Patrick Pichette is Google's chief financial officer. He has nearly 20 years of experience in financial operations and management in the telecommunications sector, including seven years at Bell Canada, which he joined in 2001 as executive vice president of planning and performance management. During his time at Bell Canada, he held various executive positions, including CFO from 2002 until the ...

Paul Jenkins was appointed Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada in April 2003, for a term of seven years. He is the Bank’s Chief Operating Officer and, along with the Governor, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank. Mr. Jenkins’ duties include acting for the Governor, overseeing strategic planning and coordinating all the Bank’s operations, sharing responsibility for the con...

Professor Patricia McCarney received her Ph.D. in International Development and Planning from M.I.T. in 1987. Most recently, she served as Associate Vice President, International Research and Development at the University of Toronto. She is currently a Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, and is Director of the Global Cities Programme at the University’s Munk School ...

Paul Lucas was appointed to his current role as President and Chief Executive Officer of GlaxoSmithKline Inc. (GSK) in June 2000 and is responsible for all pharmaceutical operations in Canada.

Eva Qamaniq Aariak is part of a generation of Inuit who have lived through an era of tumultuous change that transformed life in the Arctic. Her early years were spent immersed in the natural rhythms of a community and a rich culture sustained by the Arctic environment. As increasing numbers of Inuit families relocated to permanent settlements, Premier Aariak’s family was one of the first ...

•Widely considered one of America's Leading Political Pollsters •Official Presidential Campaign Pollster for the Wall Street Journal and NBC for 23 years •Named one of the top 150 national leaders who shape federal government policy by the National Journal •Chairman of Peter D. Hart Research Associates •Visiting professor at Duke University, the University of Pennsylvania and at UC Berkeley...

Pat Horgan has built a diversified career at IBM holding a wide variety of leadership positions in sales, strategy, development, operations and finance. While starting his career in Canada, Pat has held many Global leadership roles in a variety of functions. In his present role, Pat is the leader of business operations for IBM Canada including CIO, Supply Chain, Real Estate, Procurement, Cor...

Peter Hall joined Export Development Canada (EDC) in November 2004. He has over 20 years of experience in domestic and international economic analysis and forecasting. Mr. Hall is responsible for overseeing economic and political risk analysis, special research and the corporate library. In addition to advising senior management at EDC, Mr. Hall is a featured speaker at conferences across the c...

Pierre Guimond was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) in May 2008. As President of CEA, Mr. Guimond acts as spokesperson on issues of national concern to the electric utility industry.

- President of the Centre for Economic Policy Research - Member of the Group of Economic Policy Advisers to the President of the European Commission and the Bellagio Group on the International Economy - Secretary-General of the Royal Economic Society - Professor of Economics, London Business School; Distinguished Global Visiting Professor at the Haas Business School, University of California...

Paul Lévesque is President of Pfizer Canada Inc., the Canadian operation of Pfizer Inc, the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical company. Pfizer discovers, develops and markets innovative medicines for humans and animals, and is one of the leading investors in research and development in Canada across all industries. Mr. Lévesque has worked in the research-based pharmaceutical indu...

Pablo Bréard is a senior officer of Scotiabank. Pablo manages a team of professionals focused on global economics and country intelligence. He provides advice to senior executive management on economic, political and financial risk factors affecting Scotiabank’s global operations. Pablo coordinates the production and distribution of research documents on global economic and foreign exchange mar...

Peter Foster's association with the Financial Post goes back 25 years. He is the author of eight books, and winner of the National Business Book award and numerous magazine awards.

Pierre Beaudoin is President and CEO of Bombardier Inc., a global company that stands as the largest supplier of rail equipment, systems and services, and the third largest manufacturer of civil aircraft in the world. Mr. Beaudoin studied business administration at Brébeuf College in Montréal and industrial relations at McGill University in Montréal before beginning his career as Canadian Cu...

Patricia Mohr is Vice-President, Economics and Commodity Market Specialist at Scotiabank’s Executive Offices in Toronto. Patricia works closely with the Corporate and Investment Banking groups -- including the Mining team -- with International Banking and with Global Risk Management. Scotiabank is the top corporate mining bank in Canada, among the top three in North America including Mexico a...

Pat Foran is an award-winning journalist who has worked for three different CTV affiliates since 1986. Currently,Foranis the host of a popular feature segment on CTV Toronto called “Consumer Alert”. Foranhas helped consumers recover hundreds of thousands of dollars, exposed scams, warned about unsafe products, and passed on countless money saving tips to the public. Thousands of phone calls,...

Paul Kirkconnell was appointed Executive Vice President, Venture Capital in 2011. He leads all of BDC’s Venture Capital activities, including direct and indirect venture capital investments in technology-based businesses and strategic initiatives to stimulate Canada’s venture capital environment. BDC has approximately CA $1 billion in current and planned investments. Mr. Kirkconnell has o...

Pablo manages a team of research professionals focused on international (non-U.S.) economic, political and capital markets analysis. Pablo is responsible for Latin American sovereign fundamental and technical analysis and travels extensively throughout the Americas to gather information and to liaise with the heads of research in Scotiabank's subsidiaries. He provides strategic investment advic...

Peter Aceto, President and Chief Executive Officer of ING DIRECT Canada, is a passionate leader and committed savings advocate. His career with ING DIRECT began in Canada more than 16 years ago as a founding member of its senior leadership team. As the senior leader of ING DIRECT Canada, Peter provides his relentless focus on delivering an outstanding customer experience and the cornerstones...

Pierre Cléroux was appointed Vice President, Research and Chief Economist in 2012. He is responsible for providing economic analysis and advice to the Senior Management Team, while helping interpret economic trends and their impact on businesses. His responsibilities also include all marketing and industry research activities. Mr. Cléroux has more than 25 years of experience as an econo...

Pierre Bourbonnière was previously in several marketing functions at Air Canada and Aeroplan where he was in charge of premium services such as Concierge, Maple Leaf Lounges, Express check-in kiosks, Aeroplan benefit package, etc. He holds an Double Diploma as Executive MBA from Paris Dauphine and Montreal UQAM.

Pablo manages a team of research professionals focused on international (non-U.S.) economic, political and capital markets analysis. Pablo is responsible for Latin American sovereign fundamental and technical analysis and travels extensively throughout the Americas to gather information and to liaise with the heads of research in Scotiabank's subsidiaries. He provides strategic investment advic...

Paul C. Zikopoulos, B.A., M.B.A., is the Vice President of Technical Professionals for IBM’s Information Management division and additionally leads the World Wide Competitive Database and Big Data teams. Paul is an award winning writer and speaker with more than 20 years of experience in Information Management and is seen as a global expert in Big Data and Analytic technologies. Independent gro...

Pierre Cléroux was appointed Vice President, Research and Chief Economist in 2012. He is responsible for providing economic analysis and advice to the Senior Management Team, while helping interpret economic trends and their impact on businesses. His responsibilities also include all marketing and industry research activities. Mr. Cléroux has more than 25 years of experience as an economist, ma...

Paul Davidson has played leadership roles in government, the private sector and the voluntary sector for over 25 years. He joined Universities Canada in May 2009 as President and CEO, where he has led a process of organizational renewal and greater member engagement. In addition to increases in research funding, Mr. Davidson has achieved increased resources for campus internationalization and i...

Pierre Meulien was appointed President and CEO of Genome Canada in 2010. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Meulien was Chief Scientific Officer for Genome British Columbia (2007-2010), where he promoted the organization’s ongoing scientific strategy, focusing on the science of genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics within the larger realm of biotechnology and life sciences. He was also respons...

Paul Rosen is a founder, President and CEO of PharmaCan Capital. Prior to PharmaCan, Paul founded and served as CEO of SkyPad Inc., a leading global contract furniture manufacturer. Paul currently serves a SkyPad’s Chairman. Before SkyPad, Paul acted as CEO of Rustique, a furniture distribution company. Paul practiced constitutional and criminal law for 6 years. Paul serves on the Advisory B...

Mr. Watson was designated as the Chair and CEO of the National Energy Board of Canada on June 13, 2014. His term is for a period of seven years, on a full-time basis. Biographical Snapshot: • Deputy Minister, Executive Council, Government of Alberta. 2011-2014. • Deputy Minister, Alberta Energy, Government of Alberta. 2008-2011. • President, Clean Air Strategic Alliance, a multi-stakehold...

Prior to Postmedia Network, Mr. Godfrey served as President and CEO of the National Post, President and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club, and spent 16 years with Sun Media Corporation, eventually taking the role of President and CEO . Mr. Godfrey has a proud record of public service including a record four terms (11 years) as the Chairman of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto. H...

Paul Mortimer-Lee is responsible for the global economic coverage of the bank’s team of market economists in the world’s main financial centres, in addition to overseeing its North American economic research. He is currently based in New York and has worked for BNP Paribas since 1995. In recent years, Paul has mainly focused on the major issues related to the global financial crisis, mon...

Professor Suzanne Fortier became the 17th Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University in 2013. A respected scholar in the field of crystallography, Prof. Fortier specializes in the development of mathematical and artificial intelligence methodologies for protein structure determination. She earned a BSc and PhD from McGill University and has authored or co-authored over 80 scientific p...

Pierre Gratton was appointed President and CEO of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) on June 1, 2011. Based in Ottawa, MAC is the national organization for the Canadian mining industry. Its members are engaged in mineral exploration, mining, smelting, refining and semi-fabrication. Prior to his appointment to MAC, Pierre was President and CEO of the Mining Association of British Col...

Peter Tertzakian is Chief Energy Economist and Managing Director at ARC Financial Corp., Canada’s leading energy focused private equity firm. An accomplished author, Peter's two best-selling books, A Thousand Barrels a Second (McGraw-Hill, NY 2005) and The End of Energy Obesity (John Wiley & Sons, NY 2009) provide insight into the dynamic world of energy transitions through a thoughtful and ...

Dr. Padraic Carr is a clinical professor with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Alberta and the Facility Chief for the Department of Psychiatry at the Grey Nuns Hospital in Edmonton. The main focus of his clinical practice is the care of adults in both inpatient and outpatient settings. As Facility Chief he is responsible for the delivery of clinical services, strategic and poli...

Pierre Gratton was appointed President and CEO of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) on June 1, 2011. Based in Ottawa, MAC is the national organization for the Canadian mining industry. Its members are engaged in mineral exploration, mining, smelting, refining and semi-fabrication.

Peter Robinson is the Chief Executive Officer of the David Suzuki Foundation, a non-profit science and education organization working to address some of Canada’s most pressing environmental challenges. Peter began his career working as a park ranger in wilderness areas throughout British Columbia, where he was decorated for bravery by the Governor General of Canada. After his park career, ...

Professor Monica Gattinger is Director of the University of Ottawa’s Institute for Science, Society and Policy, and Chair of the Institute’s Collaboratory on Energy Research and Policy. She has written widely on Canadian energy policy and regulation, and the country’s energy relations with the United States. Dr. Gattinger is spearheading Positive Energy, a three year initiative that uses th...

Patrick Brown was elected Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario on May 9, 2015. He ran on a platform of Party renewal, promising to grow the Party to over 100,000 members from every walk of life and every corner of the province. A bigger Party, firmly rooted in every neighbourhood of every community in Ontario, is key to reconnecting the PC Party with the people of the provi...

Pamela Ritchie is an experienced financial reporter skilled at hosting fast-paced, live, breaking news programs through the opening and close of trade. Prior to joining Bloomberg TV Canada, Ritchie anchored BNN’s flagship morning show 'The Street'. With access to so many top lawmakers, and with her particular interest in The Middle East and International Affairs, Ritchie brings a unique pers...

Dr. Peter Pisters is President and CEO of University Health Network (Toronto General, Toronto Western, Princess Margaret Hospitals and Toronto Rehab Institute). Dr. Pisters is an internationally known tenured Professor of Surgery and hospital leader. In his previous role at The University of Texas MD Anderson Center, Dr. Pisters held a number of clinical, administrative and leadership positi...

Perry Eisenschmid was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) in June 2013. Perry has extensive experience in marketing financial services, consumer packaged goods and not-for-profit member services. His broad expertise includes marketing, sales and information technology with specific interest in strategy, branding, product management, web and socia...

Before joining the University of Toronto, Professor McCarney received her Ph.D. from M.I.T., and worked as a professional staff member in a number of international agencies, including the World Bank in Washington, and the United Nations – HABITAT in Nairobi. Soon after joining the University of Toronto, she served as Associate Vice President, International Research and Development. Over the...

Paul Ouimet is DMAI’s Managing Director of DestinationNEXT. During the past 18 years, he was one of three founding partners of InterVISTAS Consulting where he played a major role in building it into a multinational company with offices in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Brazil. Paul has successfully delivered strategic plans and market development strategies for several DMOs, governments, de...

Paul Alofs is President & CEO of The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, and has helped raise millions for cancer research and clinical care at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Paul’s work experience includes General Manager of the 500 North American Disney stores, President of BMG Music Canada, and President of HMV Music Stores Canada. He is also the author of The Globe and Mail bestselling t...

Paul Murphy was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Electricity System Operator in October 2006. Under Paul, Ontario's IESO is responsible for overseeing the safe and reliable operation of Ontario's bulk electrical system - one of the most diversified, reliable and efficient in the world. The organization also oversees the IESO-administered wholesale electricity m...

Peter D. Hart is regarded as one of the top analysts of public opinion in the United States. He is a leading shaper of national trends and political messages. He founded Hart Research in 1971, and since 1989 has been the pollster for NBC News and The Wall Street Journal. His political clients have included leaders in the forefront of American politics over the past half century, from Hubert Hu...

Pierre Arcand began his career in the 1970s. He worked primarily in radio as a journalist, news director, vice president, general manager and co-owner of the station. In the early 2000s, he was appointed president of Corus-Québec, which then owned 14 radio stations throughout Québec. He also served on the boards of directors of Tel-Aide and the Fondation pour enfants diabétiques. He was elec...

Dr. Lin is the Director of Primary Care Initiatives at the Canadian Heart Research Centre. He has been the chairman of the Dementia Congress in the US for the last 4 years. He has also served on the editorial board of Pri-Med, a US company that provides education for physicians. Dr. Lin received a teaching award from the College of Family Physicians in 2011. Dr. Peter Lin began his studies i...

Pamela Fralick is an experienced leader who has been fostering positive change in Canada’s health sector for decades. Throughout her career, Ms. Fralick has distinguished herself in a variety of senior roles. A convener and innovator, Ms. Fralick is one of Canada’s leading, compassionate voices in the health sector. As the President of Innovative Medicines Canada, Ms. Fralick leads the industry...

Paul joined Sun Life Financial in 2010 as Director, Sponsorship & Marketing. In 2014, Paul was appointed to his current position as Assistant Vice-President, Philanthropy & Sponsorships. He has 20 years of sponsorship marketing experience and worked in the agency world developing sponsorship, activation and community relations strategies and programs for well-known Canadian companies and numero...

Pierre Gratton was appointed President and CEO of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) on June 1, 2011. Based in Ottawa, MAC is the national organization for the Canadian mining industry. Its members are engaged in mineral exploration, mining, smelting, refining, and semi-fabrication. Prior to his appointment to MAC Pierre was President and CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia...

Paul Bourque is president and CEO of The Investment Funds Institute of Canada, a post he has held since July 2016. Immediately prior to joining IFIC, Paul served as the Executive Director of the British Columbia Securities Commission for six years.

As CTV News’ Chief Financial Commentator, Pattie Lovett-Reid coaches viewers on how to save money, stretch their income, and get the biggest bang for their hard-earned bucks. Lovett-Reid provides weekday financial updates for CTV News Channel, CP24, and regional CTV MORNING LIVE broadcasts across the country. A highly respected Canadian financial guru, Lovett-Reid also contributes analysis ...

Peter Luongo is the Managing Director of Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. (RBH). Before joining RBH in December 2016, Mr. Luongo was Vice President, Treasury and Planning for Philip Morris International in Lausanne, where he oversaw the global treasury, strategy and business planning functions for the company.

Peter Armstrong is the host of On the Money on CBC News Network. Prior to that, Armstrong covered Sports for CBC News, was the host of World Report and was also a foreign correspondent for CBC Television and CBC Newsworld, based in Jerusalem. An award-winning journalist, he has covered three wars and reported in French and English from four continents. Armstrong has reported from the frontli...

Paul Morassutti is an AACI, MRICS with over 25 years of experience in the Valuation & Advisory Services business and leads CBREís Valuation & Advisory Services team in Canada. Paul has a wide ranging background encompassing all facets of Institutional real estate and land development. He is also a member of CBREís Executive Management Committee and Canadian Executive Council. Paul has author...

Pamela Fuselli became the Vice President, Knowledge Transfer and Stakeholder Relations in July 2012 when Parachute was created. Prior to that she was the Executive Director at Safe Kids Canada. Fuselli has worked in the health care/injury prevention field for 20 years. She is responsible for leading Parachute in translating evidence to action through strong relationships with key stakeholders a...

Paulo Pereira da Silva was appointed CEO of Renova FPA SA in 1995. He has since steered the company into its current status of emergent new global brand in its sector. Paulo Pereira da Silva is also the president of the board of Renova España SA, Promineral, Servisan, and Proemba, companies belonging to the Almonda SGPS SA group. Before being appointed as CEO of Renova FPA SA, he served as Reno...

Mr. Conibear joined Lundin Mining in 2007 and has held the position of President, CEO & Director since June 2011. Prior to his current role Mr. Conibear acted as the Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Senior Vice President, Projects. He has more than 30 years’ experience in corporate and asset management of all phases of mining investments in North and South America, and several A...

Pat Chaukos is leading the Ontario Securities Commission’s initiative, the OSC LaunchPad. This initiative is committed to modernizing regulation to support fintech innovation. Pat has extensive experience with novel fintech businesses. Before leading OSC LaunchPad, Pat managed a team that focused on the exempt market, working with many new business models including online trading platform...

Permpreet leads the Performance and Inclusion function within Global Talent with a mandate to build diverse, high performing teams across the Bank. In this role, she works closely with Scotiabank’s executive management to drive the change agenda for a culture of inclusion as the enabler for a high-performance organization.

Patty Hajdu was elected as Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Superior North in 2015. She was appointed to cabinet by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and served as Minister of Status of Women from November 2015 until January 2017, when she was appointed as Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour. Minister Hajdu previously worked in public health and focused on drug policy, ...

Paul Burns is the managing director of Twitter Canada. Based in Toronto, Paul is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the platform in Canada, working with top brand, agency and media partners to deliver premium content and advertising solution Prior to joining Twitter, Paul spent over a decade in the Canadian media and tech industries, including senior roles at Shaw Communications and C...

Peter Schwartz is the founder of Kognitiv Corporation. The company's vision is inspired by Peter's over 25 years of diversified business experience, leadership and success with the build-out and growth of Descartes Systems Group Inc., a company he took public, overseeing $1 billion in transactions, with customers in +160 countries and with +1000 employees. After leaving Descartes, Peter co-...

Since he began practicing purely as a tax specialist in 1988, Peter’s has focused on corporate tax and estate planning (domestic and cross-border), reorganizations and shareholder planning. His practice includes special needs planning, the creative use of trusts and succession planning. Peter's practice also includes structuring mergers and acquisitions, performing tax due diligence for potent...

Barack H. Obama is the 44th President of the United States. Few presidents have walked a more improbable path to the White House. Born in Hawaii to a mother from Kansas and a father from Kenya, Obama was raised with help from his grandparents, whose generosity of spirit reflected their Midwestern roots. The homespun values they instilled in him, paired with his innate sense of optimism, co...