Wednesday, September 9, 2026
From Benefit to Wealth: Unlocking the Value of Employee Share Plans
TR Talk
Speakers:
Sheila Frierson, President, North America Share Plans, Computershare
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,
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
Pay Across Markets: Building a Compensation Strategy That Balances Consistency and Flexibility
Roundtable
Speakers:
Maeve Maddison, Managing Partner, White & Gale Consulting Inc.
Laura Gale, CEO & Founder, White & Gale Consulting Inc.
The Weight of More: How Strategic Subtraction Is a Leadership Advantage
Presentation
Speakers:
Sneha Villalva, Speaker/Author, Self-Employed
Speakers:
Emanuele (Manny) Campione, VP, Total Rewards and People Operations, Nicola Wealth Management
Canada's Economic Outlook: What Total Rewards Leaders Need to Know for 2027
Main Stage
Speakers:
Aaron Terrazas, Independent Economist and Guest Lecturer, University of Washington
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Speakers:
Mona Abu Shaban, Director Total Rewards and Organizational Development, Right To Play
Basharat Hussain, Chief Finance Officer, Save the Children
Speakers:
Tri Ngo, Principal, Normandin Beaudry
Dianne Gavieres, Principal, Communication, Normandin-Beaudry
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
May Tran, Sr Director, Total Rewards, Walmart Canada
Sarah Kheir, AVP, Global Inclusion and Belonging, Sun Life
David Rotstein, Director, Job Management and Governance, Royal Bank of Canada | Total Rewards Team
Expanding Employee Ownership: Using Share Plans to Engage Hourly and Frontline Workers
Roundtable
Speakers:
Sheila Frierson, President, North America Share Plans, Computershare
Speakers:
Neil Weerasekera, Director, Total Rewards, Enerflex
Speakers:
Natasha Lakhani, Senior Vice President, People & Talent, Super.com
The Capacity Shift: How High Performers Build the Internal Resources to Keep Delivering
Main Stage
Speakers:
Rebecca Olson, Speaker & Work-Life Balance Coach,