Jody Wilson-raybould Announced as Keynote Speaker for In-person Surrey Women in Business Awards

The in-person return of the Surrey Board of Trade's Surrey Women in Business Awards, presented by Prospera Credit

Union, will take place on May 13 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel. The event will feature the Honourable Jody Wilson-raybould as keynote speaker! We thank speaker sponsor DP World Canada for helping to make this possible.

The Honourable Jody Wilson Raybould, P.C., Q.C., served as the Independent Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Minister of Veterans Affairs and the Associate Minister of National Defence until her resignation in 2019. She is a lawyer, a bestselling author of ‘Indian' In The Cabinet: Speaking Truth To Power & From Where I Stand: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada, an advocate and a leader in

BC'S First Nations communities. She has been a provincial crown prosecutor, a councillor for the We Wai Kai Nation, a chair of the First Nations Finance Authority and has served as regional chief of the BC Assembly of First Nations. Jody Wilson-raybould is a descendant of the Musgamagw Tsawataineuk and Laich-kwil-tach peoples, which are part of the Kwakwaka'wakw and also known as the Kwak'wala-speaking peoples. She is a member of the We Wai Kai Nation. Her traditional name, Puglaas, means “woman born to noble people.”

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ABOUT THE EVENT:

The event recognizes the hard work of Surrey's businesswomen and their contributions to Surrey. The purpose of the event is to inspire, motivate and educate the audience.

2022 FINALISTS Entrepreneur

Angela Robert, Conquer Experience Inc. Jessica Yang, Tochtech Technologies Ltd. Maria Santos-greaves, Surrey Hearing Care

Professional

Andrea Rasmussen, Wilson Rasmussen LLP Kathrin Matadeen, TD Bank Financial Group Nicole Garton, Heritage Trust

Not-for-profit Leader

Amanda Mcnally, Peace Arch Hospice Society Kyla Painter, Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association (FRAFCA) Vandna Joshi, DIVERSECITY Community Resources Society

Corporate Leadership

Alexandra Haukaas, PCB Freight Management Ltd. Anna Dibella, Profix Accounting & Strategy Ltd. Dr. Diane Purvey, Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Emerging Leader

Amadea Hallwas, XBA School of Dance Amy Reid, Phoenix Society/city of Surrey Rochelle Prasad, SPARK Foundation

Social Trailblazer

Florence Sufen Kao, DIVERSECITY Community Resources Society Gurjinder Bhurji, Runsurreyrun Jen Temple, Trademark Group of Companies