Women Who Lead

Welcome to Women Who Lead

We are back with our third Women Who Lead, an afternoon dedicated to celebrating and advancing women of colour in leadership. Our speakers this year are:

• Jessie Kaur Lehail
• Selena Woo
• Judith Bosire

This is not just another networking event. It is a space to:

• Connect with brilliant women of colour across industries
• Gain insights from a panel of powerhouse leaders breaking barriers and redefining success
• Be inspired by real stories of resilience, leadership, and growth

After the panel, join us for a dynamic networking session designed to spark authentic connections, mentorship opportunities, and collaboration. You’ll also have the chance to support local women of colour-owned businesses as they showcase their exceptional products and services.

Your ticket includes: appetisers and non-alcoholic drinks.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a movement that champions diversity, leadership, and the advancement of women of colour.

This event is for Black, Indigenous and Women of Colour only.

Speaker bios

Jessie Kaur Lehail

Chapter Director @ Shelter Movers

Jessie Kaur Lehail is a transformative force in women’s advocacy, health equity, and social change.
As CEO of the Kaur Collective Foundation, she redefines representation of Sikh and South Asian women’s health, food security labour, collective care, and narrative medicine. Her work builds frameworks and guidelines that provide cultural specificity, creative power, and systems thinking to issues that have too often been addressed without the leadership of the communities most affected.
She is the Founder and CEO of Mother Tongue Inc., an emerging health technology venture advancing language infrastructure for health platforms. Mother Tongue is being built to confront one of health care’s most persistent and consequential barriers: the assumption that translation alone creates access. Its vision is to make language equity a foundational part of health innovation rather than an afterthought.
As a UBC researcher with Dr. Lesa Dawson, she brings cultural insight to critical studies on hereditary ovarian cancer testing among South Asian women. In her role as Vancouver Chapter Director for Shelter Movers, Jessie leads frontline action to protect and empower survivors of gender-based violence.
She moves fluently between frontline response, research, entrepreneurship, systems change, governance, and public storytelling, bringing together people and institutions to advance solutions that are culturally grounded, survivor-centred, and designed for real-world impact.
With over 15 years of impact, Jessie fuses strategy, advocacy, and artistry — also expressing her vision as a professional contemporary abstract painter.

Selena Woo

Vice President, Private Wealth @ Nicola Wealth

Selena Woo is Vice President, Private Wealth – Associates at Nicola Wealth, where she leads a national client-facing division and drives strategic initiatives that expand advisor capacity, strengthen client experience, and fuel business growth. Her work focuses on designing scalable talent and operating strategies that build high-performing teams, strengthen leadership pipelines, and position the firm for long-term success.

With more than 20 years in financial services, Woo is recognized as a leader who develops people as intentionally as she develops strategy. A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP), she is passionate about creating opportunities, expanding access, and helping people realize their potential at every stage of their careers.

Woo is a frequent contributor to leadership and financial literacy conversations, sharing her experience through workshops and public forums that support youth, women, and underserved communities. Beyond Nicola Wealth, she is an active volunteer and board leader. She serves on the boards of JA British Columbia and CPA British Columbia, mentors through VersaFi, and supports initiatives with the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation, The Forum, and Dress for Success Vancouver, where she Chairs the Success Luncheon.

Woo believes wealth is not just what you earn, but what you enable. Through her leadership, she is committed to building environments where people can grow, lead, and create opportunities for others, strengthening not only the future of wealth management, but the communities and organizations they serve.

Chief Economist @ Vancity

Judith Bosire is the Chief Economist at Vancity. With over 15 years of experience in economic development, public policy, and business strategy, Judith has held senior leadership roles in both the public and private sectors, including as Senior Economist at Deloitte and Director at Government of Canada, leading economic development initiatives across Canada’s northern territories—Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.

Judith also contributes her expertise through significant board and advisory roles supporting Black Canadian Communities.

Event venue & nearby stays

Creekside Community Recreation Centre, 1 Athletes Way, Vancouver, Canada

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