Women's Issues Speakers
With tact, honesty and a healthy dose of humour, these speakers address the complexities of being a woman. Work-family balance, women's health, the glass ceiling, women in sport, and so much more! Our female roster is full of strong and vibrant examples for your group.
Click any of the speakers below for a full biography and program overview.
Jann Arden
Jann Arden can bring a hall full of people to tears through song, only to have them, moments later, rolling in the aisles from her...
Sally Armstrong
Sally Armstrong has the gift of touching the emotions of her audience through her stories based on her travel to many remote parts of...
Carole Bertuzzi Luciani
Carole Bertuzzi Luciani is a dynamic speaker with a unique style guaranteed to keep audiences engaged, enthused and energized. Luciani...
Roberta Bondar
Dr. Roberta Bondar is a much sought-after speaker who makes exciting connections between how our brains adapt in space and how we can...
Kathy Buckworth
Kathy Buckworth is an award winning writer, spokesperson, content creator and media personality. She is the author of six books,...
Patricia Croft
In 2010, notable economist and media commentator, Patricia Croft, retired as chief economist at RBC Global Asset Management. Patti...
Maureen Dennis
Before founding Wee Welcome, a business devoted to giving new parents the tools to have a baby and a life, Maureen spent seven years...
Cyndi Desjardins
Cyndi Desjardins was a successful business manager, working in product development and sales management, as well as being a new mom...
Ann Douglas
They don't call her “The Mother of All” for nothing. Ann Douglas has been Canada's go-to guide to all things parenting since the...
Linda Edgecombe
"My Promise is simple: to deliver programs that Create Powerful Shifts, Inspired, Energized and Accountable Professionals who show up...
Colleen Francis
Colleen is driven by a passion for sales - and results. A successful sales leader for over 20 years, she understands the particular...
Risha Grant
Motivated by her passion to correct societal isms like racism, sexism, classism and plain old stupidism, it is Risha's personal mission...
Heather Greenwood Davis
Heather Greenwood Davis is a lawyer turned multiple award-winning journalist, travel columnist, freelance feature writer and blogger....
Alison Griffiths
Alison Griffiths is an award winning financial journalist, bestselling author and experienced broadcaster. She brings to her work a...
Carla Guerrera
Carla Guerrera is a globally recognized real estate and urban development professional. Carla combines the fields of real estate...
Sharon Hampson
Sharon Hampson is a Member of the Order of Canada, and the recipient of many awards, including the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award, the...
Jennifer Hedger
Jennifer Hedger is the co-host of the 10p.m. ET edition of SportsCentre alongside Darren Dutchyshen. Hedger offered viewers regular...
Lorie Kane
Lorie Kane is among Canada's premier female golfers. Born in 1964 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in an athletic family. Lorie...
Catherine Kaputa
From Madison Avenue, to Corporate America, to the halls of academia, Catherine Kaputa has perfected her ability to market products,...
Dr. Janet Lapp
Over 2,000 audiences around the world from Russia to Argentina to Hong Kong- clients such as IBM, AT&T, Allstate, New York Life,...
Lisa Mattam
Lisa Mattam is widely recognized as a dynamic leader, inspiring speaker and consultant to business professionals across the globe. As...
Rona Maynard
Rona Maynard was Editor of Chatelaine through a decade of growth and innovation in which she proved to a new generation of readers that...
Dr. Beth McCharles
Dr. Beth McCharles is a leading Mental Performance Coach and dynamic speaker. Through an innovative and collaborative approach, Beth...
Tracy Moore
Born in Toronto to Jamaican-Canadian parents, Tracy Moore was raised in quintessential suburbia, where she had the sort of childhood...
Jennifer Moss
Jennifer Moss is the Cofounder of Plasticity Labs, researcher and bestselling author of “Unlocking Happiness at Work” and Virtual...
Heather Moyse
Heather Moyse left a wake of push-start records on tracks all over the world on her way to winning Canada's first ever Women's...
Sara Orlesky
Sara Orlesky joined the SportsCentre broadcast team in January 2008 as a reporter for the Toronto bureau, filing reports on major...
Suze Orman
Suze Orman is a bestselling author on personal finance, a financial advisor, and television personality who has given thousands of...
Michelle Ray
Michelle Ray is a highly sought-after international business keynote speaker, consultant, author and educator who demonstrates a deep...
Joannie Rochette
The audience at Pacific Coliseum, all of Canada, and skating fans all over the world held their breaths as six-time Canadian Ladies...
Tracey Ruiz
Tracey Ruiz specializes in helping babies, toddlers and children sleep. Working in the trenches with thousands of families over the...
Dr. Sima Samar
Dr. Sima Samar is probably one of the most selfless leaders on the world stage today. Dr. Samar fled Afghanistan in 1984 after her...
Dr. Natasha Sharma
Dr. Natasha Sharma is an Author, TEDx Speaker, Emotional Fitness Expert, and TV/Media Personality. She is also the author of The...
Dr. Joey Shulman
Dr. Joey Shulman DC, registered nutritionist, is the author of several best- selling books including The Natural Makeover Diet - 4...
Sami Jo Small
Sami Jo Small grew up on the outdoor hockey rinks of Winnipeg, MB. Her passion for the game was honed in the boys' minor hockey system....
Chantal Vallee
Chantal Vallée is the Head Coach of the University of two-time Canadian University Champion Windsor Lancers Women's Basketball. She...
Tina Varughese
Tina is an Indo-Canadian daughter of first-generation East Indian parents, which allows her to find ‘the best of both worlds’ and shed...
Suzy Welch
Suzy Welch is an author, commentator, and business journalist. The weekly column, The Welch Way, she writes with her husband, Jack...
Hayley Wickenheiser
Four-time Olympic medalist, Hayley Wickenheiser is regarded as one of the best female hockey players in the world with an uncompromised...
Samra Zafar
Samra Zafar is an award-winning international speaker, bestselling author, consultant, educator, and entrepreneur who advocates for...
Lorraine Zander
What do fire walking, creating a bomb scare and being picked up by Sir Richard Branson have in common? Lorraine Zander. That's her...