{"id":2000,"date":"2025-03-23T22:25:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T22:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/?page_id=2000"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:38:32","slug":"our-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/fr\/our-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2000\" class=\"elementor elementor-2000\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4434b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c4434b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6546aedc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6546aedc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5445072e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5445072e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Speaker<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e571322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e571322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Panelists, Moderators &amp; Pitch Competition Judges<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f41da81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f41da81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"xs_team_9\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14cb2b5d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14cb2b5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-746d8eec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"746d8eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RENCONTREZ NOS CONF\u00c9RENCIERS<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468aa989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"468aa989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the Expert Speakers Shaping the Future<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a2cbe3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70a2cbe3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4322ace4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4322ace4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rencontrez les experts incroyables et leaders d'opinion qui partageront leurs perspectives, exp\u00e9riences et expertise \u00e0 la conf\u00e9rence BeaCon 2025. Nos conf\u00e9renciers repr\u00e9sentent une gamme diversifi\u00e9e d'industries et d'horizons, garantissant une exp\u00e9rience riche et engageante pour tous les participants.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a0e08a e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46a0e08a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775a1f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"775a1f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center 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Polovick<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Fondateur et membre du conseil d'administration de The Driving Force<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJeff Polovick is the Founder of TDF Group Inc., which operates DRIVING FORCE, one of Canada\u2019s largest independent vehicle rentals, sales, leasing and fleet management companies. Jeff started the business in\n1978 in Spruce Grove, Alberta and 47 years later, he has grown the\nbusiness to an international company with more than 600 employees at\n35 locations. Sales in 2024 exceeded 600 Million.\nJeff is a \u201cDriving Force\u201d in business and community leadership, lending\nhis time and expertise to a wide range of causes.\nJeff is a past president of the Mayfield Rotary Club, the Edmonton Motor\nDealers Association, and the Edmonton Eskimos Football Club. He is\ncurrently on the Board of Governors of Junior Achievement of Northern\nAlberta and has previously served on their board for over 13years\nincluding a term as Chairman.\nJeff has been personally recognized for his community involvement and\nbusiness accomplishments on a number of levels. He is a recipient of the\nEdmonton Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Small Business Owner of\nthe Year, Ernst &amp; Young\u2019s Entrepreneur of the Year, and was honored\nwith the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee as well as the Queen\u2019s Golden\nAnniversary Medal in recognition of his volunteerism. He was also\ninducted into the Junior Achievement Alberta Business Hall of Fame in\nMay of 2015.\nUnder Jeff\u2019s leadership, TDFI Group Inc. has been named one of\nCanada\u2019s Best Managed Companies for nine consecutive years and was\nrecognized as one of Canada\u2019s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures and\nCanada\u2019s Top 100 Employers.\nHe stepped down as the President and CEO of Driving Force in 2016 and as a minority shareholder hold a position on the Board of Directors. He spends his time managing his investments and helping his children with\ntheir businesses and torturing his wife of 50 years every chance he gets.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jeff-polovick-61b93326\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae39bd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"ae39bd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_ae39bd3_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCraig Elias\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Conseiller en d\u00e9veloppement technologique Alberta Innovates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/craigelias\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon 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Elias<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Conseiller en d\u00e9veloppement technologique Alberta Innovates<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrandy Old and Craig Elias share a passion for helping people become first-time founders and a common goal of growing the start-up community and tech sector across Canada. \n\nThey are two of Canada\u2019s most prolific ecosystem builders. In the last nine years, they have helped hundreds of aspiring, early-stage, first-time, underrepresented, rural, and student entrepreneurs embark on the entrepreneurship journey while avoiding the common mistakes that new founders typically make.\n\nBrandy and Craig have worked with global thought leaders like Ash Maurya and David Bland to level up the entrepreneurial ecosystem. They train entrepreneurs and mentors on the Lean Canvas and coach them on how to test their riskiest assumptions.\n\nThey are the dynamic duo behind Founder Fridays, the Traction Canvas, a free three-year financial projections spreadsheet downloaded almost 6,000 times by entrepreneurs around the globe, and a series of engaging online training sessions that often attract hundreds of registrants.\n\nThey also run online startup camps that challenge entrepreneurs to validate their business ideas and use a specialized board game called Playing Lean to help people learn how to launch products and start companies without draining their bank accounts, bruising their egos, or damaging their reputations.\n\nYou will often find them pitch coaching at global accelerators and pitch competitions, and sharing their unique perspectives at start-up events across Canada, the US, Australia, and Europe. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul 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start-up community and tech sector across Canada. \n\nThey are two of Canada\u2019s most prolific ecosystem builders. In the last nine years, they have helped hundreds of aspiring, early-stage, first-time, underrepresented, rural, and student entrepreneurs embark on the entrepreneurship journey while avoiding the common mistakes that new founders typically make.\n\nBrandy and Craig have worked with global thought leaders like Ash Maurya and David Bland to level up the entrepreneurial ecosystem. They train entrepreneurs and mentors on the Lean Canvas and coach them on how to test their riskiest assumptions.\n\nThey are the dynamic duo behind Founder Fridays, the Traction Canvas, a free three-year financial projections spreadsheet downloaded almost 6,000 times by entrepreneurs around the globe, and a series of engaging online training sessions that often attract hundreds of registrants.\n\nThey also run online startup camps that challenge entrepreneurs to validate their business ideas and use a specialized board game called Playing Lean to help people learn how to launch products and start companies without draining their bank accounts, bruising their egos, or damaging their reputations.\n\nYou will often find them pitch coaching at global accelerators and pitch competitions, and sharing their unique perspectives at start-up events across Canada, the US, Australia, and Europe. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brandyold\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca7a82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"7ca7a82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_7ca7a82_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#7ca7a82_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2529\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-6.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-6-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_7ca7a82_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJean Jacques MITAKARO\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">PDG et consultant principal Profit &amp; Impact Builders Canada Inc.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jeanjacquesmitakaro\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-7ca7a82\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_7ca7a82_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewbox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2529\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-6.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-6-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Jean Jacques MITAKARO<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">PDG et consultant principal Profit &amp; Impact Builders Canada Inc.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJean-Jacques is a trusted consultant and advisor with vast experience at both local and international levels. With a strong background in launching and managing organizations across sectors - including for-profits, nonprofits (NGOs), charities, cooperatives, religious institutions, and social enterprises - he brings a wealth of insight to every project he undertakes.\n\nBilingual in English and French, Jean-Jacques is a certified community translator and interpreter, as well as a dynamic public speaker and facilitator. He frequently leads training sessions, moderates panels, and provides coaching and mentoring to individuals and teams, earning a reputation as a trusted guide for growth and transformation.\n\nIn addition to his advisory work, he serves as a Government of Alberta appointed civil Marriage Commissioner, which grants him the authority to officiate non-religious marriage ceremonies and create personalized, meaningful experiences for couples.\n\nJean-Jacques is a proud Rotarian, Volunteer Enthusiast, and Networking Geel-Nerd. He is driven by his passion for connecting people - to each other, to ideas, and to resources and opportunities.  His dedication and commitment to empowering youth, advancing inclusive leadership, and strengthening marginalized communities through education, employment, entrepreneurship, and citizenship engagement has earned him notable honors, including the Paul Harris Fellow designation from The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International in appreciation of tangible and significant assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world. In 2025, Diversity Magazine Alberta named him African-Canadian Community Man of the Year, a testament to his exceptional service and impact on local and international communities.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jeanjacquesmitakaro\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afdfc43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"afdfc43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_afdfc43_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#afdfc43_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2095\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_afdfc43_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDr Leanne Hedberg\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Professeure associ\u00e9e et directrice de l'Institut d'innovation MacEwan<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/leannehedberg\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-afdfc43\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_afdfc43_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewbox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 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500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dr Leanne Hedberg<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Professeure associ\u00e9e et directrice de l'Institut d'innovation MacEwan<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Leanne Hedberg holds an MBA in Ethical Leadership from Viterbo University and a PhD in Strategic Management and Organizations from the Dr. Leanne Hedberg holds an MBA in Ethical Leadership from Viterbo University and a PhD in Strategic Management and Organizations from the University of Alberta and was recently awarded a Canada Research Chair on inclusive entrepreneurship. She has numerous years of leadership in social-mission organizations and cross-sector collaborations and has published on alternative forms of organizing. Dr. Hedberg is an Associate Professor within the department of Management and Organizations in MacEwan\u2019s school of business and the Director of the Social Innovation Institute. She is on the lead research team of a $3.2 million grant at the University of Alberta to research entrepreneurship related to gender and sexual diversity and has convened government and non-profits for the past year and a half with the vision of transforming Edmonton\u2019s entrepreneurial ecosystems to be more inclusive.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/leannehedberg\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15092870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"15092870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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He focuses on helping companies in the Energy, Clean Technology, Aerospace, Information Communication Technology, and Life Science sectors, but is happy to help companies from any industry.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aaronpoirier\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-561cc01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"561cc01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_561cc01_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#561cc01_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2546\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-7.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-7-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_561cc01_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBob \u2018Idea Man\u2019 Hooey\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Global Speaker, CVP<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/canadianideamanbobhooey\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-561cc01\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_561cc01_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2546\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-7.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Beacon-Profile-7-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Bob \u2018Idea Man\u2019 Hooey<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Global Speaker, CVP<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBob is known as Canada\u2019s Idea Man whose innovative ideas have enabled\nhim to travel to 80 countries, on 6 continents, so far. He has presented\nin 31 of them. He shares use-it-now, practical career, business and\nleadership success ideas with his audiences. He is a prolific author of\nthirty plus  books on Idea-rich leadership and business leadership\nincluding \u2018Speaking for Success\u2019 and \u2018Legacy of Leadership\u2019.  He loves\nto engage with his audiences and challenge them to move out of the\ncomfort zone into their winner\u2019s zone. He was the 48th person in\nToastmasters International to achieve their  coveted professional level\naccredited Speakers designation He has been a leader in Toastmasters for\nmuch of his 34-year journey.  Professionally, Bob partners with serious\nleaders and their teams to equip and inspire them to productive and\nprofitable growth. (www.ideaman.net)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/canadianideamanbobhooey\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86d0a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"86d0a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_86d0a7a_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#86d0a7a_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2743\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_86d0a7a_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDeepak Chopra\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Courtier\/propri\u00e9taire, Save Max Edge et directeur, E4 Business Brokers Ltd<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/deepakchopra1\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-86d0a7a\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_86d0a7a_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2743\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Deepak Chopra<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Courtier\/propri\u00e9taire, Save Max Edge et directeur, E4 Business Brokers Ltd<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeepak Chopra is a seasoned real estate professional and Broker\/Owner of Save Max Edge, leading a team of 22 agents in Edmonton. With a decade of experience, he has successfully guided clients in residential, commercial, business, and investment real estate, earning a strong reputation for his client-first approach and market expertise.\n\nAs the Director of E4 Business Brokers Ltd., Deepak helps entrepreneurs and investors with business buying &amp; selling, franchise network establishment, expansion consulting, marketing &amp; branding, business valuation &amp; financing, and exit strategy planning. His strategic insights drive business growth and success.\n\nBeyond real estate and business, Deepak is committed to community service, organizing webinars and in-person sessions on real estate, business, entrepreneurship, and health to educate and empower individuals.\n\nWith a focus on professionalism, integrity, and growth, Deepak continues to make a significant impact in both real estate and business brokerage.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/deepakchopra1\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a43d911 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"a43d911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_a43d911_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#a43d911_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2763\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-1.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-1-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_a43d911_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril Massie\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Entrepreneure et innovatrice | M\u00e8re d\u00e9vou\u00e9e | Agente de changement passionn\u00e9e<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/april-massie-9b5b16ba\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-a43d911\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_a43d911_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2763\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-1.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-1-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">April Massie<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Entrepreneure et innovatrice | M\u00e8re d\u00e9vou\u00e9e | Agente de 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Committed to advancing Indigenous Economic Reconciliation, she empowers entrepreneurs, fosters cross-sector partnerships, and promotes cultural awareness. Known for her collaborative approach, April has coached and mentored hundreds of entrepreneurs and delivered workshops and trainings that drive business growth. With a passion for inspiring others, she brings valuable insights to every speaking engagement, encouraging diversity, collaboration, and sustainable development.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/april-massie-9b5b16ba\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac10ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"cac10ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-2-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_cac10ce_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYoyin Familusi\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Leader | Entrepreneur | Facilitator| Customer Experience Professional | Business Development Strategist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yoyinfamilusi\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-cac10ce\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_cac10ce_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2818\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-2.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-2-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Yoyin Familusi<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Leader | Entrepreneur | Facilitator| Customer Experience Professional | Business Development Strategist<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYoyin Familusi is a business strategist, facilitator, and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience helping small businesses and entrepreneurs turn their ideas into sustainable, profitable ventures.\n\nThrough her consulting practice, FLCG Services, Yoyin partners with organizations and entrepreneurs to design and deliver business education programs, strategy sessions, coaching, and mentoring \u2014 locally and globally. She has worked with organizations like The Immigrant Education Society (TIES), Business Link Alberta, the City of Airdrie, and FATE Foundation.\n\nShe is also the founder of Sewa Skincare Co., a handcrafted skincare brand inspired by the beauty, wisdom, and intelligence of African heritage. As founder, she wears many hats \u2014 from strategy and product development to customer experience and sales.\n\nPassionate about creativity, collaboration, and the power of small business, Yoyin loves working alongside entrepreneurs to help them dream boldly and build confidently \u2014 bringing empathy, understanding, and practical solutions from her own firsthand experience as a business owner.\n\nWhen she\u2019s not working, she\u2019s a wife, mom, and book lover who\u2019s always up for a good story.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yoyinfamilusi\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b4ff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"e3b4ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_e3b4ff2_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#e3b4ff2_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2909\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-5.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-5-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_e3b4ff2_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTroy Deck\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Consultant, conseiller et coach d'affaires - MA, CMC, CPHR, PROSCI -<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/troydeck1\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-e3b4ff2\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_e3b4ff2_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2909\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-5.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-5-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Troy Deck<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Consultant, conseiller et coach d'affaires - MA, CMC, CPHR, PROSCI -<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith over 19 years of experience supporting entrepreneurs, Troy has dedicated his career to helping businesses start, scale, and succeed. His journey began at the Calgary Business Information Centre\/Business Link, where he guided entrepreneurs in launching and managing businesses across Alberta.\nAs a Senior Manager with MNP\u2019s Consulting Team in Calgary, Troy spent over a decade working in and managing the Alberta Government Self-Employment Program. He led a team that delivered more than 30 training classes and provided a year of coaching and support to over 75 entrepreneurs each year.\nTroy brings extensive consulting, training and HR experience working with small businesses, industry leaders, and First Nations, offering expert guidance and coaching tailored to their business needs. His ability to design and implement customized initiatives has helped hundreds of businesses and leaders achieve sustainable success.\nA resourceful, results-driven leader, Troy is known for his strong communication skills and ability to manage complex projects. He ensures clients receive practical, actionable strategies to drive business growth, operational efficiency, and long-term resilience.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/troydeck1\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f21b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"8f21b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_8f21b27_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#8f21b27_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2948\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-6.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-6-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_8f21b27_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDebra Kasowski\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Coach de vie, leadership et ex\u00e9cutif | Coach et facilitatrice certifi\u00e9e LEADS <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/debra-kasowski-bscn-cec-pcc-7a685212\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-8f21b27\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_8f21b27_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2948\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-6.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Beacon-Profile-6-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Debra Kasowski<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Coach de vie, leadership et ex\u00e9cutif | Coach et facilitatrice certifi\u00e9e LEADS <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDebra Kasowski is a 3X bestselling author, 2X TEDx speaker, and high-performance coach passionate about unlocking the secrets to success from the inside out. She\u2019s also the vibrant host of The Millionaire Woman Show podcast, where she inspires global audiences to lead with purpose, master their mindset, and turn possibilities into reality.\n\n \n\nA former healthcare leader who boldly walked away from the security of her corporate role, Debra knows what it means to bet on yourself. Diagnosed with a rare neurological condition, she transformed adversity into fuel, choosing growth over limitation and showing others that true success is not about circumstances, but choices.\n\n \n\nDebra is currently pursuing her Master of Arts in Executive and Organizational Coaching through Royal Roads University, deepening her expertise to better serve leaders, change-makers, and entrepreneurs who are ready to rise.\n\n \n\nWith a powerful blend of real-world strategy, storytelling, and heart, Debra helps individuals and organizations break through fear, build confidence, and take decisive action toward their goals. Her signature message? Success leaves clues\u2014and it begins with how you think, act, and show up each day.\n\nWhether she's training for a triathlon or her next challenge, coaching leaders, or speaking on stages across North America, Debra brings contagious energy, authentic presence, and an unshakable belief in what\u2019s possible.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/debra-kasowski-bscn-cec-pcc-7a685212\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f135e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"f135e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_f135e94_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#f135e94_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_f135e94_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMatthew Kleywegt\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Conf\u00e9rencier | Facilitateur | Leader communautaire | D\u00e9fenseur des jeunes autochtones<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matt-kleywegt-31404319\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-f135e94\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_f135e94_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Matthew Kleywegt<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Conf\u00e9rencier | Facilitateur | Leader communautaire | D\u00e9fenseur des jeunes autochtones<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA passionate advocate for Indigenous youth and inclusive community building, Matthew brings a dynamic voice and deep commitment to every room he enters. Of Cree and Dutch heritage, he proudly traces his roots to Moosonee, Ontario and Kingston, Ontario. Currently serving as the Indigenous Student Recruiter at MacEwan University, he works across Alberta and beyond to support Indigenous learners on their journey into post-secondary education.\n\nWith nearly a decade of experience as an Indigenous High School Graduation Coach in both Edmonton Catholic and Edmonton Public Schools, Matthew has mentored hundreds of First Nations, M\u00e9tis, and Inuit students\u2014helping them thrive academically and culturally. His expertise in creating empowering, youth-centered spaces has made him a sought-after facilitator and MC. He was a lead facilitator for the 2021 Edmonton Municipal Election Online Candidate Forums (Ward O'Daymin, Ward M\u00e9tis, and the Mayoral race), and most recently served as Master of Ceremonies for MacEwan\u2019s Indigenous Youth Rising Conference, which brought together over 300 youth from across the country.\n\nA proud resident of Alberta Avenue, he lives with his wife and two young sons, Clay and Cole. Whether in schools, community halls, or conference stages, Matthew is dedicated to building bridges through story, education, and connection.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matt-kleywegt-31404319\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2856e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"f2856e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_f2856e6_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#f2856e6_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3258\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-1.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-1-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_f2856e6_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarie-Laure Polydore\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Entrepreneuriat, connectrice, D\u00c9C<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mlpolydore\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-f2856e6\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_f2856e6_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3258\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-1.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-1-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Marie-Laure Polydore<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Entrepreneuriat, connectrice, D\u00c9C<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarie-Laure est une professionnelle chevronn\u00e9e du d\u00e9veloppement des affaires qui a rejoint l\u2019\u00e9quipe albertaine de Futurpreneur. Elle est passionn\u00e9e par l'entrepreneuriat et l\u2019environnement. Marie-Laure a acquis et perfectionn\u00e9 ses comp\u00e9tences et son exp\u00e9rience dans divers secteurs, allant de l\u2019habillement, des t\u00e9l\u00e9communications, de la fabrication de papier jusqu\u2019au milieu des organismes sans but lucratif.\nBilingue, elle s\u2019est donn\u00e9 pour mission de soutenir le plus grand nombre possible d\u2019entrepreneurs, et elle est id\u00e9alement positionn\u00e9e pour le faire avec Futurpreneur Canada\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mlpolydore\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ea85a elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"e0ea85a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_e0ea85a_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#e0ea85a_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3278\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-2.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-2-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_e0ea85a_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCarine Ouedraogo\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Conseill\u00e8re r\u00e9gionale en entrepreneuriat \u2013 M\u00e9diatrice \u2013 Leader communautaire<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carine-ou%C3%A9draogo-737b4121a\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-e0ea85a\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_e0ea85a_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3278\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-2.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-2-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Carine Ouedraogo<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Conseill\u00e8re r\u00e9gionale en entrepreneuriat \u2013 M\u00e9diatrice \u2013 Leader communautaire<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarine Ouedraogo est titulaire d\u2019un Master en gestion de projet et d\u2019un certificat en m\u00e9diation et gestion des conflits. Passionn\u00e9e par le d\u00e9veloppement social et la justice communautaire, elle est la fondatrice de l'organisme Action pour une Population en Sant\u00e9, actif au Canada et au Burkina Faso, \u0153uvrant pour le bien-\u00eatre, l'int\u00e9gration et la sant\u00e9 des communaut\u00e9s africaines.\n\nImplant\u00e9e en Alberta, Carine est \u00e9galement vice-pr\u00e9sidente de la Coalition des femmes de l\u2019Alberta, o\u00f9 elle travaille activement \u00e0 la promotion du leadership f\u00e9minin, \u00e0 l\u2019inclusion sociale et \u00e0 la d\u00e9fense des droits des femmes issues de l\u2019immigration.\n\nFemme dynamique et engag\u00e9e, Carine Ouedraogo est reconnue pour son sens de l\u2019initiative, son d\u00e9vouement envers les causes communautaires, et sa capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 cr\u00e9er des ponts entre les cultures.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carine-ou%C3%A9draogo-737b4121a\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec4e74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"9ec4e74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_9ec4e74_2000\" 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data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_9ec4e74_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Charlie Mballa\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Professeur adjoint, Campus Saint-Jean, Universit\u00e9 de l'Alberta<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/charlie-mballa-252b90242\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-9ec4e74\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_9ec4e74_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3296\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dr. Charlie Mballa<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Professeur adjoint, Campus Saint-Jean, Universit\u00e9 de l'Alberta<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfesseur-adjoint au Campus Saint-Jean (CSJ) de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de l\u2019Alberta, o\u00f9 il enseigne depuis 2017, Charlie Mballa est titulaire d'un doctorat de Science politique de l'Universit\u00e9 Panth\u00e9on \u2013 Assas - Paris II. Il a auparavant \u0153uvr\u00e9 au sein de l'\u00c9cole Nationale d\u2019administration publique du Qu\u00e9bec, \u00e0 titre de stagiaire postdoctoral (en administration de la politique \u00e9trang\u00e8re), charg\u00e9 de cours et de professionnel de recherche. Il est \u00e9galement titulaire d'une licence de droit public, obtenue \u00e0 l'Universit\u00e9 de Yaound\u00e9. Membre du Centre d'\u00e9tudes sur l'int\u00e9gration et la mondialisation de l'Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al (UQAM), il y dirige le Centre d'analyse et de prospective sur les Afriques (Cap-Afriques), un observatoire de veille comparative. Co-directeur du Groupe de recherche sur les Afriques et l\u2019Am\u00e9rique latine (GRAAL) du CSJ, ses recherches portent sur le Sud global \/ Afrique francophone. Les centres d'int\u00e9r\u00eat suivants ont contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 l'enrichissement des connaissances dans son champ disciplinaire : (i) Th\u00e9orie d\u00e9mocratique et m\u00e9canismes innovants de l\u00e9gitimit\u00e9 politique; (ii) Paradiplomatie; (iii) techniques de n\u00e9gociation en contexte de diplomatie climatique multilat\u00e9rale; (iv) politique \u00e9trang\u00e8re canadienne et l'Afrique ; (v) processus d'int\u00e9gration r\u00e9gionale en Afrique.\n\nCoauteur de Nouvelle politique \u00e9trang\u00e8re (PUQ, 2016) et de La politique \u00e9trang\u00e8re en bons termes. Guide lexical (PUQ, 2016), il dirige le collectif L\u2019\u00c9tat dans les Afriques. \u00c9tat des lieux et est l\u2019\u00e9diteur de VigieAfriques, une chronique d\u2019analyse comparative.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/charlie-mballa-252b90242\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7783458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"7783458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_7783458_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#7783458_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3295\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_7783458_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAndre L Routhier\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Gestionnaire de programmes et co-fondateur, Help One Another<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-7783458\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_7783458_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3295\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Andre L Routhier<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Gestionnaire de programmes et co-fondateur, Help One Another<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tN\u00e9 au Qu\u00e9bec, j\u2019ai grandi entre le Qu\u00e9bec et le Nouveau-Brunswick, o\u00f9 j\u2019ai appris l\u2019anglais. Mes parents y g\u00e9raient une entreprise touristique, ce qui m\u2019a permis d\u2019\u00eatre initi\u00e9 tr\u00e8s t\u00f4t au monde des affaires.\n\nTitulaire d\u2019un baccalaur\u00e9at en relations internationales de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Laval, j\u2019ai \u00e9galement compl\u00e9t\u00e9 des \u00e9tudes en \u00e9tudes strat\u00e9giques \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Ottawa, avec une sp\u00e9cialisation en commerce international.\n\nJ\u2019ai amorc\u00e9 ma carri\u00e8re au minist\u00e8re des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res et du Commerce international (aujourd\u2019hui Affaires mondiales Canada), \u00e0 Ottawa, o\u00f9 j\u2019ai contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 la mise en \u0153uvre du premier Accord de libre-\u00e9change (ALE) et particip\u00e9 aux premi\u00e8res \u00e9tapes de l\u2019Accord de libre-\u00e9change nord-am\u00e9ricain (ALENA).\n\nDe retour au Qu\u00e9bec, j\u2019ai fond\u00e9 une firme de consultation sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e dans l\u2019accompagnement des PME dans leurs d\u00e9marches d\u2019internationalisation. Par la suite, j\u2019ai occup\u00e9 divers postes, notamment \u00e0 titre de consultant en affaires publiques, d\u2019agent de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique, ou de directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral d\u2019organismes \u0153uvrant en d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique et communautaire, tant aux \u00e9chelons local, r\u00e9gional que provincial, au Qu\u00e9bec et ailleurs au Canada.\n\nMon parcours m\u2019a \u00e9galement amen\u00e9 \u00e0 participer \u00e0 la cr\u00e9ation et \u00e0 la gestion de parcs industriels et d\u2019incubateurs d\u2019entreprises, tant au niveau national qu\u2019international. J\u2019ai ensuite travaill\u00e9 dans le Nord canadien comme directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, charg\u00e9 de la mise en place et de la gestion d\u2019un organisme de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique \u2014 une initiative comparable \u00e0 l\u2019EEDC d\u2019Edmonton. J\u2019y ai aussi enseign\u00e9 un cours en entrepreneuriat et en communication d\u2019affaires dans un coll\u00e8ge local.\n\nPar la suite, j\u2019ai rejoint Edmonton pour appuyer une nouvelle initiative (VISTA), en partenariat avec Business Link, ax\u00e9e sur le d\u00e9veloppement d\u2019incubateurs d\u2019entreprises. Depuis, je poursuis mes activit\u00e9s comme consultant \u00e0 temps partiel, en planification strat\u00e9gique, d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique, exportation et communication.\n\nToujours passionn\u00e9 par les affaires internationales, j\u2019ai saisi l\u2019occasion de m\u2019impliquer b\u00e9n\u00e9volement en cofondant, aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de JJ et d\u2019autres partenaires, l\u2019organisme Dufashanye (S\u2019entraider). Je demeure pleinement engag\u00e9 \u00e0 contribuer \u00e0 son d\u00e9veloppement et \u00e0 son rayonnement.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-210a17b elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"210a17b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_210a17b_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#210a17b_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3325\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-3.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-3-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_210a17b_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDennis Agbegha\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Gestionnaire r\u00e9gional, entrepreneuriat inclusif <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dennisagbegha\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-210a17b\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_210a17b_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3325\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-3.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-3-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dennis Agbegha<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Gestionnaire r\u00e9gional, entrepreneuriat inclusif <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDennis Agbegha currently works as Regional Manager Partnership for the Prairies at BDC. His career started with BDC in March 2021 when he joined as a Commercial Accounts Manager with BDC. Dennis joined BDC from ATB where he worked as a Business Banking Advisor and until most recently Senior Manager, Entrepreneurship. Prior to his banking career, Dennis was a Geoscientist with Exxonmobil, and before that he was a Production Geologist with Shell Upstream International in Nigeria. As a community builder and connector, Dennis enjoys volunteering for different organizations and being part of his community.\nDennis holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology and Mining from the University of Jos, Nigeria as well as a Master of Science in Petroleum Geoscience from Imperial College London, UK.\nDennis embodies a vibrant and magnetic energy that draws people in. His colorful glasses are more than just an accessory; they symbolize his approach to life and business\u2014bold and unapologetic. As a business leader, he prioritizes empathy and connection, believing that success is built on relationships. Dennis inspires those around him to be authentic and to lead with their hearts, creating an environment where innovation thrives.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dennisagbegha\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8f402 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"bd8f402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_bd8f402_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#bd8f402_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3333\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-4.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-4-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_bd8f402_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCelestin Mani\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Gestionnaire des op\u00e9rations chez Mani Consulting Inc<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/celestin-mani-9ab25a29\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-bd8f402\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_bd8f402_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3333\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-4.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Beacon-Profile-4-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Celestin Mani<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Gestionnaire des op\u00e9rations chez Mani Consulting Inc<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMani Consulting Inc. has been built by the owner and director Celestin Mani. Celestin has been in the coating, sandblasting, and inspection industry for several decades. <br> Sandblasting revives oilfield investments and assets that have corroded or will be exposed to industrial elements. Mani Consulting Inc. creates solutions for metal and concrete surfaces. We tackle large jobs and small jobs in the field and at our shop in Red Deer, AB.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/celestin-mani-9ab25a29\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f491597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"f491597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_f491597_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#f491597_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3363\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-1.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-1-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_f491597_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJanis Brooks\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Fondatrice, Salishan Solutions<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/janisbrooks\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-f491597\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_f491597_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3363\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-1.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-1-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Janis Brooks<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Fondatrice, Salishan Solutions<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanis Brooks is a mixed-heritage Indigenous (St\u00f3:l\u014d) entrepreneur, systems strategist, and facilitator reshaping what leadership and reconciliation look like in business today. As the founder of Salishan Solutions, she brings nearly 20 years of experience guiding governments, corporations, and community organizations to move beyond performative gestures into meaningful, values-aligned action. This has allowed her to work alongside and learn from over 200 Indigenous Nations across Canada, as well as in Australia, Bolivia, Columbia, and Peru. \n\nAn entrepreneur herself, Janis is deeply committed to building a future where economic inclusion, cultural safety, and decolonization are embedded into the way we do business, not just talked about. Her work spans grassroots changemakers to senior leadership tables, supporting policy reform, leadership coaching, Indigenous inclusion strategies, and the decolonization of procurement, hiring, and engagement practices.\n\nHer sessions are known for blending sharp strategy with heart and lived wisdom, challenging and inspiring people to lead with courage, clarity, and connection.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/janisbrooks\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59e85c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"59e85c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_59e85c3_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#59e85c3_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3388\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-3.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-3-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_59e85c3_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAlphonse Ndem Ahola\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Directeur ex\u00e9cutif de la FRAP<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alphonse-ndem-ahola-509a2470\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-59e85c3\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_59e85c3_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3388\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-3.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-3-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Alphonse Ndem Ahola<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Directeur ex\u00e9cutif de la FRAP<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlphonse Ndem Ahola is Executive Director of la FRAP, the primary Francophone settlement\nagency in Edmonton, Fort McMurray, and Red Deer.\nSince arriving in Canada, Alphonse has been resolutely committed to volunteering for the\nimprovement of living conditions and the inclusion of Francophone immigrants in Alberta. This community commitment led Alphonse successively to the position of VP external for the Graduate Students Association at the University of Alberta, Chair of the Board of Directors of La FRAP, and Chair of the Francophone Immigration Network of Alberta.\nAfter a brief career with the Government of Alberta as the Francophone Field Services Analyst for the Ministry of Education, Alphonse returned to his community engagement as Executive Director of FRAP.\nAlphonse is a member of the National Advisory Committee for Francophone settlement (CCNEF), a member of the MD application review group as well as an executive Board member of the Canadian Council for refugees.\nHis commitment to the good of communities was recognized in December 2017 by the\nLegislative Assembly of Alberta and by ACFA, which awarded him the Dulari Priti Paul Award.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alphonse-ndem-ahola-509a2470\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e6a202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"0e6a202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_0e6a202_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#0e6a202_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3377\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-2.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-2-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_0e6a202_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCliff Turner\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Strat\u00e8ge d'\u00e9cosyst\u00e8me entrepreneurial<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cliff-t-b80537122\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-0e6a202\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_0e6a202_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3377\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-2.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-2-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Cliff Turner<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Strat\u00e8ge d'\u00e9cosyst\u00e8me entrepreneurial<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCliff Turner is an Entrepreneur Ecosystem Strategist at ATB Financial, where he's dedicated to helping businesses navigate the ups and downs of their journey. He has founded and operated two business ventures (and is currently launching a third), helped design and operate a medical supply mission effort in eastern Europe and worked with a national small business advocacy group to support Canadian small business owners. Cliff brings a wealth of hands-on experience and a strategic mindset to his role. He's a true thinking partner for entrepreneurs, offering guidance, connections, and creative solutions to help them tackle challenges and seize opportunities.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cliff-t-b80537122\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59681e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"59681e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_59681e8_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#59681e8_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-8.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3698\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-8.png 940w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-8-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-8-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-8-14x12.png 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_59681e8_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Guest\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Chef d'\u00e9quipe de l'Alberta pour Futurepreneur<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mark-guest-cpc-and-acc-735bb160\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-59681e8\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_59681e8_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-8.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3698\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-8.png 940w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-8-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-8-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-8-14x12.png 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Mark Guest<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Chef d'\u00e9quipe de l'Alberta pour Futurepreneur<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Guest has spent his career helping build some of Alberta, and Canada\u2019s most successful startups. He was a part of the pre-revenue leadership team at Granify (sold for $75 million) and Neo Financial (Canada\u2019s fastest ever billion dollar valuation), and built out the sales function at AbsorbLMS (sold for $500 million). As a certified executive coach, he\u2019s worked with entrepreneurs across North America and the UK, helping people launch their first business or side hustle. A graduate of MacEwan University, he also holds his professional coaching certification form iPec and loves working with people to help them realize their potential. With a strong focus on taking action, removing roadblocks and being the worlds most supportive cheerleader, Mark is passionate about growing entrepreneurship in Alberta. In his spare time, he enjoys exploring the rocky mountains, eating at Calgary\u2019s best restaurants and watching basketball.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mark-guest-cpc-and-acc-735bb160\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429e0b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"429e0b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_429e0b2_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#429e0b2_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3421\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-4.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-4-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_429e0b2_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Carrie Smith\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Vice-rectrice (Communications d'acc\u00e8s et inclusion), PROV \u00c9quit\u00e9, diversit\u00e9 et inclusion<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/drcarriesmith\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-429e0b2\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_429e0b2_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3421\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-4.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-4-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Dr. Carrie Smith<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Vice-rectrice (Communications d'acc\u00e8s et inclusion), PROV \u00c9quit\u00e9, diversit\u00e9 et inclusion<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Carrie Smith (she\/her) is the inaugural Vice-Provost for Access, Community, and Belonging at the University of Alberta. She has previously served as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Arts and as Department Chair of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies. She is a Professor of German Studies with research spanning topics in critical university studies, collaborative leadership practices, and digital feminism and activism. She is currently serving as President of German Studies Canada.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/drcarriesmith\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b580191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"b580191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_b580191_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img\"  data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"ekit_team_modal_#b580191_2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3653\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-6.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-6-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_b580191_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaria Gafiuk\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Strat\u00e8ge entrepreneuriale chez ATB Financial<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maria-gafiuk-ab9a2a54\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup team-popup-id-b580191\" id=\"ekit_team_modal_b580191_2000\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"ekit-team-modal-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3653\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-6.png 500w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beaconference.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Beacon-Profile-6-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Maria Gafiuk<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Strat\u00e8ge entrepreneuriale chez ATB Financial<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaria Gafiuk is an Entrepreneur Ecosystem Strategist at the ATB Edmonton Centre. She serves as a primary contact for Alberta entrepreneurs and the Alberta ecosystem partners to \u201cMake it possible\u201d for her clients. Prior to this role, she helped over 2500 businesses start and grow by providing imperative business planning guidance. An entrepreneur herself, Maria operated her own management consultant company and worked with a brokerage company valuing and selling businesses. This gave her in depth exposure to various business types including print shops, food manufacturing facilities, banks, bars, cleaning companies, naturopath companies, organic groceries and many more. Maria emphasizes her dedication to clients, stating, \"I am a personable and hardworking person and, most importantly I SHOW UP and give my all for my clients every day. With my background and experience, I can relate to what they are going through, and I know I can help motivate them to success.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maria-gafiuk-ab9a2a54\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383d683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"383d683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v 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class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_383d683_2000\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGaelle Mbom\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Economic Development and Entrepreneurship Advisor<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brigitte-gaelle-bella-mbom-b72712140\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"zoom-anim-dialog mfp-hide elementskit-team-popup 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class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Gaelle Mbom<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Economic Development and Entrepreneurship Advisor<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPassionn\u00e9e par la communication et la prise de parole en public, j\u2019ai anim\u00e9 divers \u00e9v\u00e9nements professionnels et associatifs en tant que ma\u00eetre de c\u00e9r\u00e9monie. \n\nAvec plus de 5 ans d\u2019exp\u00e9rience comme auditeure interne chez SODECOTON, j\u2019ai d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 une expertise solide en contr\u00f4le interne. Actuellement, conseill\u00e8re en d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique et entrepreneuriat, j\u2019accompagne les entreprises dans leur croissance. \n\nEn 2019, j\u2019ai particip\u00e9 au programme YALI, renfor\u00e7ant mes comp\u00e9tences en leadership et en entrepreneuriat. J\u2019ai \u00e9galement organis\u00e9 le premier TEDx \u00e0 Garoua en 2021 et fond\u00e9 le Sar\u00e9 Toastmasters Club en 2020.\n\nSi vous recherchez une professionnelle engag\u00e9e pour accompagner vos projets vers le succ\u00e8s, n\u2019h\u00e9sitez pas \u00e0 me contacter. Ensemble, nous atteindrons l\u2019excellence op\u00e9rationnelle et assurerons la r\u00e9ussite durable de votre entreprise !\nPassionn\u00e9e par la communication et la prise de parole en public, j\u2019ai anim\u00e9 divers \u00e9v\u00e9nements professionnels et associatifs en tant que ma\u00eetre de c\u00e9r\u00e9monie. Avec plus de 5 ans d\u2019exp\u00e9rience comme auditeure interne chez SODECOTON, j\u2019ai d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 une expertise solide en contr\u00f4le interne. Actuellement, conseill\u00e8re en d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique et entrepreneuriat, j\u2019accompagne les entreprises dans leur croissance. En 2019, j\u2019ai particip\u00e9 au programme YALI, renfor\u00e7ant mes comp\u00e9tences en leadership et en entrepreneuriat. J\u2019ai \u00e9galement organis\u00e9 le premier TEDx \u00e0 Garoua en 2021 et fond\u00e9 le Sar\u00e9 Toastmasters Club en 2020. Si vous recherchez une professionnelle engag\u00e9e pour accompagner vos projets vers le succ\u00e8s, n\u2019h\u00e9sitez pas \u00e0 me contacter. Ensemble, nous atteindrons l\u2019excellence op\u00e9rationnelle et assurerons la r\u00e9ussite durable de votre entreprise ! \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7f57670\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brigitte-gaelle-bella-mbom-b72712140\/\" aria-label=\"LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fasicon icon-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df95f77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3df95f77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f3a4a53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f3a4a53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3a9f4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f3a9f4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179a3158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"179a3158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller. The storyteller sets the vision, values, and agenda of an entire generation that is to come.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d7dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00d7dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Steve Jobs<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eba896 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7eba896\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4334e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b4334e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ac93f08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ac93f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connectez-vous avec des experts en \u00e9v\u00e9nements de premier plan - Commencez d\u00e8s aujourd'hui\u00a0!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46eef53d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46eef53d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 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