM   Guest Speaker: Andrea Polatos, Bombardier - Senior Director, Transformation  

11:00AM   Guest Speaker: Kim Fuller  - Founder & Creative Director, Phil Communications  

11:45-11:55AM   Break  11:55AM   Workshop: Collaboration as a Tool for Creating Change  

Hosted by Caroline Samné from the Pillars  12:45PM   Lunch  1:30 PM   Guest Speaker: Sarah Segal - President & CEO of Squish Candy  

2:15 – 2:25 PM   Break 2:30 PM   Guest Speaker: Almas Jiwani - President of UN Women Canada

National Committee and CEO of Frontier Canada Inc  3:15 PM   Stretch Break by Valerie Raby from Vibe Pilates  

3:30 PM   Guest Speaker: Liesl Barrell - Co–Founder & CEO  of Third Wunder  

4:15 PM   Closing Remarks by JMSB & HEC  

4:30 PM   Networking Cocktail  6:00 PM   End of Event  

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Thank you to our Sponsors

The John Molson Women In Business Club is honoured to once again bring you the annual Women In Business Conference, a highly coveted event that each year draws in a distinguished panel of speakers and attendees. The 2016 edition of our conference has been organized in collaboration with the HEC MBA Women in Business Club. 

About John Molson Women in Business Club: The John Molson Women in Business Club (JMWIBC) was founded in September 2005 by graduate students from JMSB's MBA and DIA programs. The club strives to contribute to the personal and professional development of women enrolled in Graduate programs at JMSB by providing  them with social and career-related networking opportunities, quarterly workshops and conferences.

About MBA Women in Business HEC Montreal: HEC MBA Women in Business Club was founded in 2014 and it is currently run by co-presidents Daria Gaiazova and Amandine Michaud. Our mission is to foster life-long professional relationships between the club’s members that will last well beyond the MBA graduation. Furthermore, we actively connect and network with HEC Femmes en Affaires Club, Concordia JMSB MBA Women's Club, Women in Business association in Montreal, and elsewhere in Canada.

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About the Power of Collaboration

ANDREA POLATOS

Andrea Polatos stands at the forefront of the Bombardier Business Aircraft Transformation. Andrea began her career over 20 years ago, in the transportation sector managing strategic accounts for Canadian Pacific Railway, enabling the movement of critical goods in intermodal containers across the network of rail in North America. Andrea joined Bombardier Aerospace in 1999 to work on their ERP implementations. Assuming various roles during her time in IT, Andrea rose through the ranks of management. Starting out as a project team member amongst an IT organization of about 700 people, Andrea grew to take on more and more responsibility, resulting in her becoming a key member of the Information Technology Leadership team reporting to the Chief Information Office. Following a major restructuring and decentralization of the Bombardier Aerospace Division, Andrea’s career path ultimately brought her to lead all of Information Technology for Bombardier Business Aircraft. Since December 2015 Andrea is leading the Transformation for Bombardier Business Aircraft and holds the important position of Senior Director, Transformation. This transformation impacts the entire organization and is targeted to achieve significant revenue and cost savings against which her and her team are committed to delivering. Andrea has an MBA from the John Molson School of Business.

www.bombardier.ca  

Senior Director

KIM FULLER

Inspired by what tomorrow holds but firmly rooted in the reality of the social sector, Kim spearheads her unique firm, Phil Communications, with practical insight and marketing flair. Known for her solid work ethic, bubbly personality and never-ending optimism, Kim has been active in communications and fundraising for 20 years. She's an incurable optimist who's involvement in charity work started early in life and now has become a way of life.

Leading a talented group of cause-focused specialists, her team aims to elevate the level of professionalism in the social sector to improve communities locally and abroad. Kim is a CNC Certified Non-profit Consultant, holds a BFA from Concordia University and is actively involved in her community. She is President of the Board of Directors for the Concordia University Alumni Association as well as the Cinéma NDG (Empress Theatre revitalization project).

Proud mother of two boys, one dog, two cats, one fish; wife, Guinness enthusiast and world traveller!

www.phil.ca

 

 

Founder & Creative Director

 

CAROLINE SAMNÉ

Caroline Samné is the co-founder of The Pillars a Montreal based management consulting firm which specializes in organizational development; specifically in the development of human capital, talent management, change management and organizational learning. She is a fluently bilingual Change Architect and leader of change. Caroline is very passionate about helping leaders develop organizations that know how to thrive through and leverage change for on-going success.

A strong believer that people are the key to success in any change initiative she works with teams to develop, guide and implement strategies that encompass people, process, structure and culture. Developing and supporting cultures that thrive and embrace change is at the core of her passion. A life-long learner Caroline also teaches part-time in the faculty of Applied Human Sciences at Concordia University since 2002.

www.thepillars.ca

Co-Founder & Senior Partner

SARAH SEGAL

Sarah is a graduate of McGill University with a major in Environment and Health, and a minor in Political Science. After University, she worked as a Junior Professional Consultant at the Beijing East Asia Office of UNESCO and later pursued her Masters degree in Water Science, Policy and Management at Oxford University. In 2010, she joined DAVIDsTEA as a product developer and tea blender leading her to then eventually become the President of the Company.  Currently, she sits on the Board of Directors. In 2013, Sarah’s drive for innovative products and gourmet flavours lead her to open her own candy company, Squish, which aimed to bring premium gummy candy to the North American market.  Inspired by her experience growing DAVIDsTEA, Sarah developed Squish into a unique retail concept that has been growing exponentially for the past 2 years.  The company currently operates 5 retail locations in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver and an online business.  Throughout her career, Sarah has been passionate about merging her interests in sustainable development and business. She seeks out ways to contribute her entrepreneurial skills to organizations trying to make a difference. To name a few, she took part in the KANPE organization, where she blended a tea with DAVIDsTEA  to raise funds to support their work in Haiti. In addition, Sarah was a member of the China Canada Business Council (CCBC) Youth Committee in 2012, and recently in 2015 participated as a delegate with the Candian G20 Delegation in Istanbul, Turkey, representing Canadian young entrepreneurs.

www.squishcandies.com  

President & CEO

ALMAS JIWANI

Almas Jiwani, President of UN Women Canada National Committee and CEO of Frontier Canada Inc, is a fiercely vocal champion for gender equality. She is internationally renowned for her efforts to encourage women’s social, economic, and political empowerment. She spearheads initiatives where corporate growth intersects with humanitarian development.

A model of perseverance and determination, Ms. Jiwani’s efforts to strengthen women’s economic capacity as entrepreneurs and producers have earned her accolades. She plays a crucial role in building networks among charitable institutions and socially responsible businesses.

Ms. Jiwani is a powerful and influential speaker and she continues to travel across the globe to deliver keynote addresses, speeches, and presentations on improving the status of women. She is CEO of Frontier Canada, a communications and marketing company based in Toronto, Ontario.

President of UN Women Canada National Committee CEO of Frontier Canada Inc.

www.unwomen.org/en/partnerships/national-committees

www.frontier-canada.co.uk  

VALERIE RABY

Valerie's good mood is contagious. She left a career in marketing and decided to make herself available to all the well-being she was getting from Pilates. A certified Polestar Pilates Education teacher, she targets a safe and effective training through her knowledge of muscle interconnectivity, the spine, movement and breathing. She also gives combined northern walking and outdoor Pilates classes and SUP-Pilates on water in Montréal and host Pilates retreats on the beach. She is the ball of energy and smiling face behind Vibe Pilates!

www.vibepilates.com

 

Owner

LIESL BARRELL

Liesl is an agency veteran with over 8 years of digital marketing experience and award-winning projects under her belt including the Canadian Marketing Award, Digital Marketing Award and Boomerang – all for the 2011 Just For Laughs Website redesign project when she produced the project at Twist Image (now Mirum). Originally South African, she has worked with brands like Bombardier, Birks, Lise Watier, Mary Kay, Just For Laughs, Pfizer, Van Houtte, and The Montreal Gazette.

In her spare time Liesl is a seasoned writer, public speaker and passionate community leader for women in technology. She’s executive director of Montreal Girl Geeks and is on the board of the YES Montreal STEM Mentorship program.

www.thirdwunder.com

 

Co-Founder & CEO

Power of Collaboration

Achieve More Be Empowered Find Your Inspiration

Saturday, April 30 2016 10:00 AM To 5:30 PM Plaza Centre-Ville

Photo  by  Jeremy  Thomas