Conference Co-Chairs

Melanie Debassige, MBA, ICD.D

Vice-Chairperson Canada Energy Regulator

Frédéric Duguay

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Canada Infrastructure Bank

Government Speakers

Serge Bijimine

Assistant Deputy Minister Transport Canada

Konrad W. Von Finckenstein

Commissioner Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner

Randy Jackiw

Assistant Deputy Minister Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, Ontario

Josephine A.L. Palumbo

Deputy Commissioner, Cartels and Deceptive Marketing Practices Branch Competition Bureau of Canada

Greg Reade

Associate Assistant Deputy Minister Department of Finance

Federal Crown Executives And Directors

Pascale Daigneault, LL.B. ICD.D

Chairperson The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited

Megan Dolo, K.C., CIC.C., JD, BSc

Vice President Law and Corporate Secretary Farm Credit Canada

Kaella-Marie Earle, P.Eng.

Vice-Chair
Indigenous Advisory Committee
Canada Energy Regulator

Justine Hendricks

President and Chief Executive Officer Farm Credit Canada

Simon Kamel

Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary Royal Canadian Mint

Anaïs de Lausnay

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Laurentian Pilotage Authority

Dawn Madahbee Leach

Chair National Indigenous Economic Development Board

Tess Lofsky

General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Director Canada Development Investment Corporation

Louise Ouellette-Bolduc, MBA

Corporate Secretary Canada Revenue Agency

Colleen Ouellette

Director & Corporate Secretary Export Development Canada

Mike Pedersen

Chair Intact Centre Climate Adaptation
Past Chair
Business Development, Bank of Canada

Alexandra Schwarz

Vice-President and Chief Legal Officer FinDev Canada

Christa Walker

Chief Legal Officer Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation

Peter Whitred, MA, P.Eng

General Manager, Accessibility, Corporate Sustainability, and ESG Canada Post

Provincial Crown Executives And Directors

Johanne Brunet, CPA, MBA, Ph.D., ASC

Chair of the Boards Québec Liquor Corporation (SAQ)
Québec Cannabis Corporation (SQDC)

Chris Day

Chair Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO)

Courtney Drew

Vice President, Human Resources Ontario Clean Water Agency

Jill Earthy, MBA

CEO InBC Investment Corporation

Aaron Friedenthal, ICD.D

VP Legal Services & Assistant Corporate Secretary ATB Financial

Kyla Hillmer, CPA, CMA, ICD.D

Vice-President, Crown Services Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan

Bryan Icyk, CFA

Director, ESG Ontario Power Generation Inc.

Natascha Kiernan, ICD.D., JD.

Director InBC Investment Corporation

Brad Krizan, ICD.D., GCB.D., MBA

Chair Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council

Quirien Muylwyk, P.Eng., ICD.D

Board Member Ontario Clean Water Agency

Eryn Siba

Executive Director, Crown Governance Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan

Law Firm, Consultant & Academic Speakers

Richard Barber, ICD.D., GPC.D.

CEO Mind Tech Group Board Director
Governance Professionals of Canada

Claire Bennett

National Government & Public Sector Sustainability Lead PwC Canada

Marco Falco

Partner Torkin Manes LLP

Max FineDay

Chief Executive Officer Warshield

Catherine R. Gryba, ICD.D

Consultant CRG Strategies Inc.

Dr. Jodie Lobana, Ph.D., FCPA, FCA

Chair of Advisory Board | Course Director, Governance of Information Technology McMaster AI Society | York University Recent Past Board Member
International Internal Audit Standards Board

Ivy Lumia

CEO and Founder Best in Governance

Collin May

Barrister & Solicitor | Senior Fellow Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy

Nicolas Ruszkowski

Managing Principal & Co-Owner Tactix Government Relations and Public Affairs

Thomas H. Yeo

Partner Torys LLP