This is not a passive luncheon.
It’s a room full of women who show up ready to connect, collaborate, and create real momentum.
Women who understand that growth doesn’t happen alone, and that success multiplies when it’s shared.
Hosted by sheshopslocal.ca with the National Arts Centre Of Canada, this seventh annual gathering brings together entrepreneurs, founders, leaders,
and change-makers for an unforgettable afternoon of connection, conversation, and collective power.
This event is built around one powerful idea:
We arrive as strangers. We leave as allies, collaborators, and friends.
KINDNESS is the networking event where women sit at new tables with people they’ve never met.
Conversations spark ideas. Ideas turn into projects. Projects turn into partnerships. The room becomes a launchpad for what’s next.
We intentionally crush outdated narratives, self-doubt, and competition, and replace them with shared wisdom, opportunity, and growth.
Because in this wild world, there is one thing that makes everything better and that is “human connection”.
When people are kind together they can:
#KINDNESS is the vibe where others represent you in rooms you’re not in yet!!!!
It speaks highly of your talents, your skills, and your leadership when your name comes up.
This event embodies that energy in every single, solitary detail.
A Power Luncheon Designed With Purpose with an Incredible Red Seal Indigenous Chef culinary artist and educator from the Northwest Territories STEPH BARYLUK .Highly regarded for her work in promoting the Gwich’in cuisine and sustainable Indigenous food systems.
Curated seating to encourage meaningful conversations amongst new friends.
This is where collaboration begins naturally. No forced networking. Just real conversations with real impact.
This event is curated by Catherine Landry and her team, and they are not holding back.
Her vision brings together intention, energy, and execution to create an epic power luncheon that reflects the strength and diversity of Canadian women in business today. Every detail is designed to make attendees feel seen, supported, and inspired to step into their next level.
SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENTS and HOSTS and PRIZES AND SHOPPING AND VENDORS AND GIVEAWAYS ARE ALL COMING UP !!!!
International Women’s Day reminds us that when women give, they don’t lose. They multiply.
GiveToGain is woven into the heart of this event:
This is how communities are built. This is how businesses grow.
We gather in a globally revered, multicultural centre we proudly call HOME. The National Arts Centre of Canada , our proud partner for over 8 years.
This space reflects who we are:
diverse, inclusive, bold, and rooted in community. It’s a reminder that Canadian business women come from everywhere, and together, we are powerful.
TICKETS : EARLY BIRD $139.00
TABLES OF 8 : EARLY BIRD :$1,100
EVENT WILL SELL OUT
QUESTIONS? Email [email protected] or call in the evening 613 608 1038
Centretown would like to acknowledge that Ottawa is built on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation.
The Anishinaabe Algonquin peoples have lived on this land since time immemorial. We recognize and deeply appreciate their historic connection to this place. We also recognize the contributions of Métis, Inuit, and other Indigenous peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and our province and country as a whole.
