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    2018 Recap

    “We can’t let the world be run by a few voices. We need many voices. Today we need to choose to help entrepreneurs. Today we need to choose to do good.” 

    “It is the place to start thinking differently.” 

    “This is about people and how tech impacts their lives.”

    “This place is electric.” 

    “Such high quality content and thought provoking speakers.” 

    2018 Speakers

    • Alex Bouchard
      Prime Minister’s Youth Council, Student Leader
    • Ali A Saria
      Tulip Retail, Founder & CEO
    • Anne Connelly
      Singularity University, Faculty
    • The Honourable Bardish Chagger
    • Bozoma Saint John
      Uber, Chief Brand Officer
    • Carol Leaman
      Axonify Inc., CEO
    • Catherine Bracy
      TechEquity Collaborative, Co-Founder & Executive Director
    • Charlie Brooker
      Writer, Producer and Broadcaster
    • Craig Silverman
      BuzzFeed News, Media Editor
    • The Right Honourable David Johnston
    • Ed Catmull
      Pixar Animation Studios, Co-Founder & President
    • François Gand
      nuro, Founder & CEO
    • Harleen Kaur
      Ground
    • Hillary Hartley
      Province of Ontario, Chief Digital Officer
    • Iain Klugman
    • Jad Saliba
      Magnet Forensics, Chief Technology Officer
    • Jeanette Stock
      Venture Out, Co-Founder
    • John Kelleher
      McKinsey & Company, CEO, Partner
    • Joseph Fung
      Kiite, CEO
    • Joseph Tafese
      University of Waterloo, Software Engineering Student
    • Kate Darling
      MIT Media Lab, Robot Ethicist
    • Krista Pawley
      SingularityU Canada, CMO and Impact Lead
    • Linda Hasenfratz
      Linamar Corporation, CEO
    • Loren Padelford
      Shopify, VP & General Manager
    • Mallorie Brodie
      Bridgit, CEO & Co-Founder
    • Mallory Greene
      Wealthsimple, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Marc Castel
      Fiix, Co-Founder & CEO
    • Marcel O’Gorman
      University of Waterloo, University Research Chair and Director of the Critical Media Lab
    • Mark McArdle
      Virintus Inc., Founder
    • Mark Sakamoto
      Think Research Corporation, Executive Vice President
    • Marianne Harrison
      John Hancock, President & CEO
    • Mary Pat Hinton
      Emmetros, CEO & Co-Founder
    • Marylin Ma
      Quali AI, Co-Founder
    • Mathew Ingram
      Columbia Journalism Review, Chief Digital Writer
    • Michael Denham
      BDC, President & CEO
    • Michael Litt
      Vidyard, Co-Founder & CEO
    • Neil Desai
      Magnet Forensics, Executive Team Member
    • Phillip Crawley
      The Globe and Mail, CEO & Publisher
    • Rana el Kaliouby
      Affectiva, Co-Founder & CEO
    • Richard Yim
      Demine Robotics, Co-Founder & CEO
    • Rita Trichur
      The Globe and Mail, Financial Services Editor
    • Robyn Doolittle
      The Globe and Mail, Investigative Reporter
    • Russell Verbeeten
      ConsenSys Canada, Managing Director
    • Sarah Lacy
      PandoMedia, Founder, Editor-in-Chief and CEO
    • Scott Totzke
      ISARA Corporation, CEO & Co-Founder
    • Siyabulela Xuza
      Galactic Energy Ventures, Founder & Managing Director
    • Dr. Sonny Kohli
      Cloud DX, Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer
    • Spike Jonze
      Academy Award winning filmmaker
    • Steven Wang
      Yiqiao, Founder & Chairperson
    • Suzanne Gildert
      Sanctuary.ai, Founder & CEO
    • Talia Sanhewe
      Talia Productions Ltd., Managing Director & Executive Producer
    • Taylor Bond
      Venture Out, VP & Chair
    • Ted Livingston
      Kik Interactive, Founder & CEO
    • Tim Jackson
      SHAD Network, President & CEO
    • Yesenia Cheekinew
      SHAD Network, Student Leader

    Partners

    We’d like to thank our partners for their tremendous support of True North.

    For participating in the conversation. And for helping to envision technology as a force for good. We couldn’t do this without you! If you’re reading this and not yet a sponsor, there’s still time to be part of the True North movement. Download our 2019 True North Partner Prospectus or contact Janelle Chalouhi for more information.