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
THE INSPIRATION
Appointed President & CEO of VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation in 2013, Barbara has over 25 years’ experience as a successful senior executive and consultant in the non-profit and philanthropic sectors in BC and nationally.
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
