Speakers
Leverage the diverse spectrum of viewpoints present at the 2025 ICD National Director Conference & Fellowship Awards Gala to chart a clear path to navigate challenges and propel organizational growth confidently.
Conference Co-Chairs
Jim Carter
Chair, Finning International Inc. and Careers The Next Generation Foundation; Director, Ellis Don Construction, Brand Safway Industrial Services Ltd.
Alice Laberge
Director, Mercer International Inc., Russel Metals, Canadian Public Accountability Board (CPAB)
Irfhan Rawji
Founder & Chair, MobSquad; Chair, The Logic; Director, Canadian Western Bank, PBA Land & Developments; Chair, CIFAR; Chair, The Institute for Canadian Citizenship; Member of the Canada Council for the Arts
Conference Keynote Speakers
Yvonne Camus
Nik Nanos
2025 ICD Fellows
Mary Cameron
Chair of Habitat for Humanity International, Vanderwell Contractors Advisory Board, and Director of AltaML and CHL
Hubert T. Lacroix
Chair of Stornoway Diamond Corporation, Solmax Group Inc. and AXiO Health Group, and Director of Cascades Inc., Sojecci Ltd, the Canadian Olympic Committee, and the Villa Sainte-Marcelline Foundation
Real Raymond
Former Chair of Metro Inc., Heroux Devtek Inc., Montreal Airport and, past Director of National Bank of Canada, SunLife Financial Inc., CPDQ
Kate Stevenson
Chair of CIBC, and Director of Open Text Corporation, and Unity Health
Conference Speakers
Michelle Banik
Gary Bosgoed
Director, Capital Power, the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation, MEG Energy; President and CEO of Bosgoed Project Consultants Ltd.
Laura Dawson
Executive Director, Future Borders Coalition
Lisa de Wilde
Director, TELUS; Vice Chair, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, CARE Canada; Director, École de danse contemporaine de Montréal; Bell Media Professor of Media Management, Schulich School of Business
Morgan Hamel
President of MH Partners Inc.
Joan Hertz
Chair, ATB Financial Board of Directors; Director, Fortis Alberta, Silvacom Ltd., Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (AMII)
Timothy Hodgson
Chair, Hydro One Limited, Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization; Director, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, the Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation, Qohash Inc.
Nicole Janssen
Michael Jantzi
ISSB Board Member, Founder, and former CEO, Sustainalytics
Stan Magidson
Chair and CEO, Alberta Securities Commission; Chair, Canadian Securities Administrators
Chana Martineau
CEO, Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation
Jeff Nankivell
President and CEO, The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Carole Piovesan
Managing Partner, INQ Law
Hon. Lisa Raitt
Vice-Chair, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets; Co-Chair, Coalition for a Better Future
Dr. Michael J. Robinson
Professor Emeritus, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
Richard Sutton
Chief Scientific Advisor, Canada CIFAR AI Chair, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute; Professor of Computing Science, University of Alberta
Stephen Tapp
Chief Economist, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Dr. John Trougakos
Professor of Management, Rotman School of Management; President, JPT Associates Inc.
Steve Verheul
Principal, GT and Company Executive Advisors; President, Steve Verheul Consulting Inc.
Mac Van Wielingen
Chair, Viewpoint Investment Partners
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