Colin Asuncion is a Toronto-based marketing professional and media personality with over a decade of marcomm experience across retail, CPG, education technology, and the performing arts. As an Account Director at Ethnicity Matters, Colin supports clients such as the National Arts Centre, P&G, and CBC on all things multicultural. As an influencer, he has partnered with numerous brands including The Bridgerton Experience, Lee Valley Tools, Gray Jay Whisky, Casillero Del Diablo Wines, Fleischmann’s Yeast, and The One of a Kind Show where he was recently a mainstage presenter.  

Liane Davey is a New York Times Bestselling author of three books, including The Good Fight: Use Productive Conflict to Get Your Team and Your Organization Back on Track and You First: Inspire Your Team to Grow Up, Get Along, and Get Stuff Done. She is a contributor to the Harvard Business Review and frequently called on by media outlets for her experience on leadership, team effectiveness, and productivity. As the co-founder of 3COze Inc., she advises companies such as Amazon, TD Bank, Walmart, UNICEF, 3M, and SONY. Liane has a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology. 

A veteran of the digital media industry, Ian has worked with hundreds of advertisers, agencies and publishers on thousands of campaigns across multiple technology platforms.

Ian started his career as an early partner in pioneering advertising technology company Eyereturn, which was acquired by Torstar in 2008. In 2019, Ian joined Loblaw Media to take a leading role within one of Canada’s largest advertisers and retail media networks. 

This wide breadth of experience at the intersection of advertising and technology has given Ian a unique perspective on the constant change that defines the media industry today. At Loblaw Media, Ian oversees the development of our proprietary ad platforms, responsible for connecting brands with customers, to deliver real, measurable marketing outcomes.

Ian has been a featured speaker at events for the IAB Canada, AAM, Canadian Marketing Association, Mediapost, Marketing Magazine, Future Flash and others, and has had articles printed in Adexchanger, Mediapost and Media In Canada. He holds an Honors degree in Communications from Queen's University.

Robert Hogue is a member of the Macroeconomic and Regional Analysis Group, with RBC Economics Research.  He is responsible for providing analysis and forecasts for the Canadian housing market and for the provincial economies.  His publications include Housing Trends and Affordability, Provincial Outlook and provincial budget commentaries.  In his functions, he is frequently called to comment on the economy both internally within RBC and externally with clients and the media.

Mr. Hogue joined RBC in May 2008 after spending 15 years with another Canadian financial institution as a senior economist specializing in industrial analysis. At the outset of his career, he spent four years as an economist with Ontario Hydro, where he specialized in industrial and macroeconomic analysis.  Mr. Hogue holds a Master’s degree in economics from Queen’s University and a Bachelor’s degree from Université de Montréal. 

Howard Lichtman is a co-founding Partner of Ethnicity Matters. Prior to Ethnicity, Howard was the President of The Lightning Group and Executive Vice President of Marketing Communications at Cineplex. He is also responsible for all of the marketing, programming and sponsorship for the Taste of the Danforth. He also served as the CMO of the Ethnic Channels Group- Canada's largest distributor of Ethnic Channels from home. He created the American Express Front of the Line program, transformed cinemas from being just movie theatres to being media outlets with launch of screen advertising and he has sold the largest sponsorship to live theatre in history - $15 million to Amex, Pepsi and Labatt.

Howard is JD and MBA, and has taught a course at Ryerson on How to Launch an e-Business.  He is an angel investor in the Interior Design Show, Sensibill, NXM Labs, DotHealth, MediSeen, LifeWire, Geogram, My Broker Bee, Halvana and NISE Technologies. In addition, he is a member of the Schulich School of Business Global Management Program's "Devil's Advocate" Panel.  He also serves as a Judge of The Global Hult Competition. He has served on numerous non-profit Boards, including as the Vice Chair of the Board of the Ontario Science Centre. Howard currently serves on the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place. He is also very active with the Schulich School of Business.

Josiah Shelley is an entrepreneur, thriving at the intersection of marketing and technology. He has founded three digital ventures and sold two of them, including a mobile marketing SaaS company at the age of 19. Josiah holds an MBA from the University of South Wales and has authored and taught digital and mobile marketing courses for esteemed Canadian institutions, like McMaster University and Sheridan College.

Josiah is a co-host of the webinar series "Humanology on Air" and the podcast "The Future for the Uninitiated". Currently, he serves as the Chief Growth Officer and owner of Jan Kelley, a creative digital agency with over 65 members and a 110-year history of propelling challenger brands’ growth across Canada and the USA. In his spare time, he is an investor, runner, cyclist and swimmer. 

Jennifer is a Recovering Corporate Executive, Keynote Speaker, Facilitator, Emcee, Moderator and Trainer who loves a challenge and partnering with her clients to Work & Lead UnScripted. Regardless of the constraints, Jennifer delivers customized experiential, engaging and practical solutions for each unique situation whether in-person or online.

Prior to starting, Clean Slate, Jennifer was Vice President of both HR and Marketing for a national retailer and understands the importance of both employee and customer engagement.  As a graduate of both Ivey’s Executive MBA program and Second City, Jennifer operates where the business and creative worlds collide. Jennifer has worked with diverse groups including IKEA, BMO and NASA.

Jennifer sits on the Board of Directors of Meetings Mean Business Canada, is a contributor to Forbes and is the Author of the upcoming book “UnScripted”. Jennifer is excited about her new Partnership in Chaos Lab that produced the Chaos2Clarity research study.