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Laurie Powers

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Senior Director, Corporate Events at OpenText
📍 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Laurie Powers is a performance-driven strategic leader and the Senior Director of Corporate Events at OpenText. With an MA from the University of Guelph, she excels in managing complex global programs. Colleagues describe her as having incredible enthusiasm, strong organizational skills, and a positive attitude.

Outside of her corporate role, Laurie has demonstrated a commitment to community initiatives. She has taken on significant volunteer leadership positions, notably managing and training volunteers for the Canada 3. 0 national forum, a major digital media conference.

Unique fact: Laurie successfully managed the entire volunteer program for the Canada 3. 0 national conference.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Senior Director, Corporate Events
Job Level
Senior
Location
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Corporate Event Strategy
Leads program design, execution, and strategy for key corporate events at OpenText, from planning to main stage production.
Global Program Management
Manages complex, simultaneous projects with diverse global teams, internal executives, and external stakeholders to achieve impactful results on strict timelines.
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Career

Work history

10-2022
Senior Director, Corporate Events
OpenText
1-2020 - 10-2022
Director. Corporate Events - Program Planning
OpenText
4-2018 - 12-2019
Manager, Corporate Events Program Planning/Senior Manager, Corporate Events
OpenText
9-2011 - 4-2018
Key Events Program Manager
OpenText
12-2000 - 9-2011
Operations/Communications Specialist
OpenText
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Education
2006 - 2008
MA
University of Guelph
2001 - 2006
Post Degree Diploma
University of Waterloo
1995 - 1998
BA
The University of British Columbia
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