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2021 CO-CHAIRS

SUZANNE GAGLIESE
Vice President
Global Partner Solutions
Microsoft Canada

As Microsoft’s Partner Lead and member of the Canadian Leadership Team,  Suzanne Gagliese leads a team of professionals who work with organizations across the country, connecting them with the right technology partner to help drive business tra…

As Microsoft’s Partner Lead and member of the Canadian Leadership Team,  Suzanne Gagliese leads a team of professionals who work with organizations across the country, connecting them with the right technology partner to help drive business transformation and profitable growth.  Suzanne has more than 33 years of experience in the technology industry, and is a highly-accomplished executive with in depth knowledge of the Canadian Partner Channel, and deep expertise in helping organizations across all industries drive digital transformation within their organization. 

 A strong advocate for women in business and technology, Suzanne is the executive leadership sponsor for the Microsoft Aspire community (our two-year program for new graduate hires), mentors numerous women at various stages in their career, and regularly speaks at events focused on empowering women and closing the gender gap in STEM.

NEIL McLAUGHLIN
Group Head
Personal & Commercial Banking
RBC

As Group Head, Personal & Commercial Banking at RBC, Neil McLaughlin is responsible for RBC’s banking businesses in Canada and the Caribbean, including personal and commercial financial services, credit cards and payments, digital solutions, as well as RBC’s sales and branch distribution, operations and advice centres. Together with other members of Group Executive, Mr. McLaughlin is responsible for setting the overall strategic direction of RBC.

In 2020, Neil was appointed Chair of the Canadian Bankers Association’s Executive Council and currently serves on the board of the Children’s Wish Foundation, Ontario Chapter. He holds a Bachelors of Commerce degree and an MBA and lives in Toronto with his wife and their two children.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

DENISE BOMBIER
Director, Brand & Customer Experience Marketing, TELUS

JOHN CARMICHAEL
CEO and Registrar, Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC)

MITCH FRAZER
Partner, Torys LLP

DAVE FREDERICKSON
EVP Sales & Strategic Business Solutions, Long View Systems

TARAH JOHNSTON
Sales Director, Financial Services, Microsoft Canada

ALLAN KIMBERLEY
Corporate Director

BERNADINE LEUNG
Managing Director, Enterprise Strategic Client Group, RBC

KEN MACDONALD
Past Vice-President and General Manager, Discovery Networks

ZOE NUTTEN
Chief People Officer, WSP Canada

SUMIT OBERAI
Senior Vice President - Digital Technology, RBC

CHRIS TAMBAKIS
Chief Executive Officer, Adgar Canada

JOHN TORY
Director of Business Development, Air Canada