Leaders, trailblazers, experts and your 2024 CFA National Convention speakers to help you lead your business to the future.

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

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS


Andrew Christopoulos
Foodtastic
SVP Procurement

Vlad Ciobanu
Foodtastic
Senior VP, Marketing

David Druker, CFE
The UPS Store Canada
President & CEO

Anita Elliott
JDI Cleaning Services
President

Terry Faulconbridge
Foodtastic
Senior Vice President

Jennifer Hamilton
Oxygen Yoga & Fitness Inc.
CEO

Kimberley Hamm
Dogtopia
CEO

David Humphrey
Ignite Fitness Holdings
Vice Chair

Peter Mammas
Foodtastic
CEO

Sherry McNeil, CFE
Canadian Franchise Association
President & CEO

Susan Senecal
A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.
President & Chief Executive Officer

Bruny Surin
Olympic Gold Medallist

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

POWER SESSION SPEAKERS


Stephanie Benze, CFE
AC Inc.
Director of Education

Steve Buors
Reshift Media Inc.
CEO

Angela Cote, CFE
AC Inc.
Founder + CEO

Erin Craven
UROSPOT
CEO & Founder

Julian Deck
Franchise GrowthLab
Director of Strategic Implementation

John Evans
EverLine Coatings and Services
CEO

Falk Gottlob
SOCi
Chief Product Officer

Arno Krug Junior
CEFA
President

Dan Monaghan, CFE
Clear Summit Group
Founder

Travis Tinning
Franchise GrowthLab
Chief Development Officer

Patrick Wyness, CFE
Franchise GrowthLab
Vice President Operational Systems

CONCURRENT SESSION SPEAKERS


Kirk Allen
Reshift Media Inc.
Co-founder

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

Karly Arnott, CFE
Tutor Doctor
Field Support Manager

Safiah Arooz
COBS Bread
Director of Franchise Recruitment

Matthew Badrov
Sherrard Kuzz LLP
Partner

Samantha Bateman
Integria Consulting
Director, Talent Acquisition

Brian Bazely
Driverseat Inc.
CEO

Tessa Bohn
STOR-X Organizing Systems
Director of Franchising

Angelee Brown
FranOvation
CEO

Heather Ciechorski
PuroClean Canada
CFO

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

Amy Delisle, CFE
KMB Law
Managing Partner

Stefanie Di Francesco
Cassels
Partner

Anthony Di Ioia
BeaverTails Canada Inc.
CFO

Gerry Docherty
Good Earth Coffeehouse
President & COO

Chuck Farrell
Pizza Pizza Limited
VP, Development

Traci Folkins
Bimbo Canada
Manager, National Network Development

Greg Gutmanis
Diversified Royalty Corp.
CFO & VP Acquisitions

Evan Hackel
The Learning Network
Advisor

Paul Hamam
Deloitte Canada LLP
Senior Managing Director

Clark Harrop
Dale & Lessmann LLP
Partner

Ken LeBlanc, CFE
PropertyGuys.com
CEO

Jackson Loychuk
30 Minute Hit Ltd
Co-Founder & CEO

Jean Mackintosh
Thomas International Inc.
VP, Strategic Alliances & Business Development

Steven McAnulty
Wendy's
Head of Franchise Recruitment & Business Development

Louise Newall
A&W Food Services of Canada
Manager, National Franchise Development

Corey Nicholson, CFE
Cadence Franchising
Founding Partner & CEO

Christina Papa
Foodtastic
Legal Counsel

Paul Pickett, CFE
Wild Birds Unlimited
CDO- EVP of Franchising

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

Gary Prenevost, CFE
Frannet of Southern Ontario
President

Raphael Rajan
EZee Assist
CEO

Alice Reimer
Fillip Fleet
CEO

Marty Robertson, CFE
Oxford Learning Centres/GradePower Learning
Director of Operations

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

Daniel So
Dale & Lessman
Partner

Jack Steckel
Capital Canada Limited
Managing Partner

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

Craig Touchie
East Brands
Chief Development Officer

Lucas Versteegh
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Associate

Peter Viitre, CFE
Sotos LLP
Partner

Mr. Daniel Vukovich
M&M Food Market
Sr. VP, Development, Franchising, Legal & IT

Larry Weinberg, CFE
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Partner

Danielle Wellings-Carriere
ONESource Moving Solutions
Franchisor

Cailin White
Boston Pizza International Inc.
Director of National Development

Peter White
Subway Canada
Sr. Director National Operations

Todd Wylie
Master Mechanic Inc
President

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

Joseph Adler, CFE
KMB Law
Partner

Lauren Baker
Associate

David Druker, CFE
The UPS Store Canada
President & CEO

Andraya Frith
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Partner

Darrell Jarvis
FASKEN
Partner

Peter Mammas
Foodtastic
CEO

Scott Munnoch
Temple Scott Associates
Partner

Nathan Oxford
Jani-King Canada
Vice-President

Andrew Seid, CFE
MSA Worldwide
Senior Consultant

Michael Seid, CFE
MSA Worldwide
Managing Director

Sebastian Aguirre
NiceJob
Relationships Manager, Enterprise

Cam Bawol
MNP LLP
Director, Business Development

Jamil Bhuya
Burgers n' Fries Forever
CEO

Kayleigh Bradshaw
Fortitude Construction
Director of Business Development

Maliesa Cadogan
HOT Perspectives
Franchise Leadership & Culture Coach

Marissa Carnevale
LRMM
Partner

Mahmoud Chahrour
ME FRANCHISING INC.
President

Susan Clapp
Witten LLP
Partner

Mrs. Dena Cole
Bubblegum Canada
Founding Partner & President

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

Mr. Bruno Floriani
Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon, LLP
Partner

Lyn Little
BDO Canada
Partner

James Loftus
LABOUR
President

Daria Malin
Boost Strategic Coaching
CEO / Founder

Mike Melvin
McInnes Cooper
Partner

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

Hemen Modi
Design TWG
Principal Designer

Lisa Raffaele
Bubblegum Canada
Founding Partner + CEO

Ron Ramesh
Franchise Strategy Co.
CEO

Paul Rocchio, CFE
International Franchise Association
SVP, Membership

Judy Rost
Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP
Partner

Michael Scida
Environics Analytics
Vice President, Business Development

Chris Sonnen
Topper's Pizza Canada
President

Josh Stevenson
New Creations
General Manager & Owner

Jennifer Tran
Econolease Financial Services
Business Development Manager

Ms. Jennifer Zhang
Jones Law Professional Corporation
Associate Lawyer