People

Jim Vlahos

Executive Director, The General Contractors’ Association of Toronto

Toronto, ON

Lisa Watt CEBS, ISCEBS Fellow

Partner and Account Executive, Manion Wilkins & Associates Ltd.

Toronto, ON

Mike Neheli

President, Manion Wilkins & Associates Ltd.

Toronto, ON

Michael Ungar Ph.D., FRSC

Canada Research Chair in Child, Family and Community Resilience; Director, Resilience Research Centre, Dalhousie University

Halifax, NS

Tina Varughese

Cross-Cultural Communication and Diversity Expert, t Works Inc.

Calgary, AB

Jimmy Jean CFA

Vice President, Chief Economist and Strategist, Desjardins Group

Montréal, QC

Janice Stein Ph.D., LL.D., M.OC, OOnt, FRSC

Founding Director, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management and Negotiation, University of Toronto

Toronto, ON

Laura Stein

Of Counsel, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP

Philadelphia, PA

Susan Bird CEBS, ISCEBS-Fellow, CAIB, EPC, HIA, ICD.D

President, The McAteer Group of Companies

Edmonton, AB and Markham, ON

Ramy Rayes ACIA, ASA, FRM

Executive Vice President, Investment Strategy and Risk, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI)

Victoria, BC

Gary Yee MTMS, ICD.D

Pension Coordinator, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)

Burnaby, BC

Kathleen Walters CFA

Senior Vice President, Senior Client Investment Officer, Northern Trust Asset Management

Chicago, IL

Jafer Naqvi CFA

Vice President and Director, Lead of Institutional Asset Allocation Team, TD Asset Management Inc.

Toronto, ON

Blake Steels CAIA, CBV, CFA

Executive Vice President, Head of Debt Investments, Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Ltd.

Toronto, ON

Maureen Parkinson M.Ed., CCRC

Provincial Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor, BC Cancer Agency

Vancouver, BC

Christine Maheu Ph.D., RN

Associate Professor, Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University

Montreal, QC

Chris Bonnett M.H.Sc., Ph.D.

Principal Consultant, H3 Consulting

Guelph, ON

Avinash Maniram M.Sc.

Partner and Senior Consultant, PBI Actuarial Consultants Ltd.

Vancouver, BC

Joyce Odidison M.A., CTDP, MCC

President and Chief Executive Officer, Interpersonal Wellness Services Inc.

Winnipeg, MB

Kevin Brown

Motivational Storyteller, Kevin Brown Enterprises LLC

Orlando, FL