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Chairs Forum

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WGOB Chairs Forum

The WGOB Chairs Forum aims to provide a community to connect, promote and empower women chairs to excel in their boardroom leadership.

Overview

The WGOB Chairs Forum is a peer-to-peer forum featuring roundtable sessions to support interactive learning and networking. The forum is intended to be an exclusive community of women Chairs who meet to share their knowledge and board leadership experiences.

Empower

Attend quarterly events (three virtual and one in-person), where women Chairs have the exclusive opportunity to receive unique insights, learn from expert speakers and share their knowledge and board leadership experience.
Access a safe, confidential space for women boardroom leaders to share their board leadership experience, challenge conventional approaches and test new ideas.

Connect

Virtual meetings: WGOB will host on their Zoom platform.
In-person meeting in Toronto: To occur over drinks and dinner—venue to be determined

Member

CDN $750⁰⁰+ HST

Non-Member

CDN $1,050⁰⁰+ HST

More Information

Next Forum TBD

Questions? Connect with us

1. Virtual Session 1
2. In-Person Session
3. Virtual Session 2
4. Virtual Session 3

Facilitator

Deborah Rosati, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D, GCB.D, CCB.D
Founder & CEO, Women Get On Board
Corporate Director

Photography & Video:

Events may be photographed and may be videotaped. If you have any concerns or questions please contact us at connect@womengetonboard.ca. The resulting images may be used in Women Get On Board advertisements including print and digital, electronic communications including event announcements, emails and on Women Get On Board’s social media channels.

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