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2025 WGCC ANNUAL SUMMIT
Empowering Minds, Leading Forward

Join us on Thursday, May 29, 2025, for an unforgettable day at our Annual Summit 2025! Experience engaging speakers, dynamic panels, interactive workshops, networking opportunities, and so much more!

WHEN: Thursday May 29, 2025

TIME:10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)
*Followed by a cocktail reception

LOCATION: Thomson Reuters | 19 Duncan Street, Toronto, ON
(A virtual option will be available for those unable to attend in person, offering an equally dynamic and engaging experience. The access link will be sent to online participants prior to the event).

COST: Complimentary, for WGCC members! Not yet a member? JOIN TODAY to attend this and other exclusive events and gain more opportunities to network and collaborate with industry peers!

CPD: We will keep you updated as we pursue qualification for CPD credits.

*Kindly register by Thursday May 22, 2025

*Please note that this program will be delivered exclusively in English

To register for this event, click below:

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AGENDA, SPEAKERS & TOPICS
Please note that all times are in Eastern Time (ET)

Registration & Networking | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Empowering Minds: Key Insights on Women's Brain Health | 11:10 AM - 12:30 PM

Lynn Posluns

Founder and President of Women’s Brain Health Initiative | Generously hosted by Blakes

LUNCH | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

SESSION ONE | Leader Character: Who Am I Becoming While I Am Busy Doing? |1:30 PM - 2:30 PM


Dusya Vera 

Professor of Strategy at Ivey Business School and the Executive Director of the Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership

SESSION TWO | Law Meets Bot: What Every GC Needs to Know About AI | 2:30 PM - 3:25 PM

Al Hounsell | National Director of AI, Innovation & Knowledge at Gowling WLG & adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School

Andrea Alliston | Partner, Knowledge and Practice Innovation at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Lauren Nickerson | Associate, Torys

BREAK | 3:25 PM - 3:45 PM

SESSION THREE | Brand Optimization: How to Build an Allstar LinkedIn Profile | 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Sabita Singh 
President of Trivetta Consulting Inc.

SESSION FOUR | Elbows up in Canada: Reuters Explores How the Heightened Uncertainty is Affecting Everyday Canadian Life and Reshaping Politics | Hosted by Thomson Reuters | 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Rinaldo Huriptyo 
Thomson Reuters


Caroline Stauffer 
Canadian Reuters Bureau Chief

CLOSING REMARKS & RECEPTION | 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM


Special thanks for the support of our generous venue sponsor:


2025 WGCC AGM & Inspiring Session with Shellie Suter, Career and Life Coach

WGCC hosted the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on February 11th, followed by a networking lunch and an engaging presentation by Shellie Suter, Career and Life Coach. In her session, Insights for an Energy Audit: What's Draining You?, attendees learned how to perform an energy audit and discovered strategies for managing their energy effectively to prevent burnout. The session was followed by an interactive table discussion.


Presentation

Shellie Suter | Career and Life Coach
Insights for an Energy Audit: What's Draining You?

Energy is renewable, but time is not. What energizes you? What are your 'glimmers' of joy? Attendees joined us to learn how to perform an energy audit and discovered effective strategies for managing their energy to prevent burnout and savor their Glimmers!

To view Shellie's bio, click here


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