Lead your business to the future with the help of these leaders, trailblazers, and experts! Get to know your 2025 National Convention speakers below.

*Speakers are subject to change and updated daily. Please check back on this page for the most updated information.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS


Thomas Wong, CFE
Kevito Group (Chatime Canada)
Co-Founder & President

Bernadette Osmow
Osmow's
President & Chief Marketing Officer

Sherry McNeil
Canadian Franchise Association
President & CEO

Matt Haller
International Franchise Association
President & CEO

Ben Osmow
Osmow's
CEO

Ford Saeks
Franchise Training Solutions
Keynote Speaker

Mary Mac
Toronto Argonauts
Senior Manager, Education

Larry Weinberg, CFE
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Partner

FOCUS SESSION SPEAKERS


David Druker, CFE
The UPS Store Canada
President & CEO

Scott Munnoch
Temple Scott Associates
Partner

Nathan Oxford
Jani-King Canada
Vice-President

Andraya Frith
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Partner

Michael Sherrard
Sherrard Kuzz LLP
Partner

Paul daSilva
RBC Royal Bank
Senior Manager Franchise Financing

Shafik Mina, CFE
CNYRGY Capital | Pearce Bespoke
CEO

Kirk Allen
Reshift Media Inc.
Co-founder

POWER SESSION SPEAKERS


Shafik Mina
2inspire (Mad Science & Crayola Imagine Arts Academy)
CEO

Madison Black
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Associate

Thomas Wong, CFE
Kevito Group (Chatime Canada)
Co-Founder & President

Steve Buors
Reshift Media Inc.
CEO

Ryan Picklyk
A&W Food Services of Canada
Sr Director Strategic Partnerships and Franchising

Sarah Carriere
ONESource Moving Solutions
Director of Franchise Development

Shawn Saraga
The Franchise Academy
President and Founder

Marietta Snetsinger, CFE
Ascend Franchise Solutions Inc.
Franchise Growth Expert

Anna Thompson-Amadei
Sotos LLP
Associate

Kirk Allen
Reshift Media Inc.
Co-founder

Stewart MacPhee
Fishman Canada
CEO

Darrell Jarvis
FASKEN
Partner

CONCURRENT SESSION SPEAKERS


Sam Sokoloff
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Partner

Carly Cohen
KFC Canada
Chief Legal Officer

Stephanie Destrempes
Cain Lamarre
Partner

Corey Nicholson, CFE
Cadence Franchising
Founding Partner & CEO

Max Crooks
A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.
Manager, Franchise Marketing

Abbey Taylor
Plave Koch PLC
Associate Attorney

Amy Silverstein
Pizza Pizza Limited
Sr Director, People

Mr. Brian Leon
Choice Hotels Canada Inc.
CEO

Ken LeBlanc, CFE
PropertyGuys.com
CEO

Arno Krug Junior
CEFA
President

Matt Rolfe
Pulse Team
COO - Keynote Speaker

Alexandra Grudkin
Au Pain Doré
Director, Franchising

Michael Scida
Environics Analytics
Vice President, Business Development

Julia Farr
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Senior Manager, Osler Dash

Raphael Rajan
EZee Assist
CEO

Josh Stevenson
New Creations
General Manager & Owner

Kimberley Langen
Spirit of Math Schools
CEO

Ms Ruthie Burd
The Lunch Lady
CEO / President

Wendy Winder
Ray Strategic Marketing Ltd.
Founder + Chief Strategist

Derek Ronde
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Lawyer

Daniel So
Dale & Lessman
Partner

Yulia Vasilyeva
MBI Brands
General Counsel

Melissa Cattini, CFE
MLT Aikins LLP
Lawyer

Cam Bawol
MNP LLP
Director, Business Development

Ryan Shorten
Metal Supermarkets Family of Companies
Vice President, Franchise Operations

Cindy Hill, CFE
Cadence Franchising
COO

Eric Steward, CFE
Pillar To Post Home Inspectors
Senior Director of Franchise Recruiting

Brian Cho
COBS Bread
Franchise Recruitment Specialist

Bryan Chalmers, CFE
MOLLY MAID Canada
Franchise Coach

Maliesa Cadogan
HOT Perspectives
Franchise Leadership & Culture Coach

Safiah Arooz
COBS Bread
Director of Franchise Recruitment

Paul Ferreira
Jones Lang Lasalle Real Estate Services
Senior Vice President

Jonathan Young, CFE
Subway Restaurants
Director of Franchise Sales & Consolidation

Kristen Gale
THE TEN SPOT
CEO & Founder

Renee Boudakian
Rubicon Franchise Partners
CEO

Angelee Brown
FranOvation
CEO

Elizabeth Dipchand
Dipchand LLP
Managing Partner

Stephanie Benze, CFE
AC Inc.
Director of Education

Marty Robertson
Oxford Learning Centres/GradePower Learning
Director of Operations

Steven Waterhouse
British Swim School
Director

Patrick Wyness, CFE
Franchise GrowthLab
Vice President Operational Systems

Paul daSilva
RBC Royal Bank
Senior Manager Franchise Financing

Tracy Woods
Mad Science® and Crayola® Imagine Arts Academy™
Franchise Development Manager

Mark Cunningham
Smoke's Poutinerie Inc
President/COO GLOBAL DOMINATOR

Paige Hernden
Propertyguys.com
Franchise Development Coordinator

ROUNDTABLE MODERATORS


Joseph Adler, CFE
KMB Law
Partner

Thomas Wong, CFE
Kevito Group (Chatime Canada)
Co-Founder & President

Ryan Picklyk
A&W Food Services of Canada
Sr Director Strategic Partnerships and Franchising

Matt Haller
International Franchise Association
President & CEO

Shawn Saraga
The Franchise Academy
President and Founder

Ms Ruthie Burd
The Lunch Lady
CEO / President

Marietta Snetsinger, CFE
Ascend Franchise Solutions Inc.
Franchise Growth Expert

David Druker, CFE
The UPS Store Canada
President & CEO

Nathan Oxford
Jani-King Canada
Vice-President

John Prittie
Koala Insulation Canada
President and CEO

Todd Wylie
Master Mechanic
President

Fiona Styant, CFE
MOLLY MAID Canada
Vice President, Franchise Development

Lauren Huneault
Canadian Franchise Association
Senior Manager, Content & Marketing

Paul Rocchio, CFE
International Franchise Association
SVP, Membership

Richard Davies
DYS franchise consulting
Director

Lisa Raffaele
Bubblegum Canada
Founding Partner + CEO

Vincent Frantz
Cheng Cohen LLC
Partner

Kayleigh Bradshaw
Fortitude Construction
Director of Business Development

Jeffrey Maguire
Pulse
CEO

Todd Cohen
Sales Leader LLC
Franchise Keynote Speaker

Gary Prenevost
FranNet of Southern Ontario and Eastern Canada
President

Tony Watters
Dairy Queen Canada Inc.
Director of Development

Travis Tinning
Franchise GrowthLab
Chief Development Officer

Luke Bazely
Driverseat Inc.
CEO

Frank Zaid
FRANlegal Support Services
Mediator, arbitrator, franchisor operations consultant, expert witness

Brian Bazely
Driverseat Inc.
CEO

Todd Greenbloom
Blaney McMurtry LLP
partner

Matthew Badrov
Littler LLP
Lawyer

Taylor Currie
MBI Brands
Franchise Manager

Philip Giles
Neovation
Senior Sales Director

Mr. Stuart Burns
Speedpro Systems Inc
CEO

Andrew Arminen
Metal Supermarkets Franchising America Inc.
Chief Operations & Development Officer

Chuck Farrell
Pizza Pizza Limited
VP, Development