AGENDA
Friday, October 24, 2025
9:00am
Check-in & Welcome Refreshments
10:00am
Opening Remarks: Owning Your Life's Story.
Jessica Snow and Suzanne Knight, Co-Founders of Be Uninterrupted
10:30am
Future-Proof You. The Portfolio Life.
Keynote #1: The Portfolio Life (Christina Wallace, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, Author, Broadway Co-Producer)
Keynote #2: Living a Portfolio Life (Natasha Walji, Managing Director, Google Canada Customer Solutions)
11:45pm
BU Award: Powerhouse of the Year
Sponsored by Gowling WLG
12:00pm
Lunch.
Enjoy the culinary experience of the Four Seasons and explore the marketplace.
VIP Ticket holders: Visit VIP Lounge for Meet & Greet with speakers
1:10pm
The Untold LinkedIn Stories.
Founding Member Panel: Jodi Baker, Agapi Gessesse, Carolyn Wright & Heather Fadali
Moderated by Lesley Hawkins
2:00pm
Breaking Through Your Mental & Physical Cages.
Keynote #3: Breaking Through Your Mental Cage - What Are you Telling Yourself (Hina Khan, Peak Performance Mindset Coach)
Panel: Breaking Through Your Physical Cage - Driving Your Transformative Health (Dr. Lindsay Shirreff, MD, OG/GYN Laura Hearn)
Panel moderated by Suzanne Knight
2:50pm
BU Award: Trailblazer of the Year
Sponsored by iA Private Wealth & SMYTHE
3:10pm
Break
3:30pm
Pitching Yourself: Your Own Bragging Rights.
Expert Panel: Lisa Bragg (former anchor CTV News), Pauleanna Reid (Ghostwriter, Forbes.com), Fotoni Iconomopoulos (Negotiation Expert)
Panel moderated by Jessica Snow
4:15pm
BU Award: Passion to Profit TD Entrepreneur of the Year
Sponsored by TD
4:30pm
BU Award: Member of the Year + Closing Remarks
Sponsored by Be Uninterrupted & Costigan
4:45pm
Cocktail Hour: Mix & Mingle