BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20181114T220000Z DTEND:20181115T020000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Women\, Wine & Wisdom DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: 2019 EVENT HERE!\n\n\n\nAn evening designed to create a candid conversation about leadership\, life balance and legacy. Enjoy a beautiful dinner\, share real stories and be inspired by powerful women known for "thinking big".\n\n \n\nInvite all the fantastic women you know\; those with ambition\, courage and a desire to live their truth. Invest in a young woman who will make a difference because she met those who were willing to lead.\n\n\n\nFollow us on Facebook for event updates - Keynote speakers will be announced there! Help us continue the conversation by using the hashtag #OttWomenLeaders.\n\n\n\nRegistration closes November 7 @ 12 am.\n\nSponsorship opportunities available! Click here for details \n\n \nPanel\n\n\nKomal Minhas \nKomal Minhas is the creator of kaur. space\, a digital magazine\, cowork space\, and live events series focused on work\, wellness\, and impact. After surviving cancer and a neurological illness during a key point in her career\, Komal realized that integration of wellness into everyday life and work is critical for our overall success as individuals\, teams\, and societies. \nIn 2016\, Komal produced the feature documentary Dream\, Girl\, which tells the stories of ambitious and inspiring female entrepreneurs. The film screened for tens of thousands worldwide after premiering at the Obama White House. Through her work building the Dream\, Girl movement\, Komal was chosen for Oprah's #SuperSoul100\, a group featuring extraordinary individuals who live life intentionally. \n\nYou can follow Komal on Instagram (@komalminhas) and can sign up for her weekly newsletter\, Curated by Komal\, a place to be informed and inspired. \n Komal has previously spoken at the White House\, Cannes International Film Festival\, Harvard University\, Vayner Media\, Ann Inc.\, TiE New York\, the Jeanne Sauve Foundation\, HP\, WeWork\, and more.\n\n\n\n \n\nRima Aristocrat\n\nRima Aristocrat is a President & CEO of 153-year old Willis College which offers industry-led\, job-ready skills training and education\, enabling adults to transition into careers in business\, healthcare\, technology and Cybersecurity. \n\nSince 1866\, Willis College has been a leader in recognizing and responding to emerging job market demands through the development and delivery of comprehensive\, industry-led\, hands-on skills training programs to help meet the needs of the business world. \n\nShe is the founder of the Canadian Association of Immigrant Professionals\, founder and president of the TeKnoWave Inc. Canada's First National Aboriginal IT Training Initiative\, founding director of the Veteran Friendly Transition Program\, founder of the Willis Cybersecurity Academy\, founder of the Willis Women in Technology and A Soldier's Hero for Military Spouses Scholarships. \n\nShe is the only Canadian represented on Microsoft's Education Advisory Council\, has been a frequent invited guest speaker and has appeared on many magazine cover page stories. She has received numerous national and international recognitions for her contribution to post-secondary education including the 2018 Hall of Fame\, Global Cyber Startup Observatory.\n\n\n\nJanice McDonald\n\nJanice McDonald is an award-winning entrepreneur\, author\, director\, and speaker. She is the Founder of The Beacon Agency and Co-Founder of This Space Works. WIT-LA awarded her Global Trade Ambassador for Canada in 2017 and she was selected as one of the 50 most Inspiring Women in Technology in Canada in 2018. She is Startup Canada's Ambassador for Women Entrepreneurs and host of the #THRIVE podcast. She has co-authored two national studies on women entrepreneurs in Canada - on risk - released in 2016 and on innovation - released in 2018. She was awarded Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women four years in a row and included into the WXN Hall of Fame in 2016. Janice has spoken at Milken Institute's Global Conference in 2018\, Microsoft at Silicon Valley Forum's Women in Tech Festival in 2017 and represented Canada at the APEC Workshops in Vietnam in 2017. Janice'sTEDx Talk has been viewed over 15\,000 times and counting. Watch it here.\n\n\n\n \n\nMenu - When choosing your meal option please inform us of any food allergies.\nAPPETIZER\n\nSeasonal squash pur e with brown sugar toasted pumpkin seeds\n\n\n\nMAIN\n\nBroiled halibut with citrus & dill forchette red jacket potatoes\, seasonal vegetables\, caper butter sauce\n\nOR\n\nHerb & garlic crusted Angus beef ribeye with buttermilk whipped potatoes\, seasonal vegetables\, bordelaise sauce\n\nOR\n\nGnocchi with dried black olive\, basil\, roast red pepper & D.O.P. olive oil with white wine splash (vegan)\n\n\n\nSWEETS\n\nMilk\, dark & white chocolate trinity cake with macerated cherry rain X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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PLEASE NOTE: 2019 EVENT HERE!
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\nAn evening designed to create a candid conversation about leadership\, life balance and legacy. Enjoy a beautiful dinner\, share real stories and be inspired by powerful women known for &ldquo\;thinking big&rdquo\;.
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\nInvite all the fantastic women you know\; those with ambition\, courage and a desire to live their truth. Invest in a young woman who will make a difference because she met those who were willing to lead.
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\nFollow us on Facebook for event updates \;- Keynote speakers will be announced there! Help us continue the conversation by using the hashtag #OttWomenLeaders.
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\nRegistration closes November 7 @ 12 am.
\nSponsorship opportunities available! Click here for details
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Panel
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\nKomal Minhas \;\n

Komal Minhas is the creator of kaur. space\, a digital magazine\, cowork space\, and live events series focused on work\, wellness\, and impact. After surviving cancer and a neurological illness during a key point in her career\, Komal realized that integration of wellness into everyday life and work is critical for our overall success as individuals\, teams\, and societies.

\nIn 2016\, Komal produced the feature documentary Dream\, Girl\, which tells the stories of ambitious and inspiring female entrepreneurs. The film screened for tens of thousands worldwide after premiering at the Obama White House. Through her work building the Dream\, Girl movement\, Komal was chosen for Oprah&rsquo\;s #SuperSoul100\, a group featuring extraordinary individuals who live life intentionally. \n\n

You can follow Komal on Instagram (@komalminhas) and can sign up for her weekly newsletter\, Curated by Komal\, a place to be informed and inspired.  \;

\n \;Komal has previously spoken at the White House\, Cannes International Film Festival\, Harvard University\, Vayner Media\, Ann Inc.\, TiE New York\, the Jeanne Sauve Foundation\, HP\, WeWork\, and more.
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\nRima Aristocrat
\nRima Aristocrat is a President &\; \;CEO of 153-year old Willis College which offers industry-led\, job-ready skills training and education\, enabling adults to transition into careers in business\, healthcare\, technology and Cybersecurity.  \;
\nSince 1866\, Willis College has been a leader in recognizing and responding to emerging job market demands through the development and delivery of comprehensive\, industry-led\, hands-on skills training programs to help meet the needs of the business world. \;
\nShe is the founder of the Canadian Association of Immigrant Professionals\, founder and president of the TeKnoWave Inc. &ndash\; Canada&rsquo\;s First National Aboriginal IT Training Initiative\, \;founding director of the Veteran Friendly Transition Program\, founder of the Willis Cybersecurity Academy\, founder of the Willis Women in Technology and A Soldier&rsquo\;s Hero for Military Spouses Scholarships.  \;
\nShe is the only Canadian represented on Microsoft&rsquo\;s Education Advisory Council\, has been a frequent invited guest speaker and has appeared on many magazine cover page stories. \; She has received numerous national and international recognitions for her contribution to post-secondary education including the 2018 Hall of Fame\, Global Cyber Startup Observatory.
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\nJanice McDonald
\nJanice McDonald is an award-winning entrepreneur\, author\, director\, and speaker. She is the Founder of The Beacon Agency and Co-Founder of This Space Works. WIT-LA awarded her Global Trade Ambassador for Canada in 2017 and she was selected as one of the 50 most Inspiring Women in Technology in Canada in 2018. She is Startup Canada'\;s Ambassador for Women Entrepreneurs and host of the #THRIVE podcast. She has co-authored two national studies on women entrepreneurs in Canada - on risk - released in 2016 and on innovation - released in 2018. She was awarded Canada'\;s Top 100 Most Powerful Women four years in a row and included into the WXN Hall of Fame in 2016. Janice has spoken at Milken Institute'\;s Global Conference in 2018\, Microsoft at Silicon Valley Forum'\;s Women in Tech Festival in 2017 and represented Canada at the APEC Workshops in Vietnam in 2017. Janice'\;sTEDx Talk has been viewed over 15\,000 times and counting. Watch it here.
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Menu - When choosing your meal option please inform us of any food allergies.
\nAPPETIZER
\nSeasonal squash puré\;e with brown sugar toasted pumpkin seeds
\n
\nMAIN
\nBroiled halibut with citrus &\; dill forchette red jacket potatoes\, seasonal vegetables\, caper butter sauce
\nOR
\nHerb &\; garlic crusted Angus beef ribeye with buttermilk whipped potatoes\, seasonal vegetables\, bordelaise sauce
\nOR
\nGnocchi with dried black olive\, basil\, roast red pepper &\; D.O.P. olive oil with white wine splash (vegan)
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\nSWEETS
\nMilk\, dark &\; white chocolate trinity cake with macerated cherry rain
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\n LOCATION:Brookstreet Hotel 525 Legget Dr\, Kanata\, ON K2K 2W2 UID:e.3330.231 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260511T060744Z URL:https://business.ottawabot.ca/events/details/women-wine-wisdom-231 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR