Arlene Dickinson, the Canadian business leader and longtime star of TV's Dragons' Den show, has been announced as the guest speaker of the 2025 Surrey Women in Business Awards.
The annual awards luncheon is hosted by Surrey Board of Trade (SBOT) and South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce, on Friday, April 11 at Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel.
Dickinson is widely known as a Canadian business maven and fierce defender of Canada’s economy,
"We are delighted to bring her to Surrey at this pivotal point in Canadian history,” said Indra Bhan, interim leader of SBOT and acting executive director of South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce, which will soon merge, once federal approval is granted.
“Arlene will share her journey to success as a Canadian, female entrepreneur, the lessons she learned along the way, and her take on the trade war.”
Event tickets start at $210 on businessinsurrey.com.
Twenty-one finalists in seven Women in Business award categories were announced in mid-February:
Entrepreneur - Large Business
Farah Rattansi, My Empower Therapy
Jayshree Stephen, Little Footprints Academy
Shelina Mawani, Nana’s Kitchen and Hot Sauces Ltd.
Entrepreneur – Small Business
Jennifer Woodley, Dominion Lending Centres Valley Financial Specialists
LeiLani Kopp, Sweet LeiLani Cosmetics
Supneet Chawla, ACE Community College
Professional
Jasmin Dhanda, ProSport Health Centre Ltd.
Kendelle Pollitt, Pier Law and Mediation
Naiya Gill, Naiya Gill Professional Law Corporation
Not-for-Profit Leader
Harpo Mander, 5X Festival
Neesha Hothi, Better Business Bureau
Rhea Hubbard, Alex House
Corporate Leader
Andrea Roberts, RascalHR Systems Inc.
Christine Morrison, Loblaw Companies Limited
Hermina Khara, Odgers Berndtson
Emerging Leader
Arshita Saini, GluteNull
Ella Cachin, Civic Hotel
Karmin Dhindsa, Surrey Christmas Bureau
Social Trailblazer
Sandy Dosanjh, Fit Bloom
Susan Bains, Equal Access Collective
Vandana Khetarpal, Western Community College
