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Imposter Syndrome

When
October 08, 2026
16:00 - 18:30
Location
RBC Plaza, North Tower, 200 Bay St., Suite 1600, Toronto, Ontario

Registration

Business Associate (in person) - Early Bird Rate – $75.00
Business Associate (virtual) - Early Bird Rate – $65.00
CanSPEP Member (in person) - Early Bird Rate – $50.00
CanSPEP Member (Virtual) - Early Bird Rate – $40.00
Non Member Planner (in person) - Early Bird Rate – $70.00
Non Member Planner (virtual) - Early Bird Rate – $60.00
Speakers (reg code required)
Sponsors (reg code required)
Suppliers (in person) - Early Bird Rate – $100.00
Suppliers (virtual) - Early Bird Rate – $90.00

IMPOSTER SYNDROME
presented by: Dr. Valerie Young

Thursday, October 8, 2026
4:00 - 6:30

In person at:
Lumi Experience Toronto
RBC Plaza, North Tower, 200 Bay St., Suite 1600,
Toronto, Ontario

OR
Virtual

Have you ever felt like you don’t quite deserve your success—like at any moment, someone will “find out” you’re not as capable as everyone thinks?

You’re not alone.

Imposter syndrome affects high achievers across every industry, often showing up just as people are stepping into bigger opportunities, leadership roles, or new levels of visibility.

Join internationally recognized expert Dr. Valerie Young, co-founder of the Impostor Syndrome Institute, for a powerful and eye-opening session that will help you understand, reframe, and move beyond self-doubt.

This engaging hybrid experience will equip you with practical tools to recognize impostor thoughts, shift long-standing patterns, and step more confidently into your expertise.

Whether you attend in person at the inspiring Lumi Experience Toronto or join virtually from anywhere, this session will leave you feeling grounded, validated, and empowered.

Dr. Valerie Young is a leading expert on impostor syndrome and co-founder of Impostor Syndrome Institute. In addition to speaking at over 100 universities including York, Simon Fraser, Western, UBC, Stanford, MIT, and Oxford, she has also spoken at such diverse organizations as Pfizer, Google, Sun Life, Boeing, Raymond James (Canada), Methanex (Canada), Molson Coors, NASA, National Cancer, and women’s enterprise centers in five provinces.

Her career-related tips have been featured in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, Science, The Globe and Mail, and elsewhere. And her award-winning book has been published in 9 languages including Turkish and Korean.

In 2000 she co-founded Impostor Syndrome Institute to help individuals, managers, and coaches become impostor syndrome informed. You can learn more about her work including downloading a free chapter of her book at ImpostorSyndrome.com

Registration: Early Bird Registration: September 11, 2026

In Person:
CanSPEP Members: $50
Non-Member Planners: $70
Business Associates: $75 (code required)
Suppliers: $100

Virtual:
CanSPEP Members: $40
Non-Member Planners: $60
Business Associates: $65 (code required)
Suppliers: $90

Thank You to Our Education Sponsor