Doug Earle, CFRE
President & CEO · Fighting Blindness Canada
With more than 30 years of professional fundraising experience, Doug Earle has worked with some of Canada’s leading health charities.
Diabetic Retinopathy Ageing Blindness Vision Health Vision Research
Lorraine Lipscombe
Endocrinologist · Diabetes Canada
Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe is a scientist at Women's College Research Institute, an endocrinologist at Women's College Hospital
Endocrinology Diabetes Prevention Outcomes of Diabetes Diabetes in Women Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
Manish Nargas
Senior Analyst, Consumer and Mobile Research · International Data Corporation (IDC)
Manish provides a unique lens on the Canadian consumer mobility and wearable market.
Wearable Technology Consumer Mobility Usage Trends & Adoption Additive Manufacturing/3d Printing
Iglika Ivanova
Senior Economist and Public Interest Researcher · Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - BC Office
Iglika Ivanova is Senior Economist and Public Interest Researcher at the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Poverty Labour Economics Income Distribution Income Inequality Living Wage Policies
Christine (Chris) MacDonell
Managing Director of Medical Rehabilitation and International Aging Services/Medical Rehabilitation · CARF International
Christine M. MacDonell has more than 35 years of experience as a provider, administrator, and trainer in the human services field.
Interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation Stroke Rehabilitation Brain injury programs Healthcare quality oversight Physical and rehabilitation medicine
Christian Vermast
Sales Representative, Senior Vice President, Sales · Sotheby's International Realty Canada
Christian, a consummate sales award winner, has consistently ranked among the top real estate agents in the city for well over a decade.
Toronto Housing Market Condominiums Real Estate Condos Country Living
Meng Cong
Manager, Market Insights and Analytics · International Data Corporation (IDC)
Meng Cong is the Manager of the Market Insights and Analytics team at IDC Canada
Smart Cities Risk Analysis Economics and Behaviour Forecasting & modeling Measurement Models
Prof. Keith Ambachtsheer
Director Emeritus · International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM)
Prof. Ambachtsheer has consulted on the design, governance, and investment policies of retirement income systems since 1985.
Public Policy Analysis Work Pensions Human Rights
Caroline Kealey
Founder and Principal · Ingenium Communications
An internationally-recognized expert speaker and trainer in strategic communications and evaluation. Fluently bilingual in English & French
Communications Strategy Strategic Planning Change Management Internal Communications Training Social Media Communications
Pamela Cross
Legal Director · Luke's Place Support and Resource Centre for Women
Advocate and expert on violence against women and the law
Violence Against Women Family Law Criminal Law Confidentiality and recordkeeping Organizational and Board development
Dr. Marla Shapiro
Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine | Preventive Medicine · University of Toronto
Dr. Shapiro was named a member of the Order of Canada, for contributions as a family physician and trusted source of health information.
Vaccination COVID-19 Community Health Family Medicine Epidemiology
Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux
Chair on Truth and Reconciliation · Lakehead University
Dr. Wesley-Esquimaux's research addresses unresolved intergenerational trauma and grief primarily within the Canadian Indigenous community.
Community Development Government Community Outreach Leadership Teaching
Sunil Sharma
Managing Director and Chief Connector · Extreme Startups
He always loved Lego! A natural fit for your event is Extreme Startups Chief Connector extraordinaire and mentor to budding entrepreneurs
Venture Capital Private Equity Entrepreneurship Management Consulting for Startups
Allyson Hewitt
Director, SiG@MaRS and Director, Social Entrepreneurship · MaRS Discovery District
Creating the conditions that expand the realm of entrepreneurship so it incorporates a strong social component is what SiG@MaRS achieves
Social Innovation Social Finance Nonprofit Management Fundraising Social Enterprise
Sheema Khan
Patent Agent · Shapiro Cohen LLP
Patent Agent. Writer. Speaker (Tedx)
Science and Technology Human Rights Muslim Current Affairs' Muslim Feminism Intellectual Property
Kathleen Martin Ginis
Professor, School of Health and Exercise Sciences · University of British Columbia
Mental health benefits of exercise | Body Image | Exercise behaviour change |Disability | Women | Knowledge Translation
Exercise Psychology Health Behaviour Change Exercise behaviour change Exercise and mental health Body Image
Dr. Mark Ware
Chief Medical Officer · Canopy Growth
Dr. Ware leads Canopy Growth’s medical division, Spectrum Therapeutics including research towards the development of cannabinoid medicines.
Endocannabinoid System Cannabis Research Cannabinoids Medical Cannabis Clinical Research
Bonnie Brayton
National Executive Director · DisAbled Women's Network (DAWN) Canada
Ms. Brayton is a strong leader in both the feminist and disability movements
Public Speaking Fundraising Event Planning Civil Rights Education
Alicia Boutilier
Curator of Canadian Historical Art / Adjunct Professor · Agnes Etherington Art Centre / Queen's University
Alicia's research is focused on Canadian art history, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and histories of Canadian art collecting
Canadian Art History Canadian Art Collection Historical Quilts
Prof. Ariela Lowenstein
Head, Social Gerontology Center for Research · University of Haifa
Professor Lowenstein's research specializes in intergenerational family relations and caregiving
Carers and Caregiving Intergenerational Family Relations Elder's Quality of Life Gerontological Education Policy Development