Mark Patterson

Executive Director of Magnet

Opening Virtual Fireside - 8:00am EST

Mujtaba Khalid

Head of the Centre for Islamic Finance, BIBF

Islamic Finance Presentation -9am EST

Robin Wisener

Director, Special Projects at the Tamarack Institute

Presentation - 10am EST

Julie Segal

Environmental Defence Canada

Virtual Fireside -11am EST

Liz Mulholland

CEO of Prosper Canada

Virtual Fireside - Noon EST

Leila Sarangi

Senior Director, Strategy & Innovation, Family Service Toronto

Virtual Fireside - 1pm EST

Andy Horsnell

Vice Chair | Social Enterprise Council of Canada

Virtual Fireside - 2pm EST

Jo Reynolds

Manager, Catalyst Community Finance

Virtual Fireside - 3pm EST

Thursday January 29th 2026

Andrea Dicks

President of Community Foundations of Canada

Opening Address - 8am EST

Adil Hassan

Vice President of Community Investment at BDC

Virtual Fireside - 9am EST

Toyin Kayo-Ajayi

Founder of the Canadian Black Farmers Association (CBFA)

Virtual Fireside - 10am EST

Jake Hirsch-Allen

Director of Partnerships, The Dais, Toronto Metropolitan University

Virtual Fireside - 11am EST

Melizia Mensah

Social Franchise Owner Just Like Family

Virtual Fireside - Noon EST

Chris Bunio

Founder of Theory Mesh

Virtual Fireside - 1pm EST

Adam Lerner

Founder of SOLVABLE

Virtual Fireside - 2pm EST

Flisan Farah

Fund Manager at Weave Community Capital Fund

Presentation - 3pm EST

Friday January 30th 2026

Robert Patterson

Managing Director - The Growing Connections In Canada

Virtual Fireside- 8am EST

Dr. Lauren McNamara

Ph.D, Founder and Director, Recess Project Canada

Virtual Fireside- 9am EST

Andrew Chunilall

CPA, CA, ICD.D - Chief Executive Officer, Community Foundations of Canada

Virtual Fireside- 10am EST

Paul Taylor

Founder of Evenings & Weekends Consulting

Virtual Fireside- 11am EST

Marilyn Struthers

Principal M. Struthers & Co. - M. Struthers & Co.

Virtual Fireside-Noon EST

Anouk Bertner

CEO of Future of Good

Virtual Fireside on Donor-Advised Funds - 1pm EST

Douglas Nelson

President and Managing Director of The Discovery Group

Virtual Fireside- 2pm EST

Abdul Nakua

Executive Director of the Muslim Association of Canada

Virtual Fireside- 3pm EST