Women in Rail

On behalf of the Railway Association of Canada (RAC), we would like to invite you to attend the upcoming, inaugural Canadian Women in Rail event. The intent of this event is to showcase the wonderful job women in business are doing each and every day; whether you are operating in a yard, running a locomotive, or heading the Board of Directors at one of Canada’s railways, women are excelling in the workforce. The event will be two hours a day, over a two day period.

If you have any questions, please direct to Janet Greene at (613) 564-8109 or jgreene@railcan.ca

Agenda:

Day 1: May 25, 2021

Time Presenter/Theme
Moderator: Jacqueline Milczarek, President and Chief Content and Engagement Officer, National Content Solutions Media.
12:30–12:35 Opening remarks by Caroline Healey, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Railway Association of Canada.
12:35–13:00 Keynote Speaker: Caroline Codsi, Founder, Women in Governance.
13:00 –13:15 Question and answer
13:15–14:15 Interactive panel: Executive Women in Rail: Beginning the Journey – A Conversation About Gender and Inclusion in the Workplace

Joan Hardy, Vice President Sales and Marketing Grain and Fertilizer, CP
Françoise Bertrand, Chair of VIA Rail’s Board of Directors
Janet Drysdale, Vice–President Sustainability, CN
Kleo Landucci, Board member and Chief Commercial & Corporate Affairs Officer, Ashcroft Terminal
14:15–14:30 Question and answer
14:30 Closing remarks Janet Greene, Director, Member Engagement, Railway Association of Canada

Day 2: May 26, 2021

Time Presenter/Theme
Moderator: Jacqueline Milczarek, President and Chief Content and Engagement Officer, National Content Solutions Media
12:30–12:35 Opening remarks by Stéphanie Montreuil, Senior Director, Communications and Media Relations, Railway Association of Canada
12:35–12:40 League of Railway Women: Emilia Marceta, PR Chair
12:40–13:05 Keynote Speaker: The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Vice-Chair of Global Investment Banking at CIBC and former Minister of Transport, Labour and Natural Resources
13:05–13:20 Question and answer
13:20–14:15 Interactive panel: Generational Chats: Careers In Canadian Rail

Katie Pattemore, Trainmaster, CP and former student at Lambton College
Toni Nicolas, Conductor, Cando Rail & Terminals and former student at SAIT college
Darlene Nagy, Hazmat Program Manager, CP
Lisa Tuningley, President, T-Rail
Emily Mak, Director, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel, SRY
14:15 –14:30 Question and answer
14:30
 Closing remarks Caroline Healey, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Railway Association of Canada

 

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