EVENTS

Mayor's Breakfast with Michèle Boudria

Date and Time

Thursday Nov 21, 2024
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM EST

Location

Ottawa City Hall - Jean Pigott
110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario

Fees/Admission

Single Ticket:
Ottawa Board of Trade Member - $50 + HST
Future Members - $75 + HST

Cancellations and requests for refunds must be submitted in writing to info@ottawabusinessevents.ca at least 72 business hours prior to the event start time to guarantee a refund. Tickets may be transferred if you are unable to attend. Please provide us with a minimum 24 hours' notice to transfer your ticket. All tickets are purchased in advance online - we are unable to sell tickets at the door. Ottawa Business Events may close event registration prior to the event for any reason.

Contact Information

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Description

The Mayor's Breakfast is one of our most popular events, bringing together the region's top business, community and political leaders. This monthly event features great networking opportunities, a City Hall update from the Mayor, and high-profile speakers addressing issues that are vital to our city, province and country. Join us! Be informed on key issues impacting the prosperity of our city and get connected with Ottawa's business community.

Agenda:
7:00AM - Networking and Breakfast
8:00AM - Update from City Hall + Fireside Chat
9:00AM - Event Conclusion

Special Guest: Michèle Boudria, President and CEO, McDonald's Canada

Michèle Boudria, President & Chief Executive Officer, McDonald's Restaurants of Canada, is responsible for the business operations across more than 1,400 McDonald's restaurants from coast to coast. A people-first leader, Michèle is focused on driving business results and creating a bigger impact to deliver on McDonald's purpose of feeding and fostering communities.

As McDonald's Canada's first woman President & CEO who started her career behind the front counter more than 35 years ago, Michèle is committed to using the organization's scale to realize its purpose to feed and foster communities. She will ensure McDonald's lives up to its promise to be a leader of positive change here in Canada.

Before leading the Canadian business, Michèle served as Managing Director of McDonald's Netherlands. During this time, she was pivotal in focusing the organization on operations, helping the brand to secure a top position in the market. Together with the leadership team, she also refined the organizational structure to ensure the entire market was able to deliver strong results.

Michèle began her career with McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Limited in 1984 as restaurant crew in Aylmer, Quebec. From there, she moved on to regional, national, and international leadership roles of increasing responsibility, including Worldwide Operations teams in 2011. In 2015, she joined the Canada Leadership Team as McCafé Officer. In that role she helped define the vision for McCafé coffee leadership and guided her teams to sustained and consistent periods of growth. In 2018, Michèle was appointed West Regional Vice President, where she established herself as a strong partner to the Owner/Operators in the region.

Passionate about DE&I, Michèle is a former Chair of the Canadian McDonald's Women's Leadership Network and a former Vice-Chair for the US Women's Leadership Network, she has also held the positions of Canadian Women's Leadership Network Sponsor and Canadian Representative on the Global Women's Leadership Network.

Michèle lives in Toronto with her husband.