Sustainable Leadership: Wellness as a Strategic Advantage

Event Overview

The Women in Leadership (WIL) Toronto Chapter is proud to host a special event in celebration of WIL Day 2026. This gathering will bring together professionals for an inspiring evening centered on leadership, wellbeing, and meaningful connection.

The program will feature an engaging workshop, a dynamic panel discussion, and curated networking opportunities - each designed to empower leaders to explore how wellbeing can be harnessed as a strategic advantage to drive both personal effectiveness and organizational success.

Workshop overview:

Unlocking the Power of the Female Nervous System: Lead with Clarity & Presence

Most corporate environments were not designed with women’s biology in mind. The result? High-performing women are 1.5x more likely than men to experience burnout.

This experiential workshop offers a different path.

You’ll learn how your nervous system shapes your leadership, decision-making, and resilience - and how to work with it, not against it. Through practical tools and guided practices, you’ll build the capacity to regulate in real time, access grounded presence, and lead with greater clarity, confidence, and influence.

Panel abstract:

Sustainable Leadership: Wellness as a Strategic Advantage

Wellness is no longer a personal luxury - it is a leadership imperative.

The Women in Leadership Foundation and CIBC invites you to an insightful panel discussion exploring how wellness directly influences decision-making, team performance, innovation, and long-term career growth.

Featuring three distinguished female leaders from diverse industries, this moderated session will explore:

• Wellness as a competitive leadership advantage
• Designing work rhythms that protect energy and performance
• Modeling healthy leadership for teams and organizations
• Integrating personal values into professional success

Participants will gain practical tools and frameworks they can immediately apply to elevate both their well-being, leadership effectiveness and visibility.

Speakers:

Panelists:

Natasha Bruyea, Vice President, Organization Design & Effectiveness, HR, CIBC , CIBC

Rachel Barbaro, ICF-Certified Executive Leadership Coach, Organizational Consultant

Darcy MacNeil, Senior Director, Social, Loblaw Agency

Moderator:

Caroline Galdamez, Events Director, Women in Leadership (WIL) Foundation, Toronto Chapter

Event Agenda

5:15pm - 5:30PM - Registration

5:30 – 5:35 PM - Welcome & Opening Remarks

5:35 – 6:05 PM - Interactive Workshop (30 mins) Facilitated by Rachel Barbaro

6:05 – 6:20 PM - Break (15 minutes)

6:20 – 7:00 PM - Panel Discussion (40 minutes)

7:00 – 7:15 PM - Audience Q&A

7:15 – 8:00 PM - Networking
Waitlist and Cancellations

If registration is full, please email [email protected] to be added to our waitlist.

If you have registered but can no longer attend, please let us know so we can offer your spot to another guest.
Register here -> https://www.womeninleadership.ca/events-1/women-in-leadership-wil-day-event-2026

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