In a Blink: CWEC Goes to CAO Congress 2025

In a Blink: Feat. Networking Expert Menna Riley

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Date:  Friday, July 4th, 2025 (during CAO Congress 2025)

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Location: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic - 1675 Lower Water St, Halifax, NS B3J 1S3

Time: 6:00PM

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Not your typical networking night. No stiff intros. No surface small talk. Just real conversations — fast, fun, and full of purpose.

Join us at the beautiful Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax for a high-energy, speed networking experience designed for female optometrists. Mingle over cocktails in a stunning waterfront setting as you move through quick, rotating conversations that spark meaningful dialogue, cross-generational connection, and authentic professional relationships.

Whether you’re brand new or a seasoned leader, you’ll leave with new insights, expanded connections — and real tools to follow through beyond the event.

Come for the venue. Stay for the vibes. Leave changed — In a Blink.

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About the Author:

Menna Riley is a high-impact speaker, award-winning community builder, and trusted networking and event strategist who helps professionals and organizations turn their connections into influence, impact, and long-term growth.

With over 25 years of experience producing sold-out events, leading corporate workshops, and delivering powerful keynotes, Menna has built a cohesive networking ecosystem that transforms networking from an afterthought into a strategic growth engine.

• Leading Ladies Networking delivers high-impact, strategically curated in-person events where real relationships culminate.
• The Networking Boutique offers transformational courses that teach professionals how to build influence, attract opportunities, and close with confidence.
• The Glow Network is a guided online community built for implementation, accountability, and ongoing action so the connection doesn’t stop in the room, it becomes momentum that lasts.

Her work is rooted in strategy, psychology, and results. Known for her high-energy delivery and sharp insight, Menna helps people instantly reframe how they show up in rooms, on stages, and in conversations that matter.

Menna helps professionals overcome the invisible barriers blocking their next-level growth:

• Leaders who get praise, but not pipeline, because they lack the strategy to turn credibility into consistent opportunity.
• Professionals who attend every event but don’t close any deals.
• Entrepreneurs with big offers, stuck in small-circle conversations, and with no strategic network to match.
• Teams who network but don’t convert.
• Organizations trying to grow a network, but struggling to create engagement, retention, and meaningful relationships that last beyond their events.
• Firms spending on sponsorships but missing the strategy that turns exposure into ROI.

Menna was awarded the Economic Impact Award for Advancing Professional Networks by Safi Media and has been invited to speak at major conferences, professional associations, and leadership forums across Atlantic Canada. Her clients include law firms, financial institutions, public sector organizations, entrepreneurs, and women-led companies ready to elevate their visibility, confidence, and results.

Whether you need a keynote speaker, emcee, or corporate facilitator, Menna brings the spark, strategy, and substance to make every connection count.

Check out more about our speaker here: https://mennariley.com/mennariley/

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This webinar is generously sponsored by our: 

Gold sponsor - Thea Pharma

Silver sponsor - Essilor

Bronze sponsor - Sun Pharma

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Register Now!

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