Institutional Connect specializes in connecting institutional community for strategies aligned with long-term goals. It provides prescient insights and facilitates peer-to-peer dialogues, through events and other platforms, that are driven from senior executives of institutional investors in Canada and from the globe.
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Abbie Oabel is a detail-oriented, high-energy, hands on professional with 4 years of experience planning corporate events. She is very passionate about the events industry along with sustainability. She has helped Institutional Connect bring sustainable event ideas to life and is committed to continue executing events that have minimal environmental impact.
Abbie graduated from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, majoring in Hospitality. Her experience in the hospitality industry has given her the tools and understanding in how to effectively handle demanding events and schedules. She is currently working towards becoming a Certified Meetings Professional (CMP).
Jenny Ho is an Event Assistant with Institutional CONNECT. Jenny encourages event participation on the asset owner-side, as well as sending event information communication and gathering feedback. She manages the brand’s social media platform on LinkedIn, creating content and image guidelines and works with Institutional CONNECT’s designer on website enhancement and improvements. She works to maintain the brand’s event app, Whova, and helps attendees and on-site staff during events to achieve client expectations.
Jenny is a recent graduate from the University of Toronto’s St. George Campus, with an Honours Bachelor of Science majoring in Economics and Statistics. She participated in a Cookhouse Labs Innovation summer bootcamp in 2021 to assist Foresters Financial Challenge using design thinking. Jenny was also Head of Human Resources and Event Planning as part of the University of Toronto Chinese Entertainment & Recreation Club (UTCEC Club). Jenny has been assisting event operations since September 2021, and joined the team full-time July 2023.
