Meet the Nominees Virtual Event

The WIN Awards Central Planning Committee and the WIN Chapters invite you to meet and network with the 2024 WIN Awards Nominees.

Join us for some lively break out discussions covering topics like career management and progression, boundaries and work-life balance to networking and self-promotion in the infrastructure industry.

We hope you can join us as we countdown to the big awards day!

WeWIN Mentorship Virtual Panel Event

We are pleased to invite you to our virtual WeWIN mentoring event - “Mentoring – Learning from our Experiences to Do it Even Better”.

The event will feature a panel of two mentor/mentee pairs from past WeWIN matchings and a pre-eminent coach on mentoring. This panel will discuss tackling the challenges and opportunities of mentoring and inspire the next WeWIN pairs.

Panelists:

Mentor: Andrea McLean, Senior Vice President, Asset Management – Infrastructure, Fengate
Mentee: Allison Burton, Program Manager, O&M Business Strategies & Improvement, Metro Vancouver

Mentor: Alexandra Oldford, Lead Consultant – Advisory Services, WSP
Mentee: Aabha Anjikar, Project Controls Specialist, BTY

Coach: Jan Carley, BA, CEC, MCC (Master Certified Coach), Creative Coaching Group
Moderator: Tricia Curmi, Chair of the WeWIN Committee

Countdown to the 10th Anniversary of the National WIN Awards Program:

This event will also be featured as part of the count down to the 10th anniversary of the National WIN Awards Program A Decade of Winning — Women's Infrastructure Network (womensinfrastructure.ca)

Photos/screen shots may be taken at this event and may be used for WIN marketing purposes. By registering and attending this event, you are consenting to the use of your photo.

An amazing evening—BC WIN 2022 Summer Social

BC WIN, with the generous support of SNC-Lavalin, hosted the 2022 Summer Social on September 1, 2022.

We had a wonderful time catching up—in person—and honouring the recent shortlisted WIN Awards nominees!

Do not miss out on awesome WIN events by becoming a member. Just complete the sign up form and you will be a part of this inredible organization!

March 8 Event: International Women's Day

Tuesday, March 8
4:00–5:45 PM ET
1:00–2:45 PM PT

The 2022 WIN Awards Program invites you to join us for a virtual event on International Women’s Day to acknowledge, celebrate, and hear from the 64 amazing women who are nominated for the 2022 WIN Awards.

We are also pleased to announce that Her Honour, the Honourable Janet Austin Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia will be our keynote speaker for this event and will be acknowledging the 2022 WIN Awards Nominees in the context of national and global achievements of women.

As part of this event, we will also be hosting nominee panel discussions and networking in virtual breakout rooms to learn more about the impressive achievements of our nominees. The panel discussions will be focused on this year’s International Women’s Day theme, #BreakTheBias.

Please join us for this exciting event in celebration of International Women’s Day and our 2022 WIN Awards Nominees.

Program

• 4:00–4:15 PM / 1:00–1:15 PM
  Welcoming remarks & 2022 WIN Awards Nominees Video
• 4:15–4:45 PM / 1:15–1:45 PM
  Keynote Speech
• 4:45–5:45 PM / 1:45–2:45 PM
  WIN Awards Nominees Panel Discussion & Networking

Watch the Fireside Chat with Esteemed 2021 WIN Awards Recipients

Goyne Sibay, the 2021 Outstanding Leader, and Marie-Eve Belzile, the 2021 Emerging Leader, discuss their successes and challenges working in Infrastructure, and share their thoughts on what needs to be done to achieve gender diversity in the industry. Recorded January 18, 2022.

Fireside Chat with Esteemed 2021 WIN Awards Winners

Tuesday, January 18, 2022 | 5:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM PT

Join your colleagues in learning about these phenomenal women, their successes and challenges working in Infrastructure, and their thoughts on what needs to be done to achieve gender diversity in the industry.

Our panel will include the 2021 WIN Award winners:

Outstanding Leader
Godyne Sibay, Managing Partner, McCarthy Tétrault

Emerging Leader
Marie-Eve Belzile, Infrastructure Maintenance Manager, SNC-Lavalin

The panel will be moderated by Marie-Liesse Marc, the 2017 WIN Emerging Leader Award winner and Director, Major Projects at Metro Vancouver.

Notice of Recording Please note that this session will be recorded and retained by KPMG in Canada. However, all participant information will be kept anonymous.

Webinar: Avoiding and Managing Construction Disputes

Avoiding and Managing Construction Disputes Across the Project Lifecycle

Thursday, October 28th, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM PDT

Presented by Revay and Associates Limited:

• Dina Alansary, LLM, MCIArb, PMP, PMI-RMP, Consultant, Pacific Region
• Suzanne Checkryn, P.Eng., PMP, MBA, Director, Prairies

There are many different reasons why disputes may arise on projects. Ideally, projects can avoid disputes altogether. However, it is possible that your project will experience a dispute of some form. Disputes can add to the challenges faced in project management and create not only distractions, but larger issues for projects if they are not managed. Disputes, and their impacts, can be mitigated in a number of ways. This includes considerations made at early stages of projects, contract awareness, contract management, identification and management of possible risk events at different stages of execution, management of change, and relationships.

This presentation will start with an overview of the common factors that cause project overruns in cost and/or time and resultant construction claims/disputes, as well as project warning signs. The presentation will discuss the project lifecycle, including considerations to support dispute avoidance and effective dispute management at the different stages of the project lifecycle. Contracting strategies, contract administration, and the importance of project controls, documentation and communication, will be explored, as well as the different ways disputes may be resolved between project parties. Practical examples will be provided throughout the presentation.

Dina is a consultant for Revay’s Vancouver office with over 15 years of professional experience in construction management, forensic delay analysis and dispute resolution. Dina holds a construction engineering degree from the American University in Cairo and a Master of Law in Construction Law and Arbitration from Robert Gordon University. She holds a Member status with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), and is a Project Management Professional (PMP).

Suzanne is a professional engineer with more than 20 years of technical, project management, and corporate leadership experience in the engineering and construction industries. She has provided technical and project leadership for numerous projects within the energy sector with complex engineering, supply chain, construction, project controls, risk management and change management requirements. Suzanne holds and electrical engineering degree from the University of Alberta and a Master of Business Administration from Queen’s University. She is registered as a professional engineer (P.Eng.) in Alberta.

BC WIN's 2021 Summer Social

BC WIN invites you to the (slightly belated) 2021 Summer Social.

This informal event is an opportunity to catch up with old and new faces in an in-person setting, away from all the Zoom calls!

We hope to see lots of you there!

Learning session with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

On behalf of the Women's Infrastructure Network, we are devastated by the news from Kamloops and the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation and our hearts go out to the survivors of the residential school system, their families and communities. We are honoured to host an event led by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

This event will allow us all to listen, reflect, and discuss how we take the anger and devastation that we feel and turn those feelings into action.

Our Guide
Sarra Deane, Education Program Coordinator, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Sarra Deane is the Education Program Coordinator at the NCTR. Sarra is a facilitator and plays a leading role with the Indigenous Insights professional development training program. Prior to joining the NCTR, Sarra worked with the Indigenous Engagement Office at the University of Winnipeg where she worked within a team to advance the University’s commitment to Indigenization through the establishment of Canada’s first University Indigenous Course Requirement. Sarra holds a Bachelor degree in Environmental and Indigenous studies from the University of Winnipeg. As a person of mixed Indian-Anglo descent, with a Newcomer and Settler background, Sarra is keenly aware of the privileges and responsibilities she carries living and working in the traditional territories of Indigenous Nations in Canada. Sarra is the proud mother of a son and step-mother to three amazing young people whose father’s family comes from Big Grassy River First Nation in Treaty Three territory.

On demand webinar: Digital Capital Projects

Digital Capital Projects: Using Analytics to make more informed decisions

A “Digital Capital Project” is the concept of a Capital Project that puts data at the heart of its delivery, along with information processing capabilities and related technology.

We have put together a panel of experts from within Deloitte and out partner IOTICITI to discuss current Digital Capital Project trends and explore 2 case studies.

Digital Capital Projects: Using Analytics to make more informed decisions

Deloitte is pleased to sponsor a webinar on Digital Capital Projects. The panel will discuss current Digital Capital Project trends and explore 2 case studies.

On-Demand: Breakthroughs in Major Capital Projects

Thank you to Being First for your insights at the virtual event, Breakthroughs in Major Capital Projects. The recording, slides, and other materials from the presentation are available: https://breakthrough.beingfirst.com/WIN-breakthroughs-in-major-capital-projects/

Event: Celebrating International Women’s Day

Join us for a virtual event on International Women’s Day to acknowledge and celebrate the amazing 65 women who are nominated for the 2021 WIN Awards, hear about the launch of the 2021 WeWIN Program and participate in a networking session with your peers!

Watch Alliance Contract Model Webinar

Recorded February 3, 2021.

The panellists consider the key features of an alliance model and how that model drives performance and achieves outcomes for proponents. They discuss the current state of the construction market in Canada and explain how Alliances might be used in the Canadian context. You will also gain insight into their lessons learned through the international experience of delivering alliances.

Watch the “Fireside Chat” with Esteemed 2020 WIN Awards Recipients

Toni Rosi (2020 Outstanding Leader), Anna Brighton and Lindsay Wright (2020 Emerging Leaders) discuss their successes and challenges working in Infrastructure, and share their thoughts on what needs to be done to achieve gender diversity in the industry. Recorded January 14th, 2021.

Alliance Contract Model Webinar

Webinar | Wednesday, February 3, 2021 | 4:00 PM–5:30 PM PST

The Alliance model is relatively uncommon in Canada, but there have been a few recent high profile public sector alliance procurements. In the session our panellists will consider the key features of an alliance model and how that model drives performance and achieves outcomes for proponents.

Presented by Bennett Jones.

“Fireside Chat” with Esteemed 2020 WIN Awards Recipients

BC: 2020 Holiday Virtual Event

11th Annual McCarthy Tétrault and Women’s Infrastructure Network (Virtual) Breakfast

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