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Toronto Chapter October 2006 Speaker's Series Event
Starting our 2006-2007 season, the Toronto Chapter of the Wired Woman Society is proud to present two business leaders in communications for the technology industry, on Tuesday, October 24 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Don't miss the opportunity to learn how you can overcome the challenges of navigating through changes resulting from new technology trends and also discover ways to hone your competitive edge for personal and career growth in the technology marketplace.
Creative Solutions to Today's Challenges
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PRESENTATIONS:
Blogging, Balance and the Connected Life
Presented by Leona Hobbs, Communications Consultant
In keeping with this season's theme, Leona will explore:
- Life hacks that work;
- How social media is changing the game; and
- Innovation: tuning creativity and passion into action.
Leveraging New Technology Markets
Presented by Mia Wedgbury, President, High Road Communications
High Road Communications' ability to keep up with the rapid pace of technology companies has led the company to develop into the largest technology agency in Canada. During her session Mia will highlight:
- How she built Canada's first technology PR agency from the ground up; and
- How businesses in the technology marketplace offer unique opportunities for career growth.
For directions to our new venue location, please go to the map on the Ontario Bar Association website: www.oba.org/en/pdf/OBAConfCenterMap.pdf.
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DATE:
Tuesday, Oct 24, 2006
TIME:
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Registration starts
at 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
Ontario Bar Association
20 Toronto Street,
Suite 200
Conference Rooms A & B
PRICE:
Early Bird Registration:
| Members/Students: |
$35 |
| Non Members: |
$40 |
After Early Bird Deadline:
| Members/Students: |
$40 |
| Non Members: |
$50 |
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SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES:
Leona Hobbs, Communications Consultant
Leona Hobbs is a Toronto-based communications consultant with passion for technology. Her most recent consulting experience was doing Partner Marketing for Yahoo! where she worked with the Connected Life group to support Yahoo!'s partnership with Rogers. Before Yahoo!, Leona was a vice president in the marketing communications practice at Fleishman-Hillard Canada. She has worked with a number of companies including Yahoo!, Rogers, Bell Canada, Sony Computer Entertainment (PlayStation), Kyocera Wireless and AGFA.
Leona has spoken about the web and communications at events for the Canadian Institute, the Association of Internet Marketing and Sales, and at the Alberta Communications Forum. She has guest lectured at Seneca College, Loyalist College and Ryerson University.
Mia Wedgbury, President and Co-founder, High Road Communications
As High Road’s President, Mia leads the firm with more than 15 years of high-tech public relations experience. She has directed global brand positioning programs, handled crisis communications, managed international product launches, and developed strategic public relations programs for emerging players and industry leaders.
Mia has worked with companies across the entire tech spectrum — from consumer software to hardware manufacturers to wireless companies. Over the course of her career, she has worked with Microsoft Canada, NEC Technologies, IBM, AT&T, Canon, Agfa and Sierra Wireless, among others.
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