APPENDIX 3: SOCIETY AND BUSINESS INITIATIVES AROUND THE GLOBE

Rola Dagher Rola Dagher is the Global Channel Chief at Dell Technologies and the former President and CEO of Cisco Canada. Ms. Dagher has more than two decades of experience in the technology sector and is a highly respected leader. A passionate believer in giving back to communities and connecting the unconnected, she sits on a number of boards including the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation and Kids Help Phone. In 2019, Ms. Dagher was named Woman of the Year by Women in Communications and Technology and one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 by WXN. Scott Banda Scott Banda is the CEO of Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), the largest non-financial cooperative in Canada. Under Mr. Banda’s leadership, FCL was recognized as Saskatchewan’s 2015 Business of the Year.

Sean Drygas Sean Drygas the President of Bullfrog Power and Executive Vice President of Sustainability Solutions at Spark Power. During his time at Bullfrog Power, Mr. Drygas has helped build new lines of business, including green fuels and solar programs.

Shawn Smith Shawn Smith the co-founder and Executive Director of RADIUS, a social innovation hub at Simon Fraser University. In addition, Mr. Smith is an Adjunct Professor at the Beedie School of Business and a Business in Vancouver top 40 under 40 recipient.

Shayna Bleeker Shayna is a strategic and insightful communications professional with deep experience in climate, energy and partnerships for systems change. After a decade as an intrapreneur, she became an independent consultant focused on network weaving, capacity building and eco-system development, and is now mobilizing investment in low carbon transitions as co-founder of and Partnerships Manager for 7 Generation Capital Corp.

Sophie Brochu Sophie Brochu is the President and CEO of Hydro Québec. In addition to her role at Hydro Québec, Ms. Brochu sits on the board of directors at the Bank of Montreal. She was inducted into the Order of Canada in 2015.

Suzanne Bergeron Suzanne Bergeron is the President of Sodexo Canada. In her role, she works with the Canadian Leadership team and devoted employees to improve the quality of life for millions of Canadians.

Tamara Vrooman Tamara Vrooman is the President and CEO of the Vancouver International Airport Authority, the Chairperson of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, and the Chancellor at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. Mrs. Vrooman is the former President and CEO of Vancity, Canada’s largest community credit union.

Tariq Fancy Tariq Fancy is the former Chief Investment Officer of Sustainable Investing at BlackRock. Mr. Fancy now serves as the CEO of Rumie, an education technology non-profit that lowers the barrier to learning for underserved communities globally.

Upkar Arora Upkar Arora is the CEO of Rally Assets, an impact investment management and advisory firm. Rally helps institutions, foundations, family offices and philanthropists invest their capital to generate financial returns and positive social impact. Mr. Arora also serves on the Boards of the University of Waterloo and Vancity Community Investment Bank.

Vic Huard Vic Huard is the former Executive Vice President for Customer Experience and Stakeholder Relations for Federated Co-operatives Limited, the largest non-financial cooperative in Canada. Now retired, Mr. Huard enjoys travelling and experiencing new cultures.

Vicki Vicki Wallace-Godbout was born and raised on the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation, Wallace-Godbout New Brunswick. A lawyer and small business owner with extensive experience in business development and management, Ms. Wallace-Godbout is known for her ongoing efforts in economic development initiatives with First Nations communities. In 2016, she was named Female Entrepreneur of the year in Madawaska and has served on the board of directors at NB Power. Victor Thomas Victor Thomas is President and CEO of the Canada-India Business Council. Prior to taking on this role, Mr. Thomas served as Vice President, Prairie Region, for the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada. He is a Director Emeritus of the Rideau Hall Foundation Board of Directors, Chair of Saskatchewan’s Innovation Place, and Chair of CARE Canada. Walied Soliman Walied Soliman is the Canadian Chair of Norton Rose Fulbright. He is also co-chair of the Canadian special situations team, which encompasses Canada’s leading hostile M&A, shareholder activism and complex reorganization transactions.

Yung Wu Yung Wu is the CEO of MaRS Discovery District. Mr. Wu is an entrepreneur, investor and experienced corporate director. He has a proven track record of founding, scaling and backing several breakthrough companies.

Zita Cobb Zita Cobb is a Canadian businesswoman and social entrepreneur. She was most recognized for her work with JDS Fitel, subsequently JDS Uniphase, where she contributed to building the company into one of the most successful high-tech innovators in history until she founded a set of community development initiatives on Fogo Island which are now world-renowned.