GLOBExCHANGE 2025 | GLOBE Series | 11 February 2025 | Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2M9, Canada

Together, we’ll tackle the biggest barriers and capitalize on the greatest opportunities to create a more regenerative, resilient, and net zero future.

At this event, we’ll come together to find the solutions, skillsets, and dollars needed to address those challenges. The 2024 event: Roadmap for Action captures our learnings from the event 2024 and will inform the event 2025 programming across our four tracks:
• Reaching Destination Net Zero
• Building Resilient Communities
• Ensuring Water Security
• Restoring and Protecting Nature

This is your gateway to progress, helping advance your organization’s business agenda all while moving the dial on North America’s clean economy.
Explore a world of solutions and possibilities. Connect with an amazing community of peers and partners. Create the space to reimagine and reinvest in regeneration.

Why Attend:
This event will empower North America’s premier community of climate and sustainability leaders, decision makers, and innovators to accelerate actions that benefit their own organizations, our economy, and our planet. You can expect an impactful and supportive space to engage in the kind of tough conversations that really accelerate climate action.

Participants Include:
• Corporate leaders, with ~40% sitting in the C-suite
• Public and private investors, financiers, and funders
• Government representatives and public agencies
• Cleantech/clean solution and service providers
• Nonprofits, NGOs and trade associations
• Academia
• Young leaders

At this event, you’ll shape the discussion around achieving a regenerative future through dynamic programming. We are looking for leaders from diverse backgrounds and with a range of expertise who will inspire action and have a big impact.

This event is where leaders and changemakers will exchange solutions, skillsets, and dollars to develop a regenerative future. For over 30 years, we have hosted some of the most influential global brands, with C-suite level executives making up 40% of our delegate base. Our tailored approach to partnership ensures that how you show up at Globe events will meaningfully impact your organization’s goals.

Partner with Globe Series to:
• Expand your brand | Use our impactful event and communications platforms to tell your story to Canada’s premier community of sustainability and climate leaders.
• Extend your network | Connect with attendees in your own branded lounge, host a function for a curated group and connect with fellow executives and build new relationships with Globe’s unmatched network.
• Explore innovative partnership opportunities | Seed new partnerships through themed B2B, VIP, and concierge-style matchmaking.
• Exhibit thought leadership and inspire action | Demonstrate thought leadership and inspire audiences through keynote conversations, hotseat interviews, and diverse dialogues.
• Execute your strategy | Share best practices and tackle your toughest business challenges through collaborative workshops and outcome-oriented sessions.

2025 Speakers

Chris Abraham
Director, The Assembly – Energy in Canada

Kai Alderson
Lawyer, Fasken

Jane Ambachtsheer
Global Head of Sustainability, BNP Paribas Asset Management

Loui Anastasopoulos
CEO, Toronto Stock Exchange and Global Head, Capital Formation

Swelen Andari
Director Strategy, Climate Resilience & Youth Mental Health, CAMH

Pascal Badiou
Research Scientist, Ducks Unlimited Canada

Dominique Barker
Chief Financial Officer and Head of Sustainability, Lithium Royalty Corp

Andrea Barrack
SVP, Sustainability and Impact, RBC

Murat Basarir
Associate Vice President, Enterprise Sustainable Finance, TD Bank

Nick Betts
Managing Director, Canadian Alliance for Net Zero Agri-food (CANZA)

Eric Beynon
President, Sustainable Growth Company Inc.; Commercialization and Sustainability, Advanced Thermovoltaic Systems

Helen Bobiwash
Indigenous Aware Advisor, Cambium Indigenous Professional Services (CIPS) Inc

Zita Botelho
Director, Watersheds BC

Gwen Bridge
Chief Executive Officer and President, Gwen Bridge Consulting Ltd.

David Brock
Vice President, Crown Investments Corporation, Government of Saskatchewan

Roy Brooke
Executive Director, Natural Assets Initiative

Eli Browne
Head of Sustainability, CHEP Canada

Tabatha Bull
President & CEO, Canadian Council for Indigenous Business

Eric Campbell
Executive Director, Clean Economy Fund

Tracy Lynne Cann
Stage Manager, Porte Parole

Cindy Chao
AVP, Sustainability, Canada, Sun Life

Sebastian Chavez
Sr. Associate, Corporate Innovation, MaRS Discovery District

Pat Chilton
Chief Executive Officer, Five Nations Energy Inc.

David Coletto
Founder, Chair and CEO, Abacus Data

Maya Colombani
Chief Sustainability & Human Rights Officer, L'Oréal Canada

Tamara Connell
CEO, Academy for Sustainable Innovation

Patrick Crampton
Principal, Kaskada Carbon

Alison Cretney
Managing Director, Energy Futures Lab

Cora Cunningham
Director of Corporate Sourcing, L’Oréal Canada

Keith Currie
President, Canadian Federation of Agriculture

Antonio Di Domenico
Partner | Co-Leader, Competition, Marketing & Foreign Investment, Fasken

Carissa Di Gangi
Senior Manager, Tech Stewardship, MaRS Discovery District

James Dick
Senior Sustainable Investment Associate, Genus Capital Management

Bruce Dinsmore
Canadian Actor

El Gibbor Djiki
Founder & CEO, TWISH TECHNOLOGIES™

Jon Douglas
Director, Climate & Sustainability Operations, RBC

Elizabeth Dove
Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Canada

Alicia Dubois
Chief Investment Officer, Boann Social Impact

Eleanor Eden
Senior Consultant, Climate Risk and Sustainable Finance, Delphi

Jason Elate
Founder, Insectflux: Global One Stop Shop connecting Agri-Food & $2.5B Insect Farming industries

Shaun Fantauzzo
VP of Policy, First Nations Major Projects Coalition

Diana Farmer
North American Regional Lead, Science Based Targets initiative

Tim Faveri
Vice President, Global Sustainability, Nutrien

Patricia Fletcher
Chief Executive Officer, Responsible Investment Association

Aaron Freeman
Founder, GreenPAC & Owner and Principal, Pivot Strategic Consulting

William Gagnon
Director of Implementation, Centre for Sustainable Medicine

Krista Gnau
Market Engagement Lead (North America), TNFD

Joshua Goodman
Head of Corporate Sustainability, Sobeys

Ruth Goodwin
Actor, Producer and Writer. Founding Member of The Howland Company

The Honourable Steven Guilbeault
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, Government of Canada

Rachel Guthrie
Vice President, ESG Integration, Export Development Canada

Melat Hadera
Founder & CEO, BLAZE BEAUTY | Multi-Award Winning Ethical & Sustainable Cosmetics

Charles Haines
Executive Director of Decarbonization of Air, Rail and Marine, Transport Canada

Chrystal Healy
Assistant Vice President, Corporate Sustainability, BDC

Grant Hogg
Executive Director, Environment and Climate Change Canada

Crystal Howe
Director of Sustainability, Ice River Sustainable Solutions

Jeff Hoyt
Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources and Energy Development, Government of New Brunswick

Keith Ippel
Managing Director, Spring Impact Capital

Jeanette Irekvist
President, Ericsson Canada

Alex Ivanovici
Author and Co-Creator of The Assembly, Actor, The Assembly – Energy in Canada

Cindy Jia
Head of Sustainable Solutions Group - Americas, ING

Garrett Jones
Vice President, Corporate Sustainability and Finance Sector Lead, Delphi

Ariel Kangasniemi
Managing Director, Head of ESG - General Account, Manulife

Jackee Kasandy
Founder & CEO, The Black Entrepreneurs and Businesses of Canada Society (BEBC Society)

Nathaniel Keohane
President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)

Carolyn Kim
Vice President, Corporate Affairs, UPS Canada; Director, Green Economy Canada

Neil Kjelland
Assistant Deputy Minister, Affordability, Government of Alberta

Joanna Klimczak
Senior Director, Canada & US, CREO Syndicate

Dana Krechowicz
Director, Sustainable Finance, Global Risk Institute

Tonya Lagrasta
Head of ESG & Sustainability Solutions, Colliers

Michelle Laidlaw
AVP of National Product and Portfolio – Home, Co-operators

Dazawray Landrie-Parker
Director, Strategy & Governance, Mokwateh

Candace Lauren
Programs Manager, National, Black Entrepreneurs and Businesses of Canada Society (BEBC Society)

Carol Liao
Associate Professor, UBC Law

Johan Lopez
Finance Sector Engagement Lead, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Sarah Lowden
Environmentally Sustainable and Net Zero Health Systems Lead, Strategic Advisor Global Health, Canadian Medical Association

Julie Lumsden
Soprano, Actor, Musical Theatre Performer, Audiobook Narrator, and Juno Award Nominee

Steve MacDonald
Principal, +SM

Geoffrey Macdonald
Chief Financial Officer, IKEA Canada

Anna Malhari
Chief Operating Officer, Veris Residential

Bruce Marchand
Interim Board Chair, Canadian Sustainability Standards Board

Liz McBeth
President, Armour Valve LTD.

Murray McCaig
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, ArcTern Ventures

Matt McCulloch
Head, Decarbonization and Energy Transition, Norda Stelo

Jane McDonald
Vice President, Climate & Nature Solutions

Rosemary McGuire
Vice-President, Member Experience, CPA Canada

John McHughan
Vice President, Sustainable Investment, TD Asset Management

Catherine McKenna
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Climate & Nature Solutions

Kassie McKeown
Project Lead - Lands and Land Relationships, Cambium Indigenous Professional Services

Jojo Mehta
Co-Founder & CEO, Stop Ecocide International

Hilen Meirovich
Director of Climate Change and Environment, IDB Invest

David Messer
Director, Climate Smart Buildings Alliance

Indira Moudi
CEO, Viandes Lafrance

Thomas Mueller
President and CEO, Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC)

Amy Nugent
Associate Director of Marine Climate Action, Oceans North

Daniel O’Brien
Partner, Sustainable Strategy and Transformation, PwC Canada
Member, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

Sandra Odendahl, P.Eng, CFA
Senior Vice President and Head, Sustainability and Diversity & Partnerships, BDC

Paige Olmsted
Conservation Finance Specialist, Nature Investment Hub | Smart Prosperity Institute

Mariam Oyinloye
CEO & Founder, Abimbola

Huma Pabani
Head of Sustainability, TD Insurance

James Paterson
Research Scientist, Ducks Unlimited Canada

Kristi Peters
Food Systems Planner, Climate Adaptation, The City of Calgary

Paul Polman
Business Leader, Climate and Equality Campaigner, Author

Lisa Ponti
Vice President - Educational Outreach, Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)

Michael Powell
Vice President, Government Relations, Electricity Canada

Tracy Primeau
Board Director, OPG

Claire Purvis
Senior Director, Climate Services, Delphi

Francisca Quinn
President and Founder, Quinn+Partners

Emma Race
Senior Director, Sustainability & Social Impact, Loblaw Companies Ltd.

Layalee Ramahi
Regional Lead, North America, UNEP Finance Initiative

Gord Rand
Actor, Playwright, and Filmmaker

Graeme Reed
Strategic Advisor, Environment, Lands & Water Branch, Assembly of First Nations

Jennifer Reynolds
Former Chief Executive Officer, Women Corporate Directors

Jennifer Routhier
Decarbonization Lead, AECOM Canada

Councillor Larry Sault
Councillor Pillar 7 Lead: Inclusive Leadership and Governance, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
President and CEO, Anwaatin Inc.

Debbie Scharf
Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada, Government of Canada

Heather Scoffield
Senior Vice-President, Strategy, Business Council of Canada

Julie Segal
Senior Manager, Climate Finance, Environmental Defence

Myles Sergeant
Physician, Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care

Elizabeth (Shirt) Gamble
President, GLOBE Series

Jessie Sitnick
Principal, Sitnick Strategies

Merran Smith
President, New Economy Canada

Annabel Soutar
Author and Co-Creator of The Assembly, The Assembly – Energy in Canada

Danielle Southcott
Founder & CEO, Veer Group

Kae St. Kitts
Founder, Nu Gift | Wardrobe Stylist, Interior Designer, Floral Artist, Sustainability Creative

Taylor Stimpson
Program Manager, Academy for Sustainable Innovation

Kristan Straub
CEO, Canada, Wyloo

Michael Sugar
Director, Zero Carbon Buildings, Canada Green Building Council

Mark Summers
Vice President, Agriculture & Environment, Alberta Innovates

Michael Torrance
Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer, BMO

Jean-Patrick Toussaint
Senior Climate Program Director, Trottier Family Foundation

Brian Vaasjo
Director, Hydro One
Former President and CEO, Capital Power

Davinder Valeri
CFO and Commissioner of Corporate Services, Peel Region

Andrew Waddell
Manager, Shipping Decarbonization, RMI

Janna Wale
Indigenous Research and Partnerships Lead, Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

Brett Watson
Author and Co-Creator of The Assembly, Actor, The Assembly – Energy in Canada

Serita White
Senior Manager of Corporate Responsibility & Environment, Bell Canada

Shanika Whitehurst
Associate Director, Product Sustainability, Research and Testing, Consumer Reports

Raylene Whitford
Director and Principal, Canative Energy

Dan Wicklum
CEO, Transition Accelerator

Fouzia Younis
British Consul General, Toronto

Michael Zabaneh
Vice President, Sustainability, RCC

Julia Zeeman
Program and Operations Director, CBSR

Dan Zilnik
Partner, Sustainability Strategy, EY

Barbara Zvan
President and CEO, University Pension Plan (UPP)

2025 Partners

• Coastcapital
• Co-operators
• Conserving Canada's Wetlands
• RBC
• Sun Life
• TD
• BDC
• CAGBC
• Chep
• EDC
• Fasken
• Genus Capital Management
• Canada
• Telus
• Bullfrogpower
• NaAC
• Ocean North
• Fondation Familiale Trottier
• UN Global Compact
• Canadian Club Toronto
• NewsLife
• SustainableBiZ
• TMX
• Delphi
• CBSR
• Leading Change