Some easing of global monetary conditions is therefore warranted. Accordingly, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, Sveriges Riksbank, and the Swiss National Bank are today announcing reductions in policy interest rates. The Bank of Japan expresses its strong support of these policy actions. As an inflation hawk, I'd normally be against such ...

Joel Benenson is Founding Partner and President of Benenson Strategy Group (BSG), a New York based strategic research firm providing research and communication consulting services to political and corporate clients. He is also a Co-Founder of iModerate Research Technologies, an innovative research firm that specializes in live, online, one-on-one qualitative sessions. Mr. Benenson brings a...

Jeff Keeble is a Partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP and a Senior Vice-President of Deloitte & Touche Inc. Jeff leads the corporate reorganization practice in Edmonton. He is a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Business Valuator, Chartered Insolvency and Restructuring Practitioner and Licensed Trustee in Bankruptcy.

(BA, McGill University; MA,Cambridge University) John Morrison joined the Department of External Affairs in 1985 and served abroad as third secretary at the High Commission for Canada in Kuala Lumpur; second secretary (political affairs) in Beijing; program manager (political, economic and public affairs), at the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei; counsellor (economic) in Tokyo; and minister cou...

As President of Syngenta Canada, Jay Bradshaw finds himself on the leading edge of an industry that has the task of feeding our planet’s growing population. Syngenta is a world leading agri-business with more than 24,000 employees in over 90 countries dedicated to bringing plant potential to life.

Juan Enriquez, bestselling author, businessman, and academic, is recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on the economic and political impacts of life sciences. He is currently Chairman and CEO of Biotechonomy LLC, a life sciences research and investment firm.

Jan Gehl is an Architect and former Professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. He is founding Partner of Gehl Architects – Urban Quality Consultants and author of Life between Buildings, New City Spaces, Public Spaces - Public Life, and New City Life. His city improvement projects include Copenhagen, Stockholm, Rotterdam, London, Amman, Muscat, Melbourne, Sydney, San Francisco, Seattle...

Mark Lievonen is President of Sanofi Pasteur Limited, the Canadian vaccine division of the sanofi-aventis Group. Sanofi Pasteur researches, develops and manufactures vaccines for Canadians and for export to global markets. Mr. Lievonen has been with the company since 1983. He started in the treasury department and was promoted to Corporate Vice President, Finance, in 1988. Since 1990, Mr. L...

Justin Yifu Lin is the World Bank’s Chief Economist and Senior Vice President. On leave from Peking University since June 2008. Mr. Lin received his PhD in economics from the University of Chicago in 1986 and is the author of 18 books, including The China Miracle: Development Strategy and Economic Reformand Economic Development and Transition: Thought, Strategy, and Viability. He has publish...

John Ibbitson, Chief Political Writer for the Globe and Mail and winner of the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature, has lived numerous writing lives. He was born in the Ontario town of Gravenhurst, graduating from the University of Toronto in 1979 with an Honours B.A. in English and from the University of Western Ontario in 1988 with an M.A. in Journalism. In a career span...

Janet L Ecker is President and CEO of the Toronto Financial Services Alliance (TFSA), a growing public–private partnership dedicated to building Toronto as a global financial services centre. With government and industry support, she has also established the Global Risk Institute in Financial Services to leverage the sector’s global reputation for stability, as well as the Centre of Excellence ...

Julie Dickson was appointed Superintendent of Financial Institutions in July 2007, for a seven-year term. Ms. Dickson joined the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) in April 1999, and was Assistant Superintendent, Regulation Sector, from January 2000 to June 2006, when she was appointed Deputy Superintendent. In October 2006, she was appointed Acting Superintendent.

Julie Dickson was appointed Superintendent of Financial Institutions in July 2007, for a seven-year term. Ms. Dickson joined the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) in April 1999, and was Assistant Superintendent, Regulation Sector, from January 2000 to June 2006, when she was appointed Deputy Superintendent. In October 2006, she was appointed Acting Superintendent.

Jeremy Rifkin is the best-selling author of eighteen books including The Empathic Civilization, The European Dream, The Age of Access, The Hydrogen Economy¸ The Biotech Century, and The End of Work. His books have been translated into more than 35 languages. Rifkin is an advisor to the European Union and heads of state around the world. He is a senior lecturer at the Wharton School’s Executive ...

Senior researcher of the Middle East and radical Islam at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs; co-founder of the Orient Research Group Ltd. and is a former advisor to the Policy Planning Division of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Jo-Anne Jones has become a well recognized international speaker inspiring dental audiences to embrace the profession they have chosen with a renewed confidence and enthusiasm. Jo-Anne is the owner of RDH CONNECTION Inc., a consulting and training company dedicated to excellence in quality dental hygiene education and CEO of Dental Hygiene Studios Inc. Having a career that has spanned over 3...

As RBC Capital Markets' Chief European Economist and Managing Director, Jens Larsen works closely with our fixed income and equity teams in the U.K. and Europe, as well as with our economics team globally. Jens joined RBC's research team in 2010 from the Bank of England, where he was head of the Macro Financial Analysis Division. He spent 10 years at the Bank of England, and two years with the ...

Jim Burpee was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) in February 2012. As President of CEA, Mr. Burpee acts as spokesperson on issues of national concern to the electric utility industry. Jim Burpee has a long history with the electricity industry both in Canada and globally. He worked for Ontario Hydro and its successor company, Ontari...

John Rogers joined CFA Institute in January 2009 after more than two decades of global experience as an investment practitioner and executive in the Asia-Pacific region and the United States. Mr. Rogers worked with Citibank and CIGNA in Japan and Australia prior to joining INVESCO. He served as president and chief investment officer of Invesco Asset Management Ltd., Japan, CEO and Co-Chief Inve...

Jordan Banks is the managing director of Facebook Canada (NAS: FB), responsible for leading and managing all of Facebook’s commercial operations in Canada. Currently, there are over 18 million Canadians actively using Facebook. Previously, Jordan was the managing partner at Thunder Road Capital, which he co-founded to provide investment and advisory services to early stage technology compani...

Jon Fairest has nearly 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. During this time he has proven himself a strong, inspirational manager who has led teams through significant change and achieved success in many cultures and markets. He began his career with Bayer UK in 1993 and held various positions with the company’s sales and marketing teams over the next eight years. He join...

Jim Watson was elected Mayor of the City of Ottawa on October 25, 2010.Mayor Watson has dedicated most of his career to public service in Canada's Capital.First elected as a Councillor in 1991, he was re-elected in 1994. Three years later he was elected as the youngest Mayor in Ottawa's history with 82% of the popular vote.Following the amalgamation of Ottawa and surrounding communities, Mayor ...

John G. Abbott is currently Chief Executive Officer with the Health Council of Canada. Prior to joining the Health Council, John was a management consultant specializing in public policy analysis and development. Previous to this, John was Deputy Minister of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Health and Community Services where he oversaw the re-organization of the province’s system of ...

Jeffrey Simpson, The Globe and Mail's national affairs columnist, has won many of Canada's leading literary prizes -- the Governor-General's award for non-fiction book writing, the $50,000 Donner Prize for the best book in public policy, the National Magazine Award for political writing, and the National Newspaper Award for column writing (twice). He has also won the Hyman Solomon Award for exc...

John G. Abbott is currently Chief Executive Officer with the Health Council of Canada. Prior to joining the Health Council, John was a management consultant specializing in public policy analysis and development. Previous to this, John was Deputy Minister of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Health and Community Services where he oversaw the re-organization of the province’s system of r...

Jim Murren became Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International in 2008, just as the global financial crisis approached its crescendo. In the face of monumental challenges, he stabilized the company by rallying its 50,000 employees and leading a $3.8 billion financing effort that pulled MGM back from the brink. Although well known in the financial industry, Jim’s early interest was in art...

Jon Fairest has nearly 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. During this time he has proven himself a strong, inspirational manager who has led teams through significant change and achieved success in many cultures and markets. He began his career with Bayer UK in 1993 and held various positions with the company’s sales and marketing teams over the next eight years. He joined...

Jayson Myers is the President & CEO of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, Canada’s largest industry and trade association. He is also the Chair of the Canadian Manufacturing Coalition, a coalition of more than 48 industry associations that have come together to speak with a common voice on priority issues for Canada’s Manufacturing sector. Mr. Myers is a well-known economic commentator, and...

Jeff Watson is the President, Apotex Corp., North America. He is the Senior Executive for all Canadian and U.S. Commercial operations within the Apotex Group of companies.

Jean-Luc Butel is corporate vice president and president of Baxter’s international operations. Butel joined Baxter in February 2012. Prior to joining Baxter, Butel held various leadership positions with Medtronic, Inc., most recently as Executive Vice President and Group President, International.

Joe Lawrence, President & CEO of Porsche Cars Canada, Ltd., has over 20 years of automotive experience. Mr. Lawrence began his career selling cars retail before joining Nissan Motor Corporation and, later, BMW of North of America. At BMW, he worked in various marketing and product planning roles, including a three-year assignment at the Munich headquarters. Following a field sales role in the U...

Joy Smith holds a Bachelor's Degree (B.Ed.) and a Master's Degree (M.Ed.) in education. Joy Smith is recognized as Canada’s leading anti-human trafficking advocate and has united Canadians from coast to coast in the fight against modern day slavery. Since being elected as a member of parliament in 2004, she has worked with leaders at the federal and international levels to advance legislation a...

Jim is a Chemical Engineer with over 25 years experience in the solid waste field and has specialized in the waste combustion area. He has been working on the City’s gasification project since it’s inception in 2002 as a feasibility study (which looked at the Gasification/Waste to Energy options for the residual waste streams).

John (Jack) Elliott is a professional engineer with a degree in civil engineering from National University of Ireland (Cork). Mr. Elliott joined Pure Technologies in 1996 as Vice President and since that time has been critical member of the Senior Management team, most specifically responsible for business development, sales and operations. Prior to joining Pure Technologies Mr. Elliott was Gen...

Jackie Manthorne, BA, BEd, is President and CEO of the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network, a national network of patients, families, survivors, friends, community partners and sponsors. Its mission is to work together by taking action to promote the very best standard of care, support, follow-up and quality of life for patients and survivors. It aims to educate the public and policy makers about ...

John Capobianco is public affairs national practice lead in FleishmanHillard’s Toronto office. With over 25 years of grassroots political experience at all three levels of government, Mr. Capobianco offers a strong, seasoned and influential voice in public affairs. This experience has enabled him to build an extensive political network, which he can leverage to the benefit of organizations look...

Senior Director, Research and Development, LoyaltyOne As Senior Director of Research and Development at LoyaltyOne, Jeff manages research initiatives in North America and internationally. With more than 15 years of experience in loyalty marketing, analytics and customer engagement, Jeff manages and directs the development of LoyaltyOne’s thought leadership content including research and best p...

Jennifer Caldwell is trained in both education and biology, which she has employed as both a teacher in Ontario and as a specialist in pharmaceutical plaintiff litigation with the law firm Beasley Allen in Montgomery, Alabama. Jennifer’s compassion for her clients, her advocacy and her understanding of science and medicine has led her to The Peace Naturals Project where she has successfully lau...

Jos has more than twenty-five years of experience in the financial services industry both internationally and in Canada, with particular expertise in the market infrastructure space, across asset classes and across geographies. Prior to joining Aequitas, Jos set up the Brilliant Orange group of companies, active in capital markets consulting, technology and real estate investments; he served as...

JEAN-PIERRE BLAIS began his term as the 10th Chairperson of the CRTC on June 18, 2012. Before joining the CRTC, Mr. Blais was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Board Secretariat’s Government Operations Sector. In this capacity, he provided advice on the management oversight and corporate governance of various federal departments, agencies and crown corporations. The Department of Finance, ...

Jim Prentice and his family have deep roots here in Alberta. After a short career as a professional hockey player, Jim's father relocated the Prentice family to Grande Cache in northern Alberta when Jim was 13 years old. Jim and his sisters were raised in a large blue-collar family as his father worked as a miner and eventually became an accountant. Jim’s parents instilled in their children the...

Jim Ellis has more than 30 years’ experience in the public sector, including seven years with the Government of Alberta. Mr. Ellis joined the Alberta Public Service in 2006 as the Executive Director of the Alberta Environment Support and Emergency Response Team (ASERT). In 2007, he was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for environmental regulatory affairs in Alberta. Mr. Ell...

Jeremy Rudin was appointed Superintendent of Financial Institutions in June 2014, for a seven-year term. Prior to joining OSFI, Mr. Rudin served for six years as Assistant Deputy Minister of the Financial Sector Policy Branch at the Department of Finance. In this role, he led development of policy measures to support access to credit during the global financial crisis as well as contributing...

A passionate community volunteer, Jamie is the past board chair with the Calgary Public Library (CPL) and served on the Alberta Non-profit Volunteer Sector Initiative (ANSVI), Renewal Task Force. Currently, Jamie also sits on the Advisory Committee for the Institute for Nonprofit Studies at Mount Royal University. Prior to joining Propellus, Jamie worked as the Manager of Community Investme...

Jane Rooney is Canada’s Financial Literacy Leader, within the federal government’s Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC). She was appointed to that position in April 2014 to exercise leadership at the national level to strengthen the financial literacy of Canadians. Ms. Rooney engages and collaborates with stakeholder groups from the public, private, and non-profit sectors, to coordinate e...

John Cousens is the Vice President of Public Sector, Canada with Salesforce.com. John is a Cloud industry veteran with experience in two cloud computing start-ups. He has over 20 years of senior management experience, with previous tenures at IBM, and Microsoft. John has a passion for innovation, customers and hockey; all powered by an entrepreneurial heart. A native of the Ottawa valley, John ...

John Cousens is the Vice President of Public Sector, Canada with Salesforce.com. John is a Cloud industry veteran with experience in two cloud computing start-ups. He has over 20 years of senior management experience, with previous tenures at IBM, and Microsoft. John has a passion for innovation, customers and hockey; all powered by an entrepreneurial heart. A native of the Ottawa valley, John ...

Jorge Sequeira is the Director General for the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency, CINDE. Mr. Sequeira joined CINDE in October 2014, bringing extensive experience in foreign trade affairs, having worked as the General Manager of The Foreign Trade Corporation of Costa Rica (PROCOMER), an entity created for the promotion of the Costa Rican products and services exports from 2010-2014.

John Morrison Pigott is CEO of Toronto-based Club Coffee. Founded in 1906, Club Coffee is the largest roaster, contract manufacturer and distributor of packaged coffees that Canadians buy from grocery stores through partnerships with Canada’s largest coffee retailers. Club Coffee is also a leading innovator in the rapidly expanding single-serve coffee, tea and hot beverages markets across the U...

Jeff Cates has been General Manager of Intuit Canada ULC since January 2012. Mr. Cates leads Intuit Canada ULC's strategic growth, its go-to-market strategies for its small business and consumer offerings while championing Intuit's ongoing commitment to innovation. He has more than 17 years of experience in business development and management roles, led consumer and enterprise divisions for com...

Mrs. Smith has been recognized as one of Canada's leading anti-trafficking activists. Since being elected, Mrs. Smith has led the discussion on human trafficking at a national level which has resulted important changes in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Her continued efforts to raise the issue of human trafficking on the Status of Women Committee resulted in an intensive study of th...

John Tory is the 65th Mayor of Toronto. Born and raised in Toronto, Mayor Tory has spent his career promoting and giving back to the city he loves. As a lawyer, talk show host, businessman, Member of Provincial Parliament and Leader of the Official Opposition at Queen’s Park, and finally as Mayor, he has long believed that the diversity of Toronto is its strength. As Mayor, John’s focus w...

Janet Sumner has more than 20 years’ experience as a professional environmentalist. She has been Executive Director of Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) in Ontario, the Wildlands League, since 2003. During that time, Janet has led CPAWS in achieving substantial legislative reforms, notably to the Provincial Protected Areas and Conservation Reserves Act (2007); the Mining Act (20...

John Taft is CEO of RBC Wealth Management – U.S., the eighth largest full-service retail brokerage firm in the U.S., with nearly 2,000 financial advisors in 41 states and over $281 billion in assets under administration. Taft has worked in the financial services industry for more than three decades and has been active in the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the lea...

John Walsh is President of the Conservative Party of Canada, a grassroots Conservative volunteer and public policy participant. Raised in Brantford, Ontario, John now lives in the Don Valley West riding in Toronto with his wife Jillian and three boys Duncan, Liam and Finnian. After attending high school in Brantford, John went on to graduate from Roberts Wesleyan College (BA in History & Phi...

José J. Suárez is the Executive Vice President responsible for the Mining and Metallurgy business sector for SNC-Lavalin Globally. SNC-Lavalin provides Engineering and Construction (E&C) services for mining clients from pit to port. This includes mine planning, study project work, sustaining capital project work, expansionary capital project work, and operations support via its project deliver...

As Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Premier of Québec, Jean Charest is one of Canada’s best known political figures. As Minister of the Environment, he led his country’s delegation at the 1992 Earth Summit on the economy and the environment in Rio and was praised for his leadership role among G7 countries on climate change and biodiversity.

Jeff Henderson is Executive Vice President & CIO, TD Bank Group. Jeff leads the development, oversight, and implementation of Enterprise Technology Solutions across the bank, including its strategic plan. In his previous role of SVP, Office of the CIO, Jeff led all activities related to IT Performance Management and Financial Analysis, IT Project Management and Orchestration and Enterprise ...

Joël Taché is Vice-President, Corporate Risk Management for SNC Lavalin. He is the Chairman of the Risk Evaluation Committee and Secretary of the Bid and Investment Approval Committee and responsible for the company’s Enterprise Risk Management Program. Joël has also been recently appointed Risk Officer for SNC Lavalin Power Group where he is responsible for all proposal approvals and for t...

Jean Boivin, PhD, Managing Director is Deputy Chief Investment Strategist of the Blackrock Investment Institute, a global platform which leverages BlackRock's global expertise to generate insights that augment their ability to create a better financial future for their clients. Prior to joining BlackRock, Dr. Boivin served variously as Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada and then Associate D...

Jean Paul (JP) Gladu is currently Principal of Mokwateh and previously served as the President and CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) from September 2012 until April 2020. Anishinaabe from Thunder Bay JP is a member of Sand Pont First Nation located on the eastern shores of Lake Nipigon, Ontario. JP completed a forestry technician diploma in 1993, obtained an undergradua...

John Lowe was appointed President of AltaGas Utility Group Inc. in October, 2011 with oversight of the company’s utility operations. He later took responsibility at AltaGas Ltd. for corporate development, including acquisitions of the Blythe power plant, Petrogas and the Douglas Channel LNG project. Currently, John is Executive Vice President of AltaGas Ltd. His duties include strategy, regula...

John Lechleiter has served as president and chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company since April 1, 2008. He became chairman of the board of directors on January 1, 2009. John joined Lilly in 1979 as a senior organic chemist in process research and development and became head of that department in 1982. In 1984, he began serving as director of pharmaceutical product developme...

John McCallum was first elected to the House of Commons in 2000. He was re-elected in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2015.

John Proctor, VP, Global Cyber Security, is responsible for CGI’s global security portfolio and overall cyber strategy, which involves CGI’s 1400+ security professionals around the world, John leads the design and negotiation of large security opportunities across the global organization, building and fostering client relationships through consistent excellence in delivery. John is based at the...

Joe Mihevc has served the midtown area as City Councillor for the former City of York and the new City of Toronto. Joe was appointed as one of Toronto's Newcomer Advocates, with a special focus on Syrian refugees. His deep concern for social issues has led him to be an advocate for strong neighbourhoods, healthy communities, a clean environment and safe streets. Joe has a M.A. and Ph.D. in T...

Jim Bronskill is a reporter in the Ottawa bureau of The Canadian Press news agency, specializing in security and intelligence, policing and justice-related issues. He holds a master's degree in journalism from Carleton University, where he has been a sessional instructor since 2003. Jim has considerable experience using information laws to uncover stories, and frequently writes about privacy in...

City Councillor for Alta Vista, Jean Cloutier was elected in October 2014. Jean is Vice Chair of the City of Ottawa’s Audit Committee and is a member of the Environment and Planning Committees as well as the Transit Commission. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Ottawa 2017 initiative. Jean, 57, has lived in Ottawa all his life and moved to Alta Vista 29 years ago. As an active and dedicat...

Jonathan Whitworth joined Seaspan in 2009 as Chief Executive Officer, bringing over 20 years of seagoing, shore side, strategic planning, management, and leadership experience to the organization. After graduating from the Texas Maritime Academy, Jonathan sailed for six years as an officer aboard tankers and chemical carriers in the international market. He also still holds an unlimited chie...

Jason committed himself to public life as President of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, where he fought hard for lower taxes and fiscal responsibility. In 1997, Calgary voters elected him to Parliament where he worked to unite conservatives nationally. Since then, he’s been voted the “best overall,” “hardest working,” and “most knowledgeable” MP by his colleagues. Jason was called “perhaps...

Jennifer Hollett is a smashup of digital, journalism, and politics. She is the head of News and Government at Twitter Canada. An award-winning TV reporter and producer, Jennifer has over a decade of experience at CBC, CTV, and MuchMusic. She won a Canadian Online Publishing Award for her work hosting CBC’s G20 Street Level blog during the 2010 G20 Summit in Toronto, and was recognized by Amn...

As PwC Canada's Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, James oversees a team that designs and implements social and environmental strategies that are scalable and aligned with PwC’s Purpose and strategic business priorities, helping to activate employee engagement, drive operational efficiencies, elevate stakeholder engagement and differentiate PwC’s brand in the marketplace. His portfol...

Jean-François Perrault joined Scotiabank in 2015 as Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist. He leads a team of Economists to support Scotiabank’s domestic and international business lines and clients from retail to capital markets, providing Scotiabank's senior executives, business lines and customers with perspectives, insights and forecasts on economic, financial market and policy developm...

John Baird is a Senior Advisor to various enterprises and a former Senior Cabinet Minister in the Government of Canada. An instrumental figure in bilateral trade and investment relationships, Mr. Baird has played a leading role in the Canada-China dialogue and worked to build ties with ASEAN countries. In addition, Mr. Baird has worked closely with international leaders to strengthen securi...

Jerry Flynn is a chemical engineer with aspirations to help make companies green. He is the founder of Tandem Technical, a business based in Canada whose purpose is to make carbon capture not only easy, but also profitable for clients. Jerry has 8 years of experience in process and design engineering. Prior to designing the patent pending technology that Tandem Technical has brought to the mark...

Julia Shin Doi is General Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Governors of Ryerson University. As an Executive Group member, she is responsible for providing legal and governance advice and has operational responsibility for access to information, privacy and records management. Julia is also a member of the Board of Directors of Ryerson Futures Inc. and the national Board of Directors of ...

Jean-Yves Duclos was Director of the Department of Economics and a tenured professor at l’Université Laval. As a well-published author, conference speaker, and renowned economics expert, he was often asked to comment on current events in Quebec and Canada.

As General Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Jeffrey Kratz is the executive responsible for the Latin America, Canada & Caribbean government, education & non-profit business. His experience building & managing complex international teams has accelerated the regional customer engagement, specifically in social media, Internet-of-Things, big data, workflow, security, storage/archiving & web ...

Based out of Business News Network’s Queen Street headquarters in Toronto, Anchor and Reporter Jon Erlichman co-hosts BNN’s weekday morning program BUSINESS DAY. The Toronto-born reporter returned to Toronto after more than a decade living and working in the U.S. in Spring 2016. Erlichman is a homegrown product of the BNN newsroom, and was part of the team to launch of ROBtv, the precursor ...

John is a Partner and in-house executive in McKinsey’s special turnaround practice that focuses on providing elite leadership talent to drive large-scale turnarounds. John is an experienced turnaround CEO & private equity executive who has driven multiple successful turnarounds across a range of industries.

As Co-Founder and CEO, Jonathan oversees business and strategy at Receptiviti. Prior to founding Receptiviti, Jonathan was a Co-Founder of a technology company that developed software for professional services firms, universities, and government agencies, and had a 15-year career as a management consultant helping global technology companies like SAP and Cisco with product and go-to-market stra...

Jeff Gaulin is the Vice President, Communications at the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. He is responsible for enhancing public confidence in Canada’s oil and gas sector so industry can meet the growing demand for energy among Canadians and around the world. In his 20 year career, Mr. Gaulin has worked across Canada in a variety of sectors – on environment, electricity, beer, he...

Jordan Pearson is a technology journalist living in Toronto, Ontario. At Motherboard, VICE Media's science and technology website, Jordan has reported extensively on every facet of AI and automation, from labour, to privacy, to bias and prejudice in our machines.

Dr. Jason Field is the President and CEO of Life Sciences Ontario (LSO), the industry voice for the life sciences sector in Ontario. LSO is a member-driven organization that represents and promotes the province's vibrant and diverse life sciences sector. LSO collaborates with governments, academia, industry and other life science organizations in Ontario and across Canada to promote and encoura...

Janet Yale is the president and CEO of The Arthritis Society (Canada). Janet previously served as executive vice president at TELUS, and president and CEO of the Canadian Cable Television Association, along with other c-suite roles in private, public and not -for-profit organizations. Currently Janet chairs the Arthritis Alliance of Canada, Past-Chair of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and ...

Jacline holds the position of President and CEO and Corporate Secretary of the Board for United Way Centraide Canada where she leads a national movement for social change comprising over 90 community-based federated United Way organizations. With over 1000 staff, 200,000 volunteers and more than 1 million donors, United Ways and Centraides raise and invest over $500 million annually , serving m...

Joan Woodward is Executive Vice President of Public Policy for Travelers and President of The Travelers Institute. She is a member of the companyís Management Committee and Operating Committee, and also serves on The Diversity Council, and the Travelers Foundation Board. Joan also chairs the Travelers Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Committee. Woodward joined Travelers in 2008 f...

Jordan leads the Legal & Compliance and Claim functions for Travelers Canada, which consists of a Canadian branch and two insurance subsidiaries that are ultimately owned by The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) (“Travelers”), a leading provider of property casualty insurance for auto, home and business. Jordan also is a member of the Executive Management Committee and the Executive Risk Co...

Jacquie joined Scotiabank in 2012, and is currently Vice President, Sponsorship Marketing and Philanthropy at Scotiabank. In addition to leading one of the largest sponsorship and philanthropic portfolios in the country, Jacquie has the pleasure of leading a very dynamic team, comprised of some of Canada’s top marketers and industry experts. Jacquie’s current portfolio includes leadership on Sc...

Jagmeet Singh was born in Scarborough, Ontario, spent part of his childhood living in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador and grew up in Windsor, Ontario. Jagmeet holds a B.Sc. in biology from the University of Western Ontario and an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School. He was first elected as Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding Bramalea-Gore-Malton in 2011, re-elected in 2014 and ...

Jüri Ratas was born on 2 July 1978. He has finished Nõmme Secondary School in Tallinn, graduated from Tallinn University of Technology in the area of Business Management and obtained his Master´s degree in Economic Sciences from the University of Technology. He also holds a Bachelor´s degree in Law from the School of Law at the University of Tartu. Jüri Ratas has broad work experience in diff...

Jean-François Gagné is the CEO and co-founder of Element AI, the Montreal-based AI solutions provider. A veteran AI entrepreneur and former Chief Product Officer and Chief Innovation Officer at JDA Software, Jean-François was the youngest global C-Level Executive of a top-20 Enterprise Software company. He has founded and successfully exited two companies in AI and Operations Research and is a ...

Janet is a Partner at Real Ventures, Canada's largest and most active early-stage venture capital firm. Janet has led investments in over a dozen companies and works actively with the founders to help them build large, industry-changing companies. In addition to working with her large portfolio of rapidly growing tech companies, Janet is very active in the Canadian tech ecosystem; she is ...

Jennifer Flanagan is a social entrepreneur and national thought-leader focused on youth, innovation, STEM, digital literacy and inclusion. She is the co-founder, President and CEO of Actua, a national charitable organization that engages Canadian youth in building skills and confidence in STEM.

Jenn Harper is a proud Anishinaabe woman, a mother of two beautiful children and a budding social entrepreneur. In addition to Jenn's full time career in sales and marketing, Jenn has started an online e-commerce cosmetics company with purpose and social direction. Cheekbone Beauty was born during a cathartic period in Jenn's life where she decided that, while there have been challenges in he...

A proud lifelong resident of St. Thomas, Jeff grew up with the family business, Yurek Pharmacy Ltd., which was started by his father Ed in 1963. Jeff followed in his father’s footsteps as a graduate of the Pharmacy Program at the University of Toronto and later purchased the business with his brother Pete. In addition to growing the pharmacy’s operations, Jeff was actively involved in numerous ...

Jesse Hirsh is an artist, futurist, researcher and internet strategist. An experienced innovator and collaborator, his passion is educating people on the potential benefits and perils of technology. Jesse owns and operates Metaviews Media Management Ltd., which focuses on research and consulting aroun...

Originally from Niagara Falls, Ontario, John McCall MacBain attended McGill University on scholarship to study Economics, graduating with an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in 1980. During his time at McGill, he was deeply involved in student life, including serving as President of the Students Society. In his final year he was named Valedictorian. Mr. McCall MacBain subsequently obtained a law...

In 2013, Joe Vaccaro was named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA). Prior to his role as CEO, Joe acted as the association’s Chief Operating Officer after serving as the VP of Policy and Government Relations at the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD). AS CEO, Joe oversees operations of the Ontario-wide organization which is co...

Jamie is a journeyman Ironworker, boilermaker and professional speaker. Jamie owns KickAss Careers. www.kickasscareers.org. Growing up Jamie wasn’t aware of the vast opportunity in the construction industry. She wanted to be a miner like her father but was discouraged by its absence of women. She followed in her mother’s footsteps and became a health care professional. Jamie spent years work...

Jake Martin White is a technology consultant and fundraising specialist who has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than a decade. As CEO of Mustard Seed, Jake helps nonprofits across North America implement donor databases and marketing automation on Salesforce. Early in his career, Jake worked with NGOs in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Nicaragua, and Jamaica, implementing technology that help...

Jennifer is an internationally recognized award-winning urban planner, entrepreneur, and the former Chief Planner of the City of Toronto. A Distinguished Visitor in Residence Emeritus at the University of Toronto, Jennifer is the urban affairs contributor to Maclean’s magazine, and is the CBC’s urban affairs specialist. In 2017, Keesmaat was appointed to the Urban Development Authority Internat...

Retired in 2016 as President & CEO of the Investment Funds Institute (IFIC), Joanne De Laurentiis spent most of her career representing Canadian financial institutions and engaging, on their behalf, with a wide range of provincial and federal regulatory and government bodies in the development and implementation of sound regulatory and public policy. Before joining IFIC in 2006 she was Pres...

Jennifer Reynolds is the President & CEO of Toronto Finance International (TFI), a public-private partnership whose mission is to promote and develop Toronto’s financial services sector, and to establish its prominence as a leading global financial centre. Jennifer’s 20-year career in the financial services industry has included senior roles in investment banking, venture capital, and global ...

Jonathan serves as LinkedIn’s Country Manager for Canada where he is responsible for increasing brand awareness and adoption. In this role, Jonathan focuses on driving revenue, user engagement, strategic partnerships, marketing and general operations. Jonathan Lister is also the Vice President, Americas, Sales Solutions at LinkedIn. His team works with the world's most widely recognized bran...

James Scongack is Executive Vice President, Operational Services & Chief Development Officer Bruce Power. He is currently on a rotational assignment through 2023 leading the day-to-day operations of the Bruce B Nuclear Generating Station – a four CANDU Reactor nuclear facility that produces 15% of Ontario’s electricity and is one of the World’s largest producers of medical isotopes. He also ...

Jodie is the Managing Director for Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Accenture in Canada. Jodie is responsible for expanding Accenture’s business presence in the AI ecosystem, attracting top talent, and bringing innovation and global AI expertise to Canadian clients across all industries. Jodie earned her Bachelor of Mathematics with Honours from the University of Waterloo, where she majored in O...

Jodi Kovitz is the founder and CEO of #movethedial, a global movement dedicated to advancing the participation and leadership of all women in tech. Leveraging Jodi’s leadership, wealth of experience, and passion for advancing the full talent pool in the new economy, #movethedial has attracted prolific champions and advisors from around the world who are leading the way in the technology industr...

For more than 40 years, Jacquie McNish has been on the ground covering major stories in Canada and the United States. Her investigative articles with The Wall Street Journal and The Globe and Mail have won multiple awards, including eight National Newspaper Awards. McNish has also authored four bestselling books: The Big Score: Robert Friedland, Inco, and the Voisey’s Bay Hustle; Wrong Way:...

Jennifer Tescher is President & CEO of the Financial Health Network, the nation’s authority on consumer financial health. Tescher founded the Financial Health Network in 2004 and has since achieved notable success in championing increased access to high-quality financial products and services for underserved consumers as an objective for the industry. Through its Compass Principles and a lineup...

Julie’s commitment to supporting permanency for children and youth in families grew from her own adoption journey. After she and her husband adopted a sibling group of three older children, Julie soon realized that adoptive (and kin and customary care) families in Ontario would benefit from more resources, advocacy and community connections. In forming Adopt4Life – Ontario’s Adoptive Parents’ A...

Jennifer Jackson took on the leadership of Capital One’s Canadian business in July 2018 and is responsible for the company’s overall strategic direction and operations in the country. Ms. Jackson has over 15 years of leadership experience, including six years at Capital One as a leader in the company's U.S. Credit Card organization. Most recently, she was Managing Vice President of Capital...

Julie Dabrusin is the Member of Parliament for Toronto-Danforth and has been a resident of the east-end community for over 20 years. Julie currently serves as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, where she advocates for those working within Canada’s creative and cultural industries. She is a past-chair of the Heritage Committee, where she tabled the “Shifting Paradi...

Jesse Thistle is Métis-Cree, from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He is an assistant professor in Métis Studies at York University in Toronto. He won a Governor General’s Academic Medal in 2016, and is a Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Scholar and a Vanier Scholar. His memoir “From the Ashes” (Simon & Schuster Canada) was an instant bestseller and has been selected for this year's Canada Reads.

John Degen is Executive Director of The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC), and Chair of the International Authors Forum (IAF) in the UK – serving and representing over 700,000 authors worldwide. He is a poet and novelist with three published books. His debut novel, "The Uninvited Guest", (Nightwood Editions) was shortlisted for the 2006 Amazon.ca First Novel Award. John has worked for many years ...

For nearly 20 years, Jeffrey Cyr has provided strategic leadership for Indigenous, not-for-profit and government organizations. He is Métis and from the traditional territory of the Métis Homeland in the Red River Valley in Manitoba, Canada and a proud husband to Nicole and father of five. He is currently a Managing Partner of Raven Capital Partners, CEO of the Raven Indigenous Impact Foundati...

Julien Christian Lutz has directed music videos for many of the world’s top artists, including: Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Fifth Harmony, Wiz Khalifa, Usher, John Mayer, Korn, Iggy Azalea, Sean Paul, and many more. His work has been nominated and awarded by the MTV MusicVideo Awards and Much Music Video Awards. Julien has directed commercials for Apple Music, Ebay, Virgi...

A telecom executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience, Juggy has enjoyed a fulfilling and rewarding career with TELUS leading many emerging technology businesses and operations. She has a well-established reputation for building and leading high performing teams with some of the highest engagement scores and engagement transformations across the company. Juggy is known for her un...

Jennifer Chan is Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs, at Merck Canada Inc. and is responsible for the company’s team of government relations and public affairs specialists.

Joe Blomeley is GSC’s Executive Vice President, Individual, Public Sector & Mental Health. In this role, Joe identifies future needs and trends to strengthen partnerships and operational excellence for our individual and public sector clients. He is also responsible for building out GSC’s mental health strategy which will focus on addressing mental health issues with affordable, on demand and c...

Jane Taber is a former Globe and Mail political journalist who spent more than 25 years covering Parliament Hill and Queen’s Park. During her tenure on Parliament Hill with the Globe, Jane was also co-host of CTV’s Question Period – and she has spent more hours than she can count on campaign buses and planes following the leaders during federal election campaigns. She’s interviewed the country...

Jean Paul (JP) Gladu is currently Principal of Mokwateh and previously served as the President and CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) from September 2012 until April 2020. Anishinaabe from Thunder Bay JP is a member of Sand Pont First Nation located on the eastern shores of Lake Nipigon, Ontario. JP completed a forestry technician diploma in 1993, obtained an undergradua...

A passionate advocate for the advancement of healthcare and health equity, Jennifer Bernard joined the Women’s College Hospital (WCH) Foundation as President & CEO on August 1, 2018. A highly accomplished fundraising executive, Jennifer has a track record of outstanding results. Prior to joining WCH Foundation, Jennifer was at McMaster Children’s Hospital Foundation, a part of Hamilton Health S...

Jeff Ward (Ojibway and Métis) is originally from Manitoba, and now lives and works in Victoria, BC on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen (Songhees) Nation. He is the founder of Animikii Indigenous Technology. Animikii, an Indigenous-owned social enterprise that works with leading, Indigenous-focused organizations from all industries to drive positive change for Indigenous Peoples throug...

Jean-Simon Venne is a co-founder and CTO of BrainBox AI. As a technology expert specializing in the fast and efficient migration of technological innovations to commercial applications, Jean-Simon has over 25 years of experience developing and implementing new technology to solve long-standing commercial issues in the fields of telecommunications, biotechnology, and energy-efficiency. Prior ...

Jonathan is a Director in the Sustainability and Climate Change practice at PwC Canada and brings over twelve years experience helping a variety of business, government and institutional clients and partners solve their sustainability challenges. Jonathan is a sustainable finance expert having recently headed up the delivery team at the world's leading provider of 'Second-Party Opinions' fo...

Jeff St. Denis (he/him) is a management consultant known for creating engaged and inclusive places to work with nearly 15 years’ experience in HR, training, organizational development, diversity &inclusion, and strategy. He founded Culture Catalyst Inc. to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across Canada and the U.S. become talent magnets with strategic human resources and diver...

Jody Jollimore joined CATIE, Canada’s source for HIV and hepatitis C information, as its executive director in 2022. He has two decades of experience in community-based research, program planning and service delivery. Jody got his start in community health promotion at the innovative “for youth, by youth” Head & Hands clinic in Montreal. Before joining CATIE, he was most recently the executive ...

Jane Taber is a former Globe and Mail political journalist who spent more than 25 years covering Parliament Hill and Queen’s Park. During her tenure on Parliament Hill with the Globe, Jane was also co-host of CTV’s Question Period – and she has spent more hours than she can count on campaign buses and planes following the leaders during federal election campaigns. She’s interviewed the country...

Jason Clark is the national director, climate change advocacy at Insurance Bureau of Canada and Chair of Climate Proof Canada. Prior to joining Insurance Bureau of Canada he was director of policy and government relations at Clean Prosperity and a senior consultant at Crestview Strategy, a leading Canadian public affairs firm. Previously, Clark managed one of the largest public engagement ca...