BPW Calgary

August 23-25 in Niagara Falls Ontario: BPW North American and the Caribbean Regional Conference.

https://bpwcanada.com/nac-conference/

BPW Calgary's Vice President Zahra Aghababaei was proud to showcase our ongoing support for Bow Valley College students. Since 2003, we've invested $45,000 to empower post secondary students. We believe in the power of women helping women.

An intimate roundtable with the Honourable Emma R. Sarne provided BPW leaders to discuss skills development and recognition of foreign credentials as a matter of economic inclusion... not just during times of global crisis but to mutually benefit from global talent.

Congratulations to our Graduates!! Join as a member today to be part of the launch in 2027. The program is offered at no cost to members. You can join online in just minutes at https://bpwcalgary.com/membership/apply-for-membership/

"It is through the generosity of our members and supporters that we can continue to fund the program" - Ayomipo Akinyemi, Vice President, Young BPWs, as she shared impact stories and informed us that we reached our target of funding 3 scholarships in 3 hours!

Our founder Dr. conceived the idea of a candlelighting ceremony and it is conducted annually throughout the world to unite our members in shared purpose. This ceremony symbolizes women’s ambitions and celebrates their achievements.

For the first time in the history of , under the leadership of the current president Ximena Espana, we have a diverse board that represents eight different countries. Check out their backgrounds and experiences at https://bpwcalgary.com/the-executive-team/

Our past leaders from international, national and provincial levels set the tone for the BPW International candlelighting ceremony to light for USA (oldest affiliate), International and (as 1 of 6 founding federations). More photos to come...