Thursday, March 18, 11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. - The Canadian Marketing Association, Manitoba chapter, is hosting a luncheon with guest speaker Corey Quintaine, marketing director of Kildonan Place Shopping Centre. The Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway. $35 (members), $65 (non-members). For further information or to register, go to: www.cmamanitoba.com/events.php.
 
Thursday, March 18, 7:30 - 9 a.m. - Denise Zaporzan is hosting a morning "Zap" workshop on building high performing teams to generate positive business outcomes. #1 - 161 Stafford St. $25.

Tuesday, March 23, 7:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Manitoba is hosting its Manufacturing & Trade Conference 2010, featuring speakers Mike Hoseus, co-author of Toyota Culture; Claude Ouimet, general manager InterfaceFLOR Canada and Latin America; David Martin, co-founder, SMART Technologies; and David Fung, CEO of the ACDEG Group. Winnipeg Convention Centre. $295 + GST. To register or for more information, go to www.daretocompete.ca<Events.

Tuesday, March 23, 7:30- 9 a.m. - The University of Winnipeg's Faculty of Business and Economics is hosting a breakfast, The Competitive Advantage of Doing Business Ethically with Dr. Cheryl Leis of the Centre for Leadership and Ethics. Convocation Hall, 2nd floor, Wesley Hall, 515 Portage Ave. $30. To reserve a seat, contact Dallas Hull at 786-9990 or d.hull@uwinnipeg.ca.

Wednesday, March 24, 8:30 a.m. - noon - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is holding a Pathfinding Capital Seminar on finding the right kind of capital at the right time. Canadian Grain Commission Building, 303 Main St., 3rd floor boardroom. The seminar is free. Please register with Valerie McKinnon at 983-4436 or valerie.mckinnon@agr.g.ca.

Thursday, March 25, 5:30 p.m. - CME Manitoba celebrates excellence in manufacturing and exporting at its black tie optional Gala Awards Dinner. Being honoured are the 2010 Manitoba Export Award recipients, 2010 Manitoba Manufacturers' Hall of Fame inductees and 2010 Pioneer Award recipient. Winnipeg Convention Centre, main floor ballroom. For further information, go to www.daretocompete.ca<events.
 
Friday, March 26, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. - Helen Maupin, vice-president of Whole System Design and Development with the Legacy Bowes Group, launches her new book "From Now to Wow" at Gallery Lacosse, 169 Lilac St.
 
Tuesday, April 6, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - QNET / Manitoba Quality Network is holding a workshop Leading @ the Speed of Change: Practical Leadership Development for Peak Performance with Jim Clemmer. For further information, contact Diana Heise at 949-4999 or go to www.qnet.mb.ca.
 
Saturday, April 24 - 6 p.m. - The Chocolate Shop Zone is an evening with the spirits, includes dinner and a tour of the restaurant's haunted building, plus Tarot card readings. The Chocolate Shop, 268 Portage Ave. $30. To book, call 947-9109.
 
May 18 - 20 - Vision Quest 2010 brings innovators, entrepreneurs and business leaders together to discuss and promote Aboriginal business, community and economic development. Keynote speakers - Wes Studi, an internationally acclaimed actor, sculptor, musician, author, activist, Vietnam veteran and full-blooded Cherokee; and Ralph "Junior" Moar, Canada's light heavyweight boxing champion. Winnipeg Convention Centre. For more information and to register, go to: www.vqconference.com.