Thriving Women in 2021 will be hosted by Vancouver Island Advocis Chapter President Christie Coltman, joined by a powerful line up of three women at the top of their professions to engage and lead the audience in an exchange of experiences and personal development.

New Registrants (after the first 50) will be entered in a draw to win one of 10 copies of  “The Female Edge” by our featured speaker Sybil Verch.

AGENDA:

Opening Remarks:

Christie Coltman, CLU, CFP,

• President, Vancouver Island Advocis
• Financial Advisor, Manulife Securities

Guest Speaker:

Lianna Mah

• Vice President, Business Development and Director, Associated Engineering
• Past-President, Engineers and Geoscientists BC

Facilitated Workshop “Raising the Bar”:

Pamela Sylvan

• Personal Branding and PR Consultant
• Author, Professor of Post Graduate Public Relations

Closing Speaker:

Sybil Verch

• Business Leader, TV Personality, Author
• Executive Vice President, Head of Private Client Solutions, Raymond James Ltd.

Panel Discussion:

“Being More than Super" – Expectations and Challenges for Women in 2021”

Guest Speakers:

Lianna Mah, P.Eng., FEC

Lianna is Vice President, Business Development and a member of the Board of Directors for the Associated Engineering group of companies, a Canadian consulting firm with over 1000 people in 21 offices across Canada. Prior to her current role, Lianna specialized in the design and management of civil and environmental engineering projects in Canada and the Caribbean.

Lianna is the immediate Past-President of Engineers and Geoscientists BC, having recently ended her term as president. Engineers and Geoscientists BC is the regulatory body for 38,000 engineers and geoscientists in BC.

She is passionate about promoting diversity and inclusion, and their benefits to fostering respectful and creative workplaces, innovative solutions and positive outcomes. She has been an invited speaker at conferences on topics such as diversity, leadership, and personal branding. She was a founding member of Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s Women in Engineering and Geoscience Division and also served on committees for the Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science and Technology. Engineering is a male-dominated industry; less than 15% of engineers are women.

In 2016, Engineers Canada presented Lianna with the Award for the Support of Women in the Engineering Profession. This year, Lianna received the UBC Faculty of Applied Science Dean’s Medal of Distinction for her contributions to promote and advance the Faculty. She holds Bachelor’s and Masters’ degrees in engineering, both from UBC.

Lianna is married; her husband, Jonathon Ng, is also an engineer. They have 2 children. Jessica has a degree in finance and is a Senior Securities Associate and Justin is studying engineering.

Pamela Sylvan

Pamela is a personal branding and PR strategist. She is known for her creativity and ability to see and understand her client's mission then breathes life and energy into their projects, vision and brand story engagement.

Her achievements include:

Author, Professor of Post Graduate Public Relations, weekly newspaper columnist, magazine editor and contributor, entrepreneur, accomplished pianist, bass violinist and mom to a young adult.

Courage, confidence and resiliency are her touchstones. As a female entrepreneur from a West Indian background, her resiliency was born from the necessity to design environments and create workable situations from nothing. Lacking connections, opportunities and even a home after moving alone across the country, she learned the power of human dynamics, a profound belief in self and how to show up fully in a way that helped her gracefully navigate the unknown which in the end, catapulted her to where she is now.

She is a sought after speaker, guest blogger, facilitator and television commentator on topics ranging from; personal branding, confidence building, media engagement, writing, and brand story and image consulting.

Pamela lives in beautiful Victoria, BC and enjoys daily beach walks, crocheting, reading, and is now working on her second book.

Sybil Verch

As Executive Vice President at the leading independent Wealth Management firm in Canada, Sybil oversees several divisions that support our advisors in delivering exceptional experiences to their clients. This includes asset management solutions, investment strategy, research and trading, insurance, financial planning, trust services, tax and estate planning, and cross border solutions. She also oversees the firm’s practice management offering which provides training and coaching for our financial professionals.

Sybil is actively engaged in the Women’s Advisory Council at Raymond James, plays an integral part in mentoring women in finance and is dedicated to increasing the number of female advisors in our industry. Her published book, The Female Edge, is focused on changing the status quo when it comes to gender diversity in senior leadership roles. Sybil is the executive producer and host of a finance television talk show, The Wealthy Life, which is sponsored by Raymond James Ltd. and airs nationally to help Canadians make smarter financial decisions. She is a member of the private client committee at the Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC) and a continuous supporter of the Peter B Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria.

CE Requirements

This event is pending CE credits. To be eligible to earn any CE from this event, you must:

1. Enter your 7-digit Advocis ID on the registration form. No CE will be provided if this is inaccurate. If you have forgotten your Advocis ID, please contact Member Services 1-877-773-6765 or info@advocis.ca
2. Attend the webinar using the email address entered on your registration form

• If you do not have an Advocis ID number please reach out to member services at info@advocis.ca to be assigned an ID number in order to receive your CE credits If you would like to be extended the member pricing, please join.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this event, please reach out to the Advocis Greater Vancouver chapter at info@advocisvancouver.ca.