Spotlights

4 Experts on 1 Key Topic

Spotlight on Indigenous Reconciliation and Social Finance Sustainably Growing the Indigenous Economy IndigenousAboriginal BusinessEntrepreneurshipFinancePolicyReconciliation Featuring Shannin Metatawabin CEO - National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA) Jeffrey Cyr Managing Partner - Raven Indigenous Capital Partners Jocelyn Formsma Executive Director - National Association of Friendship Centres Clint Davis CEO - North35 Capital Partners
Spotlight on AI for SMEs How to Drive SMEs' AI Adoption AIEntrepreneurshipPolicyTechTech Adoption Featuring Claudia Krywiak President & CEO - OCE Jodie Wallis Managing Director, Artificial Intelligence - Accenture Ali Hirji Project Manager - The AI Hub at Durham College Joe Ritacca Director of R&D - Precise ParkLink
Spotlight on Canada’s Fisheries Industry The Future of Canada's Fisheries FisheriesFishingIndigenousSustainability Featuring Martin Sullivan CEO & Co-Chair - Ocean Choice International Theresa Williams Vice President - Fisher Bay Seafood Jerry Ward Director of Fisheries - Qikiqtaaluk Corporation Kurtis Hayne Commercial and Fisheries Manager, Canada West - Marine Stewardship Council
Spotlight on Cannabis and the Bioeconomy The Future of Canada's Cannabis Industry CannabisBioeconomyPolicy 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 EntrepreneurshipPolicy 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

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