2022 Catalyst Honours
November 9, 2022 8:00 am EST — November 9, 2022 8:30 pm EST
Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto Canada
November 9, 2022 8:00 am EST — November 9, 2022 8:30 pm EST
Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto Canada
Hybrid Event |
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| Conference:
In-person and virtual 8:00 am ET – 5:30 pm ET Highlights include keynote speakers, sessions, breakouts, networking opportunities, and more! |
Reception and Dinner:
In-person 5:30 pm ET – 8:30 pm ET Highlights include presentations from the Champions and more! |
Presenting Sponsor: 
Our premier annual event in Canada will gather hundreds of corporate leaders and honour individual Champions for workplace gender equity.
Tailored to business leaders and DEI advocates at all levels, the event will feature an in-person Conference and Dinner at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto as well as virtual programming. The theme, The Great Reimagining, highlights the need to reimagine the workplace in this new era.
Please view our growing list of sessions and speakers:
Presenting Sponsor: Manulife
8:00 – 9:00 am | Registration, Breakfast, and Networking
9:00 – 9:15 am | Opening Remarks and Welcome to 2022 Catalyst Honours
9:15 – 9:20 am | Rebuilding Canada After the She-Cession, Special Guest Speaker to be Announced Soon
9:20 – 9:25 am | Reimagining the Next 60 Years for Women at Work, Featuring Roy Gori
9:25 – 9:40 am | Champion 1 – Katie Dudtschak, Respected Leader—2022 Catalyst Champion: Katie Dudtschak
Honouree:
Katherine (Katie) Dudtschak, Executive Vice President, Regional Banking, Personal & Commercial Banking, RBC
9:40 – 10:40 am | Morning Keynote: Real Talk About Cross-Cultural Advantages
10:40 – 11:10 am | Networking Break
11:10 – 11:25 am | Welcoming Catalyst’s Canada Executive Director with Presenting Sponsor Manulife
Meet Catalyst’s Canada Executive Director Julie Cafley as she sits down with an executive from Presenting Sponsor Manulife. 2022 Catalyst Honouree Beth Horowitz will be highlighted.
Featuring:
Julie Cafley, Catalyst Canada Executive Director
11:25 – 11:40 am | Champion 2 – Édith Cloutier, Rogers Communications: Regarded Ally—2022 Catalyst Champion: Édith Cloutier
Honouree:
Édith Cloutier, Regional President for Quebec, VP of Sales for Ottawa, Quebec, and Federal, Rogers Communications
11:40 am – 12:25 pm | Requiring Pay Equity
With new legislation in effect, learn how Canadian corporations can close the gender pay, opportunity, and leadership gaps that exist within their companies.
12:25 – 1:30 pm | Lunch Break
1:30 – 3:00 pm | Afternoon Breakouts
Breakout Session 1 – Reinvesting in Communities: A Corporate Responsibility Sponsored by Manulife
Breakout Session 2 – Representation & Transparency, Sponsored by Enbridge
In 2016, Enbridge acknowledged employee demand for greater transparency about gender representation. Their 2022 Catalyst Award-winning initiative included the development of the Enbridge Gender Dashboard—an interactive online tool showing gender representation across all levels.
Featuring:
Lauren Morishita, Director, Diversity and Inclusion Projects, Enbridge
Jennifer Thorpe-Moscon, Vice President, Research & Chair, Catalyst
Breakout Session 3 – ERGs and Intersectionality, Sponsored by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.
3:00 – 3:30 pm | Networking Break
Sponsored by Manulife
3:30 – 3:45 pm | Champion 3 – Swanzy Quarshie, Scotiabank Recognized Mentor—2022 Catalyst Champion
Honouree:
Swanzy Quarshie, CFA, Director, Energy Sales Specialist, Global Banking and Markets, Scotiabank
3:45 – 4:00 pm | Champion 4 – Nicole McCormick, Rogers Sports & Media Revered Advocate—2022 Catalyst Champion
Honouree:
Nicole McCormick, Senior Manager of Newsgathering, CityNews, Rogers Sports & Media
4:00 – 4:45 pm | Afternoon Keynote
4:45 – 5:00 pm | Closing Remarks, Presented by Manulife
4:30 – 5:30 pm | CEO Session: Reaching Board Parity, Sponsored by Accenture (Invitation Only)
Learn how Catalyst Accord 2022 Companies have outperformed TSX-Listed Companies in advancing women into leadership.
5:30 – 6:30 pm | The Great Reimagining Networking Reception, Sponsored by the Canadian Bankers Association
6:30 – 8:30 pm | Champion Awards Ceremony
Dinner Chair: Darryl White, CEO, BMO Financial Group
Presenting Sponsor: Manulife
8:00 – 9:00 am | Networking & Build Your Agenda
9:00 – 9:15 am | Opening Remarks and Welcome to Catalyst Honours 2022
9:15 – 9:20 am | Rebuilding Canada After the She-Cession, Special Guest Speaker to be Announced Soon
9:20 – 9:25 am | Reimagining the Next 60 Years for Women at Work Featuring Roy Gori
9:25 – 9:40 am | Champion 1 – Katie Dudtschak, Respected Leader—2022 Catalyst Champion: Katie Dudtschak
Honouree:
Katherine (Katie) Dudtschak, Executive Vice President, Regional Banking, Personal & Commercial Banking, RBC
9:40 – 10:40 am | Morning Keynote: Real Talk About Cross-Cultural Advantages
10:40 – 11:10 am | Networking Break
11:10 – 11:25 am | Welcoming Catalyst’s Canada Executive Director with Presenting Sponsor Manulife
Meet Catalyst’s Canada Executive Director Julie Cafley as she sits down with an executive from Presenting Sponsor Manulife. 2022 Catalyst Honouree Beth Horowitz will be highlighted.
Featuring:
Julie Cafley, Catalyst Canada Executive Director
11:25 – 11:40 am | Champion 2 – Édith Cloutier, Rogers Communications: Regarded Ally—2022 Catalyst Champion: Édith Cloutier
Honouree:
Édith Cloutier, Regional President for Quebec, VP of Sales for Ottawa, Quebec, and Federal, Rogers Communications
11:40 am – 12:25 pm | Requiring Pay Equity
With new legislation in effect, learn how Canadian corporations can close the gender pay, opportunity, and leadership gaps that exist within their companies.
12:25 – 1:30 pm | Lunch Break
1:30 – 3:00 pm | Afternoon Breakouts, Sponsored by Manulife, Enbridge, and Sponsored by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.
3:00 – 3:30 pm | Networking Break, Sponsored by Manulife
3:30 – 3:45 pm | Champion 3 – Swanzy Quarshie, Scotiabank Recognized Mentor—2022 Catalyst Champion
Honouree:
Swanzy Quarshie, CFA, Director, Energy Sales Specialist, Global Banking and Markets, Scotiabank
3:45 – 4:00 pm | Champion 4 – Nicole McCormick, Rogers Sports & Media Revered Advocate—2022 Catalyst Champion
Honouree:
Nicole McCormick, Senior Manager of Newsgathering, CityNews, Rogers Sports & Media
4:00 – 4:45 pm | Afternoon Keynote
4:45 – 5:00 pm | Closing Session, Presented by Manulife
Your support of Catalyst Honours demonstrates your commitment to advancing women in workplaces globally. Your contribution not only showcases your dedication to building inclusive workplaces. It also helps propel Catalyst’s progress for the next 60 years.
We are celebrating Catalyst’s sixtieth anniversary in 2022 as the year of The Great Reimagining: Equity for Women, Equity for All, building upon the momentum Catalyst founder Felice N. Schwartz created 60 years ago. Together with you, we are shaping a Great Reimagining that works for women—and for us all.
Manulife is the Presenting Sponsor for the event.
“At Manulife, we’re delighted to be the Presenting Sponsor of 2022 Catalyst Honours. As a global franchise, we wholeheartedly support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) because not only does everyone deserve the right to be their authentic selves; DEI is a key ingredient in driving innovation, collaboration, and high performance. Thank you to Catalyst for helping create equitable workplaces for women, and congratulations to the 2022 Champions!” — Roy Gori President & CEO, Manulife.
Catalyst Honours recognizes exceptional role models accelerating progress for women in the workplace. Launched in Canada in 2010, Catalyst Honours has recognized 65 outstanding individuals representing the gold standard for inclusive leadership. Learn more about this year’s incredible Champions.
Join us for this dynamic hybrid gathering to learn, network, and celebrate.
A Special Thank You to All Our Sponsors:
2022 Convening Presenting Sponsor
2022 Dinner Chair
2022 CEO Session Sponsor
2022 Reception Sponsor
2022 Session Sponsor
See highlights from Catalyst 2021.
See highlights from Catalyst Honours 2019 (below)
Tanya van Biesen, former Executive Director, Canada, Catalyst, speaking at the Conference.
Zabeen Hirji, Executive Advisor, Future of Work, Deloitte: "Diversity is a fact. Inclusion is an act to ensure people inside organizations thrive."
Victor G. Dodig, President & CEO of CIBC and Chair of the Catalyst Canada Advisory Board, at the 10-year anniversary reception.
Tanya van Biesen, former Executive Director, Canada, Catalyst, speaking at the Dinner.
Sandra Stuart, Group General Manager, President & CEO, HSBC Bank Canada
Sandra Stuart, Group General Manager, President & CEO, HSBC Bank Canada
Sandra Stuart, Group General Manager, President & CEO, HSBC Bank Canada (center)
16-year-old Riya Karumanchi, Founder & CEO, SmartCane: "The future is just a vision. At the end of the day, it’s up to us to create it."
Current and previous Catalyst Canada Honours Champions gathered to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the award.
Norie Campbell, Group Head, Customer & Colleague Experience, TD Bank Group
Norie Campbell, Group Head, Customer & Colleague Experience, TD Bank Group (center)
Michael Cherny, Chief of Staff, Audit Public Practice, Deloitte
"The value of a #champion isn’t only that they SEE the moment, but that they SEIZE the moment." —Catalyst President & CEO Lorraine Hariton
“We can’t advance our collective interests without advancing the interests of women. It starts by investing in and championing our young people.” —Dave McKay, President and CEO, RBC, alongside Plan Canada Youth Ambassador Aiza Ibid
View from the ballroom balcony.
Alison Jeffrey, center, of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, with RBC CEO and Dinner Chair, Dave McKay, and Aiza Ibid.
Alison Jeffrey, Senior Adviser, Strategic Initiatives & Client Development Coaching, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
“Mental health in the workplace is good for people and good for business.” —Bernard le Duc Executive VP, Corporate Services, Bell
A live-streamed episode of the podcast RBC Disruptors, a speaker series moderated by RBC SVP John Stackhouse, featuring special guest Carol Leaman, President & CEO, Axonify. They discussed how microlearning can enhance training and reskilling for an organization’s workforce.Table and ticket packages are now on sale.
Download the Catalyst Honours Conference & Dinner Flyer
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