As we look back on 2024, a year of growth, connection and championing women at work, we’re instilled with a sense of excitement and hope as we enter the new year.
This last year, the Axis Connects community grew by 35 per cent, with 5,453 individuals now part of our community. We hosted more than 20 annual events, networking opportunities, dialogue series and other initiatives, and the community responded well. Our events saw over 3,000 attendees.
Our growing circle is a testimony to the demand for community and connection for mid-to senior-level professional women and the promotion of gender equity at work. Here’s a look at what we did in 2024 to help answer this call.
Our key events
Our fifth annual Calgary Influential Women in Business Awards saw its largest audience. Thirteen hundred people gathered to celebrate the six honourees doing impactful work advancing gender diversity. We are thrilled to continue celebrating community champions.
Our third Axis Connects Leadership Forum was a success, welcoming over 600 leaders from across the country. This number demonstrates 50 per cent growth in attendance year over year, which excites us for the coming years. We welcomed Stephen J. Harper as a keynote speaker and an incredible roster of industry leaders.
Building networks
Our Career Development Dialogues series continued strong, with five events helping educate and empower over 500 participants. We hosted 11 “Lunch with a Leader” events and gathered for Stampede, holiday and roundtable networking initiatives.
Board Ready Women
Board Ready Women continues to create opportunities for women on boards, and we’re delighted to say Alberta’s female board representation is growing. And so is Board Ready Women. It welcomed 306 new members this year. Its membership now reflects women from five different countries.
As we enter 2025, we’re excited and hopeful for new connections with like-minded people and more opportunities to uplift one another.