Friday, January 13, 2017
York Ballroom, RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg
375 York Avenue
Get Ready for SHEday 2017
We are just a month away from one of the most important events of 2017. We are sending a note to all participants with tips, tools and insights to ensure you get the most from your SHEday 2017 experience.
Important Ticket Information 
If you purchased your ticket online, you should have received an email confirmation. That confirmation contains a link to a bar code. Print the bar code or download it to your phone because you will need it to get in. If you are having trouble locating your email confirmation, check your junk box. If you still can’t find it, please  contact us by email or telephone 204-988-1860.

If you are one of our very generous SHEday sponsors, you will receive a SHEday ticket. They are being mailed out this week. Be sure to distribute those to your guests and ensure they bring them on January 13. They will need their ticket to get in.
Decisions Decisions: Where Will I Sit?
We have changed things up a bit this year and are letting
you select your own seats. Apart from the reserved tables
for our sponsors, you can choose to sit with your friends
or make new friends by selecting a seat at a table of people
you don’t know. This year the SHEday theme is connections
and networking so this is a great opportunity to expand your
reach and build your contacts.

RBC Creates the Ultimate SHEday Experience

What is your Someday? RBC is presenting a special opportunity to SHEday ticket holders. Together with a colleague or friend (you must both have purchased SHEday tickets), you can be a VIP for the day. All you have to do is share your #Someday with #SHEday2017 for a chance to have your ticket upgraded to the Ultimate SHEday Experience. RBC has lots in store for the winners including special seating, VIP service, front of the line access, and a special swag bag! The winners will be announced on January 9.
MTS Head Shot Lounge
SHEday 2017 wouldn’t be complete without the opportunity to have your photo taken by a professional. MTS is generously sponsoring the Head Shot Lounge and photographer Cory Aronec and his team will be taking the pictures.

Remember to come photo ready! There will be make-up artists
available for touch ups but they can’t do a full makeover. 
What’s In Store at SHEday 2017
8:00 am Registration and Networking

8:30 am Opening Remarks

8:45 am The Power of Positive Networking,  Judy Thomson and Gayle Hallgren-Rezac

9:30 am Sustainable High Performance,  RBC Olympian Jennifer Botterill

10:05 am Networking Activity,  Judy Thomson and Gayle Hallgren-Rezac

10:15 am  Morning  Break,  Sponsored by Manitoba Pork

10:40 am Fireside Chat: A Conversation with Millennial Leaders
Colleen Dyck, The Great GORP Project; Candace Hodgins-Harder, Athena; 
Johanna Hurme, 5468796 Architecture; Kim Johnson, MTS 

11:30 am Networking Activity,  Judy Thomson and Gayle Hallgren-Rezac

11:40 am Lunch,  Sponsored by Great-West Life

12:20 pm Luncheon Keynote,  Farah Mohamed, G(irls)20

1:00 pm Change Your Story, Change Your Life,  Lisa Elliot, Ocean Tides Performance

1:30 pm Perspectives on Leadership,  Sheila North Wilson

2:00 pm Networking Activity,  Judy Thomson and Gayle Hallgren-Rezac

2:10 pm  Afternoon  Break,  Sponsored by Rogers

2:35 pm Fireside Chat: A Candid Conversation with Four Executive Leaders
Barb Gamey, Payworks Inc; Lee Meagher, Scootaround; Lisa Meeches, Eagle  Vison Inc;
Genine Parry, Accounts Now

3:25 pm Speak Up, Speak Strong,  Pam Paquet, Pam Paquet and Associates

3:50 pm Closing Remarks

4:00 pm Reception, Sponsored by CN with a fashion show by BellaBalas
Speaker Spotlights
Jennifer Botterill: 
Sustainable High Performance
Jennifer Botterill is a three-time Olympic gold medallist (2002, 2006, 2010) and an Olympic silver medallist (1998). A member of the Canadian Women's Hockey Team from 1997 to 2011, s he is also a five-time World Champion and was twice named the most valuable player at the World Championship tournaments.

An RBC Olympian since 2007, Jennifer will talk about how to approach life with a new standard of excellence by providing techniques on how to achieve peak performance on a consistent, sustainable basis. 

Check out the video where she shares her excitement about SHEday.
Gayle Hallgren-Rezac and Judy Thomson:
The Power of Positive Networking
SHEday 2017 features two of Canada’s top networking experts and co-authors of WORK THE POND! Use the Power of Positive Networking to Leap Forward in Work and Life. This best-selling book has been called the "connectors handbook" and has been translated and published in China, Russia and Korea. 
Gayle Hallgren-Rezac is a writer, speaker, entrepreneur (founder, Cookies by George) and a  YWCA Woman of Distinction . She has spent more than two decades observing and writing on networking around the world. She is also chief engagement officer of Shepa Learning Company.
Judy Thomson  is a chartered professional accountant (CPA, CA) and chief operating officer of Shepa Learning Company. She has held executive positions in human resources and administration with global companies in Canada and Asia and was involved in the startup of the world famous Rocky Mountaineer Railtours.

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