Dear Members,
On behalf of the Polish Canadian Chamber of Commerce and 10 other bilateral Chambers we would like to invite you to join our International Women’s Day 2021 celebrations.
The program of the event includes 4 inspiring panel discussion to empower women in business:
- Can women keep work-life balance during Covid? The pandemic’s impact on women entrepreneurs and women’s careers.
- Women in tech – challenges and opportunities.
- Nurturing our relationships during the coronavirus pandemic.
- International networking – a panel discussion of Benelux Embassies.
To attend please register at: a.nowak@pccc.pl
Sponsorship opportunities still available for the event – please contact us for more information.
Agenda
12:40 – 12:55 Registration
12:55 – 13:00 Short introduction to the Hopin platform
13:00 – 13:15 Official opening and welcome speech
13:15 – 14:00 Main panel discussion: Can women keep work-life balance during Covid? The pandemic’s impact on women entrepreneurs and women’s careers.
Panelists:
- Anna Wicha – Sales Director Large Clients Poland, Eastern Europe & Middle East & North Africa, Adecco Group
- Barbara Socha – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Family and Social Policy
- Jerzy Kalinowski – Member and Founder of Together for Diversity in business initiative
- Joanna Matras – Deputy Director, Caixabank
- Martyna Marciniszyn – Europe Region eCommerce Marketing Manager, United Parcel Service (UPS)
Moderator: Pierre Detry, President of the BBC, BZen Bikes
14:00 – 14:15 Q&A
14:15 – 15:00 Simultaneous panel discussions
- Women in Tech – successes and challenges
14:15 – 14:20 – welcome speech
14:20 – 14:50 – panel discussion
Panelists:
- Allie Knull – Founder & CEO, ResumeFree
- Katarzyna Pąk – Head of Marketing and Communication, Ericsson
- Małgorzata Ratajska-Grandin – Startup Program Global Leader, OVHcloud
14:50 – 15:00 – final remarks and closing the panel discussion
Moderator: Dominika Walec Foundation Supporting #OMGKRK
- Nurturing our relationships during the coronavirus pandemic
14:15 – 14:20 – welcome speech
14:20 – 14:50 – panel discussion
Panelists:
- Szymon Niemiec – Psychologist in Harmonia Clinic LuxMed
- Anna Pfejfer-Buczek – Managing Partner at Transition Group
- Anna Schmidt – Founder, Kevin in not Alone
14:50 – 15:00 – final remarks and closing the panel discussion
Moderator: Christian Dekoninck, Management Center Europe
- International Networking – a panel discussion of Benelux Embassies
14:15 – 14:20 – welcome speech
- Wim Peeters – Deputy Head of Mission – Embassy of Belgium
- Sanne Kaasjager – Head Economic Department – Embassy of the Netherlands
14:20 – 14:50 – panel discussion
- Trees Paelinck – General Manager, Women on Board and panelist from Dutch organization
- Michaela Martinek – Vice-President of the BBC, BBC Business Women Club, VGD Poland
14:50 – 15:00 – final remarks and closing the panel discussion
Moderator: Pierre Detry, President of the BBC, BZen Bikes