Keynote speaker, Yassmin Abdel-Magied.
NextUp Toronto, formerly the Network of Executive (NEW) Women, hosted an inspiring and empowering event in celebration of International Women’s Day 2022. Grocery Business was there along with over 180 attendees for NextUp’s Leaders & Allies web conference with keynote speaker, Yassmin Abdel-Magied; moderator, Lora Caven; and panelists, Christine Cruz-Clarke, Julia Formosa, and Julie Anne Philip.
Grocery Business also attended Women in Food Industry Management’s (WFIM) International Women’s Day virtual event “Harness your Feminine Power” with keynote speaker Suzanne Stevens of YouMeWe Social Impact Group and panelists including Sharon Beals, CTI Foods SVP, Sarab Hans, president Hans Dairy, Gina El Kattan, co-founder Nuba Tisane and Cathline James, CEO Wise Bites.
Key takeaways from the NextUp session
- #breakthebias
- Look beyond your first impressions; remind yourself that first impressions are not true
- Take a chance in tackling a key obstacle to progress—the broken rung. You can use your power to uplift someone
- When you’re facing imposter syndrome…lean into the evidence
- Remember the concept of the leader of the future—it’s more than IQ, it also includes EQ & AQ (adaptability and agility)
- Every single time you interact with someone, you have the power to change the world around you, and the world around them. The ripple effect is powerful.
Key takeaways from WFIM session
- Learn what holds us back and propels us forward
- Express your feminine power
- Live confidently and authentically in life and leadership
NextUp Toronto
NextUp Toronto
WFIM’s Brenda Seto.
