Meet our speakers.

We've invited the best and brightest to share their expertise, experience, and insights with us.

2024 Speakers

Tanya (Toni) De Mello, PhD

Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion, Toronto Metropolitan University

Laura Gabor

Co-founder & COO, ecologicca; Founder, What in the Tech

Roxanne Leduc

CEO and Founder of Cap Inclusive

Allison Gibson

Founder of Allie G.Co; Chief Program Officer at Spring

Colin Webster

Co-Founder, RiSC Capital

Emille Bryant

President, go:IKIGAI LLC

Daniel Francavilla

Marketing Advisor & Brand Strategist; Founder, The Good Growth Company

Previous Speakers

Dr. Wendy Cukier

Founder & Academic Director of the Diversity Institute, Academic Director of the Women Entrepreneurship Hub, and Research Lead of the Future Skills Centre

Catherine Bell

Author, Founder, The Awakened Company

Jon Moyal

Executive Director & Peacemaker

Rose Genele

Founder, The New Face of Inclusion; Managing Partner, Folium ESG Solutions

Donna Young

Dean, Lincoln Alexander School of Law, TMU

Stephany Lapierre

Founder & CEO, TealBook

Chris MacDonald, PhD

Director, Ted Rogers Leadership Centre

Rosalind (Roz) Johnson

SVP, Chief People Officer at Build-A-Bear Workshop

Gabby Zuniga

Founder, Inclusive Kind

Elin Barton

CEO, Riveo Creative

Mark Raffan

Negotiation Trainer | Speaker | Podcast Host, Negotiations Ninja

Keisha A Rivers

Chief Change Officer, The KARS Group LTD

Leland Harper, PhD

Professor | Author | DEI Consultant, L Harper Consulting

Jessica Lane

Global DEI and Conflict Resolution | Trainer, Founder & CEO, Jessica Lane Consulting LLC

Richard Martin

Executive Officer, Mindful Business Charter