Jeff Davis
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Co-President, LLD
Leaders have a responsibility to create inclusive working environments so their teams are encouraged and feel free to bring their true authentic selves and their unfiltered ideas to the workplace, to create a diverse set of perspectives, and drive their organizations forward.
Sarah Qadeer
Deloitte LLP
Co-President, LLD
Diversity of opinions, backgrounds and styles – these are the ingredients of creative decision-making and good business outcomes. Fostering an inclusive environment makes both business and equitable sense.
Jeffrey J. Ellis
Canadian Pacific Railway
It is critical for Canadian companies to have diverse workforces that reflect the makeup of our country. There is no better way to ensure your company is competitive, innovative and engaged at the employee level than welcoming diversity of backgrounds, ideas and opinions.
Jeffery Hewitt
Rama First Nation
Paul Noble
BMO Capital Markets
When we can bring our whole selves to work each day, everyone benefits. That’s the advantage of a truly diverse and inclusive workplace.
Terra Rebick
Thomson Reuters Canada
Andrea Wood
Telus
We celebrate and champion diversity by sharing our unique voices, experiences and stories and, more importantly, by understanding and acknowledging our unconscious biases and actively working to overcome them.
Patricia Callon
Sun Life Financial Canada
Strengthening an organization’s inclusive capability begins by taking a close look within. When you understand your demographics, you can begin identifying barriers to certain groups and take action to address them.