Speakers

The first Canadian woman of Asian descent elected to the Alberta Legislature and Cabinet Minister in Alberta

Chair of Action, Chinese Canadians Together

Knowledge Holder, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo

Executive Director of CPAC (Chinese Professionals Association of Canada)

Research Director at the Association for Canadian Studies and the Metropolis Institute

Commander and Naval Combat Systems Engineer, Royal Canadian Navy

Ontario’s Comptroller General

President and Vice Chancellor of Sheridan College

Student, University of Calgary

Partner, Dentons

Professor of Indigenous Studies, University of Manitoba

CEO, Autism in Mind Children’s Charity

Vice-President, Chinese Graduates Association of Alberta

Councillor for Ward Karhiio, City of Edmonton

Dean, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo

Founder and CEO of Catalais Consulting Ltd.

The First and only Federal Deputy Minister of Chinese descent

Deputy Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Citizenship Judge

Co-Founder, Mint Health + Drugs

Navy Officer

Founding Dean, Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine

Board Director

Professor of Sociology, Carleton University

Co-Chair, 2026 Aspire to Lead Summit

Member of Parliament for Don Valley North

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa

Founder and Principal, SKYROCKET Management Consulting

Vice President, Business Solutions, Sing Tao Media Group

Partner, Nexus Strategic Consultants

Senior Assistant Deputy Minister of Lands and Minerals Sector, Natural Resources Canada

GLOCAL

Co-founder, Greenline Platforms

President, International Case Research Association (ICRA)
Vice President, North American Case Research Association (NACRA)

MLA for Edmonton-South West

Community and Arts Champion