Be inspired by those who represent the kind of smarts, insight, and innovative thinking that Women’s Brain Health Initiative’s Young Person’s Cabinet is dedicated to protecting.
Attendees will learn about topics such as: why you should care about your brain health now, the damage stress and unhealthy eating habits have on mental acuity, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
| MODERATOR: | Pauline ChanHealth Reporter, CTV News Toronto |
| PANELISTS: | Julian BrassFounder & CEO, Notable |
| Sasha Gollish,Athlete & Road Safety Engineer | |
| Dan Jacob, Co-Founder, TedxToronto | |
| Nicole Verkindt, Founder OMX & Dragon, Next Gen Den | |
| SPECIAL GUEST: | Dr. Elizabeth Chertkow, MDCM, CCFP, NCMP Family physician |
| DATE: | Thursday November 5, 2015 |
| TIME: | 5:30 PM – 8:30PM (DOORS: 5:00PM) |
| LOCATION: | Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, 209 Victoria Ave, Toronto |
| Tickets: | $95 (Group Rate $75)* EARLY BIRD SPECIAL+: $80 |
All proceeds support the Women’s Brain Health Initiative. Because our grey matter, matters.
* Group Rate applies to 5 or more tickets | Early Bird Special applies to tickets purchased before October 11| 2015Charitable receipt provided for maximum allowed by law
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| EVENT CHAIRS: | GEORGE & TRISH VRADENBURGFounders US Against Alzheimer’s Network |
| SPECIAL GUEST: | PAULINE MAKI, PHDUniversity of Illinois at Chicago |
| DATE: | WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14, 2015 |
| TIME: | 6:30 – 8:30 pm |
| LOCATION: | GAGOSIAN GALLERY, BEVERLY HILLS |
| WITH: | DJ ISAAC FERRY |
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON | TAMARA MELLON, OBE | WENDI MURDOCH
MARTHA STEWART | TRUDIE STYLER | IVANKA TRUMP | BARBARA WALTERS
invite you and other notable guests to join them for a private evening celebrating the U.S. launch of :
a global foundation for brain-aging diseases that affect women
| EVENT CHAIRS: | DR. LISA AIRAN & DR. TREVOR BORN |
| DATE: | Monday, March 23, 2015 |
| TIME: | 6-8pm |
| LOCATION: | Urban Zen | 711 Greenwich Street, New York City |
| DJ SET: | ALEXANDRA RICHARDS |
Evening made possible by:
Be inspired by outstanding business leaders who represent the kind of smarts, insights and innovative thinking that the Women’s Brain Health Initiative is dedicating to protecting.
| MODERATOR: | Amanda LangSenior Business Correspondent, CBC News and Anchor,& The Exchange with Amanda Lang |
| PANELISTS: | Jeanne BekerJournalist, Author and Fashion Entrepreneur |
| Jennifer CarterPresident & CEO, Hermes Canada | |
| Michèle MaheuxExecutive Director & COO, TIFF | |
| Ellen MoorePresident & CEO, Chubb Insurance Co. | |
| SPECIAL GUEST: | Dr. Vivien BrownVice President, Medical Affairs, Medisys Health |
| CO CHAIRS: | Lisa Borsook & Eileen Greene & Corinne Pruzanski |
| DATE: | Wednesday March 4, 2015 |
| TIME: | 8:00 am – 10:30 am (Doors: 7:30 am) |
| LOCATION: | Tiff Bell Lightbox, Toronto |
| Tickets: | $95 (Group Rate $75)* |
All proceeds support the Women’s Brain Health Initiative. Because our grey matter, matters.
* Group Rate applies to 5 or more tickets | Charitable receipt provided for maximum allowed by law.
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Be one of the first to see Lisa Genova’s novel STILL ALICE come to life.
With a Golden Globe winning performance by Julianne Moore and co-starring Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth and Hunter Parrish, STILL ALICE is both heartbreaking and inspiring.
| DATE: | Thursday January 22, 2015 |
| TIME: | 7:00 pm (Doors 6:30 pm) |
| LOCATION: | Scotiabank Theatre Toronto, 259 Richmond St. W, Toronto |
| TICKETS: | TICKETS: $50* |
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| PROCEEDS SUPPORT: |   |
* Charitable receipt for maximum allowable by law
Be inspired by outstanding business leaders who represent the kind of smarts, insights and innovative thinking that the Women’s Brain Health Initiative is dedicating to protecting.
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| MODERATOR: | Amanda Lang, Senior Business Correspondent, CBC News and Host, Lang & O’Leary Exchange |
| PANELISTS: | Janice Fukakusa, Chief Administrative Officer & Chief Financial Officer, RBC |
| Kimberley Newport-Mimran, President & Creative Director, Pink Tartan |
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| Wendy Freeman, President, CTV News |
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| Marie-Josée Lamothe, Managing Director – Branding, Google Canada |
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| SPECIAL GUEST: | Lynn Posluns, Founder & President, Women’s Brain Health Initiative |
| CO CHAIRS: | Lisa Borsook & Corinne Pruzanski |
| DATE: | Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 |
| TIME: | 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm (Doors: 5:00 pm) |
| LOCATION: | Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, 209 Victoria St., Toronto |
| Tickets: | $95 (Group Rate $75*) |
All proceeds support the Women’s Brain Health Initiative. Because our grey matter, matters.
* Group Rate applies to 5 or more tickets. | Charitable receipt provided for maximum allowed by law.
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The heartbreak of Alzheimer’s, the power of art, and the meaning of family
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| Guest Speakers: | Lynn Posluns, President, Women’s Brian Health initiative |
| Carolyn & Claire Poirier will share their personal journey with their mother’s early onset of dementia | |
| ADMISSION: | Pay-what-you-can |
| DATE: | Tuesday, September 16, 2014 |
| TIME: | DOORS 6:00PM |
| SHOW 6:30 PM | |
| LOCATION: | Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor Street West, Toronto |
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| Expert insight on what every woman should have top of mind to keep her in good health. | |
| FEATURING: | Dr. Vivien Brown, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP, NCMP, Vice-President, Medical Affairs, Medisys Health Group |
| Leslie Beck, Nutritionist, Health & Nutrition Author & weekly Globe & Mail contributor | |
| Lynn Posluns, Founder & President, Women’s Brain Health Initiative | |
| LOCATION & DATE: | Calgary – Westin Calgary – Wednesday March 19, 2014 |
| Ottawa – Château Laurier – Thursday March 27, 2014 | |
| Vancouver – Sutton Place Hotel – Wednesday April 9, 2014 | |
| Montreal – Hôtel Omni- Thursday May 29, 2014 | |
| TIME: | 11:15 am – 2:00 pm |
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| Expert insight on what every woman should have top of mind to keep her in good health. | |
| FEATURING: | Dr. Vivien Brown, Family Physician & International Speaker on health prevention and healthy aging |
| Leslie Beck, Nutritionist, Health & Nutrition Author & weekly Globe & Mail contributor | |
| Lynn Posluns, Founder & President, Women’s Brain Health Initiative | |
| WITH GUEST MODERATOR: | Dr. Marla Shapiro, Host of CTV’s Dr. Marla & Friends, Canada AM’s Health & Medical Expert |
| DATE: | Thursday March 6, 2014 |
| TIME: | 11:15 am – 2:00 pm |
| LOCATION: | Sheraton Toronto – 123 Queen Street West |
Find out why our grey matter matters
Today, more women than men suffer from Alzheimer’s and depression.And stress may cause women’s brains to age prematurely.What makes these facts even more alarming is that there are currently fewstudies being undertaken to find out why.
Learn more about the Women’s Brain Health Initiative and hear from some of Canada’s leading experts about the impact their work will have for women as they age.
Please note, these events are private. Video recordings of each speaker will beavailable online in Spring 2014 as part of the Women’s Brain Health Initiative Education Series.
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| EVENT: | Brain plasticity and cognitive reserve or why training the brain can help brain aging |
| LOCATION: | Montreal |
| DATE: | Wednesday November 13, 2013 |
| TIME: | Breakfast 8:30 – 9:30 |
| WITH: | Sylvie Belleville, PhD |
| Full professor, Psychology Dept, Université de Montréal Researcher & Research Director, Institut Universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal |
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| EVENT: | Women and dementia: a focus on fitness and frailty |
| LOCATION: | Halifax |
| DATE: | Friday November 15, 2013 |
| TIME: | Breakfast 8:30-9:30 |
| WITH: | Melissa Andrew, PhD, MD, MSc (PH), FRCPC |
| Geriatrician, Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University | |
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| EVENT: | Aging & the female brain – how stress, hormones & experience impact brain health |
| LOCATION: | Vancouver |
| DATE: | Monday November 18, 2013 |
| TIME: | Breakfast 8:30-9:30 |
| WITH: | Liisa Galea, PhD |
| Professor, Distinguished University Scholar, Department of Psychology University of British Columbia |
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| EVENT: | Sex and age specific effects of stress in health and disease |
| LOCATION: | Ottawa |
| DATE: | Wednesday November 20, 2013 |
| TIME: | Breakfast 8:30-9:30 |
| WITH: | Jens Pruessner, PhD |
| Associate Professor, Departs. of Psychology, Psychiatry, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Douglas Institute, McGill University |
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| EVENT: | Know Brainers: How Exercise Helps Boost Brain Health with Aging |
| LOCATION: | Calgary |
| DATE: | Monday November 25, 2013 |
| TIME: | Breakfast 8:30-9:30 |
| WITH: | Marc J. Poulin, PhD DPhil |
| Brenda Strafford Foundation Chair in Alzheimer Research, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Professor, Departments of Physiology & Pharmacology, and Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary |
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| EVENT: | Sex Differences in Brain Imaging of Dementia and Aging |
| LOCATION: | Toronto |
| DATE: | Wednesday November 27, 2013 |
| TIME: | Lunch 12:00-1:00 |
| WITH: | Sandra E. Black, O.Ont., MD, FRCP(C), FRSC, FAAN, FAHA |
| Brill Chair in Neurology, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre & University of Toronto |
| HOSTED BY: | Dr. Helena Jaczek, Liberal MPP Oak Ridges-Markham, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care |
| Christine Elliot, MPP Oshawa-Whitby, PC Health Critic | |
| France Gélinas, MPP Nickle Belt, NDP Health Critic | |
| AND GUEST SPEAKER: | Guest Speaker: Gillian Einstein, PhD. |
| Director, Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience & Women’s Health Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of Toronto |
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| DATE: | Wednesday October 9, 2013 |
| TIME: | 7:30 am |
| LOCATION: | Legislative Dining Room, Queen’s Park |
| GENEROUSLY HOSTED BY: | Heather Reisman |
| CEO of Indigo Books & Music | |
| FEATURING: | Arianna Huffington |
| Chair, President & Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post Media Group | |
| WITH EMCEE: | Jeanne Beker |
| Host, Fashion Television Channel | |
| AND GUEST SPEAKER: | Dr. Pauline Maki. |
| Professor of Psychiatry & Psychology & the Associate Director of the Center for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Illinois at Chicago | |
| DATE: | September 10, 2013 |
| HOSTED BY: | The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works & Minister for Status of Women |
| The Honourable Senator Linda Frum | |
| GREETINGS FROM: | Niki Ashton, MP, NDP Women’s Critic |
| The Honourable Dr. Hedy Fry, MP, Liberal Health Critic | |
| GUEST SPEAKER: | Jens Pruessner, PhD. |
| Director, McGill Centre for Studies in Aging, Associate Professor, Depts. Of Psychology,Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Douglas Institute, McGill University | |
| DATE: | Tuesday May 7th, 2013 |
| TIME: | 5:30pm |
| LOCATION: | Banking Committee Room, 256-S, Centre Block. |
Be one of the first to see Michael McGowan’s latest film at the Canadian premiere of STILL MINE with host Kirstine Stewart, Executive Vice President, CBC.
Enjoy appetizers and drinks at Tryst, swag bag and Q&A with cast members.
Guests receive an exclusive HOPE-KNOT pin designed by jeweler Mark Lash.
All proceeds support the Women’s Brain Health Initiative. Because our grey matter, matters.
DATE: Monday, April 29th, 2013
TIME: 5:00pm – Food and Beverage
Tryst Night Club, 82 Peter St. Toronto, ON.
6:30pm – Private Screening
Scotiabank Theatre Toronto, 259 Richmond St. W. Toronto, ON.
