“Through our Women Entrepreneur Program strategy development, we spent a lot of time understanding the overall needs of women in agriculture, so then we tailored the topics within this event to their needs,” Hill explained.
“We heard that women entrepreneurs in agriculture want to be inspired and hear from other women. They also want to know about available options for skill development. They want a network to connect with, to continue on their business and their journey overall.”
The Women in Ag Summit event series will reflect those themes.
“It’ll be a conference-style (event), with breaks and times for networking and connecting,” Hill said. The speakers include creative experts in business, psychology, personal development and entertainment, and the event will provide a “combination of business skills development with networking opportunities (and) inspirational opportunities,” she added.
The Women Entrepreneur Program team at FCC “saw an opportunity to have an event series that was complementary to the other women in ag events that are happening across Canada today, and for us to be very deliberate in the sense of our location … in the spirit of increasing access to these learning opportunities,” Hill explained.
“The importance of events like this is to bring people together, and not only hear from a lineup of speakers, but to also connect,” she said. “It’s an opportunity to come together to learn, to network, and essentially, to leave with some tangible skills you can bring back to your business and bring into action.”
The Ontario event will take place on Mar. 10 in Kitchener. A full list of events and speaker profiles can be found here.
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