Valerie Creighton is an industry leader in arts, culture and media, recognized for reenergizing some of the some of the country’s most important organizations in the sector over the last 30 years. An expert in organizational change, Valerie has been recognized as a visionary in promoting Canada’s cultural wealth. Currently serving as President and CEO of the Canada Media Fund, Valerie posit...

Valérie is a registered professional forester who specializes in Indigenous issues, forest ecology and ecosystem-based management and planning. She is a member of the Innu community of Mashteuiatsh, located on the shore of Peikuakami, or Lac-St-Jean. Courtois holds a degree in forestry sciences from the Université de Moncton. She has served as a forestry advisor for the Assembly of First Nat...

Victor is the Chair of the Georgian College Protection, Security & Investigations Advisory Committee, and holds a CISSP as well as other certifications and degrees, in various fields, that allows him the ability to adapt quickly and confidently to any security situation. Victor is currently involved in multiple projects, including security audits for medical establishments, multi-factor auth...

Victoria is the co-founder and CEO of Startup Canada, a grassroots network of entrepreneurs working together to build an environment for entrepreneurship in Canada. She is recognized by the United Nations Development Programme and the European Union as one of the foremost experts in entrepreneurship education; ecosystem and program architecture, governance, development and implementation; and, ...

Veronica Scotti is President & CEO of Swiss Re Canada. Based in Toronto, she is responsible for the company’s Property & Casualty and Life & Health reinsurance operations in Canada and all English Caribbean reinsurance operations. Veronica joined Swiss Re in 1999 in London when the company acquired Fox-Pitt Kelton, a financial sector boutique investment bank. After gaining experience throug...

Vik Adhopia is a senior reporter with the Health Unit at CBC News. Vik's career began in the national radio newsroom in Toronto in 1995, and his reporting has taken him from coast to coast to coast – with a brief stop in the prairies. In 1997, he moved to Iqaluit where he told Canadians stories about Nunavut as it was on the threshold of becoming the country's newest territory. His stories from...

Vivian Krause is a researcher and writer based in Vancouver. Over many years, she has traced the funding of environmental and elections activism. Most recently Vivian has researched the multi-million dollar Tar Sands Campaign behind the anti-pipeline movement that has paralyzed vital infrastructure projects for the overseas export of Canadian oil and gas. Vivian’s work is credited by Albe...

Victor Dodig was named President and CEO of the CIBC group of companies, one of North America's leading financial services institutions, in September 2014. During his tenure, Victor has helped usher in a new era for the bank, positioning CIBC as a relationship-oriented bank for a modern world. In 2016, he led the acquisition of The PrivateBank, establishing a strong North American platform f...

Vassy Kapelos is the host of Power & Politics, based in Ottawa. Prior to working at CBC, she was Ottawa bureau chief and host of The West Block on Global News. While covering federal politics, Vassy interviewed everyone from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. She’s covered and anchored multiple elections - both federal and provincial. Vassy has also repor...

Vanessa Foran joined Asthma Canada as President and CEO in 2016, bringing with her more than 20 years’ experience as an NGO leader with healthcare groups such as Diabetes Canada and the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario. Through her leadership, Asthma Canada has increased revenue and reach, established a new brand, national research program, strategic plan, and implemented advocacy initiative...