On Wednesday, March 9, we celebrated International Women's Day with an online and interactive event. We were joined by Manjit Sharma, Corporate Director & Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Woman, WXN 2019, Emma Rogers, CEO, Children's Foundation of Guelph and Wellington, and Lauren Power, Sales & Marketing Director, Tre Amici Wines. These three extraordinary women shared their personal and professional journey, and how gender-equality has played a role in their lives.
Through the RBC Foundation, we were able to provide support to a women's charity in our community - A donation of $2,500 was made to Guelph Wellington Women in Crisis. Each of our guests also received a #BreakTheBias break cake from Sweet Temptations, a women-owned business in Guelph.
We recorded the online event and you can watch the video replay below. We had technical difficulty with the recording, resulting in a portion of Manjit's story being missed. For those who were able to attend, her journey to #BreakTheBias was one that won't soon be forgotten.
Please mark your calendars! We are looking forward to hosting this event live and in-person on March 9, 2023.
Panelists
Manjit Sharma
Corporate Director & Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Woman, WXN 2019
Manjit Sharma, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D is an independent corporate director who currently serves on the boards of Export Development Canada, Vermilion Energy Inc., and the GE Canada Pension Investment Committee. While Manjit most recently served as CFO for WSP Canada, the bulk of her career has been with General Electric Canada (GE). During her 21 years at GE, Manjit left lasting impacts as its Business Development Leader, Shared Services Leader, Ombudsman, National Inclusion and Diversity Leader and lastly as its CFO. At GE, Manjit successfully shepherded the organization through multiple transformative periods of growth, business line expansion, and organizational restructure, while delivering solid financial performance. Manjit has previously served on the Boards of BGO Prime Canadian, GE Canada Company, GE Hitachi-Nuclear, the YMCA Greater Toronto, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, and has also been a mentor with the FEI Young Luminaries program and Civic Action. In 2019, WXN recognized Manjit as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women. Manjit holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Toronto.
Emma Rogers
CEO, Children's Foundation of Guelph and Wellington
As the CEO of the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington, Emma considers herself one of the lucky ones who have the opportunity to be a persuader of philanthropy – helping people foster sustainable and resilient communities. The focus of Emma's work is always positive change, it’s truly her motivating force.
Emma is a dynamic and innovative social entrepreneur who brings a wealth of experience and a tremendous background in community relations which has won her multiple awards for community leadership including the Guelph’s Mayor Award. Emma is honoured to lead the foundation into this next chapter and loves helping children live a life of possibility.
Lauren Power
Sales & Marketing Director, Tre Amici Wines
Lauren works for her family-owned company, Tre Amici Imports, importing and distributing wine and spirits to restaurants and private clients in Ontario. Alongside her family business, Lauren & her team run private, curated full-sensory wine tasting experiences.