
2018 SPEAKERS
Featuring over twenty local entrepreneurs, thought-leaders, and professionals.


SARA PADIDAR
co-founder
Talk Shop

KARI SCHUERMANS
co-founder
Chambar

MARK ZASTRE
partner
BDO

KATIE REIACH
co-founder
Talk Shop

JOSEPH TOLZMANN
ceo & founder
Superior Flood & Fire Restoration

KELLY DECK
director & former HGTV host
Kelly Deck Design

CYBELE NEGRIS
founder
webnames.ca

JULIE KIM
entrepreneur & comedian
Julie Kim Comedy
ROBERT MADSEN
president
U-Lock Self Storage



KARM SUMAL MANNY BAHIa FARHAN MOHAMED
co-founders
Daily Hive
BARBARA GRANTHAM
president & CEO
VGH + UBC HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

MATIAS MARQUEZ
founder & COO
BUYATAB

ALY ARMSTRONG
founder & principal planner
Aly Armstrong Event Planning & Design

Sparks
This rapid-fire segment will feature seven speakers with seven minutes each to share an idea, insight, or inspiration.

AJ WOODWORTH
founder
The Glamoury


JAYESH PARMAR
SEAN MILLINGTON
ceo & founder
Picatic
CFL All Star
Entrepreneur



CARLA HEIM
ELIZABETH REID
JULIANNE KEU
co-founder & CEO
The Incubator
shareholder
Boughton Law Corp.
senior advisor social entrepreneurship
BDC
