Past Event Listings

Since 2003, OWIT Alberta has been organizing events in Calgary and Edmonton. Below is a brief overview of events that have taken place over the past couple of years:

• Eric Thurman, author of A Billion Bootstraps
• Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson: Andrea Mandel-Campbell, Author
• A Bridge to Business in Britain. Networking and special guest Gemma Smith of BR Market Access
• Doing Business with International Financial Institutions
• Protecting International Trade-Marks and Brands: Strategies and Stories- Michelle Simpson, Partner, Trevoy Simpson LLP
• Celebrating International Women's Day: Guest speaker Zouera Youssoufou, Washington DC.
• National Women in Business Expo
• OWIT Spring Board Meeting, Monterrey, Mexico
• Exploring Trade Opportunities, Zinck Trading House Inc.
• Beyond Borders USA event. A two-day seminar designed to assist companies entering and navigating the US market
• Celebrating International Women's Day- Inspiring and Enabling Women to Succeed. Guest speaker, Barbara Mowat
• The Impact of a Global Pandemic, Guest Speaker Maureen Elko
• Is your company ready for Wal-Mart?, Guest speaker Angela Marshall Hofmann, Director International Trade, Wal-Mart
• Beyond Borders, Your Passport to Exporting Seminar, Edmonton
• OWIT Spring Board Meeting, Orange County
• WIT Night Out, Calgary- Global Summit of Women: Your Unique Opportunity, Guest speaker Joy Playford,  Regional Director, Special Markets, Western and Northern Regions, Business Development Bank of Canada
• OWIT International Conference, San Francisco
• Chocolate & Wine Tasting Event  with Margarita Gonzales, Export Director of Vina Echeverria in Chile and Astrid DesLandes of Belle Vie Seminars
• The beauty and business of fashion with Viviana Shaneman, VP of Serena Fashions
• Taking OWIT Into the Future: A Collective Vision Shaped and Shared by All
• Denmark: Your Strategic EU Business Partner, Guest Speaker His Excellency Poul E.D.Kristensen, Danish Ambassador to Canada
• OWIT Annual Spring Board Meeting
• Beyond Borders: Your Passport to Exporting
• Go-Expo & Kim Davies, Vice President of New Ventures and Corporate Development, Compton Petroleum Corporation Luncheon
• Washington, DC, Fall Board Meeting
• CESO: Providing expertise around the world since 1967. Guest speaker Agnès van 't Bosch, VP International CESO
• Maximizing Your Contacts Internationally: Donna Messer, Connectus Canada
• E-discussion on Gender Equality, Export Performance and Competitiveness.