Baljit Sidhu

Baljit Sidhu is a visionary entrepreneur in healthcare, having opened and led endoscopy clinics and CEO of a nutraceutical company focused on innovation and patient-centered care. She also founded NutriThrive Health Services to promote personalized healthcare.

A certified functional nutritionist and tea sommelier, Baljit integrates mindfulness and personalized nutrition into her work. Baljit also leads the Global Women Health and Innovation Summit Series and Tulip, a global period campaign keeping girls in school.

Marieta Mendoza

As a co-chair of Women, Health, Innovation, Marieta is all about community. Craving inspiration, connection, a desire to challenge herself out of the comfort zone while meeting diverse, interesting and influential women is what drew Marieta to joining the conference organizing team.

Marieta’s work over the last 25 years places her at the forefront of transformational people and operational best practices. She has proven leadership experience in scaling up global, high-growth businesses across a variety of disruptive sectors from tech, med-tech, telecommunications, retail, energy, education, and digital media.

As an entrepreneur and founder, she has built metaHR, a People Consulting & Advisory practice, to work with progressive CEOs and Founders who understand that “Business decisions are People decisions and People decisions are business decisions.” Her work has been recognized through multiple Top 2 and Top 3 distinctions as leading Best Workplaces in Canada with Great Places to Work. She is a mentor for Women in Leadership; an active Board Director with the Geneva Centre for Autism; and most importantly, the mother of an 18 year old daughter and 11 year old son.

Shann McGrail

A former CEO, founder, board member, advisor, and executive in the technology and innovation space, Shann is passionate about connecting the right people together to affect positive change. She is an advocate for and active in building high impact initiatives supporting women entrepreneurs and women aspiring to senior leadership positions. The focus on empowering women, bringing innovation to light, and creating a positive and open environment for ideas to generate is what drew Shann to collaborating with her co-chairs on the conference in 2024.

Shann’s work experience includes being the CEO at Haltech Regional Innovation Centre; Senior Leadership roles at Microsoft Canada in Sales, Enterprise Services and Education and as a Co-Founder and Partner of Devreve. She has served as an executive advisor at Innovation Factory and Women and Communications and Technology. She currently is the Co-Vice Chair at the Accelerator Centre, Chair of the Board for the Oakville Improv Theatre Group and a member of the Governance Committee of the May Court Club of Oakville.

What People Are Saying

The audience at this women’s health and wellness conference was incredibly engaged and interested. Their enthusiasm and thoughtful questions made each session dynamic and rewarding. It was a pleasure to share my insights with such an attentive group, and I left feeling inspired by their passion and commitment to wellness.

Hillary

Attendee

The inaugural Women’s Health Conference was truly inspiring, thanks to the engaged audience and phenomenal speakers. Their passion, expertise, and dedication to advancing and innovating women’s health left a lasting impression.

Reema

Attendee

We are thrilled by the overwhelming success of our inaugural event. At the time it was conceived, I had an idea to focus on Women, Health, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence and realized it was the first of its kind. That the conference exceeded expectations has inspired us to take it to the next level. We look forward to building on this platform to inspire and empower even more women.

Baljit

Conference Orgranizer

The first Women’s Health Conference was a resounding success, fostering countless innovative ideas and collaborations among attendees, speakers and even us as organizers. The energy and enthusiasm was magic, as connections were made, insights were shared, and partnerships formed all of which will drive significant advancements. We are excited to see these collaborations continue.

Shann

Conference Organizer

The speakers at this women’s health and wellness conference were truly inspiring. Their insights and stories ignited a passion within me to pursue my goals with renewed vigor. Each session was a powerful reminder of the impact we can make. I left feeling motivated and ready to take action.

Ranjit

Attendee

I left the inaugural WHI event, inspired, empowered and called to action by women who are doing incredibly impactful things, making their mark, creating their space and driving transformative change for good. The ripple effects from the relationships made have been and continue to yield positive connections & opportunities beyond expectations. Behold the power of women, it’s an amazing thing.

Marieta

Conference Organizer

Meet The Team

With diverse backgrounds in healthcare, nutraceuticals, information technology, human resources, and consulting, our team is collaborating with industry thought leaders to impact women’s healthcare.

Baljit Sidhu

Marieta Mendoza

Shann McGrail

Have a Question? Please Email Us!

womenhealthinnovation@gmail.com

What People Are Saying

The inaugural Women’s Health Conference was truly inspiring, thanks to the engaged audience and phenomenal speakers. Their passion, expertise, and dedication to advancing and innovating women’s health left a lasting impression.

The speakers at this women’s health and wellness conference were truly inspiring. Their insights and stories ignited a passion within me to pursue my goals with renewed vigor. Each session was a powerful reminder of the impact we can make. I left feeling motivated and ready to take action.