Informed Opinions’ founder and catalyst, Shari Graydon, has delivered tailored keynotes, public lectures, panel presentations and informal lunch and learns to and at a wide variety of audiences and events. A skilled facilitator, she is also frequently asked to moderate panel discussions and MC events. For more information about availability and booking, contact us.
| Date | Organization | Location |
| Jun 2017 | Automobile Industries Association conference keynote | Collingwood, ON |
| Jun 2017 | #MoveTheDial Women in Tech event presentation | Toronto, ON |
| May 2017 | BlackRock internal lunch & learn | Toronto, ON |
| May 2017 | Torys LLP client luncheon keynote | Toronto, ON |
| May 2017 | West Coast Women in Engineering, Science & Technology conference panel | Vancouver, BC |
| May 2017 | MCWESTT conference keynote | Winnipeg, MB |
| Apr 2017 | Odgers Berndtson client event keynote | Toronto, ON |
| Apr 2017 | National Women’s Retreat presentation | Victoria, BC |
| Mar 2017 | Women in Business and Leadership Summit keynote | Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON |
| Mar 2017 | Carleton Journalism School guest lecture | Ottawa, ON |
| Mar 2017 | EY client event panel facilitation | Ottawa, ON |
| Feb 2017 | Universities Canada panel presentation | Ottawa, ON |
| Feb 2017 | Verity Club presentation | Toronto, ON |
| Nov 2016 | University of Saskatchewan Womentorship keynote | Saskatoon, SK |
| Nov 2016 | Women in Nuclear Conference keynote | Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2016 | Council of Women Executives facilitated session | Ottawa, ON |
| Oct 2016 | Speaking Her Mind Conference keynote | Calgary, AB |
| Oct 2016 | University of New Brunswick public guest lecture | Fredericton, NB |
| Jun 2016 | Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum presentation | Toronto, ON |
| May 2016 | University of Toronto, Judy Project guest lecture | Toronto, ON |
| Mar 2016 | Hay Mujeres inaugural conference keynote | Santiago, Chile |
| Mar 2016 | CCIC Women Making Change event, “Ignite” presentation | Ottawa, ON |
| Mar 2016 | Gowling WLG International Women’s Day presentation | Ottawa, ON |
| Mar 2016 | Canada Food Inspection Agency International Women’s Day presentation | Ottawa, ON |
| Feb 2016 | Peter Lougheed Leadership College guest lecture | Edmonton, AB |
| Feb 2016 | Government of Alberta, Unbitten Tongues event | Edmonton, AB |
| Nov 2015 | Rotman School of Management guest lecture | Toronto, ON |
| Oct 2015 | University of Ottawa guest lecture | Ottawa, ON |
| Sep 2015 | McMaster public lecture | Toronto, ON |
| Sep 2015 | Toronto Council presentation | Toronto, ON |
| Sep 2015 | Women at the Top presentation | Ottawa, ON |
| Aug 2015 | Women of Impact (in Materials, Metallurgy and Mining) presentation | Toronto, ON |
| Jun 2015 | SSHRC/NSERC guest presentation | Ottawa, ON |
| Jun 2015 | Canadian Association of Journalists conference panel | Halifax, NS |
| May 2015 | Unbitten Tongues panel discussion | Ottawa, ON |
| May 2015 | Rotman School of Management, Judy Project guest lecture | Toronto, ON |
| Mar 2015 | Women in Government presentation | Edmonton, AB |
| Nov 2014 | Osler Public Forum | Toronto, ON |
| Nov 2014 | Public Dialogue with Rt.Hon. Kim Campbell | Vancouver, BC |
| Nov 2014 | Global Health Conference – panel talk | Ottawa, ON |
| Oct 2014 | University of Windsor Distinguished Visitor – public talk | Windsor, ON |
| Oct 2014 | University of Alberta – public lecture | Edmonton, AB |
| Oct 2014 | Alberta Women Entrepreneurs – event presentation | Edmonton, AB |
| Oct 2014 | Discourse & Dynamics conference – panel presentation | Sackville, NB |
| Jun 2014 | Political Campaign School for Women keynote, Mount Saint Vincent University | Halifax, NS |
| Jun 2014 | Centre for Women in Business leadership luncheon keynote | Halifax, NS |
| May 2014 | Rotman School of Business, Public Debate | Toronto, ON |
| May 2014 | Rotman School of Business, Judy Project keynote | Toronto, ON |
| May 2014 | CCWESTT Conference keynote | Regina, SK |
| May 2014 | Nurses Association of New Brunswick conference keynote | Fredericton, NB |
| Apr 2014 | Sustainable Prosperity Conference presentation | Ottawa, ON |
| Mar 2014 | Octopus Books launch of Defending Battered Women on Trial (MC, Moderator) | Ottawa, ON |
| Feb 2014 | WalMart Women in Retail conference keynote | Toronto, ON |
| Nov 2013 | Media Smarts youth conference panel presentation | Ottawa, ON |
| Nov 2013 | International Gender Summit (NSERC moderator) | Washington, DC, USA |
| Oct 2013 | Nobel Women’s Initiative & Ecology Ottawa (MC, Moderator) | Ottawa, ON |
| Jun 2013 | Congress 2013 Career Corner presentation | Victoria, BC |
| Jun 2013 | Famous Five Foundation luncheon keynote | Calgary AB |
| Jun 2013 | Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations Conference panel | Toronto, ON |
| May 2013 | Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto, Judy Project keynote | Toronto, ON |
| Apr 2013 | Canadian Teachers Federation keynote | Toronto, ON |
| Apr 2013 | Canadian Women’s Foundation keynote | Ottawa, ON |
| Apr 2013 | Geek Girl Ottawa dinner presentation | Ottawa, ON |
| Mar 2013 | WomanACT retreat presentation | Toronto, ON |
| Mar 2013 | McMaster University public lecture | Hamilton, ON |
| Mar 2013 | Women in Leadership Foundation luncheon remarks | Calgary, AB |
| Mar 2013 | University of Regina, public lecture | Regina, SK |
| Feb 2013 | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development | Paris, France |
| Feb 2013 | University of British Columbia public lecture | Vancouver, BC |
| Jan 2013 | University of Calgary public lecture | Calgary, AB |
| Dec 2012 | International Women’s Foundation luncheon remarks | Vancouver, BC |
| Dec 2012 | TEDx Sandy Hill Women | Ottawa, ON |
| Oct 2012 | Association of Women Lawyers of Alberta – luncheon talk | Calgary, AB |
| Oct 2012 | Mount Royal University – public lecture | Calgary, AB |
| Oct 2012 | Women in Capital Markets – luncheon talk | Toronto, ON |
| Jun 2012 | Canadian Nurses Association – AGM keynote | Vancouver, BC |
| Jun 2012 | Canadian Public Health Association – conference workshop | Edmonton, AB |
| Jun 2012 | Canadian Women’s Foundation – conference keynote | Calgary, AB |
| May 2012 | Congress 2012 – public talk | Waterloo, ON |
| Apr 2012 | Media Club of Ottawa – public talk | Ottawa, ON |
| Apr 2012 | Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada conference keynote | Montreal, QC |
| Feb 2012 | Vancouver Public Salon | Vancouver, BC |
| Feb 2012 | Concordia University public lecture | Montreal, QC |
| Jan 2012 | University of Toronto public lecture and panel moderation | Toronto, ON |
| Sep 2011 | University of Waterloo public lecture | Waterloo, ON |
| Aug 2011 | Business and Professional Women’s Association conference keynote | Ottawa, ON |
| Jul 2011 | Equal Voice – AGM presentation | Ottawa, ON |
| Jun 2011 | Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations | Toronto, ON |
| Jun 2011 | Carleton University – guest lecture | Ottawa, ON |
| Mar 2010 | Simon Fraser University – public lecture | Burnaby, BC |
| Jan 2010 | Western University – public lecture | London, ON |
| Jan 2010 | University of Victoria – public lecture | Victoria, BC |
| Dec 2009 | University of Ottawa – public lecture | Ottawa, ON |