2026 Speakers

Sarah Anderson

Director of People & Brand

Bockstael Construction

Chris Bachinski

CEO & President

GHY International

Dan Bockstael

CEO

Bockstael Construction

John Bockstael

Chairman

Bockstael Construction

James Buhler

Owner

New West Metals (Acquired)

(Sold Wallace & Wallace)

Aurèle Courcelles

Vice President, Tax & Estate Planning

IG Wealth Management

Iain Crozier

Founder

Trillick Ventures

Jack Dallaire

Principal

SeaFort Capital

Sandra Foster

Managing Partner

Capstone Ridge Group

Barb Gamey

Co-Founder

Payworks Payroll Services Canada

(Strategic investment in Payworks)

Geoff Gay

CEO

Athabasca Basin Development

Chris Grant

President

IHT Group Inc.

(Sold IHT Group Inc)

Tom Hamilton-Piercy

Director

Baker Tilly (Canada) Capital

Constantine Hatzipanayis

Partner, Growth Equity Partners

BDC

Tobin Hayward

Managing Director

Roynat Equity Partners

Tim Hayward

CEO

Balncd Inc

Alex Henderson

Senior Partner

Kalos

Ron Jonkman

CEO

Allmar Inc.

Leilani Kagan, K.C.

Lawyer

Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP

Trevor Klassen

CEO & Owner

Woodland Group (Acquired Marksman Projects Ltd.)

Eric Lafreniere

Associate Vice President & Market Lead, Manitoba District

National Bank

Jeff Linner

CIO & Partner

PFM Capital Inc.

Chris Louis

Principal

M42 Partners

Joanne MacKean

Managing Director, Growth & Transition Capital, Southern Alberta & Manitoba

BDC

Kyle McMurtry

National Tax Leader

Doane Grant Thornton

Ash Modha

Co-Founder & CEO

Mondetta Clothing

(Sold & Acquired Mondetta Clothing)

Don Montgomery

Founder & Sr. Advisor

True North Mergers & Acquisitions

Noah Palansky

CEO & Co-Founder

Taiv

Philip Petursson

Chief Investment Strategist

IG Wealth Management

Mackenzie Regent

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Kalos

Chris Reichert

President

Reichert Family Enterprise Advisors

Paul Rowe

Partner

TNC Capital Partners Inc.

Jamie B. Schwitzer

CIO

Westcap Mgt. Ltd.

Karl Sigerist

Author

Selling Your Canadian Business

President & CEO

The Shaughnessy Group

Joanne Sigurdson

Vistage Canada Master Chair

Executive Coach & Former Business Owner

Jon Spencer

Partner

TriWest Capital Partners

Bram Strain

President & CEO

Business Council of Manitoba

Dale Weise

Owner

3 Seasons Landscaping Inc. and Precision Joint Sealing Inc.

(Acquired 3 Seasons Landscaping Inc. and Precision Joint Sealing Inc.)

Amun Whig

Managing Director, Private Company M&A

National Bank

Ernest Wyder

Senior Wealth Advisor, Portfolio Manager

CG Wealth Management & Business Owner Solutions Group