Upcoming Events
December 5 | YWiB Hosts Documentary Miss Representation
We’re so excited to be hosting Miss Representation in Vancouver, on December 5 2011. Immediately following the first screening, we will be holding a panel discussion featuring:
Moderator:
- Janet Austin, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Metro Vancouver, Influential Woman in Business [@ywcavan]
Panelists:
- Patricia Graham, Vice President, Digital for Pacific Newspaper Group, publisher of The Vancouver Sun and The Province and their digital properties [@patriciagraham]
- Kirk LaPointe, Ombudsman at CBC, themediamanager.com, UBC School of Journalism adjunct professor [@kirklapointe]
- Pamela Martin, Director of Community Outreach for the Office of the Premier Christy Clark, ex-CTV News Vancouver Anchor [@pamelamartin_bc]
- Amy Chan, columnist for the Sun Media’s 24 Hours Newspaper and The Huffington Post [@amyfabulous]
For more information on tickets, visit here. A special discount applies for YWiB members 
PAST EVENTS
September 29 | The Way of the Entrepreneur: Hacking your Personal Brand
“Your brand is the gateway to your true work. You know you are here to do something – to create something or help others in some way. The question is, how can you set up your life and work so that you can do it? The answer lies in your brand.” – Dave Buck
This will be the first of YWiB’s Dinner Series events that will take place at Azia beginning at 6pm, discover what it truly means to have a brand that transcends first impressions, reputation and business. Learn how to hack your personal brand by learning from those who have perfected their to the word: the entrepreneurs. This Dinner Series would be dynamic open discussion between you, your peers and 15 of Vancouver’s top entrepreneurs. You will discover how to leverage the world of personal branding in a entrepreneurship setting: dynamic networking, understanding your personal limits as well as what it means to be innovative. Dine with some of Vancouver’s top entrepreneurs including:
Michelle Rupp, Lighthouse Communications
Heather White, 2020 Communications
Cybele Negris, Webnames.ca
Jane Webb, The Brag Company
Jill Earthy, FWE
Judy Brooks, Blo Blow Dry Bar
Lara Kozan, YYoga
Ken Sim, Nurse Next Door
Val Litwin, Blo Blow Dry Bar
Read all about this event here.
November 19-20 | Beyond Pink
Connect with a diverse group of women. Engage in energetic conversation. Walk away feeling inspired. How can YOU make your brand and leave your mark? Check out the Beyond Pink website for more info!
March 24 | POP YWiB
Walk in. Imagine your Place of Possibility. Create your 10 year vision. Connect with other amazing young women. Change your life.
Imagine a room with 60 ambitious, driven and smart young women in Vancouver creating their 10 year vision and having the opportunity to know each other in a casual social setting after. These young women will be given a Place of Possibility aka. POP to design powerful support for that vision through solid long and short term goal setting. Read more about it here.
member price: $12.50*
non-member price: $17.50*
* 100% of proceeds goes to building education in Ethiopia via imagine1day
May 25 | Sustainability and Philanthropy
We promise a heated and exciting panel session as some of Vancouver’s loudest voices in the areas of sustainability and philanthropy come together and share, or dispute, their views on what action Vancouverites should take to evoke positive change.
basic member: eligible for your free event
member price: $23
non-member price: $27
*please note that 12% HST has been included in all event fees
**prices are subject to change closer to the date of the event