Speakers

We are excited to welcome a roster of talented and diverse speakers with a range of experiences to guide and inform our conversations. We will continue to update this page as more speaker information becomes available.
Thomas Homer-Dixon

Thomas Homer-Dixon

Author, Speaker, Professor
Carol Anne Hilton

Carol Anne Hilton

CEO and Founder, Indigenomics Institute and the Global Center of Indigenomics
Barbara Zvan

Barbara Zvan

President and Chief Executive Officer, University Pension Plan Ontario (UPP)
Liban Abokor

Liban Abokor

Managing Director, Reimagine LABS

Sussanne Skidmore

Sussanne Skidmore

President, BCFED
Sxwpilemaát Siyám, Chief Leanne Joe

Sxwpilemaát Siyám, Chief Leanne Joe

Hereditary Chief of the Squamish Nation; Transformative Storyteller for Economic Reconciliation, Simon Fraser University
Sharon Hendricks

Sharon Hendricks

Board Vice-Chair, California State Teachers Retirement System Board (CalSTRS); Faculty Member, Los Angeles City College
Sylvain Lobry

Sylvain Lobry

Vice President of Social Dialogue & Social Fundamentals, Danone

Bridget Schrempf

Bridget Schrempf

Associate Director of Impact, CDP North America
Paul Lacerte

Paul Lacerte

Founding Managing Partner and the Chief Impact Officer for Raven Indigenous Capital Partners
Brian Minns

Brian Minns

Senior Managing Director, Responsible Investing at University Pension Plan Ontario
Damara Kiceniuk

Damara Kiceniuk

Senior Risk Analyst in the Pensions department at BC Financial Services Authority

Jennifer Story

Jennifer Story

Associate Director, Climate Advocacy, SHARE
Mritunjay (MJ) Sinha

Mritunjay (MJ) Sinha

Independent consultant and Advisor
Kody Penner

Kody Penner

Vice-Chair, Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (TNDC)
Sarah Cleveland

Sarah Cleveland

Board Member and Chair, Investment and Audit Committee, Russell Family Foundation

Anthony Schein

Anthony Schein

Director of Advocacy, SHARE
Aimee Boulanger

Aimee Boulanger

Executive Director, Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance
Harpinder Sandhu

Harpinder Sandhu

CUPE National Research Representative & Board Member, SHARE
Vonda Brunsting

Vonda Brunsting

Director, Global Worker’s Capital Project, Center for Labor and a Just Economy, Harvard Law School

Armine Yalnizyan

Armine Yalnizyan

Economist, Writer and Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers
Bob Dhaliwal

Bob Dhaliwal

Secretary Treasurer, ILWU Canada
Judy Payne

Judy Payne

Executive Director, British Columbia Municipal Pension Plan
Chris Finding

Chris Finding

Human Resources Consultant and former pension trustee

Christie Stephenson

Christie Stephenson

Executive Director of the Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics at the University of British Columbia
Garth Davis

Garth Davis

Founder and Managing Partner, New Market Funds
Hilary Brown

Hilary Brown

Board Member, British Columbia Municipal Pension Plan
Robin Shaban

Robin Shaban

Co-founder of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project (CAMP)

John Howchin

John Howchin

Former Head of the Swedish Ethics Council, and co-creator of the Investor Mining and Tailings Safety Initiative
Gary Goddard

Gary Goddard

Chair, CUPE Education Workers’ Benefits Trust; Trustee, Canada-Wide Industrial Pension Plan
Hugues Letourneau

Hugues Letourneau

Associate Director, Responsible Investment Leadership, SHARE
Isaac Olowolafe Jr

Isaac Olowolafe Jr

Co-founder & General Partner, BKR Capital

Jamie Bonham

Jamie Bonham

Director, Corporate Engagement, NEI Investments
Jeff Geipel

Jeff Geipel

Founder and Managing Director, Mining Shared Value Initiative, Engineers Without Borders Canada
Joseph Bastien

Joseph Bastien

Associate Director, Inclusive Economy, SHARE
Katie Wheatley

Katie Wheatley

Head of Canada, Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI)

Kevin Thomas

Kevin Thomas

Chief Executive Officer, SHARE & Co-Chair, Investors for Opioid & Pharmaceutical Accountability
Leilani Farha

Leilani Farha

Global Director, The Shift
Alelie Sanvictores

Alelie Sanvictores

Canada Goose sewing machine operator and member/organizer with Workers United Canadian Council (WUCC)
Leslee White-Eye

Leslee White-Eye

Chair of the Board, Chippewa’s Thunderbird Trust

Lili-Anna Peresa

Lili-Anna Peresa

President & CEO, the McConnell Foundation
Maria Lettini

Maria Lettini

Executive Director, FAIRR Initiative
Mark Sevestre

Mark Sevestre

Founding Member and Senior Advisor, NATOA; General Manager, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Community Trust
Michael Ring

Michael Ring

Assistant Director, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Strategic Initiatives Department

Michelle Richardson

Michelle Richardson

Principal, George & Bell Consulting
Murray Gold

Murray Gold

Senior Partner, Koskie Minsky LLP
Rosa van den Beemt

Rosa van den Beemt

VP of Stewardship, Responsible Investment, BMO GAM
Shannon Rohan

Shannon Rohan

Chief Strategy Officer, SHARE

Susan Golyak

Susan Golyak

Senior Manager, ESG - British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI)
Shalini Ramgoolam

Shalini Ramgoolam

Senior Program Officer, SHARE
Sarah Couturier-Tanoh

Sarah Couturier-Tanoh

Manager of Corporate Engagement & Advocacy, SHARE
Tamara Herman

Tamara Herman

Program Manager, Capital Strategies, SHARE