• Women in Business Networking Event

     

    Join us in-person on Wednesday, June 13, 2024 from 5:30pm to 8:30 pm (EDT) as we learn about the challenges and opportunities facing women in business. Hear firsthand from students and alumnae on what life is like as a woman in business school and in post-business school careers. Our Keynote Speaker and Schulich alumnae will let participants know why businesses value diversity and give advice on how to succeed. Come learn more about Schulich’s commitment to diversity!

    Please note that this event will be held in-person.

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Women in Business Agenda (click to expand)

Registration and Networking Reception

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5:30 PM – 6:45 PM. EDT

  • Check-in with the registration desk at the main entrance
  • Enjoy some refreshments as you network with other attendees at the reception

Welcome and Opening Remarks

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6:45 PM – 7:00 PM. EDT

  • Welcome and Opening Remarks
Lindsay Hillcoat, Executive Director, Student Services and International Relations, Schulich School of Business Lindsay Hillcoat, Executive Director, Student Services and International Relations, Schulich School of Business

Headshot of Lindsay HillcoatLindsay Hillcoat is the Executive Director of Student Services & International Relations at the Schulich School of Business. She is a Schulich MBA ’10, and has spent the past eleven years in a variety of admissions and international relations leadership roles within Schulich. Prior to joining Schulich, Lindsay’s early career was spent working with social entrepreneurs and in the non-profit sector here in Toronto and internationally in West Africa and South Asia.

Keynote Speaker

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7:00 PM – 7:30 PM. EDT

  • Keynote Speaker Presentation and Q&A
Anna Maria Ewing, Board Member & former CIO Nasdaq Anna Maria Ewing, Board Member & former CIO Nasdaq

Anna Ewing

Anna Maria Ewing, MBA ’88

Board Member & former CIO Nasdaq

Anna Ewing is a board member, investor and technology leader, specializing in digital transformation and Financial Services technology solutions.  Anna has established and led multiple industry-leading business units at Nasdaq, CIBC and Merrill Lynch in Canada and the US.

Anna is currently a Board member of Financeware LLC, a leading technology provider to the wealth management industry; and RIMES Technologies, a leader in financial data services to the investment management community.  Previously, Anna served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Nasdaq, where she played a key role in repositioning Nasdaq as a leading global technology company and dominant player in the exchange technology space.

Anna is the recipient of Dell’s Transformational CIO Award; the Trader’s Magazine Women on Wall Street Excellence in Leadership Award; and she has achieved top rankings among Global Financial Technology Executives by Institutional Investor.

Anna supports women entrepreneurs as a mentor and angel investor with Astia Angels, and serves on the New York Hall of Science, Board of Trustees to support STEM education for K-12 students.

Anna received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics at York University, and her MBA at Schulich School of Business, York University in Toronto.

Alumni Panel Discussion and Q&A

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7:30 PM – 8:25 PM. EDT

  • Alumni Panel Discussion and Q&A
Moderator: Ela Veresiu, Associate Professor of Marketing Moderator: Ela Veresiu, Associate Professor of Marketing

Ela Veresiu

Associate Professor of Marketing

Ela Veresiu is an Associate Professor of Marketing and the Marketing Area PhD Program Coordinator at the Schulich School of Business, York University. Her research focuses on understanding and promoting consumer diversity and market inclusion at the interplay of identity, technology, branding, and institutions. Ela’s work has been awarded the prestigious Sidney J. Levy Award and the Ferber Award Honorable Mention, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), as well as published in the Journal of Consumer Research, the Journal of Advertising, and the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, among others. In 2022, she was named the Top 10 PR, Marketing and Communications Professors in Canada by Marketing News Canada. Ela is heavily involved with mentoring doctoral students and junior faculty, focusing on female students. She is the mom of an adorable baby boy named Lucas.

Closing Remarks

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8:25 PM – 8:30 PM. EDT

  • Closing Remarks
Lindsay Hillcoat, Executive Director, Student Services and International Relations, Schulich School of Business Lindsay Hillcoat, Executive Director, Student Services and International Relations, Schulich School of Business

Headshot of Lindsay HillcoatLindsay Hillcoat is the Executive Director of Student Services & International Relations at the Schulich School of Business. She is a Schulich MBA ’10, and has spent the past eleven years in a variety of admissions and international relations leadership roles within Schulich. Prior to joining Schulich, Lindsay’s early career was spent working with social entrepreneurs and in the non-profit sector here in Toronto and internationally in West Africa and South Asia.