International Women's Day Breakfast: Breaking Barriers

Event Details

Event type: All Ages

Doors open at 8:30 AM for coffee, followed by a buffet breakfast at 9:00 AM. The program begins at 9:45 AM.

Program:

The morning will feature a panel discussion titled “Breaking Barriers – Stories of Progress,” moderated by Deanna Horton, Distinguished Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. The panel of accomplished women are:

-     Mary Hofstetter: Canadian arts administrator and educator, former president of Sheridan College, general manager of the Stratford Festival, and president of the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Member of the Order of Canada.

-    Pamela Jeffery: Founder of The Prosperity Project, the Women’s Executive Network, and Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards. She also founded the Canadian Board Diversity Council.

-    Halyna Padalko:  Multidisciplinary researcher with over 10 years of experience as  in media communications in the Ukraine. She specializes in strategic communication, propaganda, disinformation, and the application of AI tools in these domains. She holds a master’s degree in Global Governance from the Balsillie School of International Affairs and is currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at the National Aerospace University Kharkiv Aviation Institute.

The panel discussion will last approximately one hour, with a chance for continued conversation until around 11:30 AM.

The event will also feature exhibits and vendor tables and will close at noon. 

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