

Maryam Mohiuddin Ahmed
Founding Director of the Social Innovation Lab; PhD in Sustainability Management


Alfred Burgesson
Founder and CEO of Tribe Network
Jillisa Brown
Founder of Funding Impact




Arti Freeman
President and CEO of Definity Insurance Foundation
Indy Johar
Mission Steward at Dark Matter Labs


Bruce MacDonald
President & CEO of Imagine Canada
Melanie Thomas
Vice President of Community Foundations of Canada
Tiffany Callender
Chief Executive Officer of the FACE Coalition
Louis-Edgar Jean-François
Président-directeur général of Groupe 3737
Lise Birikundavyi
Managing Partner of BKR Capital
Senator Rosa Galvez
Canadian Senator
Carla (Leon) Langhorst
Chief Executive officer of Just Like Family Home Care


Mritunjay (Mj) Sinha
Chief Investment Officer at Rental Protection Fund


Leslie Woo CRE
Chief Executive Officer of CivicAction
Matthew Mendelsohn
CEO of the Social Capital Partners


Isaac Olowolafe Jr.
Founder and General Partner of Dream Maker Ventures (DMV)
Devon Jones
Founding Director of YAAACE


Melisa Ellis
Founder and CEO of Nobellum


Shannin Metatawabin ICD
CEO at National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association (NACCA)
Dan Clement
President & CEO of United Way Centraide Canada
Thierry Lindor
CEO & Co-founder of Happly.Ai


Shady Hafez
Programs Manager At The National Association Of Friendship Center
Anouk Bertner
Executive Director of Future of Good


Liza Arnason
Founder of the ASE Foundation For Black Communities With Disabilities
Alex Tveit
Founder of the Tech Stewardship
Wilfreda Edward
Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience (CCNDR)


Ryan Oneil Knight
Executive Director Of ACBN
Cathy Taylor
President & CEO of the Lawson Foundation
Rusul Alrubail
Executive Director of Parkdale Centre for Innovation
Amanuel Melles
Executive Director of the Network for Advancement of Black Communities (NABC)
Ryan Collins-Swartz
Co-Executive Director of Tapestry


Dr. Tessa Hebb
Distinguished Research Fellow, Carleton Centre for Community Innovation
Louise Adongo
Principal Owner Caprivian Strip Inc.


Tori Williamson
Chief Operating Officer at Buy Social Canada


Cheryll Case
Founder & Executive Director at CP Planning


Michael Toye
Chair/ President of Social Innovation Advisory Council


Audrey Jamal
Distinguished Research Fellow, Carleton Centre for Community Innovation
Hessie Jones
Founder of Women in AI Ethics
Khaled Sultan, P.Eng, CFA, MBA
Senior Wealth Advisor & Senior Portfolio Manager CIBC
Dr. Mohamad Sawwaf
Founder and CEO of Manzil
Kristin Richard MBA,
Impact Fund Manager EntrepreNorth
Frank Baylis
Executive Chairman of Baylis Medical Technologies


Tristan Smyth
Managing Director at Propel Impact
Imara Ajani Rolston
Founder of the Community Climate Resilience Lab
Quentin VerCetty
Founder of AfroSankofa


Rebecca Sherbino
Executive Director & Co-Founder of The Raw Carrot
Kiri Bird
Senior Program Manager at TELUS
Mohamed Huque
Director Of Impact Toronto Community Foundation


Justine Janssen
Co-Founder of CommonShares
Jonah Chininga
Co-Founder & CEO of Woveo
Leticia Ama Deawuo
Executive Director of the SeedChange
Megan Conway
President and CEO Volunteer Canada
Clement Esene
Executive Director at BIPOC Foundation


Dipo Ali
Founder of Migr8
Kathryn Babcock
CEO of CapitalW
Melizia Mensah
Managing Director of Sisters in Solidarity
Suzanne Faiza
Knowledge Lead at Tapestry Community Capital
Bryan Duarte
Managing Partner & Co-Founder of the BlackTech Capital


Danielle Rocheleau, C.Dir.
Chief Executive Officer of Laridae
Neil Price
Co-Founder and Executive Director of LogicalOutcomes
Collins Boakye-Yiadom
Program Manager Of The BNI Homeownership Bridge Program DLF


Sarah Juma
Founder of Innovate Inclusion
Sarah Stuewe, CFRE
Associate Director, Philanthropy and Investor Relations at Windmill Microlending
Surabhi Jain
Executive Director of Toronto's Workforce Funder Collaborative
Doug Minter
Director Canadian Black Chamber Of Commerce


Pharaoh Hamid Freeman
Founder Of OFC
Ardivan Eizarad
Executive Director of YAAACE
Aronke Emmanuel
Ase Community Foundation for Black Canadians with Disabilities
Justin Cantafio
Executive Director of Farmers' Markets of Nova Scotia


Diallo Farquharson
Co-Founder of Turnkey
Kwamena Mensah
Project Lead Black Data Collective
Kareem Abdur-Rashid
Co-founder and Director of Kare Chemical Technologies Inc
Abby Ayoola
Business Development Consultant


Stephanie Robertson
Co-Chair of Social Value International
Kizito Bijyinama Musabimana
Founder & Executive Director at the Rwandan Canadian Healing Centre (RCHC)
Adebola Adefioye
PhD Student | Founder & Executive Director, Afro Women and Youth Foundation
Jessica Alina Rayne
Founder Of Evolving Doors Inc.


Angela Carter
Executive Director Of Roots Community Services
Randall Terada
Manager of the Toronto Impact Social Finance initiative
Sacha Boxill
Managing Director, Corporate Development and Strategic Partnerships at Petros PACE Finance


Ainurul Rosli
Social Innovation Movement
Anan Lololi
Black Food Sovereignty Alliance
Michael Assiaamah
CEO of Support & Growth


Hazel Corcoran
Executive Director of the Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation


Michael Braithwaite
CEO Of Blue Door
Dr. Siu Mee Cheng
Executive Director of Street Haven


Tosin Ajibola
Co-Founder and CEO of Welkom-U Inc.


Candies Kotchapaw
Executive Director of the Developing Young Leaders of Tomorrow, Today (DYLOTT)
Obi Nwogu
Co-Founder of BetterBiz
Josephine Grey
Founder of St James Town Community Cooperative · Co-op
Rachel Bachmann
Chair - Partnerships at Employee Ownership Canada
Ruthie Burd
Founder of The Lunch Lady Group Inc
Aimable Mpayimana
Partnerships Manager of Woven Foundation


Benjamin Feagin Jr. MSc
Chief Executive Officer of AgriTech North
Linda Best, ONS
Direction of FarmWorks Investment Co-operative Limited at FarmWorks
Shalicia Harris
Founder & CEO of In Charge Inc
Ibukun Elebute
Founder of The STEMite Zone


Willa Black M.S.M.
Founder of Connected North
Brian Carriere, Ph.D.
Senior Program Officer at Colleges and Institutes Canada
Bart Egnal
CEO at The Humphrey Group and Chairman at the Niagara Institute
Minnie Njeri Karanja, MA
Founder and CEO of Celebrate Africa Tours


Yasir Dildar
Director at MEDA
Njoki Mbũrũ
Storyteller & Facilitator
Philip Barton
Founder of Minds of Soil
Michelle Davis
CEO of MVD Consulting Inc.


Sadora Asefaw
Executive Lead, Reconciliation and Equity, United Way of Greater Toronto
Meseret Haileyesus
Executive Director, Canadian Center for Women’s Empowerment (CCFWE)
Louise Pulford
CEO SIX - Social innovation
Danya Pastuszek
Co-CEO of the Tamarack Institute


Christine Clarke
Senior Strategy Manager of The Canadian CED network CCEDNet
Rabia Khedr
National Director Of Disability Without Poverty
Christine Ssentongo - Andersen
Director of Parliamentary Affairs at the Senate of Canada
Jon Shell
Chair of the Social Capital Partners


Shane Laptiste
Principal Architect at SOCA
Sinmi Adeoye-Esene
Founder, CEO, Daniola & Co-Founder of the BIPOC Foundation
Sanaaj Mirrie
Founder of Afiwi School
Rosemarie Powell
Executive Director of the Toronto Community Benefits Network
Cordell Jacks
CEO & GP Regenerative Capital Group, FRSA


Keith Jansa
Executive Director of the Digital Governance Council.
William Moores
CEO of the CAFE (Canadian Association For Financial Empowerment)
Nicole Danesi
Senior Manager, Strategic Communications and Brand At CanadaHelps
Paula Sahyoun
Manager, Social Venture Connexion (SVX)