Speakers
Francisco Banegas is the CEO of IDH Microfinanciera. In this role, he has expedited growth in the organization for 11 years, merging his business and financial acumen with social development expertise to bolster IDH’s provision of inclusive financial services to families living at the bottom of the economic pyramid.
Jacqueline (Jackie) Dinsmore is a trailblazer in the legal field and a role model in both law and business. She started her career on Bay Street and later moved into an in-house role at one of Canada’s largest media companies. Jackie possesses an extensive legal background and is a serial entrepreneur, founding, growing, and successfully exiting several start-up ventures.
Bruno Dyck, a management and organizational theorist, joined the Asper School in 1990 and holds the Norman Frohlich Professorship in Business Sustainability. His current teaching and research interests focus on Social & Ecological Thought (SET) management, an approach to business that places people and planet ahead of maximizing profits.
Paul Fast is founder and partner of Fast + Epp, with 130 staff in offices in Canada, Germany, and the US. He is a global leader in architecturally exposed structures and is recognized for his unconventional use of materials, including hybrids of timber, concrete, and steel.
Dale Lutz is the co-founder and former co-CEO of Safe Software, a software company with over 200 staff and thousands of customers. Over 30 years ago Dale began his journey of writing software for spatial data by tracking forest harvest plans and movements of icebergs.
Daniel Whitehead is the CEO of Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries. He spearheads the movement to equip churches to support mental health and wellbeing in their community. Previously, he spent ten years in full-time vocational ministry, serving as senior pastor of a church for eight years.
We will continue to add speakers here as they are confirmed.