Speakers

We’re thrilled to present the featured speakers at this year’s National Housing Conference. Speakers are thought leaders, industry experts and innovators who will share their knowledge, insights and experiences in the housing sector and beyond.

For your convenience, speakers are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Each featured speaker’s profile will include a brief biography, highlighting their expertise and accomplishments.

We invite you to explore their profiles, familiarize yourself with their work and get ready for the engaging discussions at the event. Be prepared to be inspired, challenged and equipped with valuable insights to enable you to take innovative action in your community.

Other conference speakers:

Kelly Gillis, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
Christel Kjenner, Director, Housing and Homelessness
Adrienne Pacini, SHS Consulting
Ghazaleh Akbarnejad, Project Coordinator, Women Centred Housing Design, BC Society of Transition Houses
Ian Arthur, President and COO, nidus3D
Sean Botham, Development Manager, CityHousing Hamilton
Pamela Breault, Director of Operations, Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex
Cherise Burda, Executive Director, City Building TMU, Toronto Metropolitan University
Mary Van,Buren,,Canadian Construction Association (CCA)
Rosa Bustamante, City of Kitchener
Noah Campbell, Members of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council
James Chan, SVX
Claudette Commanda
Lynne Cormier, Program Practitioner, Keepers of the Circle
Bill Dupre, Housing Director, Central Urban Métis Federation Inc. (CUMFI)
Michael Epp, Director of Housing Planning and Development, Metro Vancouver
Alexandra Flynn
Chris Gorman, Director of Data and Impact, The Human Development Council
John Harvey, Member, National Housing Council
Madeleine Hebert, Senior Housing Specialist, Happy Cities
Lisa Helps, Executive Lead Project Origination BC Builds, BC Housing
Michelle Hoar, Project Director, Hey Neighbour Collective
Lisa Ker, Deputy Executive Director, Community Housing Transformation Centre
Angela Levasseur, Chief, Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation Government Office
Bernadette Majdell, CEO, HomeSpace Society
Melanee McAulay, Sacajawea Non-Profit Housing Inc.
Shannin Metatawabin, CEO,National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association
Alex Miller, CEO, Big Block Construction
Rod Nadeau, Innovation Building Group
Jeff Neven, CEO, Indwell
Lili-Anna Peresa, McConnell Foundation
Michael Piper, Assistant Professor of urban design and architecture, University of Toronto
Angela Pye, Senior Policy Analyst, Infrastructure Canada
Shahidian Yasi, Members of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council
Tracee Smith, President and CEO of Keewaywin Capital Inc., Keewaywin Capital Inc.
James Smith, Director, Vuntut Gwitchin Government
Ross Soward, Manager of Housing, City of Victoria
Richard Summers, President, CEO and Founder Summers & Co.
Clarence Synard, President & CEO, NCC Investment Group Inc.
Alina Turner, HelpSeeker Technologies
Melissa Young, Chief Executive Officer and Registrar, Skilled Trades Ontario