Miguel Baz has been CBC/Radio-Canada’s Vice-President, Legal Services, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, since August 23, 2021. In his role, Miguel is responsible for CBC/Radio-Canada’s Law Department, with offices in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa. He is also responsible for the Corporate Secretariat, as well as the departments that oversee compliance with access-to-information, privacy, health, safety, and environmental legislation.

Dr. Kevin Alderson is a recognized international expert in addictions and LGBTQ+ psychology. He has been a registered counselling and clinical psychologist since 1986 and served as president of the College of Alberta Psychologists from 2018-2019. His most recent books include Choosing the Right Counselor for You (2019), The Concise Guide to Opioid Addiction for Counselors (2021), and Addictions Counseling Today: Substances and Addictive Behaviors

Jeff Harry combines positive psychology and play to heal workplaces, help teams build psychological safety and assist individuals in addressing their biggest challenges by embracing a play-oriented approach to work. Jeff was selected by BambooHR & Engagedly as one of the Top 100 HR Influencers and has been featured in the NY Times, Mashable, Upworthy, Huffpost, Shondaland, & Wired. Jeff has worked with Google, Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, Ado

Dr. Ngcobo is a dynamic, driven and passionate medical professional who has a passion for issues related to health advocacy and mental health psycho-education. She has been living with Bipolar Disorder since the age of 14 years old (for the past 21 years). She has a commendable work ethic and excellent interpersonal skills. She value purpose-driven living and creating a legacy that will benefit the greater good in the long-term through philanthro

Wani Iris Manly, Esq. is the founder of the U.S. law firm W. Manly, P.A, Where Inspiration Meets Law®, and Paris-based The House of Inspirational Business. A TEDx and award-winning speaker, attorney, and bestselling author, Wani is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and organizations positively impact and change the world with their products and services. Best known for her daredevil move from to Paris from Miami, purely on following signs s

Cecilia Karanja is a business woman, who runs a number of successful enterprises.  She is humble, has a positive attitude, kind and generous, both to her family, her friends and the people she meets in the course of her business. In her earlier years, Cecilia Karanja struggled with infertility for eleven years and as a result she lost everything including her two marriages and all properties acquired during that period. She went into depression

Michelle E. Dickinson is a Resilience Coach and Workplace Mental Health Strategist. She is also a TEDx speaker, and a published author of a memoir entitled Breaking Into My Life. Michelle is on a mission to help people preserve their emotional well-being, so they don't hit burnout.

Professor Bukola Salami is the Director of Intersections of Gender Signature Area at the Office of Vice President Research and a Professor at the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta. Her research program focuses on policies and practices shaping migrants health as well as Black peoples health. She founded and leads an African Child and Youth Migration Network, a network of 42 scholars from 4 continent. In 2020, she founded the Black Youth M

Nicholas Davis is an accomplished journalist and writer. He’s currently the Executive Director of Equity and Inclusion at CBC. Previous to that he was Manager of Program Development for CBC, where he was responsible for the ongoing development of local programming in radio, television and online. Nick has worked in radio, television and print for the past 35 years covering everything from current affairs to the arts. He has won many awards f

Nicole Stibbe is Principal and Founder of Soulwork Alliance, an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Consultancy based in Toronto.  With over 25 years in the corporate space as a leader, mentor, trainer and strategic advisor to organizations of all sizes, Nicole challenges companies to leverage their focus and pay attention to what matters most – developing a culture of belonging and wellbeing so employees can thrive.

Jessica Schultchen (B.A. B.Ed. M.Éd.) is the Director of Diversity and Inclusion with Alberta Culture. Leveraging previous experiences as a bilingual Albertan, Learning Support Teacher, Social Studies Curriculum Consultant and French Language Services Manager, Jessica fosters inclusive cultures where diverse groups and individuals can bridge competing interests and identify shared opportunities for improvement.

Glori Meldrum is a business leader, sexual abuse survivor, mother, author, motivational speaker, and non-profit founder, with a driving passion to protect our children and advocate for sexual abuse survivors. As a survivor of child sexual abuse, Glori founded Little Warriors and the Be Brave Ranch, a first-of-its-kind, world-class, evidence-based treatment centre to help children around the world who have been sexually abused. What started off as

As President and CEO of Kids Help Phone, Katherine Hay provides strategic leadership and drives innovation in the implementation of the organization’s five-year strategic plan to be the most-nimble, accessible and effective access point to the support young people need. In fact, in leading an organization recognized as an early adopter in e-mental health and virtual care, Kathy has made the organization’s mission, to always be open, providing

Tiana is an enthusiastic mental health advocate with a  passion for turning systems knowledge into real-world  change. Through her extensive work with judicial systems,  human resources, and workplace psychological health and  safety, she had dedicated her career to improving mental  health at every level and empowering others to do the same.  Tiana is currently working as a program manager at  the Mental Health Commission of Canada, w

David studies the root causes and keystones for success and achievement in the areas of Leadership, Communication and Personal Performance. He studied over 3,000 top performers to find what the best performing employees do, what the best leaders do, and what the best communicators do. And more importantly, he discovered the roadblocks that hold people back. For over 25 years, David has worked with hundreds of clients of all sizes in many indus

Dr. Khristine G. Cariño is a community connector and change catalyst. Social justice, anti-racism and inclusion are the cornerstones of her leadership. She draws on lessons learned overcoming the challenges put in front of her as a leader and an immigrant. In everything she does, in every organization she works with, Dr. Cariño strives to increase the visibility and amplify the voice of racialized women.

Dr. Ryan Todd is a psychiatrist and technologist, founding the workplace mental health and resilience platform, headversity. His work at headversity brought together a team of psychiatrists, psychologists, and educators to build an industry-redefining platform that is setting the new standard for workplace mental health, working with some of North America’s leading employers such as Shell Global, London Drugs, ATB Financial and United Way.

Deborah Harford is currently EVP Global Strategic Partnerships at Legible Inc., and also a senior consultant to the private sector, NGOs and government on advanced ESG and integrated climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. Harford is co-founder, senior adviser, and former executive director of ACT (the Action on Climate Team), SFU, North America's first university-based thinktank dedicated to climate change adaptation and low carbon resilie

Juanita De-Souza-Huletey is a trailblazer. Since her arrival in Canada 30+ years ago, Juanita has touched the lives of many. She wears many hats: as industry and community leader, speaker, educator, mentor, life coach, and patron. She was also a finalist in the  2021 Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards. Juanita came to Canada as an intern with IBM Canada Ltd, after graduating  from the University of Ghana. She is an educator and seasonal instru

Dunia Nur is a woman of African-descent and holds a dual degree in Social Work and Child & Youth Care, as well as an executive education certificate in business and leadership. She is the co-founder and president of the African Canadian Civic Engagement Council (ACCEC). Dunia has ten years’ experience in social work, management, supervision, and creating rehabilitation programs. Her expertise is in the areas of anti-oppression practices, Africa

Dr. Phyllis Pobee M.D. (CCFP, ABFM) is a fully licensed Family Physician with special interests in Cosmetic Medicine and Weight Loss Medicine currently working in the Greater Toronto Area. She is known for providing comprehensive inclusive care that has her patients of all backgrounds looking and feeling great. She completed her family medicine residency training at the State University of New York at Buffalo and is a diplomate of the American Bo

Melissa Murphy is the Director, Talent Management for the University of Alberta leading their strategic talent sourcing, employee engagement, health and well-being and organizational culture sectors. She is an accomplished executive leader with nearly two decades of experience across all facets of human resources including large scale organizational transformations, employee and labour relations and strategic HR planning. Melissa is passionate ab

Dr Yvonne Kangong, MD  is a keynote Speaker , mentor , advocate and community builder . She is a board-certified Family and obesity Medicine Dr in Calgary, Canada and holds a Master’s degree in Public Health and a Culinary Coaching Certificate from the Harvard CHEF Program. She is also a transformational and lifestyle coach.

Khwezi Mbolekwa PhD, MA, MHSA, CPHR, CHE, CDC is a passionate catalyst for transformational change who believes an inclusive, healthy, respectful, and safe workplace environment is crucial to unleash the creativity and innovation to drive performance and results. As a dynamic leader in organization development, transformational culture change, employee engagement, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism, Dr. Mbolekwa has had success using his operat

A TEDx Speaker, Author and Organizational Consultant, Deri’s message is based in research and grounded in practicality. Combining the wisdom from neuroscience and positive psychology with the experience of living in a complex world, Deri inspires us all to create happy and healthy places for people to work and live!

Erin Noble is a part-time Professor at Centennial College and Senior Human Resources Consultant at the University of Toronto. Bridging conceptual frameworks with real life examples has benefited the students in the Introduction of Human Resources Management course that Erin has taught since 2015. Erin has influenced countless students and has maintained and provided guidance and mentorship to many.

Dr. Vincenzo (Vince) Aliberti, Ph.D. is an Author, Keynote Speaker, and Business Strategist with 20+ years of leadership, corporate strategy, organizational effectiveness experience across a variety of industries. He is the author of 6 books, with his most recent one, Mental Health & Wellness: A Toolkit For A Good Life, being published last year. Dr. Aliberti typically gives talks on intergenerational trauma, social isolation, addictions and