THE CORPORATE STATE CANADA
SPEAKER LIST

agenda l speakers l participants

SPEAKERS 2010
TORONTO

 

MORNING KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Dr. Sherry Cooper
Executive Vice President & Chief Economist
BMO Financial Group

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Rha Goddess
President/CEO
Move The Crowd, LLC

HONOURARY CO-CHAIRS:
Dana Ades-Landy
Senior Vice President (SVP) National Accounts
Laurentian Bank of Canada
Evelyn Bailey-Semeniuk
Client Director, BCE Companies
IBM  Canada Ltd.
Dr. Sherry Cooper
Executive Vice President & Chief Economist
BMO Financial Group
Erin Satterthwaite
Director, Internal Communications & Community Investment,
Nickel Business
Vale

PANELISTS:
Evelyn Bailey-Semeniuk

Client Director
BCE Companies,
IBM  Canada Ltd.
Wanda Bedard
Founder & President,
60 million girls Foundation
Madeleine Chenette
Partner and Chair
SECOR Consulting
Dr. Sherry Cooper
Executive Vice President & Chief Economist
BMO Financial Group
Susan Cunningham
Senior Vice President, Exploration
Noble Energy
Chair, Offshore Technology Conference
Ellen DiVerniero
Managing Director
The Capstone Partnership
Delaine Hampton
Former Director, Consumer and Market Knowledge, Procter & Gamble
Executive in Residence, Rotman School of Management.
Elise Herzig
President & CEO
Ontario Energy Association
Jennifer Hooper
Vice President, Human Resources and Sustainability, Nickel
Vale
C. Robin Howlings
President & CEO
Danamark Watercare
Anne-Marie Hubert
Managing Partner
Ernst & Young LLP
Catherine Hughes
Vice President, Operational Services,
Technology and Human Resources
Nexen Inc.
Lisa Hunt
Global Event Manager
Hoffman-LaRoche Pharmaceuticals
Lisa Martin
CEO
Lisa Martin International
Rosemary A. McCarney
President & CEO
Plan International Canada Inc.
Kathryn McQuade
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Canadian Pacific
Sandra Osmond, MBA, FCIP
Vice President, Partner
HKMB Hub International/HUB International Ontario Ltd.
Helen Polatajko
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
CIBC Mellon
Mary Prefontaine
Executive Director
Institue for Career Advancement Needs (ICAN), Inc.
Kendra Reddy
Managing Director
Blueprint Strategies
Pamela Ritchie
Co-Host; Market Morning, Trading Day
BNN
Andrea J. Simon, PhD
President
Simon Associates Management Consultants
Denise Tobin
Senior Partner
The Caldwell Partners International
To Anh Tran
Senior Vice President,
Business Transformation & Technology
DundeeWealth Inc.
Shannon L. Valliant
Vice President, Financial Operations
Rogers Media Inc.
Colleen Spring Zimmerman
Partner
Fogler Rubinoff LLP

 
SPEAKERS 2009
TORONTO
 

HONOURARY CO-CHAIRS

Evelyn Bailey-Semeniuk
Client Director, BCE Companies
IBM Canada Ltd.
Mary O’Hara
Senior Vice President, Organizational Development
TD Bank Financial Group
Sara Onyschuk
Director Marketing
Xerox Global Services
XEROX Canada
To Anh Tran
Senior Vice President, Business Transformation & Technology
DundeeWealth Inc.

MORNING KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Sherry Cooper
Executive Vice President, Global Economic Strategist, BMO Financial Group
Chief Economist, BMO Capital Markets

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Dee Daniels
International Jazz Vocalist

PANELISTS
Dana Ades-Landy
Senior Vice President (SVP) National Accounts
Laurentian Bank of Canada
Evelyn Bailey-Semeniuk
Client Director, BCE Companies
Communications Sector
IBM  Canada Ltd.
Suzanne Blanchet
President & CEO
Cascades Tissue Group
Ashley Caldwell
Client Manager – Royal Bank of Canada
IBM Canada Ltd.
Susan Clarke
Partner, National Director of Professional Development
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Dr. Sherry Cooper
Executive Vice President, Global Economic Strategist, BMO Financial Group
Chief Economist, BMO Capital Markets
Cathryn Cronin Cranston
Founder
Cathryn Cranston Consulting
Louise Davey
Chief Operations Officer
RSM Richter Chamberland
Susan Domenici
Vice President, Business Solutions
agilIT Inc. 
Judith Glaser
CEO, Benchmark Communications
& Founder, Creating WE Institute
Lisa Hunt
Global Event Manager
Hoffman-LaRoche Pharmaceuticals
Dee-Ann Lama
General Manager, Banking and Financial Services
Xerox Global Services
Xerox Canada Ltd.
Donna McNicol
Senior Vice President, Human Resources Strategic Support
TELUS Consumer Solutions
Mary Jean O’Donnell
Principal
MJ Waste Solutions
Mary O’Hara
Senior Vice President, Organizational Development
TD Bank Financial Group
Sara Onyschuk
Director Marketing
Xerox Global Services
XEROX Canada
Sandra Osmond, MBA, FCIP
Vice President & Partner
HKMB Hub International/HUB International Ontario Ltd.
Caroline Papadatos
Senior Vice President, Customer & Corporate Marketing
Rogers Communications Inc.
Mary Prefontaine
Executive Director
Institue for Career Advancement Needs (ICAN), Inc.
Erin Satterthwaite
Director, Community Investment
Vale Inco Ltd.
Denise Tobin
Senior Partner
The Caldwell Partners International
To Anh Tran
Senior Vice President, Business Transformation & Technology
DundeeWealth Inc.
Laura M. Wallace
Managing Director
Coleford Investment Management Ltd.
Margaret Wente
Columnist
The Globe and Mail




SPEAKERS 2008
TORONTO

 

MORNING KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Sherry Cooper
Executive Vice President, BMO Financial Group
Chief Economist, BMO Capital Markets

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKERTamara Erickson
Executive Vice President
nGenera

PANELISTS
Evelyn Bailey-Semeniuk
Client Director, BCE Companies
IBM  Canada Ltd.
Sheri Boyd
Director, Canadian Corporate Sales
Maui Jim Sunglasses
Dr. Sherry Cooper
Executive Vice President, BMO Financial Group
Chief Economist, BMO Capital Markets
Sylvia Chrominska
EVP, Human Resources, and Public, Corporate, and Government Affairs
Scotiabank
Rosemary Davies-Janes
CEO
Miboso inc.
Kirsty Duncan, PhD
Adjunct Professor
University of Toronto
& Author, Hunting the 1918 Flu
Anne Fitzgerald
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Cineplex Entertainment Limited Partnership
Wendy Hayes
Managing Director (Retired)
Apple Canada                        
Amy Dorn Kopelan
President
Bedlam Entertainment Inc.
Donna McNicol
Senior Vice President, Human Resources Strategic Support
TELUS Consumer Solutions
Karen Morris
Chief Innovation Officer, AIU Innovation Practice
American International Underwriters (AIG)
Kathleen O’Neill
Corporate Director & Chartered Accountant
and Former Executive Vice President, Bank of Montreal
Sara Onyschuk
Regional Director Sales Operations
Xerox Global Services
XEROX Canada
Mary Prefontaine
Executive Director
ICAN, Inc.
Lindsey Pollak
Generation Y Expert
& Author, Getting From College to Career
Heather Ross
Senior Vice President & CIO
TD Bank Financial Group
Gerri Sinclair
Executive Director
Centre for Digital Media @ The Great Northern Way Campus
Jennifer M. Sloan
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs
VALE Inco Limited
Denise Tobin-McCarthy
Senior Client Partner
Korn/Ferry International
Tiffany Tomasso
COO
Sunrise Senior Living
To Anh Tran
Senior Vice President, Business Transformation & Technology
Dundee Wealth
Margaret Wente
Columnist
The Globe and Mail




SPEAKERS 2007
TORONTO
 

Dr. Sherry Cooper
Morning Keynote
Executive Vice President, Global Economic Strategist - BMO Financial Group
Chief Economist, BMO Capital Markets & BMO Nesbitt Burns

Kirsty Duncan, PhD
Luncheon Keynote
Adjunct Professor
University of Toronto
& Author, Hunting the 1918 Flu

PANELISTS & MODERATORS:
Dr. Sherry Cooper

Executive Vice President, Global Economic Strategist - BMO Financial Group
Chief Economist, BMO Capital Markets & BMO Nesbitt Burns
Bonnie DuPont

Group Vice President, Corporate Resources
Enbridge Inc.
Tamara Erickson
President
The Concours Institute
Anne Fitzgerald
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Cineplex Entertainment Limited Partnership
Charyl Galpin
Senior Vice President & Managing Director, National Operations
BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.
Moya Greene
President & CEO
Canada Post
Cindy Gorelle
Senior Vice President
Symcor
Lesley Gregory
President
The Corporation for International Settlements
Julie Lee Harrs
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Sherritt International Corporation
Marilyn Herie, PhD, RSW
Project Director
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
& Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Social Work
University of Toronto
Amy Dorn Kopelan
President
Bedlam Entertainment Inc.
Karen Prentice, Q. C.
Member
Alberta Securities Commission
Carol Ring
Regional President, Greater Toronto Area
Rogers Cable Communications Inc.
Deanna Rosenswig
Former Executive Vice President
Bank of Montreal
Heather Ross
Senior Vice President & CIO
TD Bank Financial Group
Bonnie St. John
President & CEO
Courageous Spirit
Linda Stone
Writer, Consultant & Professional Pollinator
Denise Tobin-McCarthy
Senior Client Partner
Korn/Ferry International
Tiffany Tomasso
COO
Sunrise Senior Living
Miriam Tuerk
President & CEO
Infobright Inc.
Janet Yale
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs
TELUS
Margaret Wente
Columnist
The Globe and Mail





SPEAKERS 2006
TORONTO

HONOURARY CO-CHAIRS:
Dr. Sherry Cooper

Executive Vice President, Global Economic Strategist
BMO Financial Group
Chief Economist, BMO Capital Markets & BMO Nesbitt Burns
Sue Lee
Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Communications
Suncor Energy Inc.
Joanne Schram Mealia
Senior Unit Executive, Financial Services, IBM Global Technology
IBM Canada Ltd.
Tiffany Tomasso
COO
Sunrise Senior Living

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
MORNING KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Dr. Sherry Cooper

Executive Vice President, Global Economic Strategist
BMO Financial Group
Chief Economist, BMO Capital Markets & BMO Nesbitt Burns
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Lynda Reeves

President
House & Home Media

PANELISTS:
Nancy J. Adler, PhD
Professor, International Management
McGill University
Marty Avery
Chief Catalyst
What If?
Growth Strategists
Christiane Bergevin
President
SNC-Lavalin Capital Inc.
Sylvia Chrominska
EVP, Human Resources and Public, Corporate & Government Affairs
Scotiabank
Dr. Sherry Cooper
Executive Vice President, Global Economic Strategist, BMO Financial Group
Chief Economist,
BMO Capital Markets & BMO Nesbitt Burns
Dianne Cunningham
Director, Lawrence National Centre
For Policy & Management
The Richard Ivey School of Business
Pamela Hawley
Founder & CEO
UniversalGiving
Linda Hohol
President
TSX Venture Exchange
Robin Howlings
President
Danamark WaterCare
Jane Hyun
Principal
Crossroads Associates
and Author, Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling
Meera Kanhouwa, MD, MHA, FACEP
Executive Director, Worldwide Public Sector Healthcare Strategy
Microsoft Corporation
Eva Lee Kwok
CEO & Chair
Amara International Investment Corp
Rebecca McKinnon
President & CEO
Timothy's Coffees of the World
Joanne Schram Mealia
Senior Unit Executive, Financial Services, IBM Global Technology
IBM Canada Ltd.
Sarah Raiss
Executive Vice President, Corporate Services
TransCanada Corporation
Carol Ring
Regional President,
Greater Toronto Area
Rogers Cable Communications, Inc.
Denise Tobin-McCarthy
Senior Client Partner
Korn/Ferry International
Tiffany Tomasso
COO
Sunrise Senior Living
Margaret Wente
Columnist
The Globe and Mail
Trish Wheaton
President
Wunderman, Canada
Sharon P. Whiteley
CEO
ThirdAge Inc.
Phyllis Yaffe
CEO
Alliance Atlantis
Communications Inc.
Alison J. Youngman
Senior Partner
Stikeman Elliott LLP


SPEAKERS
TORONTO 2005

HONOURARY CO-CHAIRS:
Dr. Sherry Cooper

Executive Vice President, BMO Financial Group
Chief Economist, BMO Nesbitt Burns &
Global Economic Strategist, Harris Bank
Joanne Schram Mealia
Senior Executive, Strategic Outsourcing Alliances,
IBM Global Services
IBM Canada Ltd.
Denise Tobin-McCarthy
Senior Client Partner
Korn/Ferry International
Margaret Wente
Columnist
The Globe and Mail

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
MORNING KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Dr. Sherry Cooper

Executive Vice President, BMO Financial Group
Chief Economist, BMO Nesbitt Burns &
Global Economic Strategist, Harris Bank

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Dr. Una S. Ryan, O.B.E.

President & CEO
AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc.

PANELISTS:
Dr. Carol Austin

Professor
University of Calgary
Faculty of Social Work
Dede Thompson Bartlett
Former Vice President, Corporate Affairs Programs, Altria Group Inc.
& Advisory Board Chair, National
Domestic Violence Hotline (US)
Jean Blacklock
Vice President & Managing Director,
Trust Services
BMO Harris Private Banking
Claire Bombardier, MD, FRCPC
Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology Division Director
University of Toronto
Sheila Botting
Executive Vice President
Royal LePage Advisors Inc.
Glenna Carr
Corporate Director & CEO
Carr-Gordon Ltd.
Mary Chamie
Branch Chief, Demographic
and Social Statistics
The United Nations
Grace Cheng
Senior Client Partner
Korn/Ferry International
People’s Republic of China
Dr. Sherry Cooper
Executive Vice President, BMO Financial Group
Chief Economist, BMO Nesbitt Burns
& Global Economic Strategist, Harris Bank
Mary Ann Curran
President & CEO
Jones Apparel Group Canada
Beth Horowitz
President & CEO
American Express Canada
Chaviva Hosek
President & CEO
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Laraine Kaminsky
Executive Vice President
Graybridge Malkam
Sue Lee
Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Communications
Suncor Energy Inc.
Nancy Malcolm
CEO
Women's College Ambulatory Care Centre, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre
Joan M. McEntee
International Group Chair
Baker, Donelson, Bearman
& Caldwell
Donna McNicol
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Rogers Communications Group
Ann Medina
Broadcaster
Medina Productions Inc.
Ellen Moore
President & CEO
Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
Karen Radford
Executive Vice President & President, Partner Solutions
Telus Communications
Heather D. Ross
President
Lenovo Canada Inc.
Dr. Jill M. Sanders
President & CEO
Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment
Dr. Patricia Seemann
CEO
Sphere Advisors Inc.
Julia Stewart
President & CEO
IHOP Corp.
Denise Tobin-McCarthy
Senior Client Partner
Korn/Ferry International
Annette Verschuren
President
Home Depot Canada and EXPO Design Center
Margaret Wente
Columnist
The Globe and Mail