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Michèle Boudria
President & Chief Executive Officer
McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada

Charlie Chase
Chairman of IFA & President and CEO
FirstService Brands, Inc.

David Druker, CFE
President & CEO
The UPS Store Canada

Marc Gordon
Owner
Marc Gordon

Sherry McNeil
President & CEO
Canadian Franchise Association

Peter Thomas
CEO
Peter Thomas International

Angelee Brown
CEO
FranOvation

Erin Craven
CEO & Founder
UROSPOT

Taylor Currie
Franchise Manager
Mary Brown's Chicken

Julian Deck
Director of Strategic Implementation
Franchise GrowthLab

John DeHart
Chief Strategist
Franchise GrowthLab

CHUCK FARRELL
VICE PRESIDENT - DEVELOPMENT
Pizza Pizza Limited

Kimberley Hamm
CEO
Dogtopia

Lyn Little
Partner
BDO Canada LLP

Mrs. Joanne Mason
Franchise Financing
RBC Royal Bank of Canada

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

Andy O'Brien
Operating Partner
Banyan Capital Partners

Jim Robeson
CEO
PiinPoint

Travis Tinning
Chief Development Officer
Franchise GrowthLab

Larry Weinberg
Partner
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Greg Windle
Director, National Industry Programs
CIBC Commercial and Business Banking

Todd Wylie
President
Master Mechanic

Patrick Wyness
VP Operational Systems
Franchise GrowthLab

Frank Zaid
Franchise mediator and arbitrator; franchisor advisory board member; business operations consultant; expert witness; system ombudsman.
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David Druker, CFE
President & CEO
The UPS Store Canada

Darrell Jarvis
Partner
FASKEN

Mike Melvin
Partner
McInnes Cooper

Scott Munnoch
Partner
Temple Scott Associates

Stephanie Sugar
Partner
McCarthy Tetrault LLP

Joseph Adler, CFE
Partner
KMB Law

Lauren Baker
Associate

Jason Gehrke
Founder
Franchise Advisory Centre

Kirk Allen
Co-founder
Reshift Media Inc.

Buadi Badoe
Franchisee
Just Like Family Home Care

Brian Bazely
CEO
Driverseat Inc.

Carla Browne
President
Real Property Management Canada

Robert Bruski
CEO & Founder
Ctrl V

Steve Buors
CEO
Reshift Media Inc.

Angela Cote
CEO
Angela Cote Inc

Catherine Coughlan
Director of Marketing & eCommerce
Grinner's Food System

Philip Crouch
Director of IT
MOLLY MAID Canada

Amy Delisle
Managing Partner
KMB Law

Jessica Durbin
Director of Franchisor Relations
FranNet, LLC

John Evans
Founder and CEO
EverLine Coatings and Services

Paula Festas
Co-Founder, CEO
Huumans Inc

John Gilson
VP
COBS Bread

Jennifer Hamilton
CEO
Oxygen Yoga & Fitness Inc.

Clark Harrop
Partner
Dale & Lessmann LLP

Christine Hofmann
Franchising Recruiter
McDonald's

Patti Hone
President
As You Like It Marketing and Communications

Liisa Kaarid
Partner
Sotos LLP

Lori Karpman
CEO
Lori Karpman & Company

Michael Ledgerwood
National Account Manager
Xero

Carla Leon
CEO
Just Like Family Home Care

Deanna Loychuk
Presisdent
30 Minute Hit

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

Conny Millard
CEO
POWERPODS®

Dominic Mochrie
Partner
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Corey Nicholson
Founding Partner & CEO
Cadence Franchising

Wolf Nickel
CEO & Founder
STOR-X Organizing Systems

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

John Prittie
CEO & President
Two Men and a Truck

Ryan Smolkin
Chief Entertainment Officer
Smoke’s Poutinerie

Georgia Sourtzis
Vice President
Fishman Canada Inc.

Josh Stevenson
President
New Creations

Fiona Styant
Vice President, Development
MOLLY MAID Canada

Noah Walters
Associate
Dentons LLP

Cailin White
Director, National Development
Boston Pizza

Lenka Whitehead
President
Oxford Learning Centres Inc.

Oscar Wimshurst
Director, Partnerships
NiceJob

Thomas Wong, CFE
Co-Founder & President
Kevito Group

Gary Zalepa Jr.
Vice President, Brand Expansion- Eastern Canada
Century 21

Zachary Zittell
Associate
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Joseph Adler, CFE
Partner
KMB Law

Mansel Belyea
Sales Manager
Neovation

Michael Booth
Owner & President
Axis Integrated

Kayleigh Bradshaw
Director Of Operations
Fortitude Construction

Angelee Brown
CEO
FranOvation

Andrew Carter
Regional Market Leader - Franchise Finance
BMO Bank of Montreal

Scott Clarke
Franchise Specialist
Econolease Financial Services Inc.

Laurence Cusson
Business Development & Marketing SVP
North American Immigration Agency

Julian Deck
Director of Strategic Implementation
Franchise GrowthLab

John DeHart
Chief Strategist
Franchise GrowthLab

Jason Gehrke
Founder
Franchise Advisory Centre

Keith Gerson
President of Franchise Operations
FranConnect

Mahmoud Ghali
CTO
Reshift Media Inc.

Ronen Ifraimov
Owner
Deluxe Produce

Rimma Jaciw
Vice President, Global Operational Performance
WSI Digital

Lori Karpman
CEO
Lori Karpman & Company

Jason Kealey
CEO
Whirl Insights Inc.

Michael Ledgerwood
National Account Manager
Xero

Lyn Little
Partner
BDO Canada LLP

Costa Loutraris
Director, Business Solutions
Moneris

Mrs. Joanne Mason
Franchise Financing
RBC Royal Bank of Canada

Sue McConnachie
Executive Vice President
Quality Credit Reporting

Gary Prenevost, CFE
President
FranNet

Lisa Raffaele
Founding Partner + CEO
Bubblegum Canada

Paul Rocchio, CFE
Vice President, Development & Member Services
International Franchise Association

Chancie Romain
Senior National Franchise Manager
CIBC Business Banking

Juliette Schmerler
Founder
Sparktank Franchise Marketing

Simon Shahin
President & CEO
BUILD IT by DESIGN

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

Charmaine Tavares
Franchise Specialist, National Franchise Programs
Scotiabank

Travis Tinning
Chief Development Officer
Franchise GrowthLab

Jennifer Tran
Business Development Manager
Econolease Financial Services

Peter Viitre
Partner
Sotos LLP

Patrick Wyness
VP Operational Systems
Franchise GrowthLab

Frank Zaid
Franchise mediator and arbitrator; franchisor advisory board member; business operations consultant; expert witness; system ombudsman.
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