Spotlights

Spotlight on Cannabis and the Bioeconomy The Future of Canada's Cannabis Industry Featuring Greg Engel CEO - Organigram Meaghan Seagrave President - 1812 Hemp Stephen Lund CEO - Opportunities New Brunswick David Magee Vice-President, Research - University of New Brunswick

Spotlight on the Entrepreneurship Journey Four Types of Canadian Entrepreneurs Building our Future Economy Featuring Shahrzad Rafati Founder & CEO - BroadbandTV Tim McGuire CEO - Mobile Klinik Mandy Gilbert Founder & CEO - Creative Niche Alex Peters Co-Founder and Co-CEO - Prodigy Education

Spotlight on Mining Community and Indigenous Participation Featuring Ryan Montpellier Executive Director & CEO - Mining Industry Human Resources Council Elena Mayer President & CEO - Women Who Rock Bobbie Jo Greenland-Morgan Grand Chief & President - Gwich’in Tribal Council Hans Matthews President - Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association

Spotlight on Future Cities Designing Canada's Future Liveable Cities Featuring Andrea Barrack Global Head, Sustainability and Corporate Citizenship - TD Bank Geoff Cape CEO - Evergreen Josipa Petrunic Executive Director & CEO - Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) Sevaun Palvetzian CEO - CivicAction

Spotlight on Mining Sustainability and Innovation Featuring Janice Zinck Director of Green Mining Innovation - CanmetMINING Francis Fournier President and CEO - COREM Claudine Lee Head of Environment and Permitting - Dominion Diamond Mines Jeff More President & CEO - MineSense

Spotlight on Entrepreneurs Thinking Big SMEs: Scaling-up, Exporting and Staying Canadian Featuring Minister Mary Ng Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion - Ministry of Small Business and Export Promotion George Rossolatos CEO - Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF) Elspeth Murray Director - Centre for Business Venturing, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University Wayne Pommen President & CEO - PayBright

Spotlight on the Impact Economy Business for Good and Profit Featuring Marc-André Blanchard Canada’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN - Canada’s Permanent Mission at the UN Helle Bank Jorgensen Founder & CEO - Competent Boards Paul Allard Co-Founder and Chief Ecosystem Officer - Impak Finance Dustyn Lanz CEO - Responsible Investment Association

Spotlight on Mining Economic Development & Global Leadership Featuring Susan Jones Executive Vice President & CEO of Potash - Nutrien Lee Hodgkinson National Industry Leader, Mining - KPMG Canada Peter Cashin President & CEO - Imperial Mining Group Ryan McEachern Managing Director - Mining Suppliers Trade Association Canada

Spotlight on the Space Economy Positioning Canada for Success in the Future of Space Featuring Chris Hadfield First Canadian Commander of the International Space Station - Astronaut Sylvain Laporte President - Canadian Space Agency Françoise Gagnon CEO - ADGA Group Glenn Mason Assistant Deputy Minister, Lands and Minerals Sector - Natural Resources Canada

Spotlight on Health Innovation Leveraging our Competitive Advantages in Health Featuring Andrew Casey President & CEO - BIOTECanada Norma Biln CEO - Augurex Life Sciences Peter van der Velden Managing General Partner - Lumira Ventures John Ruffolo Co-Founder & Vice-Chair - The Council of Canadian Innovators