AFIA Launch Event: Vancouver Program

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6:00 pm - 6:30 pm Reception Refreshments & Appetizers by BonVivant Catering (with an Indigenous chef) and viewing of the current Bill Reid Gallery Exhibition
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6:30 pm - 6:35 pm Indigenous Elder Welcome & Blessing Chief Janice George | Hereditary Chief | Squamish Nation
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6:35 pm - 6:40 pm Welcome & Opening Remarks Cristina Carpio | Anchor/Host | CTV News Morning Show
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6:40 pm - 6:50 pm Meet AFIA Paulina Cameron | CEO | The Forum
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6:50 pm - 7:05 pm Panel: Funding Diverse Women Entrepreneurs Panelists: Shannon Pestun | Senior Adviser, Finance | Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) & Jackee Kasandy | Co-Founder & CEO | Black Entrepreneurs and Businesses of Canada (BEBC) ..... Moderator: Gretchen Ferguson | The Forum
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7:05 pm - 7:20 pm Panel: My Funding Story Panelists: Mehrsa Raeiszadeh | Co-Founder & COO | MintList & Oyéta Kokoroko | Founder & CEO | Okoko Cosmetiques..... Moderator: Gretchen Ferguson | The Forum
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7:20 pm - 7:25 pm Closing Remarks Cristina Carpio | Anchor/Host | CTV News Morning Show
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7:25 pm - 7:50 pm Reception Food and wine service

Thank you for joining us!

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Messages:

  • AFIA DEI Index  is a nation-wide initiative developed by The Forum  to address the barriers experienced by women entrepreneurs in accessing the financial capital they need to succeed, especially  BIPOC  women and  2SLGBTQ+  individuals.
  • AFIA DEI Index  offers Canadian funders a dynamic package of resources and services to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) and Reconciliation in business funding.
  • AFIA DEI Index is engaging funders to accelerate financial inclusion.
  • First of Its Kind nationwide initiative to help Canadian funders Activate Financial Inclusion and Access (AFIA) for women entrepreneurs in all their diversity.

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