Emerging Leaders 2023

The up-and-coming young leaders shaping Canada's economy, culture, and society in 2023.

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Meet Our Chairs

General Partner - Trout River Ventures and Gaingels

Chad Rogers

Business Marketing Lead, Canada - Pinterest

Yen Conrod Tran

President & CEO - The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund

Sarah Midanik

Co-Founder - Stand Up for Health

Saad Ahmed

Partner - Entrepreneur First

Rachel Zimmer

Vice-Chair, Global Investment Banking - CIBC

Navdeep Bains

CEO - Goodlawyer

Brett Colvin

COO & Co-Founder - Kitchen Hub Food Hall

Oren Borovitch

Head of Talent Acquisition - Caseware

Martin Hauck

CEO - Mirae Talent & Exec. Search

Leah Brighton

COO & Co-Founder - PolicyMe

Laura McKay

General Manager - Parkland

Josh Wood

Director, Social Impact - Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment

Emily Hillstrom

Founder - Morning Floss

Elliot Pobjoy

Co-Founder & CEO - 505-Junk

Barry Hartman

Director, Innovation Design + Validation, Walmart Canada

Michael Gill

Founder and Co-Owner - Local Laundry

Connor Curran

National Practice Lead for Government Relations - Crestview Strategy

Ginny Roth

Executive Director - Pride at Work Canada

Colin Druhan (He/Him)

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