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YCIF TOR - "Women Lead" series with Laura Adams, CEO, Morgan Stanley Canada Wealth

Feb 08, 2023
From 7:30 AM to 9 AM

Location Fasken, Bay Adelaide Centre, 333 Bay St, Suite 2400, Toronto
YCIF and FASKEN present "Women Lead" Series with Laura Adams, CEO, Morgan Stanley Canada Wealth.

Young Canadians in Finance, in partnership with FASKEN, are proud to invite you to our Breakfast Series featuring women in finance: "Women Lead". We will have the pleasure of welcoming Laura Adams, CEO of Morgan Stanley Canada Wealth.

Our goal is to spark open and candid discussions between pioneering women in finance and young leaders of tomorrow. "Women Lead" aims to promote the transfer of knowledge and experience from one generation to the next, as well as stimulate discussions on opportunities in finance while celebrating and featuring each speaker invited to these meetings.

We hope to see you there!

When: February 8, 2023
Time: 7:30 am - 9:00 am
Where: Fasken, Bay Adelaide Centre, 333 Bay St, Suite 2400, Toronto
Who: Registration is open to everyone, but spots are limited!
Cost: FREE

If you have registered and can no longer attend, please let us know at ycifto@gmail.com

Agenda: 

  • 7:30 am: Welcome, breakfast and networking
  • 8:00 am: Introductory remarks by YCIF Executive
  • 8:05 am: Discussion with Ms Laura Adams, CEO of Morgan Stanley Canada Wealth
  • 8:45 am: Q&A session
  • 9:00 am: Closing remarks and conclusion

Laura Adams, Managing Director, has spent 23 years at Morgan Stanley. She currently serves as Canada's Senior Relationship Manager, Head of Morgan Stanley Canada's Institutional Sales & Trading (Equities, Credit, Prime Brokerage), and CEO/UDP of MS Wealth Management Canada. Laura was recognized as an outstanding woman executive in Morgan Stanley's 2017 MAKERS class. Prior to this, Laura held senior roles with Morgan Stanley in Institutional Equities in New York City, and with American Management Systems as a Telecom strategy consultant in both Stockholm Sweden and Washington DC. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Georgia with a degree in International Business and Finance, competed as an NCAA All- American swimmer, and awarded NCAA Women of the Year award. She has completed post graduate studies at University of Toronto and Harvard. Laura is Past President of Canada's Ticker Club, a member of the Toronto Club; she also sits on Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Canada, Morgan Stanley Canada Limited Board, and TAS Design Build boards. 

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