Explore the leaders and experts sharing insights on stage this year.
Elaine Barsalou
Managing Director & National Head, Private Company M&A
National Bank Financial Inc.
Steve Beauchesne
CEO
Family Enterprise Canada (FEC)
Laura Beauparlant
Founder, Brand Strategist, Speaker & Author
Lab Creative
Evan Chrapko
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Trust Science® (Sold DocSpace)
Aurèle Courcelles
Vice President, Tax & Estate Planning
IG Wealth Management
Jessica Cullen
Chief Ecosystem Officer
Raven & Dynamic Rescue Systems
Véronique Dorval
Executive Vice President & COO
BDC
Paul Forster
District Director | Ontario North
Roynat Capital
Simon Howard
Owner & President, TCP Health
President & Partner, Divergent Cyber
Jalal Jetha
Managing Director
Cascadia Equity Partners
Phil Jewell
Founder
Impact Leadership & The Irrelevant Leader
Justin John
Co-Founder
(Sold The Woods)
Helen Krapf-Jones
TEC CEO Chair – Toronto
TEC Canada
Ronen Kroparo
Director
Baker Tilly Canada Capital
Ruby Lougheed Yawney
Founder
Red Rocks Impact FC (sold Lougheed Financial Planning)
Jayne McCaw
Founder & President
Jayne’s Luxury Rentals
Mark McQuillan
Executive Advisor
(Sold Jam3)
Barbara Mech
Regional Vice President
Roynat Capital
Don Montgomery
Founder & Sr. Advisor
True North Mergers & Acquisitions
Stephen Ng
Managing Director
Crosbie & Company Inc.
Polina Pilatova
Principal, Advisory Services
Doane Grant Thornton LLP
Mackenzie Regent
Managing Partner
Kalos
Karl Sigerist
Author, Selling Your Canadian Business
President & CEO, The Shaughnessy Group
Vince Travaglini
Former CEO
StackTeck
Ashish Utarid
Assistant Vice-President – Investment Strategy
IG Wealth Management
Saquib Vali
Forum Chair, MacKay CEO Forums
Co-Founder, Beyond Frontiers
Eric Velez-Chua
Co-Founder
(Sold The Woods)
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