Speakers

Conference Co-Chairs

Melanie Debassige, MBA, ICD.D

Vice-Chairperson
Canada Energy Regulator

Frédéric Duguay

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Canada Infrastructure Bank

Government Ministers And Offices

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

Assistant Deputy Minister
Department of Finance

Federal Crown Executives And Directors

Graeme Bromby

Senior Director, Governance and Corporate Affairs Lead, Assistant Corporate Secretary
PSP Investments

Pascale Daigneault

Chairperson
The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited

Megan Dolo

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

Dawn Madahbee Leach

Chair
National Indigenous Economic Development Board

Tess Lofsky

General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Director
Canada Development Investment Corporation

Louise Ouellette-Bolduc

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

Elisa Suppa

Manager, ESG and Sustainability
Telefilm Canada

Christa Walker

Chief Legal Officer
Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation

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)

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.

Brad Krizan

Chair
Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council

Anaïs de Lausnay

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Laurentian Pilotage Authority

Quirien Muylwyk, P.Eng., ICD.D

Board Member
Ontario Clean Water Agency

Alexandra Schwarz

Vice-President and Chief Legal Officer
FinDev Canada

Eryn Siba

Executive Director, Crown Governance
Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan

Law Firm, Consultant & Academic Speakers

Richard Barber

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

Catherine R. Gryba, ICD.D

Consultant
CRG Strategies Inc.

Natascha Kiernan

Director
InBC Investment Corporation

Dr. Jodie Lobana, Ph.D.

Chair of Advisory Board | Course Director, Governance of Information Technology
McMaster AI Society | York University
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