Daily Agendas*
UFCW Women’s Network 16th Biennial Convention
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Registration Opens
11:00 am
Foyer in front of Ballroom W-CVendors - Women’s Network Booth
11:00 am - 5:30 pm
Foyer in front of Ballroom W-CPre-Convention Workshop
Identifying Leaders & Developing Union Change-Makers
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Ballroom W-CBreak
2:45 pm - 3:00 pmPre-Convention Workshop
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Ballroom W-CRegistration Closes
5:00 pm
Foyer in front of Ballroom W-CEvening Reception
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Foyer in front of Ballroom W-C -
Breakfast
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Drummond RoomRegistration
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Foyer in front of Ballroom W-CWomen’s Network Booth and other booths
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Foyer in front of Ballroom W-CConvention Opens
8:30 am
Ballroom W-CBea Bruske
President of Canadian Labour CongressKelly Tosato
President UFCW 175 & 633Panel
Empowering Women at Work: Pathways to Lead, Influence, and Thrive
Alejandra Zaga Mendez
Assistant Leader of the Official OppositionBreak
10:40 am - 11:00 amSandy Gerber, Keynote Speaker
How to Communicate in 2026GROUP PHOTO IN BALLROOM
Lunch
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Drummond RoomWorkshops
1:30 pm - 2:45 pmAll participants will stay in their room, and the will get 3 workshops. Participants will get a sticker on their name badge, and they will be assigned a room.
Own the Room: Confident Public Speaking
She Leads, She Lifts (Mentorship/Femtorship)
Bystander Intervention: Responding to Discrimination & Violence
Break
2:45 pm - 3:00 pmWorkshops
3:00 pm - 4:15 pmAll participants will stay in their room, and the will get 3 workshops. Participants will get a sticker on their name badge, and they will be assigned a room.
Own the Room: Confident Public Speaking
She Leads, She Lifts (Mentorship/Femtorship)
Bystander Intervention: Responding to Discrimination & Violence
Election of Officers & Resolutions
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
Ballroom W-CRegional Meetings and Elections
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Region 1 -Ballroom East
Region 2 - Salon 6
Region 4 - Salon 7
Region 5 - Salon 2
Region 6 - Salon 5
Region 7 - Salon 8
Region 8 - Drummond Room
Canada - Ballroom W-C
CW + RWDSU - Salon 4 -
Breakfast
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Drummond RoomRegistration
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Foyer in front of Ballroom W-CWomen’s Network Booth and other booths
7:30 am - 1:30 pm
Foyer in front of Ballroom W-CConvention Opens
8:30 amBallroom W-C
Speakers
Magali Picard
Présidente de la FTQ
Emilie Genin
Professor, Labour Relations School of the University of MontrealPanel
Prioritizing Women's Mental Health Wellness - from Awareness to ActionSwearing in of Officers
9:45 am
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS & RESOLUTIONSFireside Chat with Brandy Branco Inspiring Agents of Change
Break
10:30 amWorkshops
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
All participants will stay in their room, and the will get 3 workshops. Participants will get a sticker on their name badge, and they will be assigned a room.
Own the Room: Confident Public Speaking
She Leads, She Lifts (Mentorship/Femtorship)
Bystander Intervention: Responding to Discrimination & Violence
Lunch
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Drummond RoomCONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS & RESOLUTIONS
Traditional Indigenous Closing
2:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
*Agenda and schedule subject to change