Speakers
Elevate CEO
Co-founded Minwaashin Lodge Indigenous Women’s Support Centre
IWD Co-Chair; Vice President of Asset Management Osgoode Properties
Vice-President, External Relations University of Ottawa
President and CEO, Invest Ottawa and Bayview Yards
Retd Superintendent, Ottawa Police
Deputy Minister Diversity and Inclusion and Youth
Regional President, Ontario North & East, Royal Bank of Canada
Former CEO and Partner, Gowling WLG Canada
President & CEO Calian
Chair, Willis College
Vice President, Head of Data, Shopify; Founding partner, Backbone Angels
Tech Journalist, CBC National Columnist
Co-Founder and former President Chipworks; Director, Capital Angel Network; Advisor, Investor
CEO Neurovine; TEDx Speaker; 2021 Forty Under 40 Recipient
Chief of Staff, MaRS Discovery District; Executive Director, CILAR
Founder and CEO, Women in Cloud; C-Level Technology & Marketing Executive, Forbes Next 1000
Ian Telfer Professorship in Inclusive H.R Systems Telfer School of Management
Director of Youth Leadership & Policy Advocacy Plan International Canada
Founder & President, Hera Mission
Executive Director, Pillar Nonprofit Network
President, Bruyère Foundation
Canada Inclusion & Diversity Lead, Accenture
Director, Anti-Racism Task Force, IRCC
Director of the Anti-Racism Secretariat, National Defence
Director - Anti-Racism, Equity & Inclusion, INFC
Vice President, Strategy, Marketing and Communications, Invest Ottawa, Bayview Yards and Area X.O
President, Canada School of Public Service
Area X.O Operated by Invest Ottawa
Invest Ottawa is the lead economic development agency for knowledge-based industries in Canada’s Capital, facilitating economic growth and job creation in the City of Ottawa. Guided by a vision to help realize Ottawa’s full potential as a globally-recognized, innovative and future-ready city, and the best place to learn, work, live, and play, Invest Ottawa delivers venture development and global expansion programs and services that catalyze the growth and success of entrepreneurs and firms. These include: small business training; mentorship; acceleration for technology firms; foreign business and investment attraction; local business retention and expansion in targeted sectors; commercialization; and marketing Ottawa’s diversified economy and high quality of life.