ESG Annual Symposium 2022 | Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) | 1 June 2022 | Virtual

The event is designed to be a meeting of the minds with decision-makers and value creators who know the future is not a given.

Join CPAs, senior leaders and other professionals who are ready to make sustainability a priority in every industry.

The time is now, together we can make a change.

NEW for this year, all sessions will be offered with live simultaneous translation in French, listen in both langauges!

2022 Speakers

Keynote Speakers:

Ban Ki-moon
Eighth Secretary-general Of The United Nations

David Paterson
Vice President, Corporate And Environmental Affairs, General Motors Of Canada

Sarain Fox
Emcee/host

Yvan Huneault
Emcee/host

Speakers:

Armand Capisciolto
National Accounting Standars Partner, Bdo

Bettina Pierre-gilles
Esg Committe Chair, Prairie Provident Resources (Tsx:ppr)

Clint Davis
Ceo, Nunasi Corporation

Davinder Valeri
Director, Strategy, Risk & Performance, Cpa Canada

Edward Waitzer
Chair Of The Independent Review Committee On Standard Setting In Canada

Fate Saghir
Senior-vice President, Head Of Sustainability, Mackenzie Investments

Gigi Dawe
Director, Corporate Oversight And Governance, Cpa Canada

Greg Boone
Tax Partner, Energy Market Tax Leader, Ey

Jamie Bonham
Director, Corporate Engagement, Nei Investments

Janine Guillot
Chief Executive Officer Of The Value Reporting Foundation And Special Advisor To The International Sustainability Standards Board (Issb)

Janis Sarra
Professor Of Law, Peter A. Allard School Of Law

Kelly Hirsch
Head Of Esg, Vancity Investment Management Ltd.

Kent Kaufield
Esg Markets Leader & Chief Sustainability Officer, Ey

Lara Gaede
Co-lead, Esg Reporting Advisory, Deloitte Canada

Lisa French
Vice-president, Sustainability Standards, Financial Reporting & Assurance Standards Canada

Michela Gregory
Director, Esg Services, Nei Investments

Mike Gomes
Vice President Of Maintenance, Bison Transport

Neil Stewart
Director Of Corporate Outreach, Value Reporting Foundation

Noah Brito
Associate Vice-president, Enterprise Decarbonization Strategy, Td Bank

Nura Taef
Co-lead, Esg Reporting Advisory, Deloitte Canada

Paul Gruner
Ceo, Tahltan Nation Development Corporation (Tndc)

Paulina Tarrant
Net-zero Engagement Manager, Science Based Target Initiative, Cdp

Roopa Davé
Partner, Sustainability Services, Kpmg

Rosemary Mcguire
Director, External Reporting & Capital Markets, Cpa Canada

Scott Bradley
National Public Sector Advisory Leader, Bdo Canada

Stephen Buffalo
President & Ceo, Indian Resource Council

Stephen Payne
Partner, Energy & Natural Resources Leader, Bdo

Tensie Whelan
Professor And Director, Center For Sustainable Business, Nyu Stern School Of Business

Thomas Brook
Partner, Canadian Indirect Tax, Ey

Toby Heaps
Ceo & Editor-in-chief, Corporate Knights Inc.

Verona White Cow
Indigenous Employment Navigator, University Of Lethbridge

2022 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Deloitte
• TD Insurance

COMMERCIAL SPONSOR:
• Manulife Investment Management
• Xero Software

EDUCATION LAB / TECH DEMO SPONSOR:
• Vancity Investment Management

LOGO SPONSOR:
• ONYEN