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Calgary 2024 Speakers

Sandi Gilbert

CEO, InterGen

Jodi Kovitz

CEO, Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA)

Naqaash Pirani

Head of Digital Strategy, Adobe Canada

Ann Handley

Chief Content Officer, MarketingProfs

Frances Haugen

Transparency & Accountability Advocate, Beyond the Screen

Kamales Lardi

CEO, Lardi & Partner, Author and Senator, G20 WBAF

Dr. Michael Geist

Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law, University of Ottawa

Julian Joseph

Senior Product Manager, TELUS

Brenda Beckedorf

Co-founder. Society 5.0

Marcus Daniels

Founding Partner & CEO, Highline Beta

April Hicke

Chief Growth Officer, Toast

Alicia Kalozdi MacMillan

Sponsor & Partner Liaison

Tyler Chisholm

CEO, clearmotive marketing group

Chris Hogg

President, Digital Journal Group

Sheri Moore

Creative Director & Partner, MCC

Tamara Woolgar

Executive Director, A100

David Potter

Director of Marketing

Past speakers

Dr. Michael Geist

Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law, University of Ottawa

April Hicke

Chief Growth Officer, Toast

Amber Mac

Co-host of Marketing Disrupted and The AI Effect

Liberty White

Chief Video Marketing Strategist at CHOZEN MEDIA

Darnel J. Moore

Founder & CEO at Distinct.ly

Prieeyya Kaur Kesh

Head of Program, Global AI Leadership at Mia

Rika Nakazawa

Global Vice President NTT

Lori Nikkel

CEO of Second Harvest

Natalie Black

Chief Marketing Officer, Mia

Ben Lamm

Co-founder and CEO of Colossal

Dana O’Born

Vice President of Strategy and Advocacy for the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI)

Marissa McNeelands

Founder & CEO of Toast

Winston Rosser

Vice President, Food Rescue Operations at Second Harvest

Elena Yunusov

Elena Yunusov leads Human Feedback Foundation

Colleen Pound

Co-Founder and CEO, Proxure

Mark Evans

Principal, Marketing Spark

Christa Hill

Co-Founder, Tacit Edge

Niva

Artificial intelligence-powered strategic avatar

Kirstine Stewart

Former Chief Revenue Officer, Pex

Dr. William Barry

AI ethicist, leadership consultant, education futurist

Alicia Kalozdi MacMillan

Sponsor & Partner Liaison

Bobbie Racette

CEO of Virtual Gurus and askBetty

Charles Buchanan

CEO, Technology Helps

Sabrina Sullivan

Futuring Strategist, Ford Motor Company / Director, Transformation + Ecosystem, SAIT

Dr. Andreas Fraunberger

Managing Director and XR Producer, Junge Römer

Amrita Gurney

Head of Marketing, Float

Paige Dansinger

Top 25 Women in the Metaverse

Amy Peck

Founder & CEO, EndeavorXR

Mary Jane Dykeman

Partner and Co-Founder, INQ Law

Alison Sunstrum

CEO, CNSRV-X Inc.

Tyler Chisholm

CEO, clearmotive marketing group

Lauren Dwyer

Academic Chair, Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence, SAIT

Terry Rock

President & CEO, Platform Calgary

Temi Okesanya

CEO and Founder, Road Aider

Maria Bot Digital

Artificial intelligence-powered strategic avatar

Juliana Loh

Virtual reality world builder and interactive artist

Derek Armstrong

Manager, Innovation Ecosystems, PrairiesCan

Mathew Ingram

Chief Digital Writer, Columbia Journalism Review

Anne-Marie Enns

Head of Events and Partnerships, Mia

Chris Hogg

President, Digital Journal Group

Chris Wolfenberg

Partner, Dentons

Sean Crump

Founder and CEO, Included By Design

Iman Bashir

CEO, Craftly.AI

Leta LaRush

Director of Innovation, BASF Canada

Christine Gillies

Chief Product and Marketing Officer, Blackline Safety

Mark Fairbanks

Co-Founder/Executive Director, Islands of Brilliance

Sue Rooney

CEO, Women of the Future

Ha Nguyen

Partner, McRock Capital

Tonya Fleming

Leader, Innovation in Finance, Alberta Securities Commission

Stuart MacDonald

Venture Capitalist, Narrative Fund

Shelley Kuipers

Co-CEO, The51

Deborah Yedlin

President & CEO, Calgary Chamber of Commerce

Kwame Asiedu

Co-CEO, Braintoy

Ashima Chopra

Founder, Ashima Awakening

Maria Gomez Rachelle

CEO, Living Leadership Today

Sheri Moore

Creative Director & Partner, MCC

Mark Graham

Chief Brand Officer, commonsku

Tracey Bodnarchuk

CEO, Canada Powered by Women

Wilson Acton

Managing Partner, Tall Grass Ventures

Jake Surrey

Head of Digital, North America, Fountain Partnership

Tamara Woolgar

Executive Director, A100

Jason McFadden

VP Growth, Build with Assembly

Scott King

Digital strategist

Alison Pidskalny

Strategic Advisor, Pixelated Ventures

David Potter

Director of Marketing