Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Speakers:
Kenneth Yung, Founder and Partner, Laulima Consulting
Amy Bruyea, Former SVP Human Resources, Fairstone Bank of Canada (Hometrust Company)
Beyond the Paycheck: Using Career Growth as Your Most Underrated Retention Lever
Workshop
Speakers:
Isioma Coker, HR Director (Industrial Relations, Compensation, Benefits & Job Evaluation), SaskTel
Kawel LauBach, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer, WorldatWork
Improving the Leave Experience Through Design Thinking and Operational Alignment
Case Study
Speakers:
Alana Peer, AVP, Total Rewards & People Experience, Sagicor
Pay Across Markets: Building a Compensation Strategy That Balances Consistency and Flexibility
Roundtable
Speakers:
Hannah Wells, VP, Client Strategy & Consulting, White & Gale Consulting Inc.
Maeve Maddison, Managing Partner, White & Gale Consulting Inc.
Speakers:
Krista McBeth, VP People, ServiceTitan
Assad Mallick, Vice President and Head of Total Rewards, HR Systems, and People Analytics, Interac Corp.
Damian Yu, Managing Director, WTW
Speakers:
Emanuele (Manny) Campione, VP, Total Rewards and People Operations, Nicola Wealth Management
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Speakers:
Tri Ngo, Principal, Normandin Beaudry
Speakers:
Mona Abu Shaban, Director Total Rewards and Organizational Development, Right To Play
Basharat Hussain, Chief Finance Officer, Save the Children
When AI Gets Compensation Wrong: Lessons in Bias, Pay Equity, and Governance
Panel
Speakers:
Deirdre Chong Smith, Director, Compensation / Lecturer, Eckler / Toronto Metropolitan University
Olga Bromberg, Director, Enterprise Total Rewards, Sun Life Financial
Expanding Employee Ownership: Using Share Plans to Engage Hourly and Frontline Workers
Roundtable
Speakers:
Sheila Frierson, President, North America Share Plans, Computershare