In partnership with RETHINK
After a sold-out event last year, we’re thrilled to bring this community together again to celebrate, challenge, and amplify women* working across commercial advertising, photography, and production.
Building on last year’s theme, How I Got Here, this year’s conversation looks forward. We’ll explore what it means to break through, grow, and take up space in the industry — through mentorship, collaboration, and building sustainable creative careers in Vancouver.
Taking place on March 6, the evening features a candid panel discussion with women working at top advertising agencies, followed by a fast-paced, high-energy Making Room segment spotlighting voices from the room.
This event is designed to move beyond survival mode — to help women reclaim energy, agency, and direction in their creative careers.
*Women and female-identifying
What to Expect
5:00 pm – Doors Open
Arrive, grab a snack, and settle in.
5:30 pm – Panel Discussion + Q&A
Hear from trailblazing agency creatives and photographers as they share insights on mentorship, collaboration, career growth, and building sustainable creative lives.
7:00 pm – Making Room
Up to 10 women take the stage for two minutes each to pitch their work, share an achievement, or speak to what they’re hungry for next.
7:30–8:30 pm – Socializing & Networking
Connect with a community of like-minded creatives in an atmosphere that’s supportive, generous, and energizing.
Finger food and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided.
Making Room
Making Room is a short, high-energy segment designed to create space for voices from the room and build collective momentum. It’s an opportunity for female identifying attendees to briefly share their work, celebrate a win, or speak to what they’re excited to pursue next.
The format will be fast-paced and intentionally simple, with a small group of participants and light structure to keep things moving. Think clarity over polish, presence over perfection.
Interested in taking part?
Let us know when purchasing your ticket or by email by February 13. We’ll follow up with selected participants once the format is finalized. This is a supportive, encouraging space — we invite you to be brave, show up as yourself, and take up space while we make room for one another.This event welcomes women working in commercial advertising, photography, and production*, at any stage of their career — from emerging creatives to industry veterans.
All allies are welcome to attend, regardless of gender, to support colleagues and friends navigating the industry.
Whether you’re just starting out or have 20 years behind you, we want you in the room — because we’re stronger together.
*Women and female-identifying
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Getting There
Transit: Multiple bus routes stop within a 2-minute walk of the Rethink office.
Driving: Metered street parking is available nearby — please allow extra time to find parking.
Catering
We’re excited to be enjoying snacks from Potluck Catering, the catering arm of Potluck Café Society — a Vancouver-based social enterprise that reinvests 100% of its catering revenue into supportive employment and free meals for people in the Downtown Eastside.
Potluck focuses on transforming lives by providing jobs and training to people facing barriers, while serving tens of thousands of nutritious meals and weather-relief drinks each year.
Learn more: potluckcatering.org
Who Should Attend
This event welcomes women working in commercial advertising, photography, and production*, at any stage of their career — from emerging creatives to industry veterans.
All allies are welcome to attend, regardless of gender, to support colleagues and friends navigating the industry.
Whether you’re just starting out or have 20 years behind you, we want you in the room — because we’re stronger together.
*Women and female-identifying
Accessibility
We would love this to be a really welcoming and accessible event for all and so if you require additional support, require an interpreter, or have questions please feel free to reach out to Tilly at tilly@tillynelson.com 2368187225.
Rethinks main entrance is on street level with steps leading down into the event space. Stepfree access is available to those that require and prefer it, please ask someone at the front desk and we can take you to the second entrance that we have available. The event space is an open area with a concrete floor and a built-in amphitheater style seating arrangement on one side. Additional seating will be arranged on the main floor and chairs can be removed and the layout changed to accommodate anyone that needs it. There is also an accessible washroom on site.
A video of the space can be provided and please feel free to ask any questions that you have.
Images by the wonderful @pintercreative
