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 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
