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David Adams has more than 35 years of experience in the Canadian automotive industry.听听 He brings a unique perspective to the industry being the only individual to have served in executive roles with both of Canada鈥檚 leading automotive industry associations.

David has been at the forefront of the association鈥檚 thought leadership on the disruption and evolution of both the automobile and the automotive industry in Canada, including zero emission vehicles and their adoption as well as the regulatory environment necessary to support the adoption of automated and connected vehicles.

David serves on a number of industry related boards and is the current Chair of the Canadian Motor Vehicle Arbitration Plan (CAMVAP), a national consumer dispute resolution program, and was involved in the creation of the National Automobile Dealer Arbitration Program (NADAP) for disputes arising between dealers and manufacturers.听听 His is also serves on the boards of the Automotive Business School of Canada and the Traffic Injury Research Foundation.

Additionally, David hosts the Association鈥檚 podcast 鈥淔rom Here to Where?鈥� on the future of the automotive industry in Canada and the future of the automobile in society.听 He is a regular columnist in Canadian Auto Dealer, writing a regular column called 鈥淭he Big Picture鈥�.

听David is a frequent industry commentator at conferences and in the media.

He is an avid cyclist and resides in Toronto.

In her role as President of Canadian Black Book, Yolanda leads one of Canada’s most trusted automotive brands. With a wide and diverse customer base, Canadian Black Book serves the automotive industry, including automotive manufacturers, captive finance companies, lenders and financial institutions, dealers, local and provincial governments, software providers, marketing companies, and more.

In 2015, Yolanda joined Canadian Black Book was most recently promoted to President SVP of Canadian Black Book. She previously held positions in sales leadership, data licensing, and customer experience.听 She is an active steward and participant in her community as well as in the automotive industry, volunteering with organizations that help less fortunate people. Yolanda was named one of ten 鈥淣otable Champions of Diversity鈥� by Auto News Canada in 2022. As a member of Accelerate Auto’s membership and internship committees, she works to advance career opportunities for Black talent within Canadian automotive dealerships, manufacturers, aftermarkets, and suppliers, while volunteering with Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto, a non-profit whose mission is to empower people affected by cancer through education, action, and support.

Frank D鈥橝ndrea is currently the Vice President and Executive Lead, Enterprise Strategy and Energy Transition at Hydro One.

Frank is accountable for leading organization-wide strategies, and prepare for and driving energy transition and an intelligent grid for the future.听 He provides leadership and guidance to identify and pursue strategic and innovative transmission and distribution opportunities.

Frank has been with Hydro One for over 34 years.听 Frank is a professional accountant, and gained his prior audit working experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers before joining Hydro One,听where he managed a number of audit engagements in the utilities, financial services and natural resources industries.

Frank is a member on the Regulatory Committees for the Ontario Energy Association and the Electricity Distributors Association.听 He is also a member of the Board of Directors with the Electricity Safety Association (ESA), and a former member of the Board for the Centre for Outsourcing Research and Education (CORE).

Guillermo Freire was appointed Senior Vice-President, Mid-Market in April of 2022. In this role, Mr. Freire works to accelerate the growth of Canadi-an mid-market companies to boost their interna-tional competitiveness.

First joining EDC in 2005, Mr. Freire worked for six years in Project Finance. After a period working in the Treasury group of a global mining company, Mr. Freire rejoined EDC in 2013. Since, he has taken on senior roles in the Structured and Project Finance group, including leadership of the Cleantech team 鈥� a sector in which EDC is a leading national financier 鈥� as well as leading the team responsible for manag-ing EDC鈥檚 relationships with its largest institutional investors.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Freire served as Acting Senior Vice-President, Financing and Investments, where he over oversaw the group responsible for de-ploying capital in support of the international expan-sion, growth and ongoing financial needs of Canadi-an exporters and investors.

Originally from Peru, Mr. Freire holds an MBA from McGill University and a Science degree from Univer-sidad Nacional Agraria in Lima, Peru.

Petrina Gentile is an award-winning automotive journalist — one of the few women who cover cars in Canada. Petrina has been writing for The Globe and Mail鈥檚 Drive section since 2004, reporting on new vehicle debuts, the transition to electric vehicles, smart mobility solutions, and the latest automotive technology.

She appears regularly covering the automotive beat on CTV NewsChannel, CHCH TV, BNN Bloomberg, and CP24. Before that, she produced 18 seasons of the national TV show Car/Business with Jeremy Cato and Michael Vaughan, which was broadcast weekly on CTV and BNN Bloomberg.

She has written several non-fiction books for kids including “Big Trucks, Big Wheels,” “Dirt Movers,” and “The Ballet School.” Before focusing on cars, she was a news writer at CTV and a producer at BNN Bloomberg. She has a Master of Journalism (MJ) from Carleton University and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours English – Rhetoric and Professional Writing and Applied Studies – Co-operative Program) from the University of Waterloo.

Peter Hall is CEO of econosphere inc., a boutique business strategy advisory firm. In this
capacity he is involved in advising leading Canadian industry associations and corporations,
advising and promoting international initiatives, and conducting ad hoc project work. Mr. Hall is a special advisor to both Martinrea International and Elevate Export Finance, is a Fellow-In-Residence at the C.D. Howe Institute, writes a regular column in the Financial Post, comments
in various other media channels and speaks at conferences and with senior executive teams in
Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Until recently, he was chief economist at Export Development Canada, heading up a large team
of economists and country risk analysts that provided model-driven forecasting for internal and
external business strategy purposes, transaction risk analysis for over 160 countries, analytical modeling, and data systems support. In addition to advising EDCs executive team and board of directors, Mr. Hall personally delivered dozens of presentations annually to a wide variety of business, government and academic audiences in Canada, the United States and internationally. He also authored EDCs widely-circulated Weekly Commentary.

Prior to his work at EDC, Mr. Hall directed the economic forecasting activities of the Conference Board of Canada. He has served as the president of the Canadian Association for Business Economics, a 600+ member organization of professional economists, and also its largest local chapter, the Ottawa Economics Association. He has served on the board and as an advisor to multiple Ottawa-area charities.

Mr. Hall has degrees in economics from the University of Toronto and Carleton University.

Johnny Herbert has enjoyed an illustrious career in motorsports, having raced for seven different teams in Formula One. A career that spanned 11 years, Johnny was able to secure three wins, seven podiums and 98 career points during his tenure in Formula One. Having also worked as a television announcer for Sky Sports F1, Johnny is now hired for events across the globe to share his expertise on motorsports and his career as a renowned Formula 1 driver.

Back in 1974, Johnny entered the world of motorsport when he began racing karts aged 10. It was immediately evident that Johnny had raw talent for racing, and in 1978 he became the British Junior Karting Champion. Proving his worth as a talented racer, Johnny moved through the ranks to race in Formula Three, also competing in and winning the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch. Capturing the attention of Eddie Jordan, Johnny was snapped up for his team, and he went on to win the 1987 series of British Formula 3.

Propelled into the world of F1, Johnny raced in the 1989 series of F1 for the Benetton team. He later raced for Tyrrell, Lotus, Ligier, Sauber, Stewart and Jaguar F1 teams 鈥� winning the 1995 British Grand Prix, 1995 Italian Grand Prix and 1999 European Grand Prix. Throughout the duration of his career in F1, Johnny raced against some of the sport鈥檚 greatest drivers, from Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill to Nigel Mansell. Leaving Formula 1 in the 2000s, Johnny went on to focus on sports car racing. In 2004, Johnny won the Le Mans Series driving an Audi R8, and in 2005 he was appointed as the Sporting Relations Manager of Jordan Grand Prix. In 2008 he won the Speedcar Series, and in 2009 Johnny made his debut racing in the British Touring Car Championship. Johnny was also a competitor in International Formula 3000, Japanese Formula 3000, 24 Hours of Le Mans, American Le Mans Series, IndyCar, Indianapolis 500 and the International Superstars Series.

Aside from competitive motorsports, Johnny has also enjoyed sharing his expertise as a pundit. From 2012 to 2022, Johnny contributed his perspective as a former F1 driver in his role as a Contributor to Sky Sports F1. In 2013 and 2014, Johnny was also part of the ITV4 series GT Academy, in which he trained six contestants who were players of the Gran Turismo videogame to race in the Dubai 24 Hour Race. Today, Johnny is highly sought after as a keynote or after dinner speaker for events, hired to share his expertise on the world of motorsports and F1.

An innovative Senior Automotive Executive with 30 years of automotive experience in all facets of the automotive business.

Dave Jamieson has been with Honda Canada since April 2003 and has held highly visible leadership positions and earned a reputation as a self-motivated opportunistic leader driven to attain results.

As Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing, Chief Operating Officer, and Board Member at Honda Canada, Dave utilizes his vast experience and superior marketing and sales management qualifications in advertising, pricing, market analysis and distribution. Participation in extensive employee training and development has enabled Dave to attain outstanding analytical, strategic planning and leadership skills.

As a member of the senior leadership group and core member of the Company Operating Committee, Dave helps steer the overall direction of the organization and contributes to Honda Canada鈥檚 philanthropic direction as the Chair of the Honda Canada Foundation.

Dave joined Honda Canada as Senior Manager of Parts Operations in the Customer Service division before moving into the role of Senior Manager of Auto Sales. From there, Dave advanced to Assistant Vice President of Auto Sales where he was responsible for five regional zone operations, national sales operations and automobile logistics and distribution.

With more than 25 years of brand and marketing experience in the automotive industry, Dave became the Assistant Vice President of the Honda Brand in 2011 before moving to his role as Vice President of Honda Financial Services in 2015, where he was responsible for the sales, marketing and customer service functions of Honda鈥檚 financial product offerings.

His next role was as Vice President of Parts and Service, where he was responsible for all facets of Honda and Acura鈥檚 automotive parts and service divisions in Canada, overseeing national parts sales and logistics, sales and service technician training, dealership service standards programs and overall parts business operations.

Dave鈥檚 automotive career started at an early age. When he was just 13 years old he began doing odd jobs at his uncle鈥檚 dealership in Collingwood, Ontario. What started as a part-time job quickly turned into a full-time passion. In 2003, Dave got his first Honda vehicle 鈥� a 2003 Accord 鈥� and hasn鈥檛 looked back since.

When Dave isn鈥檛 managing the parts and service business, he鈥檚 planning his next fly-fishing adventure to Northern British Columbia.

Brian Kingston is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers鈥�
Association (CVMA). The CVMA represents Canada鈥檚 leading manufacturers of light and heavy duty motor vehicles. Its membership includes Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, General Motors of Canada Company, and Stellantis (FCA Canada).

Prior to joining the CVMA, Brian was Vice President of Policy, Fiscal and International, at the Business Council of Canada where he led the Council鈥檚 economic policy priorities and global engagement. From 2009 to 2012 he served in the federal government with positions at the Department of Finance, Global Affairs Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, the Treasury Board Secretariat, and the Privy Council Office. Brian is active in the non-profit sector including as past president of the Ottawa Economics Association and as a current board member of the Banff Forum.

Brian holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in economics from Carleton University, a master鈥檚 degree in international affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and an MBA from Ivey Business School.

Richard Madan is an award-winning journalist based in Washington, DC, specializing in politics and economics, with a keen focus on Canada-US relations.

He has reported from the White House, Capitol Hill, campaign trails, election headquarters, and from high stakes economic summits around the world – including the critical NAFTA rounds – becoming the first journalist to break the news the trilateral deal between Mexico, Canada and the US was reached.

Prior to moving to Washington, Madan was a Parliamentary Correspondent based in Ottawa. His reporting on veterans issues exposed a mental health crisis among Canadian Forces personnel who served in Afghanistan 鈥� stories which led to changes in cabinet and more importantly, in how Ottawa treats Canada鈥檚 injured veterans. He was awarded RTDNA鈥檚 2015 Ross Munro Award in recognition of this groundbreaking series.

Born in Georgia, U.S., Madan moved to Canada as a child but closely followed politics on both sides of the border, helping to spark his interest and subsequent career in politics.

After studying Political Science at Carleton University, Madan worked as a policy aide to various MPs on Parliament Hill. He then made the leap into journalism as a freelance reporter for various newspapers in Ottawa.

Madan got his start in television with Global News in Winnipeg. He then joined the CBC as its Legislative Reporter in 2000, working out of the Manitoba Legislature. In 2005, Madan joined CityTV as the Toronto station鈥檚 Political Specialist, before joining CTV National News in 2010 until 2023.

As President and CEO of AutoForecast Solutions LLC (AFS), Joe leverages his decades of industry experience and knowledge to provide production forecasting and advisory services to the global automotive community. Joe manages the automotive turnkey operations at AFS including the global light vehicle, powertrain, drivetrain, and alternative propulsion forecast as well as a suite of AFS proprietary opportunity and sales planning software. AFS supports all tiered suppliers, VMs, government agencies, financial institutions, and the academic community with data, planning solutions, and a personalized support to help identify new business opportunities while mitigating risk.

Joe鈥檚 25+ year career in automotive forecasting ranges from his tenure at AutoFacts, PwC, AutomotiveCompass, and now as founder of AutoForecast Solutions LLC (AFS). Joe earned his Bachelors of Chemical Engineering degree at Villanova University and an MBA at Pennsylvania State University.

Katherine Mior (pronoun she/her) is Manager of Human Resources and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. Katherine has over 12 years of HR experience, six of which are with Hyundai Canada. As the manager of DEI, Katherine works diligently to develop training, awareness and career development opportunities for under-represented groups. Furthermore, Katherine spearheads partnerships, recruitment strategies and on-going conversations, building a stronger, more diverse auto industry, with Hyundai leading by example.

As a passionate professional about creating an inclusive and welcoming culture, as well as supporting team members achieve their career goals and dreams, Katherine ventured into co-founding Empowering Auto, a non-profit organization that attracts diverse talent and provides an inclusive supporting network to drive more women to the automotive industry.

Katherine oversees the integration and implementation of DEI best practices across all team member levels and is a Core Value Ambassador representing Canada in Hyundai Motor Company鈥檚 Global Core Value Program. Among her many interpersonal talents, she has been driving all accountable, sustainable, inclusive and equitable corporate governance policies that help make the automotive industry a more inclusive place. Katherine is also an active member in all three of Hyundai Canada鈥檚 Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) Women@HAC, Inclusion@HAC and Parents@HAC. Katherine and her HR team have established an award-winning organizational culture, earning 鈥淕reat Place to Work鈥� designations for six consecutive years.

Prior to joining Hyundai, Katherine fostered her HR career at CaTECH Systems Ltd., where she was involved in everything from health and safety; performance reviews; payroll; new hire orientation; and recruitment, just to name a few.

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Joyce Napier is a Canadian television journalist. Formerly a correspondent for the news division of Soci茅t茅 Radio-Canada, the French-language arm of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,[1] she became, in March 2016, the parliamentary bureau chief for CTV News.[2]

Christopher Nabeta is an automotive executive with OEM and retail experience. A leader in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion space for the last decade in our industry, Christopher is a Founding Member and serves as the Executive Chairman of Accelerate Auto, the prominent not-for-profit geared towards building a diverse Canadian Automotive workforce, through impactful and sustainable programming and initiatives.

Christopher’s contributions in the corporate, retail and philanthropic realms have had him recognized by many accolades among which, 2021 Canadian to Watch in Automotive, 2021 Auto Remarketer on the Rise. A strategist and leader of change, Christopher frequently serves as a keynote speaker and panelist on topics geared towards the transformation of Canada’s automotive sector and the diversification opportunities of its workforce.

Raseeka Rahumathulla has led Government and Regulatory Affairs for Volkswagen Group Canada since 2011 and champions their sustainability agenda. She is a passionate bridge-builder in advancing the company鈥檚 electric transformation and broader EV ecosystem.听 In 2019, Raseeka steered the founding of Electrify Canada to support ultra-fast and convenient charging (in collaboration with Electrify America) and co-championed an industry-led EV battery recycling backstop program to advance the circular economy. Prior to this, she worked for federal regulators in Ottawa and holds a BASc (Chemical Engineering)/BSc (Biochemistry) from the University of Ottawa.

Tim A. Reuss is an international director with extensive executive experience in sales,
marketing and retail.

Tim currently is the President & CEO of the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) representing over 3200 franchised new car and truck dealers in Canada, acting as their voice and advocating for them on a national level with government, industry and the public.

Before joining CADA, Tim was the Managing Partner of TAR Consulting and a Senior Advisor for McKinsey & Co., focusing on automotive trends (electrification, connected vehicles,
shared mobility, autonomous driving) and their impact on the industry. He also provides
strategic advice and operational support to automotive dealerships, including brand portfolio
analysis, footprint optimization as well as generational transition guidance.

He has served as President of the Dilawri Group of Companies. The Dilawri Group is Canada鈥檚 largest automotive retail group with 61 franchised dealerships representing 30 automotive brands throughout Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

Prior to joining the Dilawri Group, Tim worked for Daimler AG in several countries for 28 years, serving as President & CEO of Mercedes-Benz Canada from 2011 to 2015. During that time, he was an outspoken supporter of the Canadian-EU Free Trade Agreement (CETA) and the harmonization of standards and regulations.

His previous postings with Daimler AG included President & CEO of Mercedes-Benz Rome, worldwide Sales Director for the Business Unit Vans and President & CEO of DaimlerChrysler Vans LLC.

Tim holds a B.A. degree in Economics from Stanford University

Cheryl Thompson is the founder and CEO of the Center for Automotive Diversity, Inclusion & Advancement.听 CADIA was launched in 2017 with the idea that diverse talent had long been overlooked and undervalued in the automotive industry.听 A member-based organization, CADIA provides Diversity, Equity & Inclusion tools, networks, insights, and practical advice to companies in the auto-mobility space.

A veteran of the automotive industry, Cheryl has over 30 years of experience at Ford Motor Company and American Axle and Manufacturing in positions ranging from tool and die, operations, manufacturing engineering and global leadership.

She is a Certified Diversity Professional through the National Diversity Council, a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and is trained in Leadership Coaching. She received her undergraduate degree in Manufacturing at Siena Heights University, and her MBA from Michigan State University.

Cheryl has been recognized as a 2022 Automotive News All Star, 2019 Influential Women in Manufacturing Honoree, a 2019 Corp Magazine Salute to Diversity award winner, Marketing and Sales Executives of Detroit Platinum Award, and is the recipient of two Diversity and Inclusion Awards from Ford Motor Company.

A sought-after voice and speaker in the automotive, manufacturing and aerospace & defense industries, Cheryl has performed keynote addresses, workshops, and breakout sessions for many member companies and events, including Women in Automotive, Automotive News Leading Women Conference, Beyond the Wrench, TEDx Windsor, Women in Manufacturing (WiM), the American Automotive Summit, Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and CADIA鈥檚 annual Rev Up 2030 event.

An unparalleled motivator, Cindy Valence has been applying her energy and convictions towards sustainability, societal impact and value co-creation for Sayona since 2021.

Always on the lookout for best practices from mining companies around the world, she works to build exemplary relationships between the company and the communities where it operates.

Her vast experience in business development, her expertise and knowledge in energy transition and her ability to build trust make her a valuable link between Sayona, communities and citizens. She is passionate about the idea of actively participating in the creation of a visionary project in an emerging economy, as part of a passionate team.

Cindy Valence sits on the Board of Directors of Propulsion Qu茅bec, the electric and intelligent transportation cluster. She holds an MBA with a specialization in management applied to the minerai industry.

The Honourable Chrystia Freeland is Canada鈥檚 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

Ms. Freeland was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre in July 2013.

She was elected as Member of Parliament for University鈥擱osedale in October 2015 and re-elected in October 2019 and September 2021.

From November 2015 to January 2017, Ms. Freeland served as Canada鈥檚 Minister of International Trade, overseeing the successful negotiation of Canada鈥檚 free trade agreement with the European Union, CETA. From January 2017 to November 2019, she served as Canada鈥檚 Minister of Foreign Affairs. During this time, she was a leading advocate for democracy, human rights, and multilateralism around the world.

As Foreign Minister, she led and successfully concluded the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

In November 2019, Ms. Freeland was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. In this capacity, she led Canada鈥檚 united response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She was appointed Minister of Finance in August 2020.

An esteemed journalist and author, the Deputy Prime Minister was born in Peace River, Alberta. She was educated at Harvard University before continuing her studies on a Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford.

After launching her career in journalism as a Ukraine-based freelance correspondent for the Financial Times, The Washington Post, and The Economist, Ms. Freeland went on to various roles at the Financial Times of London. She then served as deputy editor of the Toronto-based Globe and Mail between 1999 and 2001, before returning to the Financial Times as deputy editor and then as United States managing editor.

In 2010, she joined Canadian-owned Thomson Reuters. She was a managing director of the company and editor of consumer news when she decided to return home and enter politics in 2013.

Ms. Freeland has written two books:鈥疭ale of the Century: The Inside Story of the Second Russian Revolution鈥�(2000); and鈥疨lutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else鈥�(2012).鈥疨lutocrats鈥痟as been an international best-seller and won the Lionel Gelber Prize and National Business Book Award.

In 2018, the Deputy Prime Minister was recognized as Foreign Policy鈥檚 Diplomat of the Year. She was also awarded the Eric M. Warburg Award by Atlantik-Br眉cke, for her achievements in strengthening transatlantic ties. In 2020, she was awarded Freedom House鈥檚 Mark Palmer Prize, in recognition of her years of work in championing democracy and human rights.

Ms. Freeland speaks Russian, Ukrainian, Italian, French, and English. She lives in Toronto with her husband and three children.

The Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne was first elected in 2015 as the Member of Parliament for Saint-Maurice-Champlain. He has previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Minister of International Trade. Minister Champagne is a businessman, lawyer, and international trade specialist with over 20 years鈥� experience at large international companies in Europe, particularly in the fields of energy, engineering, and innovation.

Before entering politics, Minister Champagne was Vice-President and Senior Counsel of ABB Group, a leader in cutting-edge technology that operates in more than 100 countries. He also served as Strategic Development Director, acting General Counsel, and Chief Ethics Officer and Member of the Group Management Committee of Amec Foster Wheeler, a world leader in the energy sector. In 2009, Minister Champagne was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He has served on several boards over the years, and was notably President of the Canadian-Swiss Chamber of Commerce and the Banff Forum.

After his election in 2015, Minister Champagne served as a parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Finance until 2017, when he was appointed Minister of International Trade. During his time as Minister of International Trade, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement entered into force, and Canada signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. In 2018, he was named Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and oversaw the federal government鈥檚 ambitious $187 billion infrastructure investment plan.

He was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2019, and oversaw the creation of Canada鈥檚 Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations, which more than 60 countries have endorsed. Minister Champagne holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Montr茅al and a Master of Laws in American law from Case Western Reserve University. Minister Champagne also studied public and private international law at The Hague Academy of International Law, in the Netherlands.

Laurel Broten is an award-winning CEO, a former Ontario Cabinet minister, a lawyer, a legislator, an advocate and a community builder. She served as president and CEO of Nova Scotia Business Inc., the agency responsible for investment attraction and export development for the Province of Nova Scotia between 2015 and 2022. From 2013 to 2015, Laurel was president and CEO of Broten Public Policy International Inc. She held senior roles in the Government of Ontario from 2003 to 2013. Prior to being elected, she graduated with distinction with a Juris Doctor degree from Western University and practised as a commercial and civil litigation lawyer with three leading Canadian law firms.

Reza Chaji is CEO and founder of VueReal Inc. This Waterloo-based company is focused on revolutionary technologies for enhancing electronic systems (displays, sensors, imagers, 鈥�) by integrating millions of highly efficient micro/nanodevices into system substrates.

He received his Ph.D. degree (2008) in Electrical Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, where he worked on designing and implementing large-area electronic systems for AMOLED displays, biomedical imagers, and bio-array sensors.

He has extensive experience developing and designing pixel circuits, driving technology, backplanes and image enhancement algorithms for emissive displays. His work for OLED TVs is adopted in most of the OLED TVs in the market.

He has over 70 published papers and one book in the field of display and sensor, over 150 filed/granted patent applications, and received several prestigious scholarships and awards, including the Young Alumni Achievement Medal, Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2012; CMC Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence 2009; and Strategic Microelectronics Council of ITAC Industrial Collaboration Award 2007.

As Vice-President, Technical Sales with TELUS Business Solutions, Hanif brings more than 20 years of experience and unparalleled strategic expertise in telecommunications and software strategy, sales, marketing and management to the TELUS leadership team.

In his current role, he provides technical thought leadership support for next-generation solutions. His team supports delivery of TELUS鈥� objectives, while partnering strategically with System Integrators and Hyperscalers on opportunities that deliver significant value to customers. Since joining TELUS in 2000, Hanif managed a broad portfolio of technology products and services including all global roaming, innovative Internet of Things and M2M solutions, and voice, data and other wireline businesses. He was also responsible for TELUS鈥� global and domestic carrier markets, a mandate in which he leveraged his strong network of relationships with worldwide service providers to generate new and mutually beneficial business opportunities.

Hanif holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University and a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and Political Science

Marcello D鈥橝uria is Chief Administrator and Purchasing Division Manager at Honda of Canada Mfg. (HCM) based in Alliston, ON.听听

In his role, D鈥橝uria leads the departments responsible for ensuring our plants remain operational. The Supply Chain, New Model Purchasing, Purchasing Planning and Parts Quality teams, in the simplest terms, work together to develop and maintain HCM relationships with vendors and suppliers.听

Under D鈥橝uria鈥檚 leadership, the departments ensure the quality of the parts meets our standards for new model activity and mass production.听听

In addition, D鈥橝uria leads the departments that coordinate the packaging and logistics of the materials and parts for safe arrival to our plants so that we can build our best in class Civic and CR-V.听

D鈥橝uria joined HCM in 1998. Throughout his career, he has held progressively more senior roles at HCM, including New Model Cost Lead, Plant 2 Business Plan Administrator, Accounting Manager and Finance Leader.听听

Paul Fletcher joined Aviva Canada in 2001, having previously worked at Aviva in the UK. Paul currently leads Aviva鈥檚 National Broker Relationships and oversees Analytics, Strategy and Operations in Broker Distribution.

Prior to this, Paul was Chief Corporate Affairs Officer responsible for Distribution Operations, Marketing, Sustainability, Communications and Government Relations. Paul has held many senior leadership positions including in Regional Training, Strategy and Business Transformation, Broker Distribution and Commercial Lines.

In October of 2021, Mr. Freire joined EDC鈥檚 Executive Team as Acting Senior Vice-President, Financing and Investments. He oversaw the group responsible for deploying capital to support the international expansion and growth of Canadian exporters and investors, as well as supporting their ongoing financing needs. In April 2022, Mr. Freire became Acting Senior Vice-President, Mid- Market with the goal to accelerate the international growth of medium segment companies to boost their competitiveness internationally. In October 2022, Mr. Freire became the permanent Senior Vice-President, Mid-Market.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Freire was the Vice-President and Head of the Structured and Project Finance, Canadian Global Investors, Technical Advisory Services, and Cleantech teams. With over 18 years of structured and project finance experience globally, he lead the group responsible for arranging and structuring financing for projects and merger and acquisitions across the globe, and across diverse sectors including: power, renewables, cleantech, utilities, infrastructure, mining and oil & gas.听

Furthermore, he managed the strategy and relationships for large Canadian investors,听major pension funds and other large financial and corporate investors, driving trade for Canada听by supporting their international investment activities.听听

As leader of the Cleantech team, Mr. Freire, continues to be responsible for leading investments and growth financing transactions, committed to helping build globally competitive cleantech firms at all stages of development.听

During his career, Mr. Freire has been involved in several high-profile limited recourse transactions, mainly in the power, renewables, and energy sectors. Prior to re-joining EDC, he worked with the treasury team of a major mining company where his main responsibilities included arranging and structuring a multibillion-dollar project financing for a copper and gold mine in Mongolia.

Originally from Peru, Mr. Freire holds an MBA degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada and a Science degree from Universidad Nacional Agraria in Lima, Peru. He speaks three languages: English, Spanish, and French.

Ajay Kochhar is the President, CEO, and co-founder of Li-Cycle.

Responsible for strategic oversight of Li-Cycle鈥檚 various functional business units, which includes Commercial, Technical (Health, Safety, Environment and Quality/HSEQ, Operations, Commercialization, Research and Development) and Shared Services. Additionally, Ajay supports the development of international growth initiatives for the company in collaboration with Li-Cycle鈥檚 Corporate Development team.

Before founding Li-Cycle, Ajay gained extensive technology and project development experience through progressive roles with Hatch鈥檚 industrial cleantech and advisory practices. While working in that space, he garnered in-depth engineering and project management experience through clean technology development in the lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, gold, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and rare earth metals industries. His technical expertise spans the entire project lifecycle, from conceptual and pre-feasibility studies to construction and commissioning.

Born and raised in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, Ajay comes from entrepreneurial roots, having gained experience from a young age via a family business. An ardent music enthusiast, he is a classical guitarist who maintains the hobby even now for enjoyment. Ajay is a graduate of the University of Toronto and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering.

Since joining LG Chem in 2001, Danies Hunseong Lee has dedicated most of his professional career witnessing the exponential growth of Li-Ion battery across a variety of industries from mobile devices to EV.

The recent appointment as CEO of Nextstar Energy Inc, STLA-LGES battery joint venture, is expected to bring his extensive industry-wide insight and knowledge to ensure the success of the single largest foreign direct investment in the history of Ontario. Mr. Lee received his Master鈥檚 degree in the international Studies from Korean University and MBA from Duke University.

As President and CEO of AutoForecast Solutions LLC (AFS), Joe leverages his decades of industry experience and knowledge to provide production forecasting and advisory services to the global automotive community. Joe manages the automotive turnkey operations at AFS including the global light vehicle, powertrain, drivetrain, and alternative propulsion forecast as well as a suite of AFS proprietary opportunity and sales planning software. AFS supports all tiered suppliers, VMs, government agencies, financial institutions, and the academic community with data, planning solutions, and a personalized support to help identify new business opportunities while mitigating risk.

Joe鈥檚 25+ year career in automotive forecasting ranges from his tenure at AutoFacts, PwC, AutomotiveCompass, and now as founder of AutoForecast Solutions LLC (AFS). Joe earned his Bachelors of Chemical Engineering degree at Villanova University and an MBA at Pennsylvania State University.

Rick Rajaie is the VP of North American operations at Foxconn. He has over 30 years of experience in automotive product development and manufacturing and 17 years of electric vehicle experience. In the past, Rick has served as North American VP of product development for Gotion, Global Lead of Electrified Powertrain for NIO, and North American leader for LG Chem battery solutions. Rick is a motivated Engineering Executive with a strong background in vehicle integration and strategic planning. Rick Rajaie has a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Vehicle Integration from Purdue University.

Frank Voss, President of TMMC, is responsible for automotive assembly plants in Cambridge and Woodstock, Ontario which produce the gas and hybrid models of the Toyota RAV4 and the Lexus RX 350 and 450h vehicles.

Prior to assuming this position, Mr. Voss was Vice President of Administration and Corporate Secretary at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, in Georgetown Kentucky.

Mr. Voss joined TMMC in 2002 as General Manager of Information Systems and in 2004 he moved to Production Control as General Manager of New Model Projects. In 2009 he moved to Manufacturing as General Manager of Lexus in TMMC鈥檚 South Plant overseeing all production functions including stamping, weld, paint, plastics, and assembly. He also had responsibility for Facilities and Environmental Engineering across all of TMMC.

Mr. Voss is a registered Professional Engineer with a Bachelor鈥檚 Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has also been very active in the community and has participated on many boards. Mr. Voss and his wife Diane live in Kitchener.