Barbara was the founder, Chair and CEO and driving force behind the creation of Science World. She currently sits on the Boards of CPABC, Junior Achievement of BC, Architectural Institute of BC and the West Vancouver Community Centres Society which she founded and chaired. She is Co Chair of the Business Laureates of BC Hall of Fame Cabinet. She Chaired the VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation , 2 year Chair of the United Way Campaign, founder of Leadership Vancouver, and Vice Chair of the Laurier Institution. She was on the Board of Legal Services Society and the West Vancouver Police Board. She is a consultant in Governance.

Brent is currently Chair of the Board of Boyden Canada, one of the largest and leading executive search firms in Canada, with five offices and over 120 professionals across the country conducting critical executive placements from coast to coast. Globally, Boyden includes 70 offices in 40 countries, with Canada among the top three largest countries within the Boyden network. 4

Since 2014, Brent has served as Managing Partner of Boyden's Vancouver office. With a team of 30, the Vancouver office has been servicing clients in Western Canada for 47 years, conducting CEO and executive level recruitments for public sector, private sector, and not for profit clients.

Brent is currently a member of the United Way of the Lower Mainland Campaign Cabinet, which raises millions of dollars annually to support over 300,000 people in the Lower Mainland. He is also a Board Member of the Take a Hike Foundation, an alternative education programs that engages at-risk youth in BC. He is a past Board member and Chair of the Governance Committee of the UBC Alumni Association.

Alice Chen is the CEO of Export Ventures Group, an agency regarded as the authority on international trade and finance with the Greater China Region. EVG's portfolio of companies share a common theme of "innovating and optimizing the distribution of goods, services and capital" honoring her a place among 'Business in Vancouver's Top 40 under 40' in 2013.

Alice joined PwC's China Business Network in 2015 as a deal advisor originating and structuring M&A transactions which facilitates the flow of capital in a globalized economy.

She is also a Board Director of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and a Member of its Policy Council. The Vice Chair of the GVBOT Leaders of Tomorrow Initiative, Mentoring through the Minerva Foundation and YMCA, Delivering keynote addresses to Professional Women's Network and SUCCESS.

"I had many people who helped me and I just want to pay it forward."

Neal Cormack is Stantec's Regional Leader for British Columbia responsible for the operation, management and leadership with over 800 staff in 10 offices across B.C. Neal has been with Stantec for 15 years and has been in his current role for just over a year prior to which he was the Manager for Transportation in Alberta for 7 years. Neal's background includes international experience in both the Consulting and Construction industries, providing design and construction expertise for a variety of infrastructure projects. In the community, Neal's volunteer roles include coaching youth rugby for the Capilano Rugby Club in North Vancouver.

Radha Curpen is the Vancouver Managing Partner and co-Chair of the Bennet Jones' Aboriginal law practice. She has deep experience in regulatory compliance, and crisis prevention and management, including the transportation of dangerous goods by all means of transportation, the defence of environmental litigation, and the avoidance and defence of environmental related prosecutions. She negotiates with regulatory authorities and Aboriginal communities on project developments and approvals. She manages and advises on contaminated site issues in several jurisdictions in North America and the environmental assessment process and advises on environmental issues in commercial transactions in Canada and the United States. She advises on Business Sustainability.

She was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law for the Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility course. She is called in British Columbia, Ontario and Manitoba and is admitted to the New York Bar. She practises in both English & French. Recognized as one of Canada's leading environmental lawyers by The Best Lawyers in Canada, as a leading practitioner in environmental law by The Best Lawyers in America, in environmental law by Chambers Global and recognized among Canada's leading energy lawyers by Lexpert®.

David Garofalo was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Goldcorp in February 2016. Prior to joining Goldcorp, David was President, CEO and Director of Hudbay since July 2010. Before joining Hudbay, David served as Senior Vice President, Finance and CFO with Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (1998–2010). David was named Canada's CFO of the Year by Financial Executives International Canada (2009) and Top Gun CFO by Brendan Wood International (2009 and 2010) and was recognized by IR Magazine with awards for Best Investor Relations by a CFO (2009 and 2010) and Best Investor Relations by a CEO (2011). A graduate of the University of Toronto (B.Comm.), David is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Director of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D).

Peter Higgins is currently the President and Chocolate Scientist with Purdys Chocolatier, Canada's leading Chocolatier that started in Vancouver in 1907.

Peter started with Purdys in 1998 as the GM of Manufacturing and Distribution and has had a series of progressive responsibilities since then, transitioning to Chief Operating Officer in 2007 and to President in 2012. Peter has brought much operational effectiveness to Purdys combined with a relentless focus on exceeding Customer expectations and experience at all times. At the heart of Peter's leadership expertise is his success in leading teams and ensuring that a "people first" culture thrives at Purdys Chocolatier, while customers know Purdys for the highest quality chocolate and the highest quality service.

Purdys is recognized today as Canada's leading Chocolatier due to Peter's leadership focus on invention and creation in all areas of the business. Furthermore, he has made Purdys a leader in Cocoa Sustainability, transitioning Purdys to 100% Sustainable Cocoa since 2014 which in turn impacts the lives of hundreds of thousands of cocoa farmers in developing countries throughout the world.

Some of the Boards Peter has been a part of through his career are the BC Food Processors Association (BCFPA) 2004-2014 , the Confectioners Manufacturing Association of Canada (CMAC) 2007-2012, the Retail Council of Canada as Director 2012-2014 and as part of the Executive Committee, as Treasurer, from 2014 – present.

Peter has been an active part of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) since 2013 and has also been active as a member of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and the Calgary Chamber of Commerce over the past several years.

Mark Hoag, CPA, CA, is a Partner with MNP's Private Enterprise group in Vancouver with a focus on working with owner-operated businesses.

Mark works extensively with clients who have expanded internationally and has assisted on projects that include succession planning in multigenerational business operations. He has experience serving clients across Canada and internationally and has worked in Vancouver, Ottawa and London, England.

In addition to the GVBOT, Mark is on the board of the Women's Enterprise Centre. He is also involved with youth soccer with the Vancouver Athletic Football.

Mr. Hoff is Senior Vice-President, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs for Ledcor, an employee-owned construction, resource and transportation company HQed in Vancouver with operations across North America.

He previously served as Senior Director, Provincial Government Relations, Western Canada for Bell Canada / Mobility, and as CIBC's Regional Director, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs for Western Canada.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Hoff held the posts of Executive Assistant to the President of the Treasury Board and Policy Advisor, Asia, Africa and Development to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Active in community circles, he currently serves on the boards of VIA Rail Canada and the Jack Webster Foundation.

Michael leads the British Columbia sales organization for Commercial Accounts. His team focuses on delivering technology based solutions to clients enabling them to grow through effective communication and collaboration.

In a competitive industry, Michael's priority is to build an advantage through the development of what he believes is TELUS' largest asset: its people and culture. Michael's passion for technology and innovation is superseded only by his passion for developing his team members. He believes in instilling an entrepreneurial spirit within his team, and measures his own success as a leader by how many team members he inspires to unlock their true potential and achieve success previously not thought possible.

Michael lives by TELUS' philosophy to Give Where You Live, and when he isn't cheering on his kids at a soccer game, hiking in the local mountains, or hitting the ski hills, he can be found helping others achieve their goals. Currently, Michael is an active supporter of BC Children's Hospital and the Langley Youth Soccer Association. He serves as a board member for the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs; the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade; and Junior Achievement British Columbia.

Sarah McCullough is a communications professional with more than two decades of experience in British Columbia's natural gas sector.

Most recently she served as director of external affairs and communications for Spectra Energy's Canadian LNG business, responsible for development of natural gas infrastructure investment opportunities related to liquefied natural gas in Western Canada, as well as development of strategies to address market, regulatory, and stakeholder risks associated with potential LNG projects. Prior to assuming this role, Sarah served as director of government relations for Spectra Energy Transmission's Western Canadian operations, responsible for leading the organization's government relations and climate change functions. Sarah has significant experience in communications and stakeholder outreach, policy development, advocacy strategy and execution, and local and Aboriginal supply chain inclusion.

Jessica overseas one of the largest utilities in Canada, with 6,000 employees, over $5.8 billion in revenue, providing 98% clean energy and the third lowest rates in North America.

As part of a new focus on customer service and employee engagement, Jessica led a brand, vision and values refresh resulting in the company being named in 2016 as the #1 most influential brand in BC, as well by Forbes as Canada's #1 employer.

Jessica has been named to Canada's 40 Under 40™, 35 most influential women in B.C., and Canada's 100 Most Powerful Women.

Patricia Mohr is the former Vice-President, Economics & Commodity Market Specialist at Scotiabank's Executive Offices in Toronto. Ms. Mohr worked closely with Corporate and Investment Banking – including the Mining, Oil & Gas and Forest Products teams – and with Global Risk Management, preparing the commodity price forecasts for credit adjudication at The Bank.

Ms. Mohr developed the 'Scotiabank Commodity Price Index' – the first index designed to measure price trends for Canadian commodities in export markets. Pat is a frequent speaker at international conferences such as 'China Mining 2015' in Tianjin, the International 'Gold & Silver Symposium' in Lima, Peru, PDAC in Toronto and the Platts' 'Crude Oil Markets Conference' in Houston. Pat has spoken many times to the annual forest products conventions of COFI and the Maritime Lumber Bureau.

Ms. Mohr has a passionate interest in furthering Canada's international trade, as a Director on the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade. Pat has also recently been appointed to the Board of Directors of Avalon Advanced Materials, a Canadian mining company serving industrial clients with lithium, tin and specialty metals. Ms. Mohr is a Director of Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) – channelling public funds into leading-edge R&D for GHG mitigation. Reducing the carbon footprint of the Alberta oil sands, and securing Alberta's economic success in a lower carbon world are key objectives.

An award-winning serial entrepreneur, speaker, and strategic advisor, Meredith Powell is committed deeply to championing diversity in leadership and technology.

Meredith has built three companies in the fashion industry, launched B2B marketplace Shopthefloor.com, and created a charity to benefit young entrepreneurs called The Next Big Thing. Currently, she is an active growth advisor to global innovators through her firm, Powell & Company, including Leavetown.com, Slyce.it, and artificial intelligence fintech Finn.ai.

Meredith is Startup Canada's 2016 National award winner for promoting entrepreneurship, BC Business Magazine's "Top 35 Most Influential Women", and a two-time YWCA Women of Distinction nominee.

Elise Rees, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D is a retired partner of Ernst & Young LLP, and is a strategic senior executive with over 35 years' experience advising clients on finances and tax, specializing in mergers and acquisitions for the last 14 years. She is a trusted business advisor and was recognized as a 2015 Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada. As a partner in Big 4 focused on the transaction world, Elise advised Boards and senior management on complex issues for Global Corporations as well as Private Equity and Sovereign Wealth Funds. She has advised clients on Risk and Risk Management Strategies as well as a senior client service partner for global businesses.

Elise is now an independent director serving as Chair of EasyPark, Parking Corporation of Vancouver; and as a director of Enmax Corporation, an Albertan power utility, Great Panther Silver, an international mining company and Westland Insurance Group, an insurance brokerage with a property and casualty insurance subsidiary. She has served in various roles with the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade including Secretary Treasurer.