THRIVE and FLOURISH Alumni Summer Gathering
THRIVE and FLOURISH Alumni Summer Gathering
August 21 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
This webinar is open to THRIVE and FLOURISH Alumni.
Thursday, August 21st, 2025 at 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT | Via Zoom: Webinar
Join us for a special summer gathering of FLOURISH and THRIVE alumni, featuring an inspiring session with Jennifer Quinn, CEO of Nieuport Aviation. With a dynamic career spanning leadership roles at Deloitte, Infrastructure Ontario, and now at the helm of Nieuport, Jennifer brings a wealth of insight on navigating complex industries with vision and purpose. This powerful conversation will explore how leaders can intentionally create space for growth, inclusion, and transformation—by challenging norms and making room for others to rise. Don’t miss this opportunity to reconnect, be inspired, and gain exclusive insights from one of Canada’s top executives.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Illuminate the Power of Intentional Leadership: Learn how leaders can consciously reshape spaces to inspire innovation and foster belonging.
- Share Jennifer’s Personal Journey of Change-Making: Hear firsthand about her experiences navigating and influencing systems to create meaningful opportunities for others.
- Provide Practical Strategies for Inclusive Leadership: Gain tools and insights to recognize when a room needs “shifting” and how to lead those transitions effectively.
- Inspire Empowerment Through Vulnerability and Vision: Be motivated to lead boldly—embracing vulnerability, courage, and purpose in your own leadership journey.
Audience:
This event is exclusively for FLOURISH and THRIVE Alumni
Feature Speaker:
Jennifer Quinn (she/her)
CEO of Nieuport Aviation
We’re thrilled to welcome Jennifer Quinn, CEO of Nieuport Aviation, as our special guest speaker. Since 2021, Jennifer has led Nieuport’s operations, strategy, stakeholder relations, and public affairs with vision and expertise. Her impressive career spans public and private sectors, including leadership roles at Deloitte and Infrastructure Ontario.
In 2024, Jennifer was awarded the Report on Business magazine Best Executive Award from the Globe and Mail for her impactful leadership—guiding Nieuport’s operations through pandemic recovery and collaborating with PortsToronto to bring a U.S. Preclearance facility to the airport (expected late 2025). She was also recognized as one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women of 2024 by the Women’s Executive Network.
A champion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Jennifer was honoured in 2017 with Start Proud’s Leaders to be Proud of – Professional Leadership Award for her contributions to the LGBTQ community.
Jennifer holds an Honours Bachelor of Accounting from Brock University, a Master’s Certificate in Public Management from York University, and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.
Accessibility:
- Spoken language: English
- Closed captioning provided: English
- Format: Virtual (Zoom in webinar mode)
- Engagement type: participants invited to engage via chat (no audio or video)
- Please register below additional accessibility requests. Any questions may be sent to events@prideatwork.ca
