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Elyse Boulet

President & Partner

Pigeon Brands Inc.

A forward-thinking leader, Elyse brings with her over two decades of expertise. She is known for her honest and collaborative leadership which unites her team to create brand value with every engagement, enabling people to buy, love, and recommend brands. With truth as her rocket fuel, her goal is to...show more

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Heather Cameron

Head of Brand and Creative

DoorDash

Heather Cameron is the Head of Brand and Creative at DoorDash Canada, where she has been producing award-winning, mission-driven campaigns for the last four years. As an outspoken 2SLGBTQ+ leader and fierce advocate for her high-impact team, Heather takes immense pride in developing change-making, inclusive programs including Courageous Conversations, #BlackFoodEnergy,...show more

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Tony Chapman

Partner & CEO

Chatter AI

Tony Chapman has been inducted into three Halls Fame, including the Marketing Hall of Legends and the Canadian Advertising and Public Relations Hall of Fame, and CanadianSME - Champions of Small Business.  Tony has founded two internationally renowned communications firms, Communique and Capital C, as well as co-founding a research...show more

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Amarachi Chukwuma

Consultant

Mintel

Amarachi is a Consultant for Mintel focused on the intersection between consumer insights and innovation within CPG. Her experience leveraging data analytics, social media listening and consumer trend spotting/analysis has allowed her to provide strategic expertise to a wide range of CPG brands globally across themes of innovation, sustainability, young/multicultural...show more

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Tracey Cooke

CMO, SVP Head of Marketing & Commercialization

Nestle Canada Inc

Tracey is a strategic and creative leader with a passion for problem solving, building brands and driving sustainable growth. She has a track record of nurturing strong teams, orchestrating organizational change, and developing emerging in-house practices to deliver consumer centricity @ the core.

Tracey Cooke is currently CMO. SVP, Head of Marketing...show more

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Josh Cooper

President & CEO

Baycrest


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Amanda Fraga

VP, Insights

Mastercard

Amanda Fraga is VP, Insights for Mastercard North America. This team is responsible for uncovering rich cultural trends and relevant consumer insights that drive Mastercard’s growth across product and marketing. Prior to Mastercard, Amanda spent the past two decades building Live Nation’s global insights and strategy capabilities, focusing on product...show more

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Adrian Fuoco

CMO

Pizza Pizza Ltd

Adrian Fuoco is Chief Marketing Officer - Pizza Pizza Limited. Since 2019, Adrian has served as Head of Marketing for Pizza Pizza and Pizza 73 in Canada and PZA Pizzeria in Mexico. Founded in 1967, Pizza Pizza Limited is Canada’s leading Pizza QSR with over 800 locations coast to coast....show more

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Mark Harrison

Founder

MH3 Collective

Mark Harrison is the founder of the MH3 Collective, a group of ventures whose purpose is to connect people & ideas to create social impact. The Collective includes Humanity, T1, Sidekick, and SponsorshipX. In addition, he co-founded the Black Talent Initiative to support the Black community in professional workplaces and...show more

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Debra Kavchak-Taylor

Partner

Sklar Wilton & Associates

With over 25 years of experience in marketing that spans both client and agency sides, Debra Kavchak-Taylor brings deep expertise in brand and portfolio strategy, marketing research, consumer and shopper insights, and strategic planning to her role as partner at Sklar Wilton. She excels in bringing strategic clarity and data-driven

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Tom Kenny

CSO & Partner

Courage Inc

Tom Kenny is CSO and partner at Courage, as well as one of Canada's top-ranked strategists. He has helped shape internationally recognized campaigns for renowned brands like KFC, Dove, Kit Kat, Chevrolet, and many more, establishing him as a driving force behind innovative work that blends creativity and efficacy. As...show more

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Mary MacIsaac

Senior Vice President, Loblaw Marketing & Control Brands

Loblaw Companies Ltd

Mary MacIsaac is an experienced strategist, innovator and executive with over 20 years’ experience achieving share and profit growth across multiple industries and brands. She is known for her ability to lead diverse teams through aggressive change mandates, tapping into unique solutions to propel the organization forward.

Mary is currently Senior Vice...show more

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Leslie Malcolm

VP, Marketing

Molson Coors

Leslie is the VP of Marketing for Molson Coors Canada. In her current role, she oversees brand marketing in Canada and is responsible for brand health, revenue and share.

Leslie has always had a love of bringing people together so it’s no surprise her career started in marketing for ‘Swiss Chalet’...show more

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Andrew Oosterhuis

VP Marketing

Labatt

Andrew Oosterhuis is Vice President, Marketing, Labatt Breweries of Canada, responsible for growing Labatt’s iconic portfolio of 70+ brands. Andrew is passionate about building brands with purpose and leading his team into new, high-growth areas. He also leads draftLine yyz, Labatt’s in-house – and the industry’s first – creative studio. Harnessing the collective...show more

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Bob Park

Chief Brand Officer

GE Appliances Canada – MABE

Bob Park's professional profile showcases a robust career in sales and marketing, particularly within the B2B/B2C sectors of home electronics and computer brands. Currently serving as the Chief Brand Officer for GE, Café, Monogram, and Haier Appliances in Canada, his role spans a wide array of responsibilities including corporate communications,...show more

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Ivan Pehar

Ad Sales Director

Roku Inc

Ivan Pehar recently joined Roku as the Ad Sales Director, Canada. Ivan brings over 25 years of extensive experience in strategic digital marketing and brand building to the team. Most recently, Ivan served as the Head of Canada Ad Sales at Spotify, where he played a pivotal role in developing...show more

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Manoj Raheja

Partner

Sklar Wilton & Associates

Manoj Raheja is a partner at Sklar Wilton & Associates where he brings his wealth of expertise in scoping and clarifying complex business challenges to help marketing leaders raise the bar and build stronger brands. 

Before becoming a partner at Sklar Wilton, Raheja honed his deep understanding of client-side marketing

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Jonelle Ricketts

Head of Marketing

IKEA Canada

Jonelle Ricketts is head of Marketing for IKEA Canada, a world’s leading home furnishing retailer. For nearly 50 years, Canadians have welcomed IKEA into their homes and they have been strong supporters of the IKEA brand, product range and its vision “to create a better everyday life for the many...show more

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Eva Salem

SVP, Marketing & Brand

Canadian Tire Corporation Limited

Eva Salem leads all marketing and brand activities for Canadian Tire, SportChek, Mark’s, Triangle Rewards, and Canadian Tire Corporation’s (CTC) multi-billion-dollar portfolio of Owned Brands. She also oversees CTC’s ESG strategy, sustainability initiatives, community involvement, content creation, and sponsorship activities. Eva’s collaborative, passionate approach has driven unprecedented business results and...show more

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Sean Stanleigh

Head of Globe Content Studio

The Globe and Mail

Sean Stanleigh is Head of Globe Content Studio, the content-marketing division of The Globe and Mail, a national media and technology company. His team blends audience data with journalistic intuition and experience to craft great storytelling on behalf of brands, positioning them as thought leaders with influential audiences across multiple platforms.  Sean has held...show more

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