Community | PPPC Communiqué Here WEE Go! Canada’s promotional products industry celebrates its top female professionals with its annual Women Empowerment Event. By Margaret Williamson Batuszkin THE PROMOTIONAL PRODUCT PROFESSIONALS OF CANADA successfully served up its Women Empowerment Event for 2023, a fun-themed mixer titled “Promo in the City.” Sponsored by PCNA, the event was designed to bring together and empower Canada’s top female promo professionals and rising stars in the industry. Held on the eve of the industry’s biggest national convention (NATCON 2023) in Toronto on September 11, the event, inspired by the iconic Sex in the City HBO series, provided an opportunity to connect over cocktails and light bites to share stories, experiences and knowledge. This year, PPPC wanted to coordinate the event during the evening just before NATCON, as many members from across the country were already in town. This provided the perfect opportunity and setting to bring members together for an evening of fun and to unofficially kick off the national conference. A highlight of the evening of networking and professional development came along with some hearty laughs, thanks to the night’s entertainment, Kate Davis, a top Canadian connectivity, humour in the workplace and work-life balance expert. Davis is a 12-time Canadian Comedy Awards nominee, the star of her own hour-long comedy special on CTV and the Comedy Network and the author of two books. WEE is one of PPPC’s most highly anticipated events each year. The annual networking event and learning experience is created by women, for women, to share knowledge and ideas. PPPC members participating in WEE each year are able to build longlasting friendships and strengthen their contacts within the industry in an inviting and fun atmosphere. Together they work to elevate one another in business and work toward future growth and success. The PPPC team is already planning WEE 2024. Visit pppc.ca/ events/wee for photos of the 2023 event and more information to come for next year. Williamson Batuszkin is a communications professional with PPPC. Songquan Deng / Shutterstock.com Kate Davis 90 • OCTOBER 2023 • PPAI
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