Speakers at a Glance
Keynotes!
Vice President & Chief Economist, EDC
MCs!
Liaison to B.C. Premier Christy Clark, Director of Engagement, BC Liberals
Former TV News Anchor
Award-Winning Journalist, Producer & Reporter, CBC
President of World Strategies, LLC
Special Guests!
City of Vancouver
Kaouthar Feminine Capital & Goddess Belly Dance, Assistant Professor in Gender & Media, University of Amsterdam
Senior Cultural Ambassador, ChinookSongCatchers
Partner, Global Energy Group, Fasken Martineau LLP
COO, BMO Insurance & Executive Sponsor BMO for Women, BMO Bank of Montreal
Sr. VP and Regional Head, BC & Yukon Division, BMO Bank of Montreal
Plenary Speakers!
Co-Founder, President & CEO, Vital Voices Global Partnership
Special Advisor for International Programs & Partnerships
Office of the President, East West Center
Managing Partner & CEO of The B Team and the Founder and Chairman of NEUW Ventures SA
Senior VP for the SDGs and UN Relations and Partnerships, World Bank Group
OBC, OOC, and Ktunaxa Hereditary Chief
Owner, Chastity Davis Consulting
President, Eagle Spirit Community Solutions
Founder & CEO of Naoka Inc, Founding Principal Partner of In Synch Consulting Inc
Founder & CEO, StemImmune Inc., Professor, University of Würzburg & University of California San Diego
CEO of Universal Cells
Founder & Managing Director, Tantalus Labs
VP- Consumer Health, TELUS
Chief Trade Commissioner and Assistant Deputy Minister, International Business Development, Global Affairs Canada
National Managing Director, First West Capital
Founder & Director of Open Roboethics Institute (ORi)
CEO & Founder of AskaTechie
Co-Founder & CEO of HeroX
CEO, Vidyard
Meet the Experts!
President, Whetstone Inc.
Founder & President, Clear Concept Inc.
Best-Selling Author, Speaker, and Accelerator
President, Little Fish Big Pond
President, VEER Business Advisors
Founder, Event of Champions®, Executive Business Mentor & 7 Times Award Winning Sales Trainer
Manager, Supplier Diversity at BMO Financial Group/ BMO Harris Bank
CEO & Founder, The Repositioning Expert
Owner & CEO, Antenna Social Media & Design
CEO & Founder, Shift People Development and Chair of GroYourBiz St. John’s
CEO of McCurdy Financial Planning LL
Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Founder & Visionary, MESHX
Founder of 9to5 Narrative
Youth Mobilizer and CEO, Lovell Corporation
Founder & CEO, Spark Expansion Ltd.
Owner & Creative Director, Impagination Inc.
CEO/Founder, Stonz, MBA
President, Manifest Consulting
Manager, Technology Strategy, Procurement & Supply Chain at TELUS
CO-CEO & Co-Founder of Nature’s Path Foods Inc.
Owner, Artistic Director, Engagement Unlimited
Founder & CEO, Livestreaming World Summit LLC
Publisher of Barlow Books“Can a Book Grow Your Business?”
Chief Implementation Officer, Light-Core Inc.
CEO of Corporate Attraction
Director of Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Diversity, DATA Communications Management