Olivia K. Sobey serves as legal counsel for Sobeys Inc. Prior to her work within Sobeys Legal Department, Olivia articled for the law firm Stewart McKelvey LLP and held an internship with the German law firm Böck Oppler Herring. Olivia has also worked for Scotiabank, where she gained experience working with charitable trusts and foundations.

Steven is a partner in the Halifax Tax Group of KPMG LLP where he provides a full range of income tax services to Canadian public and private entities in a variety of industries.

Kyle MacDonald is the Co-Founder and Senior Portfolio Manager at Gallant MacDonald, a private investment office serving a select group of ultra-high-net-worth families who have made significant contributions to business, public service, and philanthropy. Previously, Kyle led the Financial Services practice at Veritas Investment Research, an independent equity research firm. In this role, he was awarded the Thomson Reuters StarMine, recognizing him as the best overall stock picker in Banks and Insurance.

Sarah Irving is the Executive Vice President and Chief Brand Officer with Irving Oil. Sarah grew up in Saint John, New Brunswick.

She received her BA (cum laude) from Dartmouth College and her MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in 2014.

After completing her undergraduate degree, Sarah Irving worked for Deloitte in their New York strategic consulting practice. She is now part of the senior management team at Irving Oil in Saint John.

Wendy Griffin has over 25 years of senior public sector leadership. She has a passion for leading transformational change focused on improving outcomes for Nova Scotians. Prior to founding Cura Consulting, she was the Vice-President, Service Excellence with the Workers Compensation Board of Nova Scotia. Throughout her career at the WCB, Wendy held many roles leveraging her extensive experience in strategic planning, stakeholder engagement and change management.

Jennifer Gillivan is President and CEO of the IWK Foundation. The Foundation is the primary fundraising and outreach partner of the IWK Health Centre, which provides critical and specialized care to women, children, youth and families throughout the Maritimes. Jennifer is very passionate about the rights of women and Children in our society.

Barry is a founding partner in the Bedford Law Firm, Presse Mason. Barry’s practice primarily involves representing injured Nova Scotians. Barry has been recognized since 2007 by Best Lawyers in Canada for his expertise in personal injury law. Barry is a Past President of the Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association, Past Chair of the Rocky Lake Development Association and former Chair of the Bedford Business Association.