Previous Panelists/Speakers
2023 Panelists:
Pamela Cook Ellemers
Principle Mineral Resource Manager - Canada
De Beers Group
Kim MacGregor
CEO
MacGregor Inc.
Colin Keddy
Director of Family Office
TAAG
Christopher Gordon
Partner
EY Canada
Denis Trottier
Chief Mental Health Officer
KPMG Canada
Christine Tomlinson
Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner
Rubin Thomlinson LLP
Scott Delaney
CEO
Lumenix
Barry Doucette
CEO
Orangutech
G. Scott Paterson
Executive Chairman
FutureVault
David Fisch
COO
Henry's
Lisa Purdy
National Value & Sales Executive Leader
Deloitte
Talia Zaidi
Founder
Digital Media
2022 Panelists:
Melanie Au
Senior Director
Digital & Enablement
CIBC
Dr. Karyn Gordon
Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author
The Three Chairs
Sarah Walker
Founder & Lead Designer
The Curated House
Curtis Behmann
Partner & National Lead
Beyond IP Strategy
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Jason Kotler
Founder & President
CYPFER
Leslie McCormick
Senior Wealth Advisor
The Farwell Group at Scotia McLeod
Douglas Fry
Country Lead
Subway Restaurants
John Wallace
President & CEO
Caldwell Partners International
Jerome Dwight
CEO
BoomerangFX
Elizabeth Oates
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Global Leader Group
Danny Weill
SVP, Global Partnerships & Alliances
LifeSpeak
2021 Panelists:
Eileen Fauster
Founder & Director
Essential Balance
Dr. Merry C. Lin
Executive Director & Psychologist
Dr. Lin & Associates
Dr. Rose Zacharias, MD CCFP
President-Elect
Ontario Medical Association
Norm Keith
Partner
KPMG in Canada
Victoria Miles
Strategic Partner
Vision Wheel
Greg Smith
Author
In Search of Brace Spaces
Georgette Dehaney
Founder & Creative Consultant
Georgie Porgie Cakes & Gifts
Dr. Georgette Zinaty
Practice Lead
Centre for Diversity & Inclusion
Faithe Holder
Partner
Gowling WLG LLP.
Christine Cooper
EVP & Head, Canadian Commercial Banking
BMO Bank of Montreal
Michelle Pommells
CEO
Credit Counselling Canada
Ingrid Robinson
Chief Risk Officer & Assistant Deputy Minister
Treasury Board Secretariat of Ontario
2020 Panelists:
Ken Craig
President
Sussex Retirement Living
Dr. Ken Gamble
President
Missionary Health Institute
Austin Harrison
Owner/Operator
Chick-fil-A (Yorkdale Mall)
Nathan Hodgson
Manager, Business Development
CO:CUBED
Nancy Lalonde-Zaidi
Director, Leadership and Employee Development
Bank of Canada
Abigail Leu
Founder and President
Accesso
Randall Linton
General Manager
Interior Care
Dr. John McCormick
Psychiatrist
Private Practice
Patrick O'Driscoll
CEO
Corby Spirit and Wine Ltd.
Lois Warren
Co-Executive Director
Global Leaders Network
Robb Warren
Co-Executive Director
Global Leaders Network
Terri Williams
Facilitator
Dare to Lead
Brene Brown Education and Research Group
Kathleen Wilson
Coordinator, Policy and Process
Arbor Memorial Inc.
2019 Speakers:
Alexandra Lee
Managing Director
BMO Bank of Montreal
Carol Radford-Grant
City Archivist
City of Toronto Archives
Donald E. Simmonds
Chairman and CEO
The Blyth Group
Lyle Stein
Managing Director
Vestcap Investment Management
2018:
Sick Leave
2017 Speakers:
Sarah Bell
Owner
Bobbette and Belle
Allyson Bobbitt
Owner
Bobbette and Belle
Kathleen Butterfield
Partner
Fasken Martineau
Rebecca Chan
Owner and Lead Planner
Rebecca Chan Weddings & Events
Darrin Henein
Design Lead
Shopify
David Hutchinson
CEO
Hutchinson Group Inc.
Brian McAuley
Senior Sales Executive
Salesforce
Phaby Utomo
Executive Director
UBS
Ed Wilson
Executive Director
International Justice Mission Canada
2016 Speakers:
Elle Ayoubzadeh
Founder, CEO and Creative Director
Zvelle
Chantal Desloges
Senior Partner
Desloges Law Group
Tania Leil-O'Brien
Head of Global Marketing & Communications, Tax
KPMG
Shannon Macdonald
Chief Inclusion Officer
Deloitte.
Gordon Mackay
Partner
Mackay Wong
Ryan Michel
CEO
Allstate Insurance Company of Canada
Greg Paul
Founder
Sanctuary
Vance Sider
Head of Tax
Thomson Reuters
2015 Speakers:
Geoff Bagg
President and CEO
The Bagg Group
Thomas S. Caldwell, C.M.
Founder and Chairman
Caldwell Securities Ltd.
Stacey Campbell
Executive Director and CEO
Prison Fellowship Canada
Marina Glogovac
CEO
CanadaHelps
Bruce McCuaig
President and CEO
Metrolinx
Peter Murphy
Partner
Dentons Canada LLP
Cathie Ostapchuk
Principal
Ostapchuk Consulting Group
Dr. Maryska Taylor
Co-Founder and Naturopathic Doctor
Clinic Intrinsic
2014 Speakers:
Andy Bannister
Canadian Director
RZIM Canada
Jane Eisbrenner
President and CEO
Junior Achievement
Penny Hicks
Publisher
Macleans
Adrian Miedema
Partner
Dentons Canada LLP
Gary Nelson
President
Tyndale University
Sonja M. Salmon
Founder and Chair
Ebby Rane
Jonathan Wellum
CEO
RockLinc Investment Partners Inc.
Michael Williams
COO
HSBC Canada
2013 Speakers:
Akua Carmichael
Barrister and Solicitor
Akua Carmichael
Houston Cheng
Consulting Actuary and Senior Manger
KPMG
Lorna Dueck
Executive Producer
Context with Lorna Dueck
Lisa Ferguson
Principal
Lisa Ferguson Interior Design
David Lees
Partner
Mills & Mills LLP
Donna Santos
Principal Photographer & Video Producer
Donna Santos Studio
Andrew VanderPloeg
VP, Communications
Radiant & Bark Communications
Karen Willson
Partner
KCI (Ketchum Canada Inc.)
2012 Speakers:
Peter Dickens
Executive Director, Open Learning Centre
Tyndale University
Neil Hetherington
CEO
Habitat for Humanity Toronto
Alan Kearns
Managing Partner & Founder
CareerJoy
Bruce McAlpine
President
Fulcrum Search Science
Matt Miles
AVP, Strategic Alliances and Inside Sales - Group Retirement Solutions (GRS)
Manulife
Carla Wood
Founder, Speaker, & Strategist
ALL Strategy
2023 Panelists:
Pamela Cook Ellemers
Principle Mineral Resource Manager - Canada
De Beers Group
Kim MacGregor
CEO
MacGregor Inc.
Colin Keddy
Director of Family Office
TAAG
Christopher Gordon
Partner
EY Canada
Denis Trottier
Chief Mental Health Officer
KPMG Canada
Christine Tomlinson
Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner
Rubin Thomlinson LLP
Scott Delaney
CEO
Lumenix
Barry Doucette
CEO
Orangutech
G. Scott Paterson
Executive Chairman
FutureVault
David Fisch
COO
Henry's
Lisa Purdy
National Value & Sales Executive Leader
Deloitte
Talia Zaidi
Founder
Digital Media
2022 Panelists:
Melanie Au
Senior Director
Digital & Enablement
CIBC
Dr. Karyn Gordon
Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author
The Three Chairs
Sarah Walker
Founder & Lead Designer
The Curated House
Curtis Behmann
Partner & National Lead
Beyond IP Strategy
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Jason Kotler
Founder & President
CYPFER
Leslie McCormick
Senior Wealth Advisor
The Farwell Group at Scotia McLeod
Douglas Fry
Country Lead
Subway Restaurants
John Wallace
President & CEO
Caldwell Partners International
Jerome Dwight
CEO
BoomerangFX
Elizabeth Oates
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Global Leader Group
Danny Weill
SVP, Global Partnerships & Alliances
LifeSpeak
2021 Panelists:
Eileen Fauster
Founder & Director
Essential Balance
Dr. Merry C. Lin
Executive Director & Psychologist
Dr. Lin & Associates
Dr. Rose Zacharias, MD CCFP
President-Elect
Ontario Medical Association
Norm Keith
Partner
KPMG in Canada
Victoria Miles
Strategic Partner
Vision Wheel
Greg Smith
Author
In Search of Brace Spaces
Georgette Dehaney
Founder & Creative Consultant
Georgie Porgie Cakes & Gifts
Dr. Georgette Zinaty
Practice Lead
Centre for Diversity & Inclusion
Faithe Holder
Partner
Gowling WLG LLP.
Christine Cooper
EVP & Head, Canadian Commercial Banking
BMO Bank of Montreal
Michelle Pommells
CEO
Credit Counselling Canada
Ingrid Robinson
Chief Risk Officer & Assistant Deputy Minister
Treasury Board Secretariat of Ontario
2020 Panelists:
Ken Craig
President
Sussex Retirement Living
Dr. Ken Gamble
President
Missionary Health Institute
Austin Harrison
Owner/Operator
Chick-fil-A (Yorkdale Mall)
Nathan Hodgson
Manager, Business Development
CO:CUBED
Nancy Lalonde-Zaidi
Director, Leadership and Employee Development
Bank of Canada
Abigail Leu
Founder and President
Accesso
Randall Linton
General Manager
Interior Care
Dr. John McCormick
Psychiatrist
Private Practice
Patrick O'Driscoll
CEO
Corby Spirit and Wine Ltd.
Lois Warren
Co-Executive Director
Global Leaders Network
Robb Warren
Co-Executive Director
Global Leaders Network
Terri Williams
Facilitator
Dare to Lead
Brene Brown Education and Research Group
Kathleen Wilson
Coordinator, Policy and Process
Arbor Memorial Inc.
2019 Speakers:
Alexandra Lee
Managing Director
BMO Bank of Montreal
Carol Radford-Grant
City Archivist
City of Toronto Archives
Donald E. Simmonds
Chairman and CEO
The Blyth Group
Lyle Stein
Managing Director
Vestcap Investment Management
2018:
Sick Leave
2017 Speakers:
Sarah Bell
Owner
Bobbette and Belle
Allyson Bobbitt
Owner
Bobbette and Belle
Kathleen Butterfield
Partner
Fasken Martineau
Rebecca Chan
Owner and Lead Planner
Rebecca Chan Weddings & Events
Darrin Henein
Design Lead
Shopify
David Hutchinson
CEO
Hutchinson Group Inc.
Brian McAuley
Senior Sales Executive
Salesforce
Phaby Utomo
Executive Director
UBS
Ed Wilson
Executive Director
International Justice Mission Canada
2016 Speakers:
Elle Ayoubzadeh
Founder, CEO and Creative Director
Zvelle
Chantal Desloges
Senior Partner
Desloges Law Group
Tania Leil-O'Brien
Head of Global Marketing & Communications, Tax
KPMG
Shannon Macdonald
Chief Inclusion Officer
Deloitte.
Gordon Mackay
Partner
Mackay Wong
Ryan Michel
CEO
Allstate Insurance Company of Canada
Greg Paul
Founder
Sanctuary
Vance Sider
Head of Tax
Thomson Reuters
2015 Speakers:
Geoff Bagg
President and CEO
The Bagg Group
Thomas S. Caldwell, C.M.
Founder and Chairman
Caldwell Securities Ltd.
Stacey Campbell
Executive Director and CEO
Prison Fellowship Canada
Marina Glogovac
CEO
CanadaHelps
Bruce McCuaig
President and CEO
Metrolinx
Peter Murphy
Partner
Dentons Canada LLP
Cathie Ostapchuk
Principal
Ostapchuk Consulting Group
Dr. Maryska Taylor
Co-Founder and Naturopathic Doctor
Clinic Intrinsic
2014 Speakers:
Andy Bannister
Canadian Director
RZIM Canada
Jane Eisbrenner
President and CEO
Junior Achievement
Penny Hicks
Publisher
Macleans
Adrian Miedema
Partner
Dentons Canada LLP
Gary Nelson
President
Tyndale University
Sonja M. Salmon
Founder and Chair
Ebby Rane
Jonathan Wellum
CEO
RockLinc Investment Partners Inc.
Michael Williams
COO
HSBC Canada
2013 Speakers:
Akua Carmichael
Barrister and Solicitor
Akua Carmichael
Houston Cheng
Consulting Actuary and Senior Manger
KPMG
Lorna Dueck
Executive Producer
Context with Lorna Dueck
Lisa Ferguson
Principal
Lisa Ferguson Interior Design
David Lees
Partner
Mills & Mills LLP
Donna Santos
Principal Photographer & Video Producer
Donna Santos Studio
Andrew VanderPloeg
VP, Communications
Radiant & Bark Communications
Karen Willson
Partner
KCI (Ketchum Canada Inc.)
2012 Speakers:
Peter Dickens
Executive Director, Open Learning Centre
Tyndale University
Neil Hetherington
CEO
Habitat for Humanity Toronto
Alan Kearns
Managing Partner & Founder
CareerJoy
Bruce McAlpine
President
Fulcrum Search Science
Matt Miles
AVP, Strategic Alliances and Inside Sales - Group Retirement Solutions (GRS)
Manulife
Carla Wood
Founder, Speaker, & Strategist
ALL Strategy
