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The world overall has dramatically changed in the last 20 months. Changes in the workplace started earlier in the 2000s but they have been quickly catalyzed. What does the workplace look like moving forward? It’s not only remote work, but the different business ideas that automation, interconnectivity and overall technology has moved forward. And most importantly, how does the new workplace help women take advantage of the shifting market?

Join our incredible panel for a lively discussion on what is happening and how, as women in tech, we are uniquely positioned for this new world.

http://littlemagonline.com/tag/suzy-menkes/ Our panelists:

Alexandra Nuth, Co-founder and COO (Control)

Alex helps lead Control, a fintech building financial management tools for freelancers to help level the playing field between traditional employment and flexible work. She has experience building digital products and ventures across a variety of industries and most notably built a digital bank from scratch for a Canadian bank. She has an MBA from Queen’s and a BComm from the University of Calgary. In 2018 she was selected one of the Canada’s Top 100 Powerful Women. Outside of work you can find her in the mountains with her two large dogs and husband.

Alexandra Sluchevsky, Product Owner (Teck Resources)

Alexandra has had a varied career centered around building analytics tools that drive data-driven decisions. While the industries have varied (from marketing to e-commerce to healthcare to heavy industry), the end goal has stayed the same: build tools that users love, telling stories that drive action. In her current role, Alexandra is primarily responsible for the data science and analytics products within the Maintenance Transformation space at Teck Resources. Additionally, she provides product leadership on the site-to-cloud data ingestion across hundreds of disparate data sources.

Irene Guglielmi, Digital Workplace Initiative Director (Ministry of Citizens Services)

Irene has worked for the BC Public Service since 2006 leading portfolios such as the Nature of Work, Corporate Onboarding, Service Design, and the Exchange Lab in a variety of roles focused on strategic communication, stakeholder engagement and transforming government approaches to service delivery. She is a creative thinker and passionate public servant with a drive to make things better for employees and citizens. She brings a wealth of experience working with teams, executives, and at the leadership level bringing ideas to life while transforming service and program delivery. Outside of the office, Irene loves to travel, cook, try new restaurants, and spend time with friends and family.

Tricia Hollyer, EVP of People, Culture and Community (Nexii Building Solutions)

Tricia is an award-winning visionary HR executive who has worked with global, high-growth companies from start-ups to established public firms in the technology, services, and health care industry for more than 25 years. She currently works as EVP of Nexii, who’s mission is to build a vibrant future for people and the planet through their revolutionary net-zero building system. Tricia is a Certified Executive Coach with the International Coach Federation, holds a Masters Degree in Leadership and Organizational Development, and holds CHRP and HSDP designation. Her expertise and passion for people strategy has won her awards from the Organization Development Network for Organizational Excellence and Impact in 2019 and from the BC Health Care for Workplace Health Innovation in 2020.

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We are monitoring requirements on daily basis due to changes in public health guidelines. For now, in order to ensure the safety of all guests and follow regulations, everyone will be asked to comply with the following during the event:

• Bring your vaccine passport to show proof of at least 2 vaccinations (this will be checked by hotel staff prior to entering)

We hear a lot about mindfulness lately, but what exactly is it and how does it apply in everyday life? This interactive session will leave the audience with an understanding of the background and science and have a good platform from which to begin a personal mindfulness practice. We’ll explore various practice styles including the body scan and focus point, insight meditation.

The session will include lecture, evidence-based examples, experiential practice time and an opportunity for discussion and questions. Participants will walk away with:

• An understanding of the basics of mindfulness practice
• The background and science of mindfulness
• Examples of mindfulness applied at work and in life
• Experience with several styles of mindfulness practices
• Take-away tools and tips for beginning a personal mindfulness practice

Our guest speaker:

Nicola Bentley, Mindfulness Educator, Speaker and Team Builder

Nicola Bentley is a UCLA trained mindfulness facilitator, advisor, and speaker who helps professional organizations embed mindful leadership training directly into everyday work to transform workplace wellness and mental health for leaders and team members.

With an extensive business background directing strategic marketing campaigns for Fortune 500 clients across North America Nicola’s talks and training sessions draw on her experience as a brand strategist, storyteller, and project implementer. She captivates listeners, demystifies mindfulness, and inspires audiences to bring mindfulness into their own lives.

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We are monitoring requirements on daily basis due to changes in public health guidelines. For now, in order to ensure the safety of all guests and follow regulations, everyone will be asked to comply with the following during the event:

• Bring your vaccine passport to show proof of at least 2 vaccinations (this will be checked by hotel staff prior to entering)

Our guest speaker:

Kathy Wunder, Retired Director of Information and Communications Technology, Vancouver Police Department

Ms. Wunder recently retired as the Director in Charge of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Section at the Vancouver Police Department. She is currently working part time as an advisor/support to the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Committee.

Kathy has spent the last 36 years working at all levels of Information Technology, starting as an application programmer in Europe and then Ottawa. After a move west as a Programmer Analyst with the City of Victoria, Kathy moved into Public Safety starting as a System Analyst with the Victoria Police Department.

Kathy moved to Vancouver to become the Public Safety Systems Manager for E-Comm 9-1-1 and was instrumental in standing up the operation. She was responsible for the implementation of the first multi-jurisdictional tri-service Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) implementation, transitioning 11 Fire Departments, 2 Police Departments and the British Columbia Ambulance service onto the same shared platform.

Kathy was also the Project Manager for phase 1 of PRIME-BC, transitioning Vancouver Police, Port Moody Police, and Richmond RCMP onto the PRIME Records Management System (RMS), while overseeing the Information Technology team involved in the day-to-day maintenance and support of the systems. Director Wunder later took on the role of Implementation Manager for Phase 3 of the Prime Initiative. Phase 3 involved transitioning all Municipal Police Departments, outside the Capital Regional District (CRD), onto the shared CAD and RMS.

Kathy is a past Chair of the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) Information Technology Sub Committee (ITSC), past advisor to the National Police Information Portal (PIP) Committee, past Chair of the National Police Information Services (NPIS) Information Technology Sub Committee (ITSC) and advisor to the NPIS Advisory Board. She is also past Co-Chair of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Committee.

Currently, Kathy volunteers as the Vice-Chair of the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) Foundation.