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SUMMARY:Lorraine Jardine
DESCRIPTION:Changing the World\, One Girl at a Time \nLorraine grew up in Welland\, Ontario\, and met her husband John\, at Western University. After graduating\, they moved to Milwaukee\, where Lorraine earned her teaching degree at University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin\, and then taught high school English. They also lived in Toledo\, Baltimore\, and Brantford\, before returning to London\, where John became City Engineer for London and Lorraine taught in Dorchester and Strathroy. They were a skiing family\, so both sons and their wives and grandchildren live in the beautiful state of Colorado. \nJust as Lorraine was retiring from teaching and contemplating how she could help with the devastating AIDS crisis in Africa\, she read in the London Free Press about Hekima Place\, a home for Kenyan girls who were orphaned due to HIV/AIDS. Lorraine volunteered there for a month in 2007 and has been involved ever since. She has served on their Board of Directors and volunteered at Hekima Place in 2023 and 2025. Its mission has expanded to provide a loving and supportive home for vulnerable girls who have been abused\, abandoned\, neglected\, or orphaned. Since its founding in 2005\, Hekima Place has increased its impact through the addition of a school for not only their girls\, but also for children in the surrounding community of Kiserian\, near Nairobi. \nLorraine enjoys skiing\, kayaking and reading and is a long-time member of Women’s Canadian Club London\, including 10 years as a Board member.
URL:https://www.womenscanadianclublondon.com/event/lorraine-jardine/
LOCATION:Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre\, 591 Wellington Rd. S.\, London\, Ont.\, N6C 4R3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Past Speaker
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SUMMARY:Dr. Michael Borrie
DESCRIPTION:Thank you to our Exclusive Event Sponsors (Joint)\, Lawson Research Institute and the Cognitive Clinical Research Group (CCRG) for your sponsorship of this event. \n \nAlzheimer Disease Biomarkers and New Disease Modifying Treatments \nMichael Borrie\, MB ChB\, FRCPC is a Geriatrician and Professor in the Department of Medicine\, Division of Geriatric Medicine\, The University of Western Ontario. \nHe is the Medical Director for the Aging Brain and Memory Clinic\, an investigator with the Cognitive Clinical Research Group (CCRG)\, Past President of the Consortium for Canadian Centres for Clinical Cognitive Research (C5R). \nHis research interests include investigator-initiated studies for predictors of conversion from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer Disease (AD)\, including sensitive neuroimaging techniques\, blood and cerebral spinal fluid biomarkers. He is the platform lead for the Comprehensive Assessment of Neurodegeneration and Aging (COMPASS-ND) observational study of the Canadian Collaboration on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA). \nSince 1995 the CCRG has been a leading Canadian research site conducting randomized controlled trials of new potential treatments for Subjective Cognitive Decline\, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.
URL:https://www.womenscanadianclublondon.com/event/dr-michael-borrie/
LOCATION:Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre\, 591 Wellington Rd. S.\, London\, Ont.\, N6C 4R3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Past Speaker
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SUMMARY:Mark Daley
DESCRIPTION:Eight Billion Geniuses \nMark is the Chief AI Officer at Western University and a Professor in the Department of Computer Science with cross-appointments in five other departments\, The Rotman Institute of Philosophy\, and The Western Institute for Neuroscience. He is also a faculty affiliate of Toronto’s Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence. \nMark was named in the Maclean’s magazine “Power List 2024” of the top 100 Canadians shaping the country and in Constellation Research’s AI150\, a list of top 150 top global executives leading AI transformation efforts. \nIn October 2024\, Mark was appointed the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Scholar in Residence in Artificial Intelligence. \nMark has previously served as the Vice-President (Research) at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)\, and Chief Digital Information Officer\, Special Advisor to the President\, and Associate Vice-President (Research) at Western.
URL:https://www.womenscanadianclublondon.com/event/mark-daley/
LOCATION:Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre\, 591 Wellington Rd. S.\, London\, Ont.\, N6C 4R3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Past Speaker
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SUMMARY:Kelly Drennan
DESCRIPTION:Thank you to our Exclusive Event Sponsor\, TD\, for your sponsorship of this event. \n \nHow Fashion Impacts People and the Planet \nIn 2007\, after a career in fashion public relations\, Kelly Drennan founded Fashion Takes Action\, out of her desire to create a better\, more sustainable future for her then\, two young daughters. Her role at FTA is to remove the barriers to sustainability that exist for the entire fashion system – for those who make\, sell\, buy\, wear\, care\, repair\, reuse\, collect\, rent\, resell and recycle clothes. \nIn 2014\, Kelly created the annual World Ethical Apparel Roundtable (WEAR) Conference\, hosting hundreds of industry experts in Toronto in an effort to motivate and inspire brands across North America. The last WEAR conference took place in 2023\, and in its place Kelly and her team are producing a Textiles & Apparel track within the Canadian Circular Economy Summit. Kelly is a sought-after speaker herself\, having given hundreds of presentations to industry\, academics and citizens\, including a TED talk (Technology\, Education Design) as part of the Global TEDx Countdown on climate action\, and twice a speaker at Elevate Festival. \nKelly oversees the Fashion Takes Action youth education program My Clothes My World that she developed in 2014 for students in grades 4-12 — delivered to more than 35\,000 students in classrooms across Canada – and which is now available both digitally and in-person. Her current role is to expand the program further across Canada as well as internationally. As such she is a member of the UNESCO Greening Education Partnership\, where she positions fashion as a means to engage and empower young people on broader climate related issues. \nKelly is passionate about collaboration and bringing together multiple perspectives in an effort to take action. She has collaborated with many national and international organizations\, such as the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Fashion for Good\, and has co-authored several reports related to textile circularity and greenwashing. Kelly co-leads the Canadian Circular Textile Consortium with over 120 members across Canada’s value chain\, who collaborate to advance textile circularity\, through a number of projects\, from policy recommendations to textile recycling. \nKelly continues to bring her sustainability expertise to Toronto’s Fashion Industry Advisory Panel\, and to various fashion colleges and their curriculum committees. She regularly contributes to government discussions on transparency\, human rights\, greenwashing and the circular economy. \nIn 2017\, Kelly was the recipient of the prestigious Clean 50 award given to Canada’s climate leaders\, where she was recognized for Education & Thought Leadership\, and was the first recipient of the award for the fashion industry. In 2022 Kelly won the Sustainability Award given out by the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards. She resides in Toronto with her husband and two daughters.
URL:https://www.womenscanadianclublondon.com/event/kelly-drennan/
LOCATION:Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre\, 591 Wellington Rd. S.\, London\, Ont.\, N6C 4R3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Past Speaker
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SUMMARY:Emma Donoghue
DESCRIPTION:Shaping Stories for Stage\, Page and Screen \nEmma Donoghue is a novelist\, screenwriter and playwright. Her novel Room has sold almost three million copies\, won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize\, the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker and Orange Prizes. Emma scripted the film adaptation\, which was nominated for four Academy Awards\, including Best Picture. The Wonder was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize\, and she co-wrote the screen adaptation of the Netflix film which starred Florence Pugh. The Pull of the Stars was nominated for the Trillium Book Award and Scotiabank Giller Prize. In 2025 she wrote the #1 National Bestseller The Paris Express\, a historical thriller. Emma’s fiction ranges from the contemporary to the historical and includes two books for young readers. \nEmma Donoghue turned a set of 19th-century immigrant love letters into a folk musical\, The Wind Coming Over the Sea\, at Blyth Festival in the summer of 2025 and she is the screenwriter for the film H is for Hawk in 2026.
URL:https://www.womenscanadianclublondon.com/event/emma-donoghue-2/
LOCATION:Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre\, 591 Wellington Rd. S.\, London\, Ont.\, N6C 4R3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speakers Series 2026-2027
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SUMMARY:Deputy Chief MacSween
DESCRIPTION:Grit and Grace: Respectful Disruption and the Path to  Authentic Leadership \nDeputy Chief Treena MacSween began her policing career in 1998 with Peel Regional  Police before joining the Hamilton Police Service in 2001. In April 2024\, she was appointed  Deputy Chief of the London Police Service\, bringing more than 28 years of experience in  operational\, investigative\, and administrative leadership. An accomplished Critical Incident  Commander and Public Order Unit Commander\, Deputy Chief MacSween has led numerous  largescale operations for major events and critical incidents. She is deeply committed to  building collaborative partnerships that shape effective community safety strategies and is a  steadfast advocate for inclusive workplaces and the wellness of police service members.  \nRecognized as a trailblazer in Canadian policing\, her promotion to Deputy Chief marked a  historic milestone\, making her the highest ranking Black female officer in Canada. Beyond  her operational responsibilities\, she serves as Co-Chair of the Canadian Association of  Chiefs of Police Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion Committee and is an active member of the  Ontario Women in Law Enforcement Advisory Council.   \nDeputy Chief MacSween is also a proud mother to two daughters\, Taylor and Alexis\, and  shares a strong commitment to public service with her husband\, Mike\, a firefighter.
URL:https://www.womenscanadianclublondon.com/event/deputy-chief-macsween/
LOCATION:Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre\, 591 Wellington Rd. S.\, London\, Ont.\, N6C 4R3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Professor Michelle Hamilton
DESCRIPTION:Forest City Facts: Using Public History to  Celebrate London’s Bicentennial \nMichelle Hamilton is a Public Historian interested in historical and contemporary issues  surrounding museums and heritage\, often in regards to Indigenous peoples. She is also the  director of Hear\, Here London which brings first-person stories to the street at the location of  that story. She leads a collaborative project to curate interactive historical signage for Village  SoHo\, applying concepts of heritage to health and wellbeing.  \nMichelle is also a vocal heritage advocate involved in the rescue of the former Victoria  Hospital Archives\, preservation of historical buildings\, and supporting museums under threat. 
URL:https://www.womenscanadianclublondon.com/event/professor-michelle-hamilton/
LOCATION:Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre\, 591 Wellington Rd. S.\, London\, Ont.\, N6C 4R3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speakers Series 2026-2027
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SUMMARY:London Chorus Sweet Adelines
DESCRIPTION:Jingle and Mingle \nThe London Sweet Adeline Chorus is a vibrant\, award winning group of women who love to  sing four (4) part a cappella harmony. Our chorus chartered as a member of Sweet Adelines  International Inc.\, in 1954 making us the oldest Ontario Chapter and the second longest  running Chapter in Canada.   \nSweet Adelines International is a world-wide non-profit organization of women singers  committed to advancing the art form of Barbershop Harmony through education and  performance. It is one of the world’s largest singing organizations for women with more than  600 chapters spread over four continents. Choruses compete in one of 33 regions of the  world to qualify for International Competition. London Chorus has proudly represented  Ontario at International Competitions\, placing as high as third (3rd) in the world.   \nWe are one of London’s premier choruses and perform under the direction of Master  Director\, Julia Beadle. Regularly\, we produce exciting shows and cabarets to entertain  throughout London and surrounding communities\, either as a full chorus\, in smaller groups  or in quartets at a variety of venues. All we require to perform is a pitch pipe and our voices  blended in four parts – lead\, bass\, baritone and tenor.
URL:https://www.womenscanadianclublondon.com/event/london-chorus-sweet-adelines/
LOCATION:Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre\, 591 Wellington Rd. S.\, London\, Ont.\, N6C 4R3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speakers Series 2026-2027
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SUMMARY:Adam Shoalts
DESCRIPTION:Wilderness Adventures With Adam Shoalts \nAdam Shoalts is a professional adventurer and Westaway Explorer-in-Residence at the  Royal Canadian Geographical Society. His expeditions range from mapping rivers to  archaeological projects\, but Adam is best known for his long solo wilderness journeys\,  including crossing alone nearly 4\,000 km of Canada’s Arctic.   \nNamed one of the “greatest living explorers” by CBC and declared “Canada’s Indiana Jones”  by the Toronto Star\, Shoalts’s latest quest was retracing the route of a lost explorer\, the  subject of his new bestselling book Vanished Beyond the Map.   \nHis other books include Where the Falcon Flies\, The Whisper on the Night Wind\, A History of Canada in 10 Maps\, and Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada’s Arctic\, all  of them national bestsellers.   \nHe has a PhD from McMaster University in history\, and in his free time\, enjoys long walks in  the woods.
URL:https://www.womenscanadianclublondon.com/event/adam-shoalts/
LOCATION:Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre\, 591 Wellington Rd. S.\, London\, Ont.\, N6C 4R3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speakers Series 2026-2027
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SUMMARY:Dr. Monique Bertrand
DESCRIPTION:How to Prevent and Screen for Cancer of the Cervix:  HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Testing and Vaccination \nDr. Monique Bertrand was a practicing Gynecologic Oncologist in Canada for over 40 years  and a Professor of Medicine and academic researcher in the medical schools at the  Universities of Ottawa\, British Columbia and\, most recently\, since 2004\, here at Western  University. Recently retired\, she maintains a position as Professor Emeritus in the faculty of  Medicine at Western and has taken on various advocacy positions in efforts to combat  cancer of the cervix nationwide.  \nAlthough her career largely focused on the care of women with gynecologic malignancies\, it was  in the areas of prevention and screening of cervical cancer that she was especially engaged  from the beginning of both her clinical and academic careers. This interest eventually led to her  involvement with a national society\, the Society of Colposcopists of Canada (SCC)\, with whom  she initially participated in setting educational programs across Canada\, and eventually served  as President. Subsequently she represented the SCC at various provincial and national  organizations\, such as the Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Network (CCPCN). She was  also involved in establishing national guidelines for cervical cancer screening in Canada and  was a Canadian representative for the setting of international screening standards\, at a  convention in Bethesda\, USA. Furthermore\, she was asked to directly participate in setting up a  Cervical Cancer Screening Program in the country of Ecuador.   \nDr. Bertrand has been a strong advocate for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. As  such\, she co-chaired the Pan-Canadian Cervical Cancer Screening Network (PCCSN) HPV  Vaccine Working Group and represented this group on the National Advisory Committee on  Immunization (NACI). She was also involved with the Federation of Medical women of Canada  (FMWC). In addition to having been a past President of the FMWC\, she was involved in its  presentation to the members of parliament in Ottawa to designate an “HPV Prevention Week”  and in Toronto\, to speak to Members of the Legislature to advocate for the school HPV  vaccine program to include both boys and girls.  \nIn 2021 Dr. Bertrand was appointed to the  position of Expert Advisor\, Cervical Cancer Screening at the Canadian Partnership Against  Cancer (CPAC)\, a position she held until early 2025. Her involvement at CPAC included Co Chair of the Pan-Canadian Cervical Cancer Screening Network (PCCSN). In this role\, she  continued to advance both the goals of the WHO with respect to the Elimination of Cancer of  the Cervix globally and more specifically the goals of the Partnership as set out in an Action  Plan for the Elimination of Cancer of the Cervix in Canada.
URL:https://www.womenscanadianclublondon.com/event/dr-monique-bertrand/
LOCATION:Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre\, 591 Wellington Rd. S.\, London\, Ont.\, N6C 4R3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speakers Series 2026-2027
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SUMMARY:Pam Tobin
DESCRIPTION:From Surviving to Thriving: A New Road Map for Women’s Support”  \nPam is the CEO\, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)\, Thames Valley Addiction  and Mental Health Services. Leading the largest CMHA branch in Ontario\, she is responsible  for advancing priorities such as supportive housing\, Indigenous mental wellness\, and  improving access to programs and services to all individuals wherever they are in their  journey to wellness.   \nPam has over 25 years of strategic leadership experience in community health and wellness\,  program design and implementation. Prior to joining CMHA\, she was the CEO\, Oneida  Nation of the Thames where she negotiated with all levels of government to secure funding  for clean drinking water\, public safety\, and enhancing program and service delivery. \nIn 2023\, Pam was awarded the London Leading Women Leading Girls Award for exceptional  leadership that improves the lives of others. Additional awards include Change Maker of the  Year and Impact Awards (2018) awarded by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer for  successfully leading change management in the organization and for developing and  implementing cultural awareness training for all staff. 
URL:https://www.womenscanadianclublondon.com/event/pam-tobin/
LOCATION:Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre\, 591 Wellington Rd. S.\, London\, Ont.\, N6C 4R3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speakers Series 2026-2027
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SUMMARY:Roma Roth
DESCRIPTION:From Small Town Stories to International Hit Series: Storytelling  that Resonates with a Global Audience \nCreator\, Showrunner\, and Executive Producer\, Roma Roth is an extraordinary creative force  who has dedicated her career to bringing meaningful\, female-centric storytelling to a global  audience. Through the development of complex\, layered female characters with themes of  resilience\, professional identity\, and emotional healing\, Roma’s work connects and  resonates deeply with a global audience allowing it to build a loyal fan following.   \nRoma is dedicated to elevating the female voice both in front of and behind the camera  which is why over 50% of the creative positions on Sullivan’s Crossing\, including Producers\,  Directors\, and Writers were held by individuals who identify as female. Under Roma’s  leadership\, Sullivan’s Crossing has taken the world by storm. The #1 drama series on CTV  in Canada for three consecutive years\, it has also topped Crave’s streaming charts. The  series also reached #1 on Netflix and The CW Network in the U.S.\, #1 on Stan in Australia\,  and it was one of the Top 10 series on TF1+ in France. Airing in over 180 territories\,  Sullivan’s Crossing continues to top ratings globally. Roma’s work has been heralded as  being a “life-preserver” during tumultuous times. With positive messages\, inclusive and  diverse characters\, and emotional and realistic storylines\, Roma’s work focuses on  community\, self-discovery\, resilience\, and healing.  \nBut Roma’s global success extends well beyond Sullivan’s Crossing. She is also the  visionary executive producer behind Netflix’s longest-running #1 original series\, Virgin River which Bloomberg recently named as one of the top 5 shows of the decade with 40+ billion  minutes streamed worldwide.   \nRoma’s incredible success with both Sullivan’s Crossing and Virgin River has not only  revitalized the romance drama genre but has pushed broadcasters and streamers to re evaluate their position on developing and supporting female-centric programming thereby  paving the way for other female creatives interested in telling female stories.  \nBased on best-selling female author Robyn Carr’s bestselling novels\, and executive  produced under Roma’s Reel World Management banner\, Sullivan’s Crossing\, follows the  life and struggles of neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan\, and her journey of self-discovery as she  reconnects with her roots as well as her friends\, Sydney Shandon\, Edna Cranebear and Lola  Gunderson\, while trying to rebuild her life after returning to her father’s rural campground in  Nova Scotia\, Canada.   \nRoma is an inspirational female Producer\, Showrunner\, Writer and Director who has  dedicated her career to championing female-driven stories while supporting women across  the industry. She has executive produced and co-financed more than 70 TV Movies centered  on women\, has been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award and is a member of the  Alliance of Women in Media\, WGC\, DGC\, PGA\, CMPA\, The Television Academy and the  Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
URL:https://www.womenscanadianclublondon.com/event/roma-roth/
LOCATION:Best Western Plus Lamplighter Inn & Conference Centre\, 591 Wellington Rd. S.\, London\, Ont.\, N6C 4R3\, Canada
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