June 5, 2026 · Winnipeg, Manitoba
Lead.
Scale.
Be Seen.
A half-day thought leadership conference for women entrepreneurs and leaders who are done playing small and ready to move with strategy, capital, and visibility on their side.
The Gap
You've been showing up.
The room hasn't caught up.
You've built something real. You're leading, deciding, growing and still, the spaces that exist feel too casual, too surface-level, or simply not built for where you're headed.
Winnipeg has no shortage of women's events. What it's been missing is a premium, strategy-first room built specifically for women who are scaling businesses, leading teams, and making decisions that carry real weight.
The SAvvy Women's Thought Leadership Conference was built to fill that gap. Not a networking mixer. Not a panel of inspiration. A focused, high-calibre room where the conversations actually move the needle.
The Experience
Three conversations.
One room. Infinite forward.
The day is structured around three expert-led fireside conversations, each focused on a lever that actually moves businesses forward in 2026.
AI and Digital Tools for Smarter Scaling
Not hype, strategy. How to integrate AI into your operations, decision-making, and growth without losing what makes your business distinctly yours.
Access to Capital and Funding Strategy
Practical, direct insight on funding, grants, and financial positioning from people who are actively advising founders at a high level.
Leadership Visibility and Influence
How to own the room you're already in and build the platform that earns you access to the rooms you haven't entered yet.
Who This Is For
For women who are serious about what's next.
If you've ever left a women's event thinking that was nice, but where's the strategy, this was built for you. This is a room for women who are already doing the work and want to accelerate it.
- A founder scaling revenue and ready to sharpen operations
- A corporate leader preparing for larger influence and visibility
- An entrepreneur actively seeking funding clarity and access
- A professional building visible authority in her field
- A leader who wants to be in the room when decisions get made
The room is intentionally capped to protect the quality of conversation, the access to speakers, and the depth of connection. When it's full, it's full. Early registration is the only way to guarantee your seat.
Speaker Lineup
The voices in the room.
Every speaker is locally respected, actively operating in their field, and bringing real-world insight, not aspirational talking points.
A senior executive with over 25 years of experience, Loretta served as SVP of Business Modernization at Canada Life before becoming a founding board member of the Manitoba Association of AI Professionals. She leads strategic AI adoption and governance conversations across Manitoba's business community and co-developed the AI Readiness Assessment for the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce.
Joelle is the President and CEO of North Forge Technology Exchange, which she co-founded in 2015 and leads today as one of North America's largest publicly accessible fabrication and innovation hubs. With over 20 years supporting Canadian entrepreneurs, she also co-manages the Women's Equity Lab Manitoba Fund and sits on the international board of the Technology Councils of North America. She is one of Winnipeg's most connected and respected voices on entrepreneurship and innovation.
Kiera is the CEO and founder of Ribit AI, a platform transforming how automotive dealerships connect with customers through intelligent, empathy-driven AI technology. Before Ribit, she built Little Box of Rocks into a viral international brand featured on the gift guides of Gwyneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz. She is a sharp voice on building brands through human connection in an AI-first world.
As co-managing partner of the Women's Equity Lab Manitoba Fund, Joelle is actively working to increase the number of women angel investors in the province. She has spent her career creating funding pathways for founders at every stage, from early ideation through to growth and acceleration. Her insight on capital access is grounded in real deal flow, not theory.
WeMB is Manitoba's leading organization for women-identifying entrepreneurs, providing business loans from $5,000 to $150,000, free expert advising, hands-on training, and a thriving professional network. Established in 1994 as the first federally funded Women's Enterprise Initiative in Western Canada, they have spent 30 years breaking down the financial and structural barriers facing women in business across the province.
Alla is an MBA-qualified Small Business Account Manager at TD Bank with deep expertise in helping entrepreneurs navigate banking, borrowing, and business financing decisions. She works directly with small business owners to match them with the right financial tools at the right stage of growth, bringing both institutional knowledge and a genuine passion for supporting women in business.
Kiera has built two distinct businesses from the ground up, each one demonstrating what it looks like to lead with a clear brand voice and visible authority. From earning international media coverage as a solo entrepreneur to founding an AI company now targeting North American scale, she brings a practitioner's perspective on visibility, storytelling, and showing up with confidence in a crowded market.
Christine is the founder of the Winnipeg Women's Conference, one of the most popular and sought-after conferences in the prairies, as well as the Winnipeg Women's Community and The Alliance mastermind group. A University of Winnipeg Business and Economics graduate, she identified a gap in the market for premium, executive-level women's leadership spaces and built one that now sells out every year. She is one of Winnipeg's most recognized builders of community for women in business.
Nicole is a former CTV journalist and host of Winnipeg's number one morning show turned founder of Dube Media, a media training and communications consulting firm. With over 20 years of storytelling experience, she now helps business leaders, executives, and entrepreneurs craft compelling messages and command any stage, camera, or boardroom with clarity and confidence.
What You'll Walk Away With
Not just inspired. Equipped.
You've sat through enough sessions that left you feeling good but no different. This is designed to give you tools, connections, and clarity you can actually use.
A Sharper Strategy
Leave with a clearer picture of the next move, whether that's a funding approach, an AI integration, or a visibility play you hadn't considered.
A Room Full of Peers
Curated networking with women at a similar level who have the same appetite for real conversation. The kind of connections that become long-term relationships.
Direct Access to Experts
Fireside format means you hear from leaders doing the work and you get to ask the questions that actually matter to your business.
Momentum, Not Just Motivation
Every session is designed around actionable takeaways, not theory. You'll walk out with something you can move on before the week is done.
Event Details
Half a day.
Full momentum.
- DateFriday, June 5, 2026
- Time9:00 am to 2:00 pm
- VenueThe Manitoba Club, Winnipeg
- FormatThree expert fireside conversations and networking
- Capacity80 to 100 Attendees (Limited)
- LocationWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Three curated thought leadership fireside conversations
- Direct access to Winnipeg's top business leaders, investors and executives
- Strategic networking with ambitious women leaders
- Catered lunch and refreshments
- Premium venue experience at the historic Manitoba Club
- Actionable takeaways from every session
Why You Can Trust This
Built with discipline, not wishful thinking.
This isn't aspirational branding. It's a conference built on a clear content strategy, a disciplined financial model, and partnerships with established Winnipeg business institutions.
Real Speakers. Real Credentials.
Every speaker is locally respected and actively operating in their field. These are founders, investors, and executives who are doing the work right now, not just talking about it.
A Premium Venue with Purpose
The Manitoba Club isn't just a backdrop. It signals the calibre of the room and the seriousness of the experience you're investing in.
Curated by Samantha SAvvy
This event is a direct extension of the SAvvy mission: creating spaces where women lead from a place of strategy and truth. Every detail has been built with that intention.
The room is
almost full.
Seats are capped at 80 to 100. There are no waitlists and no second chances. If this is the room you've been waiting for, this is the moment to claim your place in it.
