A proud Canadian with Egyptian roots, Sarah is constantly in search of soul-enriching opportunities. Despite a business background, she parted with a career in commercial banking to join the front lines of microfinance, lending a hand to aspiring young entrepreneurs. Today, Sarah develops programs and services promoting financial inclusion and economic development. She is fascinated…
Emily is President of an amalgamated local of 2,300 members in four bargaining units working for McMaster University and Regional Medical Associates in a variety of non-academic support staff roles. She has been active in the Union since starting at McMaster in Parking Services in 2000, beginning with the committee that bargained the first collective…
Kate is the Director of Community and Economic Innovation at the City of London, responsible for the City’s strategic initiatives, culture, government relations and economic partnerships portfolios. Kate holds a Master’s of Public Administration degree and is currently completing a PhD in Political Science at Western University, with a particular focus on local government. Kate…
Maria is a globally networked youth leader with a passion for good governance, social change and international relations. Having worked both in Canada and Europe, she has over six years of cross-cultural and inter-sector professional experience and is actively involved in the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers community, Canadian Slovak League and the International Youth-to-Youth…
Communicator. Cultural Navigator. City Builder. This is how Saumya likes to describe herself. Born and raised in New Delhi, Saumya has lived and worked on three continents (Canada, UK, India). A multifaceted communications professional for over 14 years, she has worked in the areas of employer branding, talent management, diversity and culture change. She has…
Ashley, founder of Fail Forward, the world’s first failure consultancy, supports people and organizations to acknowledge, create and evolve from failure. A winner of the Harvard Business Review and McKinsey Innovating Innovation Challenge, Fail Forward helps businesses, funders and non-profits harness their failures to learn, innovate and build resilience. Ashley previously worked in Cairo with…
Ahmad’s education is one of his greatest achievements. With minimal resources, he completed an HBSc degree. After graduation, he worked in the retail sector where he was actively involved in his union, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1000A. An opportunity then arose for him to serve as the youngest member ever to be appointed…
Bindu is Associate General Counsel and Director, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) for BMO. Bindu is responsible for BMO’s sustainability performance disclosure; identifying and evaluating emerging ESG issues; and engagement activities with stakeholders on sustainability matters. Bindu is a frequent speaker on sustainability trends in the financial services sector, social finance and diversity in the…
