Spotlights
4 Experts on 1 Key Topic
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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
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Democratizing Digital Innovations to Benefit the Entire Economy
Spotlight on Quebec’s Digital Transformation, featuring:
Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon
Minister of Economy and Innovation - Government of Québec
Alexandre Sieber
Executive Vice-President, Business Financing and Client Strategies - Investissement Québec
Jean-Louis Lalonde
President & CEO - AZUR Group
Guy Parent
General Manager - Opimian
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Integrating Bitcoin and Blockchain into our Future Economy
Spotlight on Bitcoin & Blockchain, featuring:
Saifedean Ammous
Associate Professor of Economics - Lebanese American University
Francis Pouliot
Co-Founder & CEO - Bull Bitcoin
Janine Moir
Blockchain Assurance Leader - Deloitte
Koleya Karringten
President & CEO - Bitcoin Rodeo
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Bridging Canada's SME Growth Capital and Skills Gaps
Spotlight on Scaling Canada’s SMEs, featuring:
Minister Bill Morneau
Minister of Finance - Department of Finance Canada
Dale Ponder
Chair of the Board - Canadian Business Growth Fund
Lorna Wright
Executive Director - Centre for Global Enterprise
Mark Falbo
President & CEO - Mircom
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Growing a $100 Billion Aboriginal Economy
Spotlight on Indigenous Economic Development, featuring:
JP Gladu
President & CEO - Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
Shannin Metatawabin
CEO - National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association
Niilo Edwards
Executive Director - First Nations Major Projects Coalition
Mark Sevestre
President - National Aboriginal Trust Officers Association
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Alberta's Economic Evolution
Spotlight on Alberta’s Economic Future, featuring:
Minister Deron Bilous
Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Alberta - Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Alberta
Curtis Stange
President & CEO - ATB Financial
Sandip Lalli
President & CEO - Calgary Chamber of Commerce
