
Past Speakers
APEX is grateful to have wonderful individuals in the business and STEM world to speak to the student delegates and share their experience. There are three different kinds of speakers APEX is thrilled to have; Keynote Speakers, Fireside Panelists, and Industry Panel Speakers.
Keynote Speakers: are able to give speeches to students, usually requested to incorporate the annual conference theme. Past themes have included "Limitless," "Breakthrough,"and "Legacy." Theses speakers consists of Presidents, C-Suite Executives, Directors, and Vice Presidents.
Fireside Panelists: are diverse selection of industry professionals that will be accompanied by a moderator with a set of questions. These panelists consist of Presidents, C-Suite Executives, Directors, and Vice Presidents.
Industry Panelists: are speakers that participate in a panel alongside professionals in other firms that work within the same industry. In past years, we've had industry panels for "Finance/Insurance," "Marketing/Sales,", "Accounting," and "Start-Up/Innovation." These panelists consist of Founders, Vice Presidents, and Managers.
Take a look at APEX Conference's previous speakers!
Past Keynote Speakers
CEO of Mercedes-Benz Canada
Brian Fulton

Chief Digital & Data Officer of Staples Canada
Andrew Go

Founder & CEO of Ahava Group Global
Janet Aizenstros

Chief Financial Officer of Roots Canada
Leon Wu

Managing Director of Hugo Boss
Lanita Layton

President of P&G Canada
Geraldine Huse

Partner, National Leader Payroll & Employment Tax at EY Canada
Edward Rajaratna

Past Fireside Panelists
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Chief of Staff for Canadian Tire
Rachel Awe


Chief Communications Officer of Metrolinx
David Jang


President and CEO of Toronto Blue Jays
Mark Shapiro


Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft Canada
Linda Sampson


Head of Strategy for Google
Mickey Jackman


Director & Head of Corporate Access for RBC CMs
Ayanna Dick

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Deputy Minister Ministry of Colleges and Universities
David Wai

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Deputy Minister Ministry of Emergency Management
Matthew Pegg

Past Industry Panelists

Finance/Insurance Panel
Manager AI/Machine Learning, ESG of TD Bank
Ajay Nandalall


Marketing/Sales Panel
Vice President of Marketing & Innovation at Second Cup
Mangala Rao-D'sa


Accounting Panel
Senior Manager at PWC
Fahad Meer


Start-Up/Innovation Panel
Founder of Web Sharx
Baljot Saral


Finance/Insurance Panel
Mergers & Acquisitions Managing Director at Deloitte
Asad Said


Marketing/Sales Panel
Marketing Manager at Pepsico
Christian Alaimo


Accounting Panel
Senior Manager, Audit at KPMG
Divina Advento


Start-Up/Innovation Panel
Founder of Fluidic
Myra Arshad






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