This event is being hosted by the CWC-AFC Calgary.
May 4, 2010: CANCELLED: CWC Career Studio
Calgary
Due to unforseen circumstances we have had to cancel this event. We apologize for any inconvience this may cause. People who have registered for the event will be refunded their registration amount. Please watch out for details on our next event happening in June.
A CWC Leadership Initiative generously sponsored by CityTV.
Learn From the Leaders on May 4!
If you have ever wondered 'How do they do it?' Don't miss this chance to hear the secrets of career success from two of Canada’s most accomplished women at the "CWC Career Studio" on Tuesday May 4!
CWC President Stephanie MacKendrick will interview two entrepreneurial powerhouses and successful businesswomen:
Ruth Kelly, President and CEO, Venture Publishing Inc.
Margot Micallef, Chair and CEO, Vista Broadcast Inc.
Meet, network and find out how these remarkable women have planned, juggled, strategized, worried and celebrated on the way to career success. Learn how they have dealt with major obstacles like:
blazed trails in a challenging industry
became a leader and role-model in traditionally male-dominated sector
Don't miss this opportunity for honest conversations about success, choices and challenges! Network with your fellow CWC Members and industry colleagues. Don't forget to bring your business cards!
Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Time: 4:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: La Joie de Vivre, 1008 14 Street Southeast (Free parking adjacent to building)
Members: $30
Non-Members: $35
About Ruth Kelly:
Ruth Kelly is the president and CEO of Venture Publishing Inc., and the publisher and editor-in-chief of Alberta Venture and Alberta Oil magazines. In September 2007, Venture launched Unlimited, the online publication for the 20 to 35 year old business person.
Ruth served as the 2005 chair of the board of directors for the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce. She currently serves on the boards of the Banff Centre Leadership program, Edmonton Expo 2017 and Travel Alberta. She is also president of the Edmonton Business Council for the Visual Arts. In 2009, she was appointed to the National Task Force on Financial Literacy.
Ruth was recognized as a Global Woman of Vision in 1998, a YWCA Woman of Distinction in the Entrepreneur category in 2003 and received the Advertising Club of Edmonton’s 2004 Fellowship Award for contributions to the industry and the community. In 2005, she was selected as the Allard Chair of Business by the MacEwan School of Business and received a Centennial Medal for service to the province. The Canadian Women in Communications selected Ruth for their 2008 Woman of the Year award, making her the first Albertan to receive this national honour. She also received an honorary degree in business from NAIT in 2008.
About Margot Micallef:
Ms. Margot M. Micallef, Q.C. is founder and President of Oliver Capital Partners Inc., a private equity investment and advisory firm offering corporate and mergers and acquisitions advisory services to public and private companies. Oliver’s portfolio companies include, amongst others:
• Vista Broadcast Group Inc., which indirectly through its wholly owned subsidiary, Vista Radio Ltd., owns and operates 25 radio stations in Western Canada;
• Subway Development 2000 Inc., the Development Agent for British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon and NWT of the Subway Franchise System;
• Hollywood Foods Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of high protein, low carbohydrate pasta.
Ms Micallef is also an Adjunct Professor in governance and ethics for the MBA Program at the University of Alberta and is on the Faculty of the Directors College, a joint venture between McMaster University and the Conference Board of Canada.
Prior to founding Oliver Capital Partners Inc., Ms. Micallef was a Senior Vice-President of Shaw Communications Inc., in Calgary, Alberta; a Partner with Russell and DuMoulin (now Fasken Martineau DuMoulin) in Vancouver, British Columbia; and was a co-instructor for the Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia.
Ms. Micallef was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 2002. And in 2009 she was a recipient of an Excellence in Leadership Award from the Canadian Women in Communications.
About Stephanie MacKendrick:
Stephanie MacKendrick has worked in the communications industry for more than three decades, 13 of them as President of Canadian Women in Communications. Stephanie holds a degree in journalism from Ryerson Polytechnic Institute (now Ryerson University), and worked as a journalist for ten years, including five with Broadcast News Ltd., at The Canadian Press. She then moved to corporate communications, serving at Rogers Communications Inc., and Unitel (MTS Allstream) before becoming Vice President, Corporate Communications at Atlantis Communications Inc. Stephanie joined Canadian Women in Communications (CWC) in 1996 and has been instrumental in developing CWC into a leading women’s professional organization.
Known internationally for her work to promote women’s participation on corporate boards, Stephanie is also immediate Past President (of the Board of Directors) of The International Alliance for Women (TIAW), a worldwide umbrella organization of women’s networks and is active in their Women on Boards and World of Difference Awards initiatives.
Stephanie served as Chair of the Board of The Innoversity Creative Summit in 2004 and 2005, a not-for-profit organization that fosters diversity in Canadian media. Stephanie was a member of the Board of Directors of the Smart Systems for Health Agency (SSHA) from 2006 to 2008 and she is also a member of the Board of Governors of Canada’s Telecommunications Hall of Fame Foundation (CTHoF). In 2005, she was named one of WXN’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada.
