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2012 Conference – Connecting Smart Women Across Canada…
conference features noted author and CityLine regular: Kimberley Seldon as well as CBC’s Nora Young and radio personality Judy Croon just to name a few. WIBN speakers will inspire and educate with practical content such as social media, marketing, branding and business planning. Free daycare is also provided by Kids & Company. You will leave the conference with new contacts, a renewed sense of purpose and most importantly new skills to put to work in your professional life. Location: A Beautiful boutique hotel over looking Lake Ontario
Admiral Radisson Hotel, 249 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON M5J 2N5
Conference Theme: Re-inventing S.M.a.R.T
What is S.M.a.R.T.? You might think it’s: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely.
But WIBN is not an MBA program so we’re jazzing up this old acronym and making it about 2012 and what it takes to get ahead in business.
Reinvent S.M.a.R.T.
S – Social media as a sales & marketing tool, not a time waster
M – Mentoring and why you must give to get
a – Agility and where to find it, harness it and use it (it’s a small *a* to remind us to be innovative, kind and playful)
R – Return on inspiration, innovation & interaction
T – Theory shmeory, let’s get practical
- Day 1: Thursday, May 31, 2012: 2 Free Workshops for all conference attendees
- Intuition & Your Business – 1:00-2:30 pm
- Mentoring: How it works & why you need it (for Mentors & Mentees) – 3:00-4:30 pm
- Intuition & Your Business – 1:00-2:30 pm
- Free childcare provided by Kids & Company Childcare at any one of their 15 GTA locations on Thursday, May 31 & Friday June 1, 2012.
- Kick off networking party – May 31, Admiral Radisson Hotel
- Free business coaching sessions on Friday, June 1 (10 am – 5:00 pm)
- Day 2 – Friday, June 1, 2012 Full day conference Sessions (8:30 am – 5:15 pm – see conference sessions below)
- Breakfast, coffee & tea to start the day (June 1st, 2012 from 7:30-9:00 am)
- Refreshment breaks (June 1, 2012)
- Full course lunch overlooking Lake Ontario (June 1, 2012)
- Closing Networking party – June 1st, Admiral Radisson Hotel (June 1, 2012, 5:30 pm)
- Registration: Registration begins for WIBN members first on March 16, 2012 & then opened to Non Members on March 19, 2012. Early bird registration ends on May 4, 2012. Please note: Tickets are non refundable after purchase but are transferable until May 21, 2012. It is the responsibility of the ticket holder to arrange transfer and notify WIBN of the transfer before stated deadline.
- Location: A Beautiful boutique hotel over looking Lake Ontario
Admiral Radisson Hotel, 249 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON M5J 2N5 - Hotel Accommodations: Rooms can be reserved at $179 per night by calling 416-203-3333 or 1-800-333-3333 by April 29, 2012. Please ensure you mention Women in Biz Network when making your reservation to secure the rate.
Non Hotel Guest Parking: $12 for 12 hours
Hotel Guest Parking: $25 per night
- Kimberley Seldon – CityLine regular, HGTV expert and editor of Dabble Magazine and design editor for Chatelaine, Seldon is a fierce entrepreneur, passionate about sharing business smarts that will take WIBN attendees from surviving to thriving. Her 10-step program to success isn’t a get-rich-quick scheme, but it brings success clearly into focus
- Nora Young – Writer-broadcaster, producer and host of CBC’s Spark, Nora will dive deep into the most popular social channels and how they’re changing every single facet of business.
- Neil Hedley & Kathy Buckworth – will tackle the differences between the way men and women network and educate each other on their own best practices, which, incidentally, do not include crying to get your own way.
- Jaeny Baik – Former on-air CBC journalist, Jaeny’s interactive presentation will deliver smart, usable proven-to-work YouTube strategies. Her trade secrets will guide attendees past the top mistakes novice video bloggers make and share 3 simple elements of successful videos.
- Anastasia Valentine – is an award-winning product strategist who has has spent over 20 years achieving amazing results in bringing ideas and products to market. Anastasia provide the keys to success with crowd sourcing & crowd funding for small businesses.
- Judy Croon – She’s opened for Joan Rivers, Wynonna Judd and whole host of celebrities as well as a regular on NBC, CBS, CTV and the comedy network. What she’ll do for WIBN attendees? Share 7 tips for surviving your workday/business/angry boss.
- Clare Kumar – Guest expert on The Steven & Chris Show, Breakfast Television and a regular on Marilyn Denis, Clare is firecracker of energy that promises to whip the ominous daily to-do list into submission. Prioritizing, scheduling and employing underused (and often free) resources – working smarter, not harder is her motto.
- Susie Parker – With more than 20 years experience in restaurant, retail, education and health care industries Parker launched SPARKER STRATEGY GROUP to bring business up-to-speed on how to integrate social media. As a specialty marketer to women and families, Parker also serves as a business coach to mompreneurs and women business owners.
- Dina Barazza is the owner of DB Performance Solutions, where she brings creative human resources and learning solutions to enhance people, process and performance. She is an energetic and strategic consultant, with more than 20 years experience in organizational effectiveness, learning, education, sales and marketing and human resources. She is a skilled facilitator who engages her participants in understanding key concepts and applying them in a work environment.
AGENDA
Day 1: Thursday, May 31, 2012
12:00 pm – Conference Registration
1:00 pm – May 31, 2012 – Work Shop Sessions begin
- Intuition & Your Business – 1:00-2:30 pm
- Mentoring: How it works & why you need it (for Mentors & Mentees) – 1:00-2:30 pm
Welcoming Party Kicks off the Official Conference at 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Day 2 – Friday, June 1, 2012
Duration of Day: 7:30 am – 5:15 pm – Closing Reception ends the day starting at 5:30 pm
June 1, 2012 – Conference Sessions
Breakfast is served from 7:30-9:00 am – Keynote starts promptly at 9 am.
Conference Sessions:
- 9:00 am – KEY NOTE - 10 Essential Skills They Won’t Teach You in School – Presented by Kimberley Seldon
Description: With a healthy dose of humor and strong business acumen, Kimberley will help attendees take control of their careers. Kimberley’s 10-step program to success isn’t a get-rich-quick scheme, but it brings success clearly into focus.
- Old boys club vs new girls gang – Kathy Buckworth & Neil Hedley
Description: Out with the old (boys) and in with the new (girls). Much has been written about the frustrations women have felt in trying to break into the Old Boys Club. But here’s the thing: We don’t need you anymore. Women’s networking skills have always been superior and now we’ve got our own “gang”. Does it work as well, or better? Does it operate differently? Neil Hedley and Kathy Buckworth will tackle the differences between the way men and women network and educate each other on their own “Best Practices”. Which, incidentally, do not include crying to get your own way.
- Putting time back on your side – Boosting personal & professional productivity – Clare Kumar
Description: Walk away from this fact-filled talk with practical tips and ideas to help get the right things done in less time. Chief Organizer and Productivity Consultant at Streamlife, Clare inspires and guides people to achieve greater productivity and peace of mind through better managing time, resources, and communications, and adopting a healthy approach to work. Just as you can spend money to make money, Clare says you can “spend time to make time”. If being more productive is on your ‘to do’ list, make sure to invest your time here - Grab more attention & sales through simple YouTube videos with Janey Baik
Description: Let Jaeny Baik, former CBC TV host, show how easy it is to make a VIDEO! You are 50 times more likely to get a first page Google ranking, clients feel like they’ve already met you and trust you, so don’t let insecurities stop your success! Even a technophobe can post a video online. Learn Jaeny’s trade secrets:- Top 3 elements to making a profitable video
- Top 5 video mistakes and how to avoid them.
- Techniques to perform confidently
- The #1 secret to being fantastic on camera
- Crowd sourcing & crowd funding for small businesses – Anastasia Valentine
Description: Startups and small organizations need at least 3 things. A Great Business Idea & Product, an excellent team and FUNDS! Anastasia Valentine, CEO of Sandbox PM An Idea to Launch Company will discuss how businesses can leverage crowdsourcing to create amazing products and crowdfunding as an alternative for traditional project or company funding. Join me for this FUN and INTERACTIVE session to explore ways that you can tap into the crowd to grow and fund your business!
- Relieving stress with humour – 7 tips for surviving your work day/business/angry boss – Judy Croon
Description: Judy shares her comedy and radio experiences to show how humour and passion, combined with the following seven ingredients, is so powerful- they almost turn you into a Marvel Superhero!
1. POSITIVE ATTITUDE2. PERSEVERANCE3. FORGIVENESS4. FAITH5. FAMILY/FRIENDS6. ACTIVITY – Physical7. ACTIVITY – Mental - 4:00 pm – Digital Bodies, Digital Lives – Thriving in the Coming of age of big data – Nora Young
Description: From tracking our jogs on training devices, to updating our status on Facebook, we’re becoming a culture of self-trackers. The more we use digital devices that “know” how they’re being used, the more information we’re generating about our movements, behaviours and preferences. That data can be a gold mine, whether that’s for building useful products and services, or creating more vibrant, sustainable communities. It’s also a potential nightmare of privacy woes and information glut. Nora explores the coming age of Big Data, how you’ll participate as an individual and a citizen, and how you can make sense of it as an entrepreneur.
