PEOPLE
Speakers
Each session has participation from invited speakers that have significant business experience. Speakers provide their insights related to successful entrepreneurial leadership and propelling a company to new heights.
After the first year together, groups commit to continue to meet quarterly, so the Wallace McCain Institute (WMI) and alumni programs utilize 120 speakers per year. Speakers are scored and rated each year so assure that the messages stay fresh. Speakers are kept are kept in the WMI database so all groups have access to the shared resource.
Current Speakers
David Barnett
Appraiser – Author – SME Consultant
ALP Ltd.
Moncton, New Brunswick
Lydia Bugden
CEO
Stewart McKelvey
Pierre Battah
HR Management Consulting
Battah Assoc
Moncton, New Brunswick
Krystal Boyd
HR Consultant
The Chapman Group
Krista Han
Managing Partner
Grant Thornton LLP
New Brunswick
Tanya Chapman
Principal
The Chapman Group
Saint John, New Brunswick
Mark Dejonge
Independent Speaker
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Natalie Doyle Oldfield
Trust thought leader, Author and Speaker
Success Through Trust
Halifax, Nova Scotia
David Ganong
Executive Vice Chairman
Ganong Bros. Ltd.
St. Stephen, New Brunswick
Hasan Hai
The Kindness Project
Newfoundland and Labrador
Jeff Harriman
Capital Markets Specialist
Financial and Consumer Services Commission of NB
Saint John, New Brunswick
Stephen Heckbert
Professor and Coordinator, Public Relations Program
Algonquin College
Ottawa, Ontario
Andrew MacGillivray
Personal
Saint John, New Brunswick
Lloyd Compton
Partner
MRSB Group / Confederation M&A
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Kim Burkholder
Moderator
HRX Factor
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Michael Denham
President & CEO
BDC
Montreal, Quebec
Jeff Holland
Hatch
Mississauga, Ontario
Paul Johnson
CEO
Pivotal Input
London, Ontario
Mike Kennedy
Acadia University
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Paul Leblanc
CEO
7th Wave Capital
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
André Levesque
Peer Group: ELP12F
Co-Owner
L.C.L. Excavation (2006) Inc.
Charlo, New Brunswick
Jean-Philippe Levesque
Peer Group: ELP7
Vice President
L.C.L. Excavation (2006) Inc.
Charlo, New Brunswick
Vipin Aggarwal
Principle
VBA Associates
India
Ron Lovett
Founder
RFL Group
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Wendy Vrooman
Sandler Training
Alexander Manu
Senior Partner, Chief Imaginator
Equilibrant
Toronto, Ontario
Vincent Marsh
CA
Deloitte LLP
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Alex McCallum
Peer Group: 2iC8
COO
QRA Corp
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Francis McGuire
President
ACOA
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Alan Murray
VP of Products
Seddi Canada
Boston, Massachusetts
Sara Napier
CEO – Halifax Region
United Way
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Derek Oland
Executive Chairman
Moosehead Breweries Limited
Saint John, New Brunswick
Jodi Posavad
Principal & Lead Consultant
Grassroots HR Consulting
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Norman Purdy
Managing Director
PCX Advisors Ltd.
Rothesay, New Brunswick
Anne Whelan
President & CEO
Seafair Capital
St. John’s, NFLD
Ross Simmonds
Foundation Marketing
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Matt Symes
Founding Partner
Symplicity Designs
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sarah Young
Managing Partner, Atlantic Canada
NATIONAL Public Relations
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Gaëtan Thomas
CEO
NB Power
Fredericton, New Brunswick