Spotlights
4 Experts on 1 Key Topic
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The Future of Canada's Cannabis Industry
Spotlight on Cannabis and the Bioeconomy, 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
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Four Types of Canadian Entrepreneurs Building our Future Economy
Spotlight on the Entrepreneurship Journey, 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
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Community and Indigenous Participation
Spotlight on Mining, 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
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Designing Canada's Future Liveable Cities
Spotlight on Future 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
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Sustainability and Innovation
Spotlight on Mining, 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
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SMEs: Scaling-up, Exporting and Staying Canadian
Spotlight on Entrepreneurs Thinking Big, 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
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Business for Good and Profit
Spotlight on the Impact Economy, 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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Economic Development & Global Leadership
Spotlight on Mining, 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
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Positioning Canada for Success in the Future of Space
Spotlight on the Space Economy, 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
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Leveraging our Competitive Advantages in Health
Spotlight on Health Innovation, 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
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Balancing Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability
Spotlight on the Ocean Economy, featuring:
Minister Jonathan Wilkinson
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard - Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Ian Smith
CEO - Clearwater Seafoods
Beth Mason
CEO - Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment
Jim Hanlon
CEO - Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship (COVE)
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Preparing our Workforce and our Youth
Spotlight on the Future of Work, featuring:
Dominic Barton
Managing Partner Emeritus - McKinsey & Company
John Stackhouse
Senior Vice President, Office of the CEO - RBC
Valerie Walker
Executive Director - Business/Higher Education Roundtable
Chandran Fernando
Managing Partner - Matrix360
