Breaking Barriers - Women Rising Celebration & Low Entropy Fundraiser
Schedule
Fri Mar 28 2025 at 05:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
6550 Bonsor Avenue,Burnaby,V5H 4P6,CA | Burnaby, BC
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BREAKING BARRIERSWomen Rising Celebration & Fundraiser for Low Entropy Foundation
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Fundraiser for Low Entropy Foundation Purchase your ticket to the Fundraiser for Low Entropy, featuring:
-An empowering keynote speaker on the theme of breaking barriers
-A showcase of Low Entropy’s remarkable accomplishments over the past year
-Delicious appetizers and refreshments
-Exciting raffle prizes and a 50-50 draw
This is a unique opportunity to connect with our community leaders, supporters, and changemakers.
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Women Rising Celebration All ticket holders are invited to stay for the Women Rising Celebration, which includes:
- A dynamic panel of speakers highlighting the achievements and stories of women breaking barriers
-Networking opportunities and inspiring conversations
-Complimentary appetizers and refreshments
Purchase Your Ticket(s) Here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/low-entropy-vip-celebration--2025
Want to attend but have a financial barrier?
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Keynote Speaker:
Tatiane Vita
Tatiane Vita is a global marketing and international expansion executive and advisor with more than 25 years’ experience driving business growth across retail, franchising, education, circular economy, and sustainability. She has led teams of over 1,500 people in more than 200 locations—spanning the Americas to Asia—to scale operations from startup to over 1,000 sites worldwide.
A recognized TEDx speaker and LinkedIn Top Voice, Tatiane is committed to breaking barriers for working mothers and advancing gender equality in senior leadership. Her work blends operational expertise with market insights to foster sustainable growth and empower individuals and organizations across the globe.
Moderator:
Mithila Karnik-Adarkar
With a decade-plus long experience as an artiste manager/publicist in the Indian film industry, Mithila Karnik-Adarkar moved to Canada in 2016 with her husband. Mithila lives in Port Coquitlam in BC, has served on the city’s EDI Roundtable Advisory and has been instrumental, as a community volunteer, in passionately advocating for diversity and inclusion through cultural events, networking experiences and women’s day initiatives. She’s mother to a pliant boxer (named Hagrid!) and a strong-willed daughter and together with her husband, loves her neighborhood breweries, trails and the library!
Panelists:
Susan Bains
Susan’s passion for accessible advocacy emerged after she became a permanent wheelchair user, experiencing firsthand the daily challenges in public spaces that highlight accessibility as a human rights issue. With over 20 years of experience in progressive human resources, she brings a deep understanding of legislative navigation and a talent for fostering cooperative relationships. Susan is committed to raising awareness and sparking meaningful dialogue through extensive research and ongoing engagement with key stakeholders. Her goal is to drive actionable change that ensures accessibility and equality for all. By collaborating with like-minded advocates, Susan works towards a future where barriers are dismantled, and every individual can thrive in an inclusive, accessible society. Through her advocacy, she strives to create lasting impact and ensure that human rights are not just ideals, but realities for all.
Rabiah Dhaliwal
Rabiah Dhaliwal is an award-winning mental health activist and humanitarian. She is dedicated to using her voice to champion awareness of mental health inequities and disability justice. At just 19, she testified before the House of Commons to introduce a Mental Health Parity Act. She is the Founder and Director of the Voices For Hope Foundation, a grass-roots non-profit that works to improve the perception of mental health and amplify the experiences of historically marginalized communities.
She has created a healing grant program for Indigenous communities, led COVID-19 relief initiatives in partnership with the Duke of Edinburgh, and donated wellness kits and art supplies to frontline workers, Indigenous youth, and the unhoused residents of the DTES. In 2024, with support from Canada’s Walk of Fame, Rabiah curated ‘TouchScapes,’ the first 3D-printed art exhibition in Western Canada's history designed for individuals with visual impairments and other sensory needs, promoting inclusivity in the arts. She also helped establish sensory rooms at UBC offering safe havens for students experiencing sensory overload. Rabiah was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women, was Miss Canada 1st Runner Up, and received the B.C. Medal of Good Citizenship for her extraordinary service to the province.
Tamara Pongracz
Tamara is the Department Head, of the BCIT Trades Access group. An advocate of Trades and Apprenticeship Training, Tamara is an Inter-Provincial Certified Plumber (RSE – 1995) with a Master of Education Degree (2010) from Simon Fraser University. Ms. Pongracz was invited to contribute to the BCIT Women in Trades Program in 1996 and shortly after decided to leave industry to join BCIT.
She has been a Department Head for over 25 years. The programs and services offered through Trades Access have helped thousands of folks find their skilled trades career match. Tamara is especially proud of the hundreds of tradeswomen she has assisted into successful, well-paying trades careers. Active in the BCIT community, Tamara was elected by her peers to be the Faculty Representative on BCIT’s Board of Governors. Tamara contributes to the Construction Foundation of BC as an Executive Board Director. Ms. Pongracz received a BCIT Teaching Excellence Award in 2005, an Employee Excellence Award (Inclusivity) in 2019, and was recognized by the Vancouver Regional Construction Association as Outstanding Woman in Construction 2007. Tamara is a proud descendant of the Haida Nation (Old Massett Village Council).
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Where is it happening?
6550 Bonsor Avenue,Burnaby,V5H 4P6,CA, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
