Accounting #1: What to do with your CA?

Many students studying Accounting at university decide to take the CA route when deciding what to do post-graduation. However, not many students know the true benefits that are gained through the CA designation and the opportunities that are created. This panel will familiarize you with the benefits of attaining the CA designation and how it can positively impact your future business career. Take advantage of an opportunity to hear the experiences of very successful and influential professionals and how the accounting stream furthered their success in the corporate world.

Susan Hodkinson – Chief Operating Officer, Soberman LLP

Humayun Jafrani - Partner, Ernst & Young LLP

Ozench F. Ibrahim  - Partner, KPMG LLP

Daniella Gan – Staff Accountant, KPMG LLP

Enterprise Holdings Inc.: The Art of Networking

Ever had trouble networking? The lovely ladies at EHI are here to help! They will be doing a mix of a workshop and a panel session designed to help you learn the art of networking as well as have the chance to learn more about how they have advanced in their careers. With wonderful success stories, you will have the opportunity to be exposed to advice and insights into how to step outside your comfort zone and create your own success in action. Moreover, with a networking session right after this breakout, you will have the opportunity to put what you have learned from the workshop into action right away!

 Natasha Hrycauk – Controller, EHI

Erin Marsden - Talent Acquisition Manager, EHI

Jodi Miller - Area Manager, EHI

Stephanie Smith - Fleet Management Account Executive, EHI

Dana Sutton - Director, Business Rental, EHI

Event Management: A Behind the Scenes Look at Creating an Experience

What do trade conferences, weddings, corporate parties and private functions all have in common? – A team of event specialists working behind the scene to pull off the event seamlessly.  Whether it’s working with private clients, designers, caterers, executives or even entertainers there is never a boring day in event management.  This panel will satisfy your curiosity about the industry and give you the opportunity to ask the questions that remain about this thriving industry.

Alanna Gross - Event2Event

Deborah Lewis - CEO, CityEvents

Grail Noble - CEO, Yellow House Events

Jennifer Millard – Director of Marketing, Yellow House Events

Law: The Ladies of Justice

The prestige, the constant intellectual challenge, and the opportunity to help others are among the many attractive things about a career in the legal industry. Leading panelists will each share their own best practices for leveraging a legal career to achieve success. Get to know these women-at-law, and learn about the success they’ve had, the challenges they’ve faced and how they are affecting positive change in a once-impenetrable male-dominated industry.

Jenny Chai - Director of Operations, Heydary Law Firms

Anu Malhotra - Lawyer, Pace Law Firm

Ava Yaskiel – Partner, Norton Rose Canada LLP

Danielle Traub – Manager of Professional Development and Student Programs, Bennett Jones LLP.

Marketing: The Psychology of Business

Marketing ads. Giant billboards. Blinding lights. Picturesque images, captivating products, and meticulously crafted narratives–marketing is everywhere, and the experience of modern society is intertwined with the works of professional marketers. Learn what it means to make it in the world of marketing, about the issues faced while developing a stellar marketing campaign, and the role of social media in the future of the industry.

 Jacquelyn Cyr –  Co-founder of R3VOLVED

Claire Gillies  - Vice President, Marketing Campaign Executive, Bell Mobility & Virgin Mobile

Ann Barker – Professor, Rotman School of Management

Leah Napier – Senior Business Director, Customer Management, Capital One