2021

June 9, 2021 

Annual General Meeting (AGM) (virtual) 

May 17, 2021 

The Runway to Sustainable Fashion: An Evening with Local and International Movement Makers (virtual) 

Panelists: Praveeni Perera (Popular Fashion Blogger and Trade Specialist); Dana Goodman (Former Model); Rebecca Rowe (Designer, Capsule Creator); Pedro Cybis (Sustainable Fashion Researcher); Molly Dugan (Business Consultant); Helene Carter (Bank and Vogue); Leslie Harwell (Managing Partner at Alante Capital).

April 27, 2021 

Lunch & Learn: Business Opportunities with Canada’s Developing Country Trading Partners, in partnership with Cowater International (virtual) 

Panelists: Samantha Torrance (Executive Vice-President, Governance and Economic Reform, Cowater International); Phil Rourke (Project Director, EDM and CTIF); Ann Penner (President, Three Point Perspectives and former Member, Canadian International Trade Tribunal); Pernille Fischer Boulter (CEO and Founder, Kisserup International Trade Roots); Vicki Campbell, (Senior Program Manager, EDM); John Karalis (Program Manager, Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2+)). 

March 17, 2021 

Women Empowerment: Discovering Limitless Opportunities (virtual)

Panelists: Alexis Ashworth (CEO, Habitat for Humanity Ottawa); Kara Eusebio (Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Invest Ottawa); Janet Stewart (Founder & CEO, WeLoveLearning).

February 25, 2021

Kickoff Mixer with Miriam Leung (Director, The Counsel Network) (virtual)

February 9, 2021 

Webinar: North-American Key Logistics Routes: “Ports to Plains” Building Bridges between Canadian and Mexico, hosted by the Embassy of Mexico in Canada and the Consulate of Mexico in Del Rio, in collaboration with Dentons Canada LLP and OWIT-Ottawa (virtual). 

2020

December 3, 2020 

Holiday Social with Stubbe Chocolates, Equator Coffee & KIN Vineyards (virtual)

Panelists: Heinrich Stubbe (Owner, Stubbe Chocolates); Amber Hall (Owner, Equator Coffee Roasters); Shannon Hoops-Ripley (Vice-President, Equator Coffee Roasters); Lorraine Mastersmith & Shaun McEwan (Owners, Kin Vineyards). 

June 25, 2020 

Annual General Meeting (AGM) (virtual) 

June 11, 2020 

Wine Tasting with Caroline Granger, Winemaker and Founder of the Grange of Prince Edward Estate Vineyard and Winery (virtual) 

February 6, 2020 

Member Mixer @ Queen Street Fare 

2019

January 24, 2019

An Evening with the British High Commissioner to Canada @ Gowling WLG

March 6, 2019

The USMCA Trade Deal and the Future of Canada’s Trade – Panel Discussion & Networking Event @Dentons

Panelists: Dr. Meredith Lilly, Anca Sattler, and Nancy-Lee Glover

June 12, 2019

An Evening with the Ambassador of Switzerland to Canada Salome Meyer 

November 19, 2019

Holiday Social with EDC President and CEO Mairead Lavery

2018

February 1, 2018

Rock Solid: Learn About Fine Jewellery and Responsible Sourcing @ Heist Jewellery

April 10, 2018

OWIT-Ottawa Hosts Canada’s Chief Trade Commissioner Ailish Campbell @ Gowling WLG

May 15, 2018

Annual General Meeting @ Fasken

October 4, 2018

Communications, Marketing, CASL & GDPR @ Fasken

October 23, 2018

An Evening with Senator Andreychuk @ Dentons

2017

March 9, 2017

OWIT-Ottawa International Trade Professionals Networking Event

May 17, 2017

OWIT-Ottawa 2017 Annual General Meeting

June 8, 2017

Launching your Start-up Internationally from Canada

June 15, 2017

Business Opportunities for Canadians in Japan

September 7, 2017

OWIT-Ottawa Fall Mixer at Trois-Brasseurs

September 26, 2017

Concert & Reception with Ambassador of Mexico in Canada at Export Development Canada

2016

March 2, 2016

Member mixer with special guest FITT.  FITT announced that OWIT-Ottawa members could access free FITTSkills classes in 2016

January 21, 2016

Border Crossings: The Convergence of Privacy, Cybersecurity and Trade in a Global Marketplace
BLG

Read a summary of the event here: https://iapp.org/news/a/ottawa-knet-teams-with-owit-and-canadian-bar/

2015

December 8, 2015

Annual Holiday Social, featuring Canada’s TPP negotiator, Ms. Kirsten Hillman
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

October 28, 2015

OWIT-Ottawa Annual General Meeting
Fasken Martineau

October 15, 2015

OWIT-Ottawa ticket give away for the Mayor’s Breakfast with CFL Commissioner Jeffery L. Orridge
Ottawa City Hall

September 17, 2015

OWIT-Ottawa Members Mixer
Mill Street Brew Pub

May 5, 2015

Get FITT with OWIT!
Export Development Canada

April 22, 2015

Helping Canadian Businesses Unlock Global Opportunities – Lunch Seminar with EBRD
World Exchange Plaza

Feb 25, 2015

Empowerment! OWIT Ottawa’s Members Mixer
Grounded Kitchen & Coffeehouse

2014

Dec 10, 2014

Annual Holiday Social
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Nov 14, 2014

OWIT-Ottawa Panel @ Canadian Council on International Law’s 43rd Annual Conference
John G. Diefenbaker Building

Oct 21, 2014

“Nifty Networking” – Co-event with Women’s Business Network
Centurion Conference Centre

Sept 26, 2014

International Networking Event
Chateau Laurier

June 17, 2014

Bank of Canada Event with Young Canadians in Finance
McMillan LLP

May 6, 2014

Reception with the Global Summit of Women at the Embassy of France
Embassy of France

February 18, 2014

Leveraging the Canadian Import Market for International Development
Sheraton Ottawa

2013

December 10, 2013

Thank you for making our 2013 Holiday Social a success!
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 

October 28, 2013

Seminar Recap: Cultural Dexterity & Building a Global Mindset
Chateau Laurier

April 10, 2013

Joint event with the North-South Institute featuring Stubbe Chocolates and Bridgehead Coffee
Bridgehead Roastery

March 4, 2013

Canadian International Council’s Fifth Career Expo
Carleton University

February 26, 2013

OWIT Ottawa and the Global Summit of Women
Malaysia House, Rockcliffe Park

January 30, 2013

Member Mixer
Grounded Kitchen and Coffeehouse

2012 

November 29, 2012
Holiday Social: “East to West or West to East? The New International Trade Reality
Luc Fournier, Assistant Vice President, Global Trade & Receivable Financing at HSBC

October 2, 2012
“From the Policy Shop to the Shop Floor: What Business Needs to Know About Government and What Government Needs to Know About Business”
Laura Dawson, Dawson Strategic

July 26,2012
Member Mixer
Grounded Kitchen and Coffeehouse

May 3, 2012
An Evening of International Trade, Wine and Chocolate
Janet Dorozynski, Global Practice Lead for Canadian Wine, Beer and Spirits at Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Caroline Granger, President and CEO of the Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards & Estate Winery
Featuring Stubbe Chocolates

March 7, 2012
Paving the Way in the BRICs – A networking breakfast about women doing business in India and China
Peter Nesbitt, Regional Vice-President for Asia, Export Development Canada
Alison Nankivell, Principle of the Head of Fund Investments, Equity Team, Export Development Canada

2011

October 5, 2011
The Canadian Friends of the Global Summit of Women and OWIT-Ottawa Reception
H.E. Eleftherios Anghelopoulos, Ambassador of Greece to Canada
Selima Ahmed, Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce; Sheryn Beattie, entrepreneur and professor at Humber College; and Evnur Taran, Toronto artist and entrepreneur.

June 21, 2011
Doing Business in Kazakhstan and Central Asia: Opportunities and Challenges for Canadian Businesses
Ms. Margaret Skok, Former Canadian Ambassador to Central Asia
Ms. Gulmira Kuanzhanova, Lawyer and International Development Professional

December 8, 2011
Holiday Social
With the Centre for Trade Policy and Law

2010

October 19, 2010

Member Mixer
Tosca’s Ristorante

June 1, 2010

OWIT-Ottawa Official Launch
Keynote Speaker: The Honourable Senator Marie-P. Poulin
FITT Partnership Announcement, Scott Ferris, Director Business Development, FITT