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Event Date | Thu Nov 14 EST (about 5 years ago) |
Location |
Roy Thomson Hall
60 Simcoe St, Toronto, ON M5J 2H5, Canada |
Region | Americas |
An annual diversity and inclusion event like no other. Our globally recognized summit brings together thought leaders, partners and amazing humans of all identities to connect, learn and grow.
2019 Speakers
Bozoma Saint John
Chief Marketing Officer, Endeavor
Randi Zuckerberg
Founder & CEO, Zuckerberg Media
Kat Holmes
Director of User Experience Design, Google
Angelica Ross
President at Miss Ross
Erin & Sara Foster
Co-Heads of Creative, Bumble
Erin Elofson
Country Manager, Pinterest Canada
Spencer West
Inspirational Speaker, Author, Activist, World Change Warrior
Danny Guillory
Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Dropbox
Lindsay-Rae McIntyre
Chief Diversity Officer, Microsoft
Armughan Ahmad
President & Managing Partner of Digital Solutions, KPMG in Canada
Rola Dagher
President, Cisco Canada
Leagh Turner
President, Ceridian
Kathryn Hume
Director, Product & Business Development, Borealis AI
Justina Omokhua
SVP, Brand Marketing, Endeavor
Dallas Arcand
3x World Champion Hoop Dancer
Annie Jean-Baptiste
Head of Product Inclusion, Research and Activation, Google
Zaib Shaikh
Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles
Farah Nasser
Award-winning Journalist and Anchor, Global News
Lydia Dishman
Contributing Editor, Fast Company
Melissa Thomas-Hunt
Head of Global Diversity & Belonging, Airbnb
Tenzin Seldon
Founder, Kinstep
Erica Keswin
Author of Bring Your Human to Work, Founder, Spaghetti Project
Maria Norberg
CEO and Co-Founder, Teknikkvinnor (Women in Technology)
Vishakha Singh
Co-Founder, 4FiveLabs Inc.
Dr. Jackie Steele
Founder, en-joi Diversity & Inclusion Consulting and Training
Karlyn Percil
CEO & Founder, SisterTalk Leadership & Wellness Academy
Ananya Chadha
TKS Student Activator, The Knowledge Society
Camille Boothe
Head of People and Culture, UNINTERRUPTED
Damien Hooper-Campbell
Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer , eBay
Jesse Draper
Founding Partner, Halogen Ventures
Kathleen Taylor
Chair of the Board, RBC
Raia "Coach" Carey
Life Coach & Motivational Speaker
Dr. Sarah Saska
Co-Founder and CEO, Feminuity
Tony Bevacqua
Executive Coach of Talent & Culture, UNINTERRUPTED
Ophir Akiva
Autor, mentor, radio host, rescue officer, survival expert; Owner, Natural Leadership Center
Colleen Ward
Vice President, Technology Solutions, TD Bank Group
Montresa McMillan
Senior Vice President & Head of Omni Strategy, TD Bank Group
Paige Dickie
Senior Manager Business Management , Layer 6
Rizwan Khalfan
Executive Vice President & Chief Digital and Payments Officer, TD Bank Group
David Patchell- Evans (Patch)
CEO & Founder, GoodLife Fitness
Garrick Tiplady
Managing Director, Facebook and Instagram Canada at Facebook
Jay Rosenzweig
CEO, Rosenzweig & Company
Norie Campbell
Group Head Customer & Colleague Experience , TD Bank Group
Kris Reyes
News Reporter/Digital Journalist, ABC News
Piyush Bhatnagar
GTA Managing Director, Accenture
Vivian Ho
Tech Consulting Managing Director, Accenture
Paul Desmarais, III
Chairman and CEO; Co-Founder and Executive Chairman; Co-Founder and Chairman , Sagard Holding; Portag3 Ventures; Diagram Ventures
Paige O'Neill
Chief Marketing Officer, Sitecore
Sean Silcoff
Journalist, Author, Public Speaker, Communication Professional, The Globe and Mail
Heather Clark
Vice President, Digital and Direct Marketing, SickKids Foundation
Isaac Olowolafe
Founder and General Partner , Dream Maker Ventures
Salim Teja
Partner; Co-Chair; Cabinet Member , Radical Ventures; Tech4SickKids; SickKids No Limits Campaign
2019 Sponsors and Partners
TITLE SPONSOR:
• TD
WELCOME DINNER & FOUNDERS BREAKFAST TRAILBLAZER SPONSOR:
• BMO
WELCOME DINNER TRAILBLAZER SPONSOR:
• Global DWS
FEATURED SPEAKER SPONSOR:
• Sitecore
CONTENT SESSION SPONSORS:
• Accenture
• Mackenzie
• Portage
• Power Financial Corporation
• Sagard Holdings
• Torys
• Valtech
CONVERSATION STATION & HEADSHOT STATION SPONSOR:
• Bumblebizz
YOUTH ACTIVATION & STUDENT EXPERIENCE SPONSOR:
• RBC Future Launch
D&I LEADERS LUNCH & CHARGING STATION SPONSOR:
• Ebay
WELCOME DINNER ACCELERATOR SPONSOR:
• Torkins Manes
CHARGING STATION SPONSOR:
• Ge
WOMEN WHO TECH NETWORKING ZONE SPONSOR:
• Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub
WELCOME DINNER SUPPORTING SPONSOR:
• StandUp Ventures
CUSTOM ACTIVATION SPONSOR:
• Interac
COFFEE & TEA STATION SPONSOR:
• Tundra
FOUNDERS BREAKFAST CHANGEMAKER SPONSOR:
• BDC
WORKSHOP SPONSOR:
• IESO
FOUNDERS BREAKFAST ACCELERATOR SPONSOR:
• Shopify
STUDENT EXPERIENCE SPONSORS:
• CIBC
• ClearBanc
• Integrate.ai
• KMPG
• Northeastern University Toronto
• Wealth Simple
SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• Autodesk
• BLG
• Boyden
• DW
• Knix
• Nascent
• Omers
• Osler
• Ontard Society of Professional Engineers
• Points
INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE PARTNER:
• Air Canada
CHILDCARE SPONSOR:
• Kids and Company
EVENT APP SPONSOR:
• Pheedloop
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING PARTNER:
• One Stop
FOUNDING PARTNERS:
• BMO
• Ceridian
• CIBC
• League
• Munich Re
• Osler
• PwC
• TD
• TWG
• Wealthsimple
CORPORATE PARTNERS:
• Accenture
• KMPG
• CLG
• Randstad
• Rogers
PLATINUM PARTNERS:
• Capital One
• Genesys
• Torys
GOLD PARTNERS:
• Architect
• Bluecat
• Interac
• RBC
• Sun Life
• SVB
SILVER PARTNER:
• Artemis