National Strategic Partner Webinars
Next Webinar June 10, 2021
WGOB Speaker Series
Next Session May 11, 2021
Member Board Appointments
Recent member board appointments:
- Orchid Jahanshahi – Kinark
- Marlene Lenarduzzi – Risk Management Association of Toronto
- Neelam Jolly – IAPP Certification Appeals Board
- Darlene Hyde – Chair – Insurance Council of BC
- Sonia Yung – Diabetes Canada
- Susan Armstrong – Chair of the Board – OMA Insurance
- Debora Bielecki – Fairly
- Deborah Dubenofsky – Municipal Employer Pension Centre of Ontario (MEPCO)
- Lori-Ann Beausoleil – Black Opportunity Fund
- Rosario Astuvilca-Rojas – PDAC
- Michelle Banik – Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A)
- Pamela Steer – Michael Garron Hospital
- Adriana Urtasun Weinstein – Advisory Board – tiptap
- Christine M. Langevin – Treasurer – Independent Wine Education Guild Board of Directors
- Effie Slapnicar – AlphaPlus
- Caroline Lewko – Acetech
Natascha Kiernan – Soma Gold Corp. (TSXV:SOMA)
Member Showcase
Sheila Leggett, Corporate Director
There are tremendous drivers for boards to provide governance oversight on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. However, getting ESG on the board agenda is challenging at the best of times, let alone when companies are fighting for survival. And yet, there are women leaders who are doing just that: identifying opportunities and solutions that align with their corporate strategy. In this Women Get On Board (WGOB) member showcase series, we will shine a light on those governance leaders and the steps they took to identify meaningful, achievable ESG opportunities. This month’s WGOB member profile [...]
Resources
The Innovation Agenda: Governing with a Digital-First Mindset
Women Get On Board Inc. (WGOB) is a member-based company that connects, promotes and empowers women to corporate boards. On March 23, WGOB hosted a digital webinar in collaboration with their National Strategic Partner, KPMG LLP. The topic of the webinar was the innovation agenda and how to govern with a digital-first mindset.
Deborah Rosati, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D, Founder & CEO of WGOB, kicked off the virtual event by introducing the moderator, Armughan Ahmad, President & Managing Partner, Digital, KPMG LLP. Armughan introduced the following panelists:
New Complexities in Governance: How Board of Directors are Managing the Rise of Artificial Intelligence
By Denise Carpenter, ICD.D
In the modern Boardroom, it is essential to increase your Board’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) visibility and fluency. It’s just good governance.
Before diving in from a Board perspective, it’s important to define AI. AI systems used by businesses today are highly efficient and powerful prediction engines. AI generates predictions based on data sets selected by engineers and subject matter experts, who use them to train and feed algorithms that are, in turn, optimized on articulated goals — most often — by those developers. However, engineers designing these systems are not typically tasked with building in guardrails for effective […]
Testimonials
Sandpiper has made many, many meaningful connections through Women Get On Board’s vast network. WGOB provides qualified board members with access to some of Canada’s top corporate board opportunities, and is equipping the next generation of women corporate directors with the skills, knowledge and confidence to be most effective in the boardroom.
This [shortlist report] is a first class package, process and outcome! The results exceeded expectations as we have sourced our last two board members, not to mention a roster of first class candidates, through WGOB — so thank you!
Terrific Women Get On Board workshop, with 20 executive leaders. Packed with practical, actionable insights. Networking off the charts! Session facilitated by Deborah Rosati FCPA, FCA, ICD.D & Kelly McDougald, Corporate Director in Residence. A good morning investment. Consider becoming a member if you are a Woman seeking BOD/BOG appointments.
I am excited and honoured for my appointment to Chair of the Board for OPG. Although I possessed the requisite experience and skills for my board positions, WGOB facilitated the expansion of my network and broadened my opportunities.
