Panelists/Speakers

Ricardo Diaz is a Senior Corporate Supply Chain Manager at Seaspan Shipyards, one of Canada’s leading shipbuilding and marine services organizations. He leads strategic sourcing and complex [...]

Leadership in Supplier Diversity and Inclusive Procurement  Elizabeth Auceda serves as Senior Manager of Supply Management for Sodexo Canada, where she leads national Supplier Diversity and [...]

Alain Lachapelle is a Senior Procurement Specialist at Tolko Industries Ltd., where he leads strategic sourcing, supplier engagement, and initiatives that strengthen responsible and collaborative [...]

Tracy Fleck, a member of Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 6 territory, joined the Department of National Defence in 2023 as the Director General of Indigenous Affairs. Her career spans federal, [...]

Mary Aylesworth is Director, Financial Operations, at Simon Fraser University, where she works in public-sector procurement and financial operations with a focus on ethical sourcing, clear [...]

Ashley Ashton is the President of Raven Hydronic Supply Ltd., an Indigenous-owned supplier of hydronic, steam, and venting systems for commercial and industrial projects across British Columbia [...]

Kim is a leader in sustainable procurement, focused on advancing Indigenous economic inclusion through systems-level change. As Manager of Sustainable & Ethical Procurement at the City of [...]

Haleigh Callison is a proud member of the Hwlitsum First Nation and resides in Vancouver, BC, on the traditional and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First [...]

Danny Chase is the President and Founder of Chase Office Interiors, a British Columbia–based office furniture and workplace solutions firm with offices in Vancouver, Chilliwack, and Victoria. A [...]