The Team
See our team of advisors, speakers, and presenters below who have contributed to the growth and influence of ELO since 2005.
Godfrey Adderly
Lead Pastor, Stone Church
Toronto, ON, CA
ELO Advisory Board Member (ON)
Wei-Neng Ang
CEO, Comfort Delgro Taxi
Singapore
Speaker at ELO Forum Singapore 2019
Hal Bagley
Principal, Elevate2Lead
Longmont, CO, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Winnipeg 2022
Hans Boge
COO, Boge & Boge Engineers
Winnipeg, MB, CA
ELO Advisory Board Member (MB)
Dave Brereton
Executive Chairman, TECSYS
Montreal, QC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2014 & ELO Forum Vancouver 2015, ELO Advisory Board Member (ON)
Herb Buller
Founder, Herb & Erna Buller Foundation
Winnipeg, MB, CA
Panelist at ELO Forum Winnipeg 2016, ELO Advisory Board Member (MB)
Mark Burnett
Television Producer & Chairman, MGM Worldwide
Malibu, CA, USA
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2013
Don Campion
Co-Founder & President, Banyan Air Service
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2022
Graham Carter
Principal, Vertex Developments
Vancouver, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2022, ELO Advisory Board Member (BC)
Edmond Chan
Leadership Mentor, Covenant Evangelical Free Church
Singapore
Speaker at ELO Forum Singapore 2019
Sam Chand
Founder, Sam Chand Leadership Institute
Atlanta, GA, USA
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum National 2021
Mark Chipman
Executive Chairman of the Board, Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club
Winnipeg, MB, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Winnipeg 2022
Helena Cho
Founder, Good Works Make A Difference
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2017
Ching Kwok Choy
Director, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Singapore
Speaker at ELO Forum Singapore 2019
Diane Craig
Founder & CEO, Corporate Class Inc
Toronto, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Winnipeg 2019 & ELO Forum Online Toronto 2020
Hank de Jong
Associate Vice President, External Relations, Redeemer University
Ancaster, ON, CA
ELO Advisory Board Member (ON)
Marvin Devries
President, Trojan Technologies
London, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2014
Lorna Dueck
Host, Context with Lorna Dueck
Burlington, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2013, ELO Forum Toronto 2014, Winnipeg 2017 & MC at ELO Forum Toronto 2014
Todd Duncan
Founder, The Duncan Group
New York City, NY, USA
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2016
Robert Ellis
Senior Research Fellow, Regent's Park College, University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
Instructor at ELO Oxford Leadership Program 2022
Paul Fast
Founder & Partner, Fast + Epp
Vancouver, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum National 2021
Bill Foo
Chairman, Tung Lok Group
Singapore
Speaker at ELO Forum Online Winnipeg 2020, Instructor at ELO Oxford Leadership Program 2018 & 2022, ELO Advisory Board Member (SNG)
Phil Geldart
CEO, Eagle's Flight
Toronto, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Winnipeg 2018
Jeffrey Goh
Group CEO, NETS
Singapore
Speaker at ELO Forum Singapore 2019
Mart Green
Chairman of the Board, Hobby Lobby
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2014
Tyler Green
Ministries Coordinator, Hobby Lobby
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2014
Brian Grim
President, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation
Washington, D.C., USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Online Winnipeg 2020
Manuel Guillen
University of Valencia Representative, RCC-Harvard
Valencia, ESP
Speaker at ELO Oxford Leadership Program 2022
Peter Hall
Chief Economist, econosphere inc
Ottawa, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2017, 2018, 2022 & ELO Forum Winnipeg 2022
Jame Healy
Practice Leader and Senior Economist,
ELO Advisory Board Member (BC)
Les Hewitt
President, The Power of Focus
Calgary, AB, CA
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum Winnipeg 2017
Gary Hoftyzer
Senior Counsel, George Street Law
Hamilton, ON, CA
ELO Advisory Board Member (ON)
Lim Hua Min
Founder & Chairman, Philip Capital Group
Singapore
Speaker at ELO Forum Singapore 2022
Peter Irvine
Co-Founder, Gloria Jean’s Coffees
Sydney, AUS
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2014 & 2015
Jeffrey Jaensubhakji
Group CIO, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation
Singapore
Speaker at ELO Forum Singapore 2019 & 2022
Darrell Johnson
Pastor, First Baptist Church
Vancouver, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2012 & 2014
James Kelly
Founder & CEO, FaithTech
Waterloo, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum National 2021 & ELO Forum Toronto 2022
Danny Koh
Founder & CEO, Tower Capital PE
Singapore
Speaker at ELO Forum Singapore 2019 & 2022
Vijay Krishnan
Lead Pastor, The Well Church
Toronto, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum National 2021
Han Kwee-Juan
Group Head Strategy & Planning, DBS Bank
Singapore
Speaker at ELO Forum Singapore 2022
Dennis Landis
CEO, Prairie Coast Equipment
Grand Prairie, AB, CA
Panelist at ELO Forum Edmonton 2016
Larry Law
CEO, Living Water Resort & Spa
Collingwood, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum National 2021
Peter Legge
Chairman & CEO, Canada Wide Media Limited
Burnaby, BC, CA
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2016 & ELO Forum Winnipeg 2016
Lynette Leong
Chief Sustainability Officer, Capitaland
Singapore
Speaker at ELO Forum Singapore 2019 & 2022
Clive Lim
Managing Director, Leap International
Singapore
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2014 & 2015
Misty Lown
Founder & President, More Than Just Great Dancing
Onalaska, WI, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2016 & ELO Forum Vancouver 2017
Shant Mardirosian
Founder, The Burger's Priest
Toronto, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2019
John C. Maxwell
Leadership Author & Speaker
Tequesta, FL, USA
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2016
Steve Miller
Founder & President, Millwood Inc
Canton, OH, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2015
Philip Ng
Chairman, Far East Organization
Singapore
Instructor at ELO Oxford Leadership Program 2018
Edward Ong
President, OCK Group
Singapore
Recipient of the Entrepreneurial Leaders Award, ELO Advisory Board Member (SNG)
Ray Pennings
Co-Founder, Cardus
Ottawa, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2019, ELO Forum Winnipeg 2019 & ELO Forum Toronto 2019
Andrew Pollard
Director, Oxford Vaccine Group, University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
Instructor at ELO Oxford Leadership Program 2022
Eric Poon
Executive Vice Chairperson, Association of Family Offices in Asia
Hong Kong
Speaker at ELO Forum Online Vancouver 2020, ELO Advisory Board Member (HK)
Bob Pritchett
President & CEO, Logos Bible Software
Bellingham, WA, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2012, ELO Forum Calgary 2012 & ELO Forum Vancouver 2012
Scott Rae
Dean of Faculty & Professor of Christian Ethics, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
La Mirada, CA, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Online Winnipeg 2020
Harold Reinders
CEO, Maple Reinders Group
Toronto, ON, CA
ELO Advisory Board Member (ON)
David Rice
Owner, Rice Development Corp.
Brampton, ON, CA
Continual Sponsor of ELO Forum Toronto
Gil Scott
Founder & President, Gil Scott sports Management
Toronto, ON, CA
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum Winnipeg 2018, ELO Advisory Board Member (ON)
Jeremy Showalter
Global Director, SMC Lead & Scale Growth, Microsoft Tech for Social Impact, Microsoft Philanthropies
Redmond, WA, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2019
Robyn Sneath
President & CEO, The Sneath Group
Brandon, MB, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Winnipeg 2019
Chris Spanjaard
Senior Vice President & COO, Purolator Operations
Toronto, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2022, ELO Advisory Board Member (ON)
Brian Stiller
Global Ambassador, World Evangelical Alliance
Toronto, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2014
Chin Hwee Tan
CEO, Trafigura Asia Pacific
Singapore
Speaker at ELO Forum Singapore 2019
Bernie Thiessen
Real Estate Agent, Thiessen Real Estate Ventures
Chilliwack, BC, CA
ELO Advisory Board Member (BC)
Richard Turnbull
Director, Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics
Oxford, UK
Speaker at ELO Forum Calgary 2012, ELO Forum Toronto 2012, ELO Forum Vancouver 2012 & Instructor at ELO Oxford Leadership Program 2022
Gregory Vijayendran
Senior Counsel, Rajah & Tann LLP
Singapore
Speaker at ELO Forum Singapore 2019
Herta von Stiegel
Founder & CEO, Ariya Capital Group
London, UK
Speaker at ELO Forum Calgary 2012, ELO Forum Toronto 2012 & ELO Forum Vancouver 2012
Gord Wiebe
Chairman of the Board, All Weather Windows
Edmonton, AB, CA
Panelist at ELO Forum Edmonton 2016
Rob Wildeboer
Co-Founder & Chairman, Martinrea Inc
Vaughan, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2018 & ELO Forum Online Winnipeg 2020, ELO Advisory Board Member (ON)
Pat Williams
Co-Founder & Senior Vice President, NBA's Orlando Magic
Orlando, FL, USA
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2017
Carissa Yousseff
CEO, The Stattonrock Group
Abbotsford, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2022
David Zietsma
President, Redeemer University College
Toronto, ON, CA
ELO Advisory Board Member (ON)
Reg Allatt
CEO, Global Excel Management
Sherbrook, ON, CA
Continual ELO Forum Toronto Sponsor
Paolo Aquilini
Managing Partner, Aquilini Investment Group
Vancouver, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2013
Richard Blackaby
President, Blackaby Ministries International
Atlanta, GA, USA
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Toronto 2019 & Instructor at ELO Oxford Leadership Program 2019
Jerry Bowyer
President, Bowyer Research
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Online Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Toronto 2020 & Instructor at ELO Oxford Leadership Program 2018
Glen Buhler
CEO, Oxygen Technical Services
Winnipeg, MB, CA
ELO Advisory Board Member (MB)
Isabella D. Bunn
Research Fellow in Governance and Global Ethics, Regent's Park College, University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
Instructor at ELO Oxford Leadership Program 2022
Paul Burns
Former Managing Director, Twitter Canada
Toronto, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2022
John Carbrey
Founder & CEO, FutureSight
Toronto, ON, CA
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2017 & Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2018, ELO Advisory Board Member (ON)
Hugo H.K. Chan
Vice Chairman, Law Committee, China Chamber of International Commerce
Shenzhen, CN
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2013
Millie Chan
Principal, Legacy 127
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Speaker at ELO Forum Singapore 2019, ELO Advisory Board Member (SNG)
Michelle Cheo
CEO & Chairman, Mewah International Inc
Singapore
Speaker at ELO Forum Singapore 2022
Steve Chipman
President & CEO, Birchwood Automotive Group
Winnipeg, MB, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Winnipeg 2022
Yu-Kai Chou
President, The Octalysis Group
Fremont, CA, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2018
Glenn Cooke
CEO, Cooke Aquaculture Inc
Blacks Harbour, NB, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Online Toronto 2020
Justin Currie
Principal, Legacy Business Advisory Services
Surrey, BC, CA
ELO Advisory Board Member (BC)
Esther de Wolde
Co-Founder & CEO, Phantom Screens
Abbotsford, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2018
Roma Downey
Actress & Co-Producer, The Bible Series, the History Channel
Malibu, CA, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2013
Paul Dueck
President, Rivercity AV Production Services Ltd
Winnipeg, MB, CA
ELO Advisory Board Member (MB)
Larry Dyck
Co-Founder & Former President, Decor Cabinets
Winnipeg, MB, CA
ELO Advisory Board Member (MB)
James Epp
Owner & CEO, Fraserway RV
Abbotsford, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2016
Michael Flaherty
President & Co-Founder, Walden Media
Hollywood, CA, USA & Boston, MA, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Calgary 2012, ELO Forum Toronto 2012 & ELO Forum Vancouver 2012
Giulio Lorefice Gabeli
Senior Pastor, Westwood Community Church
Coquitlam, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2018
David George
Co-Founder & Board Advisor, Strategic Alliances
Toronto, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum National 2021
Katy Granville-Chapman
Teaching Fellow, Department of Education, University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
Speaker at ELO Forum National 2021 & Instructor at ELO Oxford Leadership Program 2022
Stephen Green
Forrmer Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings
London, UK
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2016 & Instructor at ELO Oxford Leadership Program 2018
Sheila Wray Gregoire
Speaker, Blogger, and Author
Belleville, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2016 & ELO Forum Toronto 2017
Bobby Gruenewald
Founder & CEO, YouVersion Bible App
Tulsa, OK, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2022
Ron Haik
Wealth Advisor, Nicola Wealth
Toronto, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Online Winnipeg 2020, ELO Forum Online Vancouver 2022, ELO Forum Online Toronto 2020 & ELO Forum Winnipeg 2022
Promod Haque
Managing Partner, Norwest Venture Partners
Palo Alto, CA, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2022
Wes Herman
Founder & CEO, Woods Coffee
Bellingham, WA, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2018
Robert Hisrich
Thunderbird Graduate School of Management
Glendale, AZ, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Calgary 2012, ELO Forum Toronto 2012 & ELO Forum Vancouver 2012
Casey Houweling
Chairman, Houweling's Group
Delta, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2018
Davit Iremadze
Director, Buller School of Business, Providence University
Otterburne, MB, CA
Continual Sponsor of ELO Forum Winnipeg
John Izzo
Author & Speaker
Toronto, ON, CA
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2018
Tamara Jansen
Co-Founder, Darvonda Nurseries
Langley, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2018
Ken Keis
President & CEO, CRG International
Abbotsford, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Winnipeg 2019 & ELO Forum Vancouver 2022
Neo Kian-Hong
CEO, Singapore Mass Rapid Transit Corp
Singapore
Speaker at ELO Forum Singapore 2022
David Koop
Senior Pastor, Coastal Church
Vancouver, BC, CA
ELO Advisory Board Member (BC)
Kurtis Kube
Social Entrepreneurship Program Director, Columbia Bible College
Abbotsford, BC, CA
ELO Advisory Board Member (BC)
Paul Lafrance
Founder & CEO, Paul Lafrance Design
Pickering, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2016
Eva Lau
Co-Founder, Two Small Fish Ventures
Toronto, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2019
John Leder
President, Edmonton-Based Supreme Group
Edmonton, AB, CA
Panelist at ELO Forum Edmonton 2016
John Lennox
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
Instructor at ELO Oxford Leadership Program 2018, 2019 & 2022
Justin Leung
Management Consultant, YCP + Booz Allen Hamilton + McKinsey
Hong Kong
Speaker at ELO Forum Online Vancouver 2020, ELO Advisory Board Member (HK)
Charles Loewen
Chairman, Loewen Windows
Winnipeg, MB, CA
Panelist at ELO Forum Winnipeg 2016, ELO Advisory Board Member (MB)
Dale Lutz
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Safe Software
Surrey, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2013 & 2022
William Martens
Principal, Marwest Construction
Winnipeg, MB, CA
Continual Sponsor of ELO Forum Winnipeg
Patrick McDonald
Founding Partner, Openwell
Oxford, UK
Instructor at ELO Oxford Leadership Program 2019
John Neate
Founder, JJ Bean
Vancouver, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2019
Doug Nix
Chairman, Stillwater Capital Corporation
Toronto, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2022, ELO Forum Winnipeg 2022 & ELO Forum Toronto 2022
Brad Pedersen
Co-Founder & Chairman, Pela
Kelowna, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Online Toronto 2020 & ELO Forum National 2021
Simon Pillar
Managing Director, Pacific Equity Partners
Syndey, AUS
Speaker at ELO Forum Online Toronto 2020 & Instructor at ELO Oxford Leadership Program 2018 & 2019
William Pollard
Chairman, Fairwyn Investment Company
Chicago, IL, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2014 & 2015
John Priddy
CEO, The Priddy Group
Eagle, ID, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2013
Carson Pue
President Emeritus, Arrow Leadership
Vancouver, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Calgary 2012 & ELO Forum Toronto 2012
Jordan Raynor
Author & Serial Entrepreneur
Tampa Bay, FL, USA
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2019
Barry Rempel
Former CEO, Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc
Winnipeg, MB, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Online Winnipeg 2020
Richard Scott
President, Clarity Business Strategies
Vancouver, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2014 & 2015
Bob Shank
Founder & CEO, The Master’s Program
Newport Beach, CA, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2013
Don Simmonds
Chairman, Blyth Group
Uxbridge, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Calgary 2012, ELO Forum Toronto 2012 & ELO Forum Vancouver 2012
Paul Sohn
Director, Strategic Career Initiative, Crowell School of Business, Biola University
Orange County, CA, USA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2019
Denis St-Amour
President, Strategic Advisory Service
Montreal, QC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2013
Don Streuber
Executive Chairman & CEO, Bison Transport
Winnipeg, MB, CA
ELO Advisory Board Member (MB)
Patrick Tay
Assistant Secretary-General of NTUC
Singapore
Speaker at ELO Forum Singapore 2019
Joo Kim Tiah
CEO, TA Global & Holborn Group
Vancouver, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2016
Hank Vander Laan
Founder & Former CEO, Trojan Technologies Inc.
Toronto, ON, CA
ELO Advisory Board Member (ON)
Phil Vischer
Founder, Big Idea Productions; President, Jellyfish Labs LLC
Chicago, IL, USA
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2018
Ryan Walter
Former Professional Ice Hockey Player, NHL
Vancouver, BC, CA
Keynote Speaker at ELO Forum Vancouver 2014 & 2015
Elden Wiebe
Professor, Leder School of Business
Edmonton, AB, CA
Host at ELO Forum Edmonton 2016
Jeff Williams
Founder & CEO, Absolute Results
Surrey, BC, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Winnipeg 2019, ELO Advisory Board Member (BC)
N.T. Wright
Senior Research Fellow, Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
Instructor at ELO Oxford Leadership Program 2022
Bernie Zacharias
Managing Partner & Founder, Avisar Chartered Professional Accountants
Vancouver, BC, CA
ELO Advisory Board Member (BC)
Georgette Zinaty
Executive Vice President, Corporate Class Inc
Toronto, ON, CA
Speaker at ELO Forum Toronto 2022