Dave Oakden is a retired insurance and actuarial professional in Toronto. He is currently serving on the Boards of PACICC and the Financial Services Commission of the Turks and Caicos Islands. His last full-time position was at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), where he served as Managing Director in the Actuarial Division. In 2012, his role was expanded to include mortgage insurance, including the supervision of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. From 2007 until January 2012, Dave was the primary OSFI representative at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, serving as a member of the Executive Committee and Vice-Chair of the Technical and Budget Committees. During that period, he was involved in international discussions of the regulatory response to the global financial crisis.

Dave is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society. He has a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Toronto. Prior to joining OSFI, he had over 30 years of industry experience, split between consulting and insurance company management. His insurance company experience included senior executive roles and, for over 17 years, he managed the Canadian P&C Actuarial Consulting practice for Towers Perrin. Dave has been active in the actuarial profession and has served as: President of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, member of the Board of the Casualty Actuarial Society and member of the (Canadian) Actuarial Standards Board. He has spoken frequently at industry meetings on reserving, financial reporting, capital management and risk management.

Penny Lee is an independent consultant. Prior to becoming an independent consultant, she enjoyed a long career as a financial services regulator with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) before retiring in 2020. Her last full-time position was Senior Director at OSFI, where she was the Head of Supervision, responsible for the Property & Casualty Insurance sector.

Previous roles at OSFI included Managing Director, Financial Institutions Group – Insurance and Director, Life Conglomerate Group. Penny also represented OSFI at the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) and with other industry (regulatory) groups.

Penny has over 30 years of executive leadership experience in the financial services industry, in both the private and public sector. Her deep public sector experience gained at OSFI is complemented by years of progressive leadership roles in the life insurance industry. Her breadth of experience encompasses risk management, corporate governance, finance, accounting, internal audit, general administration, marketing & sales etc.

Penny holds an Accredited Accounting Professional Designation (CPA, CGA) and Certificate, Fellow in Board Governance (FBG) from the Canadian Board Diversity Council.

She serves on the board of the Property & Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation (PACICC) and not-for-profits.

After studying law at the Université de Montréal, Anne-Marie Beaudoin was called to the Bar in 1983. She began her career in civil law and litigation in the Legal Department of Bell Canada, then the Société des alcools du Québec and in private practice. Beginning in October 1989, Anne-Marie served as Director of Legal Affairs, Director of Professional Services, Senior Advisor to the Branch and Director General and Acting Secretary of the Association des intermédiaires en assurance de personnes du Québec (now the Chambre de la sécurité financière). She then became Institutional Secretary at the Bureau des services financiers from February 1999 until its merger into the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) in 2004.

Having served as Director of the Secretariat, in June 2007 Anne-Marie was appointed Secretary of the AMF and Head of Access to Information and Privacy. From June 2011 to 2019, she served as Secretary General. She completed her Corporate Director certification in 2011 from the Collège des administrateurs de sociétés. Anne-Marie was Chair of the Forum des secrétaires généraux du Québec, as well as a Board member with the Fondation du Barreau and the Advisory Committee of the Commissaire au lobbyisme du Québec.

Anne-Marie retired from the AMF, and has served as Corporate Secretary of Viaction Insurance since May 2020.  In August 2021, she was appointed Director of the Organisme d’autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec, (Québec real estate broker regulator).

Alister Campbell was named as President and CEO of the Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation (PACICC) in February of 2019.  He is a 30-year insurance industry veteran and over the last decade has served as CEO of two leading Canadian insurers (Zurich Canada and The Guarantee Company of North America) where he built a long track record of successfully driving company profitability and executing on customer-focused plans for growth and market/segment leadership.  Over the course of his career, he has held senior executive positions in a range of capacities within the property-casualty, life and travel insurance industries including general management, marketing, brokerage distribution strategy, financial services, investor relations and digital commerce.

Alister has previously served the Canadian P&C industry as Chair of the Board of Directors of PACICC, and as Deputy Chair of the Board of the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC).  He was the 2020 Chair of the International Forum of Insurance Guarantee Schemes and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Risk Institute in Financial Services.  Alister also serves on the Boards of several private companies including FinTech start-up FINAEO.  He holds a BA (Hons.) from the University of Toronto, a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Frédéric Cotnoir is Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer of Intact Financial Corporation. He is responsible for Intact’s legal, compliance, internal audit and corporate secretarial functions for the entire organization and is a member of a number of management committees, including the Enterprise Risk Committee.

Prior to joining Intact in 2016, Frédéric was a partner at McCarthy Tétrault, where he practised law in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities laws, corporate governance and the regulation of financial institutions.

Frédéric has a law degree from Sherbrooke University and Queen’s University and a Masters in Law and Accounting from the London School of Economics.

Christian Fournier is Executive Vice-President and Leader, Property and Casualty Insurance at La Capitale/SSQ Insurance. With more than 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, he was formerly Senior Executive Vice-president and Chief Operating Officer at Beneva, until the foundation of the largest mutual insurance company in Canada.

A Laval University graduate and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society, he has held a number of strategic positions in the property and casualty insurance industry in Quebec and other parts of Canada. The solid business savvy Christian has built over many years of experience, together with his innovative flair, strategic mindset and enabling leadership style, are certainly vectors of success for Beneva.

He assumed his new position in July 2020.

Tracy Garrad is President and Chief Executive Officer of Aviva Canada Inc. She is a seasoned CEO and has had a varied and distinguished career in financial services spanning almost 25 years, and encompassing senior leadership roles with Santander Group, HSBC and AXA. She commenced her new role as CEO for Aviva’s Canadian businesses in October 2023. Her functional experience extends across technology and transformation, M&A, operations and commercials roles.

As well as being an Executive of Aviva plc, Tracy is an appointed commissioner on the Board of the Jersey Financial Services Commission and a Non-Executive Director of London Stock Exchange Plc. Borne out of an unconventional route to senior leadership in FS, she is a passionate advocate and activist for inclusion. She was executive sponsor for diversity and inclusion initiatives across AXA’s UK and Ireland businesses and was named in 2017 as one of 100 “women to watch” in Cranfield University’s FTSE Board Report.

Tracy was named in the Top 20 HERoes Women role Models 2021 and 2022, served as a Member on the City of London Socio-Economic Diversity Taskforce and currently on the HMT Women in Finance Advisory Board. She was honoured with the Freedom of the City of London in August 2022 for her service and commitment to improving diversity in business.

Tracy has been married to husband, Bill for 32 years and has two children, Olivia and Oscar. A regular speaker on the topic of responsible enterprise, she has a passionate commitment to the creation and leadership of purposeful businesses.

As Executive Vice-President, Chief Operating Officer, Property & Casualty Manufacturing, Lisa Guglietti oversees all P&C manufacturing functions for Co-operators General Insurance Company and CUMIS General Insurance Company, and is accountable for their underwriting performance.

Lisa recently celebrated her 25^th anniversary with The Co-operators. Prior to her current appointment as EVP, Chief Operating Officer, P&C Manufacturing, she was the Appointed Actuary for all of the P&C companies and had accountability for placement of the Corporate Reinsurance program.  She is a Fellow of both the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society, and holds a Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo.

Marc Lipman is the President of Lloyd’s Canada Inc. and Attorney-in-Fact for Lloyd’s Underwriters. He also serves as the Deputy Regional Director, Americas, supporting the Lloyd’s business in the United States, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. In this role, he assists with regional elements of Lloyd’s commercial strategy, embedding an effective risk management culture across the region, and delivering on Lloyd’s commitments to global excellence.

Marc possesses a wealth of insurance industry experience and a deep understanding of the Canadian (re)insurance sector. He was named to the 2021 Insurance Business Global 100 list of outstanding industry professionals who are making a positive difference and helping to drive change across the industry.

Prior to joining Lloyd’s, Marc held a series of senior leadership roles at AIG Insurance Company of Canada, including Chief Operating Officer and AIG Canada’s Chief Innovation Officer. He was previously named one of the Top 50 Data and Analytics Professionals – USA and Canada by Corinium Global Intelligence. Marc has led various digital initiatives including a project that was the recipient of the 2018 Celent Model Insurer Award for best practices in Innovation and Emerging Technologies.

Marc is an expert in Canadian insurance legal and regulatory frameworks, with experience in the property and casualty, reinsurance, and mortgage insurance sectors. He currently serves in an advisory role to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Managing Agents. He brings a deep understanding of the financial services industry, and expertise in critical areas including leadership, strategic planning and transformation, employee engagement, client and broker relationship management and communication.

Marc is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and holds a Masters of Law degree from the London School of Economics, and Political Science and Bachelor of Laws degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto.

David MacNaughton became Canadian President of Palantir Technologies, a data analytics and software firm based in Palo Alto, in September 2019.  Prior to this appointment, he was Canada’s Ambassador to the United States for three and a half years. In his capacity as Ambassador, David was a key member of the Canadian team that renegotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement. He travelled extensively in the United States and Canada, building support for Canada’s position in the negotiations and seeking input from Canadian Premiers and business and labour leaders across Canada.

David has had a long and successful career as an entrepreneur in the private sector in Canada, having built an international consulting company. He has also served at a senior level in both federal and provincial governments, and spent several years as an advisor to one of Canada’s leading investment banks. He has served on Boards of both private companies and not-for-profit organizations over the years.

Andy Taylor is the Chief Executive Officer at Gore Mutual Insurance, Canada’s oldest mutual property and casualty insurance company. He currently leads the company’s “Next Horizon” strategy, which supports the company’s ambitious transformation to become a purpose-driven, digitally led, national insurer. Having worked with the Board of Directors and the executive team to develop the strategy, in his role as CEO he is overseeing the complete transformation of the company’s operating model and technology platforms to create best-in-class solutions for brokers and customers.

Andy joined Gore Mutual in 2005 and has held progressive senior roles within the organization, most recently holding the position of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer at Gore, where he was responsible for strategic finance, investments, reinsurance, and risk management. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Gore Mutual as well as the Chair of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). He also sits on the Boards of the Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation (PACICC) and NYU Stern’s Center for Sustainable Business (CSB). Before coming to Gore, Andy spent several years working on the advisory teams for several multi-national Chartered Professional Accountant firms.

Andy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Western University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).

Kathleen Thomas is Chief Risk Officer of Travelers Canada.  She has been with Travelers Canada for 18 years, working in various roles in Corporate Audit, Operations, Technology, Business Resiliency and Enterprise Risk Management.  She is an Executive Chartered Professional Accountant ,with leadership experience in risk management, internal controls and business operations.  She has held executive management positions with accountabilities to the CEO, CFO, COO, Chief Auditor, Board Committees and regulators.

Kathleen is committed to diversity and inclusion and is Travelers Canada’s Executive Sponsor of the Working Parent and Caregiver Resource Group, and a member of the Women’s and Allies Diversity Network.  She is an Advisory Board member for the Insurance Supper Club (ISC) Group, Canada, which provides personal, professional and business development for women in insurance.

Recently a member of the advisory committee for the MSA CFO/CRO 2023 Summit, Kathleen is an active volunteer with Junior Achievement and is Secretary for a local Toronto District School Board Parent Council.  She also volunteers her time with several other causes including Habitat for Humanity, WICC Relay, Fred Victor

Kathleen graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree and received her Chartered Accountant designation while articling with KPMG.

Tamara Vrooman is President and CEO of Vancouver International Airport, Canada’s second busiest airport with a world-class hub and local roots.  She is a transformational leader with a strong financial background who understands the intrinsic link between a strong and sustainable economy and a healthy community.

Before joining Vancouver International Airport, Tamara served as President & CEO of Vancity, Canada’s largest community credit union with $28 billion in assets.  She assumed leadership of Vancity at the beginning of the global financial crisis and transformed the business and service model, delivering record profitability and doubling its assets.  During her tenure, Vancity became a global reference point, and she became a leading voice in the Canadian and international financial sectors.  With achievements such as leading the first financial institution in North America to carbon-neutrality and the creation of the first Fossil-Fuel Free Mutual Fund in Canada, Tamara continues to demonstrate a successful new vision for values-based banking.

Prior to joining Vancity, Tamara served as Deputy Minister of Finance for the Province of British Columbia, Secretary to the Treasury Board and CEO of the Public Sector Employers’ Council where she oversaw the government’s annual $100 billion borrowing and cash requirements, led the Ministry of Finance to three AAA credit rating upgrades, and developed its $36 billion fiscal plan and the province’s first P3 Capital Project.  Tamara also served as Deputy Minister and Executive Financial Officer for the Ministry of Health, which, under her leadership, achieved its first balanced budget in 16 years.

Tamara is a Board Director of the Airports Council International (North America), and Chairs the Canadian Airports Council.  She is also Director of the Board for DRI Healthcare Trust, and a member of Canada’s Disability Inclusion Business Council.

Tamara pursued post-secondary education at the University of Victoria, earning a Master of Arts in History in 1994 and a Bachelor of Arts with honours in 1991.  She also received an Honorary Doctorate (Laws) from Simon Fraser University in 2016, and an Honorary Doctorate (Technology) from the British Columbia Institute of Technology in 2013.  She lends her voice and leadership experience to issues related to women, families, and children with a particular focus on issues related to equality, inclusion and empowerment.

As an active member of the community, Tamara serves as Board Chair of the Rick Hansen Foundation, a member of the B.C. Achievement Foundation.  She also serves as Simon Fraser University’s 12th Chancellor.  She is the recipient of the Order of British Columbia (2019), the Peter Lougheed Award for Leadership in Public Policy (2016), and the B.C. CEO of the Year Award (Major Private Company) from Business in Vancouver (2015) among many other citations.

Silvy Wright has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Northbridge Financial Corporation since May 15, 2011. Prior to this role, she served as Chief Executive Officer of Markel Insurance.

Under Silvy’s leadership, four separate insurance companies were successfully brought together under one strong Northbridge operating group. Today, Northbridge Financial is the third-largest commercial property and casualty insurance group in Canada. Northbridge’s three brands leverage combined talent and capabilities, and successfully operate through distinct distribution channels.

Silvy is a Director on the Board of the Insurance Bureau of Canada and served as Chair in 2019 and 2020. She is passionate about promoting the importance of education. She has served as a National Campaign Cabinet member for Pathways to Education since 2016, in an effort to help vulnerable youth to graduate.

Silvy has also raised the profile of insurance education as Chair of the Board for the Insurance Institute  of Canada, and was recognized with an honorary CIP designation. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Commerce from University of Toronto.