November 2023
Making Your Business Accessible
Rebecca Godfrey - Senior VP | CBRE Tourism Consulting
Luke Anderson - Executive Director | StopGap Foundation
Troy Young - Executive Director | Attractions Ontario
Peter George - Chief Operating Officer | CN Tower
Donald Guse Salah - Inclusive Workforce Specialist | CAN WiN
September 2023
Honouring Truth, Expanding Knowledge and Creating Conversations
Kevin Eshkawkogan - President & CEO | Indigenous Tourism Ontario
April 2023
Importance of Building An Inclusive Labour Force
Loren Christie - Director of Business Development & Strategy | CGLCC
Dr. Jessica Ng - Director of Policy and Government Affairs | TIAO
Philip Mondor - President & CEO | Tourism HR Canada
Dr. Altaf Sovani - Founder & CEO | Alzen Consulting Inc.
March 2023
Propelling Tourism Innovation Through Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Justin Lafontaine - Program Lead & Founder | Tourism Innovation Lab
Annemarie Shrouder - Principal & Founder | Annemarie Shrouder International
annemarie@annemarieshrouder.com
January 2023
Indigenous Cultural Integrity Advisory Committee
Kevin Eshkawkogan - President & CEO | Indigenous Tourism Ontario
May 2022
Job Vacancies? Consider the Disability Talent Pool
Fatima Finnegan - Vice President, Workforce Initiatives & Industry Relations | ORHMA
ffinnegan@orhma.com
Donald Guse Salah - Program Manager for the Discover Ability Network | Ontario Chamber of Commerce
donaldsalah@occ.ca
April 2022
Best Practices of Integrating DEI Principles at the DMO Level
Greg DeShields - Executive Director of Tourism | Diversity Matters
gdeshields@tourismdiversitymatters.org
Paul Hawes - VP, Destination Development and Marketing | Explore Edmonton
Kristen Foster - CMP, Senior Event Manager | Edmonton Convention Centre
March 2022
LGBT+ Overview and Case Study
Loren Christie - Tourism/Hospitality Expert
Allyson Tonelli - Director of Sales | Tourism Kingston
TJ Jones - Founding Consultant | Full Picture Management
February 2022
Better Business Discovery Process
Maxine Gundermann - Market Sales Manager, Eastern Ontario, | Celebrity Cruises, Inc.
Niyoka McIntosh - Co-founder of Unpack Consulting; Wellness Vacation Specialist and owner of Vacation Your Way
Shalene Dudley - CTA, WPICC, PMP, Lead Travel Concierge | Latitude Concierge Travels, Ltd.
shalene@latitudeconciergetravels.com
Maria Ines - Director of Agent Experience & Loyalty | Independent by Flight Centre
January 2022
DEI: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 101
Michael Bach - CEO of CCDI | Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion
michael.bach@ccdiconsulting.ca
Kevin Eshkawkogan - CEO | Indigenous Tourism Ontario