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Fahd is a millennial workplace expert who teaches new managers how to lead multi-generational teams. He specializes in transformative leadership and team dynamics training for high-growth startups. Through his thirteen years of experience building successful teams, he’s identified the tried and true ingredient that set high performing teams apart from competitors — they had leaders… Read More

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Nora Beatty is the VP of People Operations at Cohere. She is passionate about people and connecting innovative people strategies to better business outcomes. Nora’s journey in HR started at Oracle, and since then, she has joined some of the most exciting tech companies and start-ups in the city. Before joining Cohere, Nora built out… Read More

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Barb joined Crunchyroll in 2022 as Chief People Experience Officer to help lead the anime leader’s global strategy around its most valuable assets, its people. Responsible for all facets of Team Member Experience, Barb leads a cross-functional group of teams spanning People/HR; IT & Security; Workplace & Real Estate, and Internal & Executive Communications. Prior… Read More

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Jenn Bouyoukos is a savvy award-winning HR professional with more than 25 years experience in leading and transforming HR teams at high-performing media, tech and financial services companies, including eOne, Workbrain, SAP, Manulife, Kobo, and RBC. Currently the Chief People Officer at Bench, she’s ranked among the top 100 HR leaders globally by HRD, Top… Read More

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In the past 15 years, Daneal has been an advisor and certified coach to high-growth tech companies from series A to D.  She is a Top 25 Human Resource Award winner and a frequent contributor to Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, & HR Reporter.

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Marsha Forde is the VP, Talent (HR) at WildBrain where she is dedicated to enhancing the employee experience. With a multifaceted HR background, she currently oversees Learning & Development, Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Talent Acquisition, and Compensation. One of the greatest privileges of her career has been the establishment of the DEI strategy at… Read More

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Ingrid Gailler joined HUB International in 2020 as Vice President of Benefits Consulting – National Accounts. Ingrid began her career in Montreal as a group marketing specialist for one of Canada’s largest insurer. In 1999 Ingrid joined Morneau Sobeco as a senior consultant, leading large third party administration implementations. Supporting the expansion of the Third Party Administration capabilities and onboarding large national companies for both benefits and retirement plans.

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Speaker and USA Today bestselling author, Ann Gomez, has trained some of the world’s busiest people, helping them reclaim their time and empowering them to do their best work. As the founder and president of global training organization, Clear Concept Inc., Ann has presented to thousands of people around the world for over two decades, instilling what she has learned into compelling workshops and keynotes about productivity, collaboration, mindset, and wellbeing.

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Neil is an operator and founder turned investor. Having travelled three different roads to success (IPO, bootstrap and venture backed) he has leveraged his 20 years of operator and founder experience mixed with a successful angel investing track record to launch an early stage venture fund in late 2022.  Learning from an all star cast of… Read More

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With over 15 years’ experience in human capital consulting, Benoit specializes in projects where upskilling, learning, technology, and human resource management intersect. As Director of the Workforce Development Group, he works closely with clients to help their workforces adapt and thrive in an ever-changing marketplace. Benoit’s and his team help clients transform their learning ecosystem… Read More

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Roald Harvey is a seasoned HR professional with a rich and diverse background. He began his career at Rogers Communication Partnership, where he honed his skills across various roles, including HR Analytics, HR Business Partner, Senior HR Reporting Analytics and Compliance, Organizational Development, and Manager of Global Innovations and Partnerships on the Corporate Strategy team.

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Tech Talent North 2022 in Vancouver is going to be a very special event. Not only will this be HR Tech Group’s 10th anniversary conference, it will also be Canada’s first major in-person people and culture conference in almost 2 years! We are thrilled to be bringing the tech community back together face-to-face to learn, share new ideas and connect with peers. We’re also very excited to be launching an Eastern Edition of Tech Talent North in Toronto this fall. With Eastern and Western conferences happening annually, tech sector people and culture leaders have a great opportunity to connect with and learn from peers across the country.

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Aman has been working with the National Accounts team for several years. In his role, he provides analytical and problem-solving support for a wide range of clients in both the private and public sectors, including flex plans, large association buying plans and multi-employer benefits plans.

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Carolyn is an executive and consultant focussed on social equity for high growth companies. She has spent the last two decades focused on fixing inequities in the workforce and believes that the next level in this space is to integrate equity right into how you do business, so inequities don’t occur in the first place…. Read More

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Kara has spent 25 years in the vibrant chaos of Toronto start-ups, mainly toggling between quiet non-profits and social enterprises. After 15 years as Product Leader, Kara switched sides of the house and joined the People team at a VC-backed for-profit firm. Believing that start-ups should be the birthplace of HR innovation, Kara is on a mission to bring product methodologies into the heart of the People function.

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Alex is a founder and Partner of Southlea, a GECN Group company. For the past 15 years, Alex has advised boards and senior management teams on aligning pay programs with their business strategy and performance objectives. He has worked with many of the largest companies in Canada, with international and global operations. He is known… Read More

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Adam Renkosinski is the Director of AI Talent Initiatives and Analytics at the Vector Institute. His role focuses on leading a team to deliver AI talent solutions to Vector’s industry partners across all sectors of the Canadian economy, as well as tracking employment outcomes and workforce trends for AI talent in Ontario. Adam holds a… Read More

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Erika Sandoval is a Global Sr. Partner with the Strategic Advisory Group, Human Insights team at UKG and has spent over 15 years in the areas of people and organizational practice, specifically in DEI, L&D, HR, organizational and professional development, and facilitation and consulting.

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I am an experienced management consulting leader with a Ph.D. in Psychology and a founder of Tskhay & Associates, Inc., a boutique management consulting firm and an operational leader at Deloitte and Top Hat. I’ve held strategic leadership roles at Top Hat, a high-growth EdTech SaaS startup, and served as a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting.

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Hannah Yardley is a Chief People and Culture Officer at Achievers and focuses on empowering employees and creating a culture of performance through her work with sales, product and people development. Before joining Achievers in 2021, Yardley spent nearly a decade at Deloitte delivering consulting services to some of the world’s largest companies in talent… Read More

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Manu’s experience includes 25 years in the HR & Technology space, with the majority spent with Traction on Demand/ Traction Ventures in the Salesforce ecosystem. This year, he joined SWTCH Energy, a clean tech company based in Toronto as Head of People and Culture. He has worked across Canada, the US, China, India and France. He… Read More