Empowering Women in Business 2025 Mississauga

This site serves as an archive of the Empowering Women in Business 2025 Conference, held in Mississauga on March 7–8.

Attend the Empowering Women in Business 2025 conference to learn from fellow entrepreneurs and business leaders. Women R.I.S.E. (Recovery, Innovation, Solidarity & Equity) is this year’s theme. This is Mississauga’s most important growth, marketing, and entrepreneurship event for women (or women-identifying) in business to learn, network, and discover tools to reach your full potential.

ARE YOU A WOMAN IN BUSINESS SEEKING UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK, GROW, AND FIND INSPIRATION?

Welcome to the Empowering Women in Business 2025 Archive

This site serves as an archive of the Empowering Women in Business 2025 Conference, held in Mississauga on March 7–8. Here, you can explore insights, highlights, and key takeaways from the event.

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This event supports:

Together let’s all #AccelerateAction.

30+ FEMALE SPEAKERS AND LEADERS WITH LOCAL AND GLOBAL IMPACT

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Manjit Minhas

United Nations, Global Citizen Award 2024
CBC’s Dragons’ Den Star
Co-founder and co-owner of the Minhas Brewery, Distillery and Winers
Canada’s Top 40 Under 40
Top 100 Women Entrepreneurs in Canada
“Top Growth Entrepreneur” award, PROFIT magazine in Toronto

SPEAKERS

Whilna Stewart-Franklin

Region Community Relations Director | UPS | The UPS Foundation

Hon. Rechie Valdez

Minister of Small Business | Government of Canada

Robyn Saccon

Vice President of Public Affairs | BD-Canada (Becton, Dickinson, and Company)

Suzanne Cinq-Mars

Complex Director of Commercial Services | Hilton Toronto & Hilton Mississauga Meadowvale

Carolyn Parrish

Mayor of Mississauga | City of Mississauga

Lisa Hepfner

Parliamentary Secretary | Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth

Mary Ann Wenzler

Vice President, GTA West | BDC

Nicole Garbutt

Communications manager | UPS canada

Mary Argent–Katwala

Senior Director, Stakeholder Engagement | Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization

Nicole Dekort

President & CEO | Medtech Canada

Madeleine Bart

VP, Global Brand & Direct Customer Marketing | Encore Canada

Judy Mellett

Vice President, Product & Platforms, Channels & Customer Experience | LifeLabs

Christina Kakaflikas

Director | Economic Development City of Mississauga

Catherine Llagas

Senior Manager, Specialty Leasing | Oxford Properties Group – Square One Shopping Centre

Ann Armstrong

Academic Director | IMI UTM

Suzana Spratley

Founder | TECHTAP

Shikha Virdi

Director, Government Relations, Policy & Healthcare Ecosystem | Roche Canada

Sola Oluwole

Regional Manager for Inclusive Entrepreneurship | BDC

Victoria Clarke

CEO of Visit Mississauga | Visit Mississauga

Misty Meeks

Senior Vice President | NATIONAL

Elaine Do Rosario

Associate Vice-President & Chief Human Resources Officer | University of Guelph

Dalia Hanna

Director, IT Services | Sheridan College

Donna Heslin

Manager, Entrepreneurship & Innovation | IDEA Square One | Mississauga Business Entrepreneur Centre – City of Mississauga Economic Development

Raquel De Souza

Director, Partnerships & Innovation | University of Toronto Mississauga

Raveena Maheshwari

Associate Partner | EY – Ernst & Young LLP

Noreen Javed

Director, Entrepreneurship and Changemaking at EDGE | Sheridan

Firuzan Mistry

Marketing and Communications Manager at EDGE | Sheridan

Kehkashan Basu

Founder & President | Green Hope Foundation

Lisa Kember

CEO, Partner & Growth Consultant | Blue Ripple Group & Business Leaders Growth Group

Nasim Naderi

Co-Founder | INTOCHARGE

Shruti Dargan

Director, Content & Partnerships | New Horizons Media Inc.

Janany Jayanthikumar

Founder | Centre for Social Work Education

Kat Ostroumova

Founder and CEO | Kat International Fitness

Georgette Zinaty

Founder & CEO | WHEW! Women Helping Empower Women

Eva Jiang

Director, Customer Solutions at UPS

Sarah Pick

Regional Director, ON | Futurpreneur

Christine Allen

Co-founder & CEO | Intrepid Labs

Audrey Rochette

AVP Indigenous Engagement & Education External | Sheridan

Melisa Ellis

Founder & CEO | Nobellum

Sarah Pick

Regional Director, ON | Futurpreneur

Jannine Rane

Co-founder & CEO | Zing Pantry Shortcuts

Malina Walia

Podcast Host | The Young Leaders Podcast

Trevor McPherson

President & CEO | Mississauga Board of Trade (MBOT)

Kree Govender

SMB Area Leader | Microsoft Canada

Dominik Loncar

Entrepreneur-in-residence | Futurpreneur Canada

TJ Walia

AI & Leadership Strategist | Founder | ZenTek & WrkPal

Parthiban Dhakshnamurthy

Procurement Assistance Team Leader | Procurement Assistance Canada – Ontario Region

Ryan DeSouza

Business Events Specialist | Visit Mississauga

Franca Pomponio

Regional Business Officer (RBO) for the Small Business Services Branch | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)

Majid Charania

Director of Compliance and Outreach | Competition Bureau Canada

Sarah Pick

Regional Director, ON | Futurpreneur

Ratsamy Pathammavong

Award-winning intersectional DEI | Accessibility & Inclusion Manager at AccessNow

Tania Valbuena

Co-Founder | Bluefire Strategic Communications & Dragonfly Events Planning

Daniel Meza

Co-founder | Bluefire Strategic Communications & Dragonfly Events Planning

EWB2025 is the perfect event for you if you meet any of these profiles

And specially if you can relate to any of these issues

You feel uninspired and unequipped to take action

You are unaware of and have not yet achieved your full potential

You see that there is still gender gap

You are unsure of your destination

You get up every day to do the same thing

BECOME ONE OF THE 300 DREAMERS OUR PROGRAM WILL INSPIRE

At Empowering Women in Business 2025 Mississauga you will find the inspiration and tools you need:

Get the life you desire
Realize your potential on both a personal and professional level
You’ll know exactly what kind of life and endeavors you deserve
You’ll find the resources you require to realize your full potential
Completely change what you do and think to become who you deserve
Make a connection with the dreams that await you
Assist your organization in making progress toward gender equality

THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN ONTARIO, CANADA, FOR WOMEN IN BUSINESS, MARKETING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND GROWTH

Certain opportunities come only once in a lifetime

The EWB conference will not only provide you with ideas but also practical plans that you can start implementing right away. Now, though, is your chance to act.