Director Duties & Board Effectiveness for Private Tech Companies

  Director Duties & Board Effectiveness for Private Tech Companies Forum August 27-28│12:00pm – 6:30 PM MSTDentons Calgary Office InterGen, in collaboration with Board Ready Women and Axis Connects, is hosting an exclusive two half-day workshop on Private Equity Corporate Governance. This curated program is designed to immerse you in principles and best practices of corporate governance […]

Networking with structure and purpose – Women supporting women

We are pleased to invite you to join our next Board Ready Women event on June 20th from 4:30 to 7:00 pm (MT). We are hosting this event in person. In-person registration starts at 4:30 pm, with the program starting at 5:00 pm.   In-person attendance is limited to 100 attendees so please register early! We have […]

Board Resilience: Navigating Crises with Confidence

Our Fireside Chat Features: Patricia McLeod, K.C., ICD.D., MBA Board Chair – Pieridae Energy Ltd., & FutEra Power Corp.Board Member – Green Line Board City of Calgary & MINDD Bra Company Rich Kruger President & CEO – SuncorFormer Chairman & CEO – Imperial Oil Kerry O’Reilly Wilks EVP of Growth and Energy – TransAltaBoard Director […]

Navigating AI Opportunities and Challenges in the Boardroom (Edmonton)

Our Fireside Chat Features: Yasmin Jivraj Chair, NAITBoard Member, Alberta Blue Cross & Alberta Foundation of the Arts Heather Barnhouse Partner, Dentons Canada Corporate Group, Co-Leader of the Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies Kianna Adams Chief of Staff, AltaML Moderated by: Kristina Williams CEO, Alberta Enterprise Corp.Vice Chair, NAIT,Board Director, North American Construction Group […]

Board Ready Women Montréal Kick-Off Event

Our Fireside Chat Features: Melissa Sonberg Board Director – Canada Post, Enghouse Systems Ltd., Hydro One, Exchange Income Corporation & Athennian Françoise Bertrand Board Chairperson – VIA Rail CanadaBoard Director – Concordia University Advisory Committee – Transurban Candice Maxis Board Director – Aéroports de MontréalChief People and Culture Officer – Canadian Olympic Committee Moderated by: Heather […]

Board Ready Women Toronto Kick-Off Event

Our Fireside Chat Features: Martine Irman Board Director – Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, First National Financial LP & Plan International Canada Past Chair – Export Development Canada Manjit Sharma Board Director – Finning International, TransAlta Corporation, Vermillion Energy & Export Development Canada Ani Hotoyan-Joly​ Board Director, Haventree Bank, Friends of Canadian Media & Ontario Shores Centre […]

Navigating AI Opportunities and Challenges in the Boardroom

Our Fireside Chat Features: Elizabeth Cannon President Emerita, University of CalgaryBoard Chair, The Mancal GroupBoard Director, Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL), PureWeb, Rideau Hall Foundation and Gairdner FoundationMember of Board of Trustees, Aga Khan University Nicole Janssen Co-Founder & Co-CEO, AltaMLBoard Director, Edmonton Unlimited Jas Jaaj Managing Partner, AI & Generative AI, Deloitte CanadaBoard Member, […]

ACE Board Certification Program

Discover a comprehensive online program covering boardroom basics to advanced skills, including creating a winning board resume, preparing for board interviews, and understanding director compensation. Through interactive content, workbooks, and group coaching, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills needed to excel as a board member.   What sets ACE Online Board Certification apart? You’ll benefit […]

Uncovering the keys to maximizing the female executive experience and unlocking the secrets of successful boards (podcast)

Uncovering the keys to maximizing the female executive experience and unlocking the secrets of successful boards This month, Heather Culbert, our Board Ready Women co-founder and Board Chair, chatted with Heather Barnhouse, partner at Denton’s, in a #podcast #interview  about the history of Board Ready Women and our progress to date. Heather also highlighted the importance […]

Scovan’s IGNITE: Creating Opportunities for Board Ready Women (article)

Creating Opportunities for Board Ready Women Despite notable improvement in gender representation on boards in developed nations, Canada has yet to achieve comparable progress, with Alberta trailing even further behind. Women currently occupy only 23% of board seats for companies based in Alberta listed on the TSX Composite Index, in contrast to the national average […]