Meryenda Mixer: We celebrate our community, are we ready to invest in it?
Join us at our first event of 2026!
Meryenda Mixer: We celebrate our community, are we ready to invest in it? 🇵🇭✨
A gathering designed for meaningful connections and inspiring conversations. Meryenda Mixer brings together Filipino entrepreneurs, professionals, and community builders to reflect on what investing in each other actually looks like.
Enjoy specially prepared Filipino-inspired canapes, kwento with like-minded community members and learn at our fireside chat featuring leaders who are bridging our culture with ideas that turn into impact.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Location: Makeway
What to Expect
🤝 A welcoming space for Filipino entrepreneurs and leaders to connect and build.
🎤 A meaningful conversation on how we can go beyond celebration and close the wealth gap.
🍛 Refreshments thoughtfully catered, it is meryenda after all!
In this fireside chat, we explore what it means to invest in the next generation of Filipino-Canadian business.
Through personal stories and thoughtful dialogue, our speakers will reflect on how we can go beyond simply celebrating our culture and move into investing in it. We want our community to win and at a certain point that means putting money into ideas that give us ownership and longevity.
🌟 Special Moderator
Gelaine Santiago
CEO & Founder of Founding Possibilties, Cambio & Co. and Sinta & Co.
CEO of Founding Possibilities and co-founder of Cambio & Co. and Sinta & Co. Award-winning entrepreneur, reinvesting over $1M CAD to Philippine Artisans and now helping BIPOC founders grow brands that lift up communities.
🌟 Guest Speakers
Jennifer Uy
CEO & Founder of Happy Natural Products
Founder of Happy Natural Products, with a mission to create a natural healthy lifestyle for families. No roadmap. No community fund. Just the belief that traditional wisdom and Filipino ingredients, could belong on shelves everywhere. Now her brand can be found in Whole Foods and Walmart across Canada.
Faye Abrihan
Investor & Executive Director at Quay Concepts
Investor and Executive Director of Quay Concepts Poblacion Inc.. Faye arrived in Canada in 2025 with a mission to learn and activate the Filipino diaspora. She continues to guide founders and leaders on impactful business groundwork that makes an impact.
Why Attend?
Meryenda Mixer is more than an event—it’s a gathering rooted in collective growth. Through shared experiences and storytelling, we’ll reflect on what it means to honour our heritage while embracing the ideas that move us forward.
Come to be inspired and celebrate the evolving story of the Filipino community in Canada.
We can’t wait to see you there! 🙌🏽
More Information:
🎥 Please be advised that photo and video recording will take place during the event and may be used for promotional purposes. If you prefer not to have your image captured, kindly notify us in advance. Thank you for your cooperation.
🫱🏽🫲🏾 While this event focuses on highlighting Filipino entrepreneurs and leaders, everyone from all backgrounds and experiences are welcome to join.
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