Dr. Nick Bontis is an internationally sought-after keynote speaker and management consultant, hand-picked by the United Nations, the US Navy, Microsoft, IBM, Accenture, KPMG, Century 21, Health Canada and others to help navigate the new world of digital technology, industry disruption and information bombardment. He has presented at some of the most prestigious conference events globally in various industries both in the private and public sectors. As a dynamic keynote speaker, he is infamous for his academic rigour, real-life application, and humorous delivery.

Professor Bontis is a popular TV and radio personality, a leading academic researcher and an award-winning, tenured professor of strategic management at McMaster University in Canada. As one of the world’s most cited authors in the field of management, he has amassed over a dozen prestigious teaching and research awards. Maclean’s Magazine has identified him as one of McMaster University’s most popular business professors for six years in a row! He was recently recognized as a 3M national teaching fellow, commonly referred to as the “Nobel Prize” of teaching.

Lola started Beyond the Box™ in 1998 as a natural extension of the Avenue Road Arts School, which she founded in 1993. As a contributor to the Globe and Mail, she writes mainly about the creative process in organizational settings. Lola founded Arts for Children and Youth (now VIBE Arts), and the Arts Access Fund, both of which support deserving young people from underserved communities in their pursuit of arts training. Lola has been a presenter at ideacity, Toronto’s 3-day creative thinking symposium. In 2006, she was named RBC Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year. The following year she became a Member of the Order of Canada. Lola now sits on the Board of the Toronto Foundation.

Policy Advisor | Conseillère en politiques
Cyber Situational Awareness and Liaison |Équipe de connaissance situationalle cybernétique et de liaison
Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre | Centre canadien de réponse aux incidents cybernétiques
National Cyber Security Directorate | Direction générale de la cybersécurité nationale
Public Safety Canada | Sécurité publique Canada

Constable Pat Martin
Commercial Vehicle Inspector
Commercial Vehicle Safety Unit

Staff Sergeant Mike Hinsperger
Waterloo Regional Police Service
Field Support Branch
Traffic Services Unit

13 Years experience with the Toronto Police Service.

2 Years experience with Peel Regional Police.

Served with the RCMP on 2 separate international police peacekeeping missions overseas (Afghanistan 2012-2013, Ukraine 2016-2017).

Currently attached to the Emergency Management/Public Order - Public Safety Unit (Critical Infrastructure Protection Section).

Director, Transportation Operations
CPC Logistics Canada

Senior Account Executive
Ontario Investment Office
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

Stephen Crawford is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the riding of Oakville as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. He defeated incumbent Kevin Flynn, who had served as the Oakville MPP since 2003, and was most recently Ontario's Minister of Labour. Crawford is also the great grand nephew of famous Irish born Canadian writer, Isabella Valancy Crawford. After completing his education, Crawford worked as a financial advisor at Midland Walwyn. He went on to become a senior executive and senior equity partner at Acuity Funds Ltd. The company became one of the fastest growing asset management firms in Canada, growing to almost $10 billion in managed assets. The company was acquired by AGF Management Ltd. in 2011. After Acuity, Crawford became a senior executive and helped transition and build O'Leary Funds LP before it was purchased by Canoe Financial in 2016.

Crawford ran for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario nomination in the summer of 2017, defeating his opponents in the second round of voting. In the 2018 Ontario General Election, Crawford ran against Liberal candidate, and long time incumbent, Kevin Flynn. Also running in the election was, NDP candidate Lesley Sprague, Green Party candidate Emily De Sousa, and Libertarian Party candidate Spencer Oklobdzija. Crawford beat Kevin Flynn in the election by 4510 votes, ending his 15 year tenure as Oakville's MPP. On August 9th 2018, Crawford was named the Chair of the Finance and Economic Affairs Committee.