Law & Entrepreneurship SpeakHER Series

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Overview

The Law and Entrepreneurship SpeakHER Series 2023 is a virtual speaker series that explores the implication of the law in business decisions for entrepreneurs in various industries. Each session will involve a dialogue with accomplished female founders sharing their lived experience dealing with the law and their lawyers.

The series aims to help lawyers and law students understand the needs of Small Business Enterprises (SMEs)  in order to develop a client-centred approach while helping them understand the value lawyers add to their businesses. The series is a continuance of the SpeakHER series launched by EPICentre in January 2022 to highlight the unique challenges and obstacles faced by women entrepreneurs while launching and growing their businesses.

The Law and Entrepreneurship SpeakHER Series 2023 is a partnership between EPICentre and Professor Myra Tawfik, Don Rodzik Family Chair in Law and Entrepreneurship.

SEASON 4 - FALL 2023

Date Speaker Topic
Friday, October 6th 2023 Erin Pisko, Vice President of Strategy at Innovation Asset Collective (IAC).

To Innovate & Protect: Unlocking the True Value of Patents

SEASON 3 - WINTER 2023

Date Speaker Topic
Monday January 23, 2023 Grace Quan, CEO of Hydrogen in Motion SpeakHER Series: Law & Entrepreneurship in Motion
Friday February 17, 2023 Surria Fadel, Co-Founder and COO of Cedar Valley Selections Law & Entrepreneurship SpeakHER Session: Legally in Motion
Wednesday April 12, 2023 Diane Reko, CEO and Chair of the Board at Reko International Group Inc.

SpeakHER Session: Machination of Law & Entrepreneurship

SEASON 2- FALL 2022

Thanks to the support of the Consulate General of the United States, Toronto, we were able to launch the Entrepreneurship SpeakHER series (Season 1 and 2) to strengthen the bilateral ties between Canada and the United States and connect woman founders and potential entrepreneurs from both nations. Season 2 consisted of four virtual sessions focusing on the industries of: Culinary, Arts & Culture, Social Enterprise and Engineering. To watch any of these past sessions, check out the YouTube links below.

Keep an eye out for our events calendar as we will be announcing information soon for our upcoming Entrepreneurship NetworkHER event in January 2023.

Session 5: Raise a glass to INSPIRATION with Donna Stoney

Session 6: A Collision of Arts & Community with Bre’Ann White

Session 7: Crossroads of Art and Social Impact with Carol Hofgartner

Session 8: Constructing the AMPossible with Melanie Lang

SEASON 1- WINTER 2022

Thanks to the support of the Consulate General of the United States, Toronto, we were able to launch the Entrepreneurship SpeakHER series (Seasons 1 and 2) to strengthen the bilateral ties between Canada and the United States and connect woman founders and potential entrepreneurs from both nations. Season 1 consisted of four virtual sessions focusing on the industries of ICT, Fitness, Service/Consulting, and Healthcare. To watch any of these past sessions, check out the YouTube links below.

Session 1:
Friday January 28

Session 2:
Thursday March 3

Session 3:
Friday, March 25

Session 4:
April 12, 2022

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

Professor Myra Tawfik, Don Rodzik Family Chair in Law and Entrepreneurship

QUESTIONS

Contact Layanb@uwindsor.ca with any questions.