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 at 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