Howard Wyner

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Marketing officer · Scentiments

CEO/CMO, Scentiments.com

Customer Service Online Marketing Brand Advocacy

Suzanne Fanning

President · WOMMA - Word of Mouth Marketing Association

Unleashing the Power of Word of Mouth Marketing

Social Customer Care Social Media Word of Mouth Marketing Influencer Marketing Social Media Measurement

Donna Thomson

Author, Caregiving Activist · McMaster University

Author and Leader in family caregiving - disability and aging Instructor, McMaster University Vice-Chair, Kids Brain Health Network

Health Care Navigation Family Caregiving Resilience Strategic Advocacy Teaching, Coaching

Jennifer Johannesen

Author, speaker, blogger · Patient Advocate

My talks are frank and unsentimental, yet lighthearted and engaging. No lecturing! Authentic patient experience illuminated through stories.

Disability Advocacy Ethics Parenting Children With Special Needs Patient Advocacy

Bonnie Caver

Founder and CEO · Reputation Lighthouse

Brand + Reputation + Change + AI

Ethics Corporate Social Responsbility Online Reputation Management Thought Leadership M&A

Mark Organ

CEO and Founder · Categorynauts

Serial creator of multi-billion dollar categories. Founder/CEO of Influitive and Eloqua.

Category Creation Demand Generation Neuromarketing Disruptive Marketing Disruptive Innovation

Annette Bergeron, P.Eng., MBA, FEC

Corporate Director · Electrical Safety Authority, Engineers Canada / Ingénieurs Canada

Experience in speaking & media on topics of women in STEM, women on boards, engineering regulation, advocacy, governance, policy, education

Governance, Not-For-Profit Regulation of Engineering, Regulation of Electrical Safety Advocacy for Engineering Engineering Education, post-secondary and professional development

Martha Paynter

Registered Nurse, President of the Board · Wellness Within

Access to abortion, prison abolition, criminalization and reproductive health

Health Services Management Feminist Health Advocacy Childbirth Breastfeeding Pain Management

Roxanne Mykitiuk

Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School · York University

Roxanne Mykitiuk investigates the legal, ethical and social implications of assisted reproductive and genetic technologies.

Health Law Disability Law Feminist Legal Theory Family Law Genetics and the Law

Peggy Cooke

Social Media Coordinator · Women Help Women: SASS

Feminist abortion activist with over a decade of administrative and advocacy experience in reproductive rights.

Abortion Social Justice Feminism Abortion in Canada Reproductive Health

Marcela Mandeville

CEO · Alberta Women Entrepreneurs

Advocate for women entrepreneurs and female business leaders

Entrepreneur Business Start Up Women Business & Leadership

Ewald Friesen

Manager, Government and Community Relations · CAA Manitoba

Ewald manages CAA's advocacy and community relations efforts in Manitoba.

Congestion Management School Zone Safety Road Safety Government & Community Relations Policy Advocacy

Laurel Collins

Instructor in Political Sociology, Social Justice Studies, and the Sociology and Gender · University of Victoria

Publishes/presents on social movements, violence against women, civil liberties and anti-terrorism, electoral reform, and education.

Social & Political Philosophy Social Movements Social Movements and Collective Behaviour Political Activism Social movements and protest mobilization

Janet Butler-McPhee

Director of Communications and Advocacy · Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network / Réseau juridique canadien VIH/sida

International non-profit communicator and human rights advocate for people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.

HIV/AIDS Health Policy and Human Rights Hiv / Aids Non-Profit Advocacy Non-Profit Advocacy and Social Justice

Bruce D. Edwards, Esq.

Child Welfare Attorney and Community Activist · Advocates For Justice, Inc.

Author of book "The 14 Virtues of the Good Father"

Child Advocacy Parenting Raising Teens Fatherlessness Family Law

Cathy Burrell

Consultant and Social Media Educator · Cavern Retail Consulting

Currently a MEd student at UCalgary. I teach social media and entrepreneurship through Chinook Learning (Calgary Board of Education)

Teaching Social & Digital Media Adult Education Retail Public Speaking and Presentation

Patricia Zell, J.D.

Board Secretary · Fielding Graduate University

Partner at Zell & Cox Law, P.C. specializing in the laws affecting American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians

Legislation and Administrative Law Legislative Advocacy Public Policy Legal Advice Mediation

Denise Amyot

President and CEO · Colleges and Institutes Canada

Denise Amyot is President and CEO of CICan, the national voice of Canada's public colleges, institutes, cegeps and polytechnics.

Postsecondary Education Non - Profit Organization Non Profit Advocacy Postsecondary Education Administration Public Administration

Chad Ray, MD

Interim Section Chief, Associate Professor · Augusta University

His interests include maternal mortality & global women's health initiatives. He also provides insight into COVID-19's impact on pregnancy.

Coronavirus Workforce Solutions for Women's Health Global Women's Health Women's Health Advocacy Maternal Mortality

Amy Kishek

Lawyer and Executive Director · Canadian Intern Association

Advocate for policy and law reform in areas of workplace law on behalf of precarious and young workers

Human Rights & Workplace Law Human Rights Labour Law Employment Law Youth Employment