Forum Overview (PRELIMINARY)

The Agenda

We're Back!  Join us December 2-3, 2018 to explore feminist approaches to enterprise design, product and service innovation, operating practices, strategic planning, and more. Workshops are both "think and do" oriented. Our foundational talks will provoke, inform and inspire you to think about current issues and ideas via a feminist lens. This unique event showcases and celebrates the voices of feminist business practitioners of all genders and identities.
 
Preliminary Event Schedule:

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2nd:
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10:00 AM-7:30 PM:  Registration, Community Fair, Journaling Room
  • The Community Fair, co-curated by the EFF production team and organized by Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce, the fair features a collective merch table and 15+ community groups, associations, media enterprises, collectives, or projects which are focused on elevating or supporting the entrepreneurial feminist community. We are also hosting a collective merch & bookstore table We hope you take the time to get to know each one!
  • Journaling Room:  This room will be open throughout the entire event.  It will be a quiet, meditative space with chairs, tables, pillows, markets, art supplies etc. where you can go and digest your experiences—or just note how you are arriving on this day by journaling.
  • Registration:  This is where you check in, make your own cool name tag, printed agenda, etc.
11:00 AM-12 NOON:  Movement Workshop (Yoga, Dance)
  • In these sessions, you will have a chance to move n grove! Treat and nourish your body before settling into learning mode! You will have a choice of two sessions.
12:00 NOON-1:00 PM:  Writing Workshop (with Prompts)/Journaling Room/ Time/Community Fair Open
  • This time slot is meant for you to have some time to yourself, think, set intensions, prepare, or just empty your mind to be ready to receive.
  • Writing Workshop:  This session is for those who need to find time to write and might enjoy being challenged by unique feminist entrepreneur-oriented writing prompts.  Participants will have the option to share—or not! Facilitated by (TBA)

1:00 PM-2:00 PM: Welcome, Energizer, Foundational Talk #1

Foundational Talks are three talks by amazing thought leaders and teachers in the field.  Each talk is focused on illuminating thought provoking trends, insights and issues which will get us all thinking about the future of feminism and alternative economic models.

2:30 PM-5:30 PM:  Deep Dive Workshops (These three-hour workshops are designed to really move you forward--you will move one of your mountains done in these sessions!)
  • DDW #1:  The Feminist Business Model Canvas Workshop with CV Harquail and Petra Kassun-Mutch
  • DDW #2:  The Feminist Marketing Plan with Kelly Diels-Tentative
  • DDW #3:  TBA

5:30 PM-7:30 PM:  Action Packed Reception! Special Guest Lightning Talk by Vicki Saunders (Founder, SheEO).  Poster "Inspirations" Walk, Networking, Entertainment, Community Fair

  • Lightening Talk by Vicki Saunders, Founder, SheEO on "Radical Generosity" from 6:00-6:20 PM
  • A “Poster Session” is a way of giving the opportunity for members who have ideas or new ventures, projects, or ideas/theories/concerns they want to share with the community.  Posters can be prepared and brought to the event or created at the event. They will be posted in the main room. EFF participants can peruse, stop and learn about poster ideas at their leisure during the reception.   Poster Walk presenters will be by their poster answer questions about their project, obtain feedback and gain valuable insights. 
  • Reception Entertainment (TBC)
  • The reception offers light nourishment (free non-alcoholic drinks, finger foods).  Wine and Beer tickets will be for sale as well. 
* Note: To keep costs down, we only offer coffee, tea and healthy snacks throughout the day, however lunch is either Bring Your Own (there is lots of seating) or you can purchase food from the social enterprise cafe on site. 
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 3rd:

8:00 AM-4:30 PM:  Registration, Community Fair Continues…

8:15:00 AM-9:00 AM:  Movement Workshop (Yoga, Dance), Journaling Room Open, Writing Workshop (Prompts)

9:15 AM-10:00 AM:  Welcome, Energizer, and Foundational Talk #2 featuring CV Harquail, Feminists at Work

10:30 AM- 12:00 AM Workshops Series A (Three Options)
  1. Mapping Your Enterprise Ecosystem; Mapping the Larger Feminist Ecosystem of Toronto by Dr. Barbara Orser, Valerie Fox, & PK Mutch
  2. TBA
  3. TBA

12 NOON-12:45 PM:  Lunch, Networking, Community Fair, Journaling Room Open

12:45 PM-2:30PM:  Workshop Series B (Three Options)
  1. TBA
  2. TBA
  3. TBA

2:45 PM-3:45 PM:  Lightning Talks -Three Rooms, Three Themes, 5 speakers 6 min each. Plus 20 min discussion and Q & A
  • Theme 1-FUNDING YOUR ENTERPRISE (Vicki Saunders, SheEO, Moderator)
  • Theme 2-GROWING YOUR ENTERPRISE
  • Theme 3- A FEMINIST LOOK AT THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY (Lisa Campbell, Lifforder Wine Distributors, Moderator)
 
3:45 PM-4:15 Break, Community Fair, Journaling, Networking

4:15 PM-5:30:  Foundational Talk #3, Harvest Session, Closing Ritual

* Note: To keep costs down, we only offer coffee, tea and healthy snacks throughout the day, however lunch is either Bring Your Own (there is lots of seating) or you can purchase food from the cafe on site. 
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2018 CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: