Thanks to everyone who completed the BPW Listens – Your Voice Matters Survey.

Special thanks to our Ambassador, Sandy Thompson, who worked with all the NAC members to answer questions that came up during the process.

A significant amount of work goes into preparing the survey, including translating it into 14 languages so all our members could be heard.

Now comes the really hard, and fascinating, part – compiling all the results for presentation to the International Executive who will analyze them to determine next steps. After that, a report will be provided to the membership. Your patience as we proceed through this process is appreciated.

NAC Region hosted two webinars in April – Advocacy in Action #3 and Empowering BPW Leaders #2. A huge thank you to NAC Advocacy Coordinator Colleen Babiuk-Ilkiw, NAC Training Coordinator Sujata Tiwari, and all those who participated in these valuable webinars. There will be more webinars in the fall, so stay tuned for information and plan to join us.

Our NAC conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, is getting closer and I hope many of you have August 23 – 25, 2026 in your calendars.

We have amazing speakers to address our conference theme of Inspire, Innovate, Empower, Transform – Together we Shape a Sustainable Future including

Inspire - Danielle Hall, Head of Retail and Wealth Digital Investing, BMO

Inspire - Barbara Robinson, Norton Engineering

Empower - Lola Reid Allin

Transform - Dr. Nancy Taber, Brock University.

You can find more information about them and our other fantastic speakers at NAC Speakers Bios - BPW Canada

Everything you will need to know about the entire exciting event, including the link for our special hotel rates, which guarantee that each room has a view of either the US or Canadian side of Niagara Falls.

Our NAC Young BPW Rep Deanza is putting together a great Young BPW Symposium for August 23rd – and you don’t have to be a Young BPW-er to attend, so let’s make sure there is a huge presence to support her and the Young BPW members! More information on this event at NAC Programme - BPW Canada.

For more information on the conference, go to NAC 2026 Regional Conference - HOME - BPW Canada

Karin Gorgerat
Regional Coordinator
N. America and Caribbean Region
BPW International
karin.gorgerat@bpw-international.org