Sarah is the Founder of the Sarah McLachlan School of Music. Over her celebrated music career, she has sold over forty million albums, received three Grammy Awards, twelve Juno Awards and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. In addition to her personal artistic efforts, Sarah founded the Lilith Fair tour, which showcased female musicians and brought together more than two million people over its three-year run. Lilith Fair raised over $7 million for local and national charities and helped launch the careers of numerous female performers. For her contributions to the community, Sarah has received recognition including the Queen Elizabeth II Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals, as well as honorary doctorate degrees from Capilano University, Simon Fraser University, the University of Alberta, and Emily Carr University. She is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a Member of the Order of British Columbia. As the key visionary, Sarah brings an enthusiasm and passion to every facet of the School of Music and she has an active presence as an advocate for the profound potential of music education to empower, motivate, and transform lives.

Sue has over forty-five years of experience in the non-profit sector, both as a professional volunteer and an employee. Sue’s expertise includes strong organizational skills, passion, and the ability to inspire and motivate staff and volunteers to achieve tangible results. For the past ten years, Sue has focused on governance and the restructuring of not for profits. She believes in the ability of not-for-profits to increase their capacity through organizational structure and a healthy workplace. Before this, Sue was Executive Director of Family Services of the North Shore. On her retirement, a fund was established in her name to support prevention and intervention services for women and children who are victims of violence. Sue is also a Board member of Wolverton Foundation and President of her Strata Council.

David is one of the few creative directors in Canada with experience in all agency disciplines: media, account management and creative. Over the course of his career, he has written and produced over 500 commercials and corporate films, including creative work for clients like Labatt’s Breweries, Goldcorp, Rio Tinto, Vancouver Playhouse, Grouse Mountain, President’s Choice, Sunlight, Rugby Canada, and Knowledge Network. He also created the motto and thematic campaign for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, and was the Director of ‘The Gathering’, an award-winning documentary on the Aboriginal participation in the Opening Ceremony for the 2010 Games.

David’s work has been awarded at international advertising shows including Cannes, Clios, London International, Hollywoods, Marketing and the Bessies, as well as four golds at the Cassies, the Canadian awards for advertising effectiveness. David is a former Instructor at the Institute of Communication and Advertising, where he taught for 20 years. He is also a former Director of the National Advertising Benevolent Society (NABS) West, and Past-President of the Advertising Agency Association of British Columbia (AAABC).

Jane has over twenty-five years of experience in the entertainment industry working alongside music mogul Sam Feldman and his associated companies. Throughout her career at A&F Music, she has worked in such areas as music supervision, film and television production, music publishing, touring, and artist management. For the past fifteen years she has focused on artist management, working closely with renowned artists such as Sarah McLachlan and James Taylor. Her work in artist management has taken her to various countries around the world, and has involved many special projects, including artist residencies in Las Vegas, cross-Atlantic artist performances on the Queen Mary 2, world-wide concert tours, international press and promotional tours for album releases, and a groundbreaking Audible Original production.

Jen has over 20 years of experience as a securities lawyer at national law firm Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, having moved to Vancouver from Toronto in 2012 to open its Vancouver office, the firm’s first venture outside of Ontario. She is ranked amongst the best lawyers in Canada and has received industry awards for being a top lawyer under 40 as well as for mid-career excellence. Jen is Co-Chair of the firm’s Mining Group and a past member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Corporate Responsibility Committee. Jen also sits on the board of a public mining company and has been Co-Chair of the Daffodil Ball in support of the Canadian Cancer Society for 10 years.

Leen is a technology industry executive with over 20 years of experience working for some of the world’s most innovative companies. He enjoys solving complicated business problems by taking apart the technical, financial and people elements and putting them back together so they make more sense. His desire to understand, simplify, and communicate strategy has created opportunities to directly advise Satya Nadella and Bill Gates, and represent Microsoft with senior government officials at the White House and Ten Downing. Leen has held leadership roles spanning Product, Sales, Strategy, Business Development and Marketing at Microsoft and Google. He has structured deals and acquisitions worth several billion dollars by leaning on his experience and broad understanding of how organizations function. Leen is currently managing a joint venture between Databricks and Microsoft, which is one of the most notable partnerships in the AI industry.

Sarah is the Founder of the Sarah McLachlan School of Music. Over her celebrated music career, she has sold over forty million albums, received three Grammy Awards, twelve Juno Awards and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. In addition to her personal artistic efforts, Sarah founded the Lilith Fair tour, which showcased female musicians and brought together more than two million people over its three-year run. Lilith Fair raised over $7 million for local and national charities and helped launch the careers of numerous female performers. For her contributions to the community, Sarah has received recognition including the Queen Elizabeth II Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals, as well as honorary doctorate degrees from Capilano University, Simon Fraser University, the University of Alberta, and Emily Carr University. She is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a Member of the Order of British Columbia. As the key visionary, Sarah brings an enthusiasm and passion to every facet of the School of Music and she has an active presence as an advocate for the profound potential of music education to empower, motivate, and transform lives.

Sue has over forty-five years of experience in the non-profit sector, both as a professional volunteer and an employee. Sue’s expertise includes strong organizational skills, passion, and the ability to inspire and motivate staff and volunteers to achieve tangible results. For the past ten years, Sue has focused on governance and the restructuring of not for profits. She believes in the ability of not-for-profits to increase their capacity through organizational structure and a healthy workplace. Before this, Sue was Executive Director of Family Services of the North Shore. On her retirement, a fund was established in her name to support prevention and intervention services for women and children who are victims of violence. Sue is also a Board member of Wolverton Foundation and President of her Strata Council.

Doug Goss is a graduate of both the University of Alberta School of Business and Faculty of Law, earning a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance in 1981, followed by a Bachelor of Laws in 1984.  He is currently Counsel at Bryan & Company LLP, and serves as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Premium Brands Holdings Corporation. Doug has extensive experience as a Board Member, holding positions for organizations including: University of Alberta, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), CN Edmonton Community Board, TELUS Edmonton Community Board, Fort Edmonton Management Company, the Edmonton Eskimo Football Club, and the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation. He currently serves as a Board Member of the Hockey Canada Foundation and the Edmonton Police Foundation.
Doug was named a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International in 2009. He is a member of the Alberta Order of Excellence, and has received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals, the Edmonton Outstanding Volunteer Fundraising Award, the Alumni Honour Award from the University of Alberta, and the Stars of Alberta Volunteer Award. Mr. Goss received an Honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Alberta at its Spring 2017 Convocation.

Kenna is the President / CEO and founding partner of Danyliw & Mann, a boutique firm that specializes in providing business management, tax and accounting services to the music industry.  The business started over 15 years ago in the spare bedroom of her family’s home while she had two young daughters, a stepson and one very supportive husband.  Danyliw & Mann has grown out of that bedroom and into one of the leading Canadian firms in the industry and proudly represents several Juno and Grammy award-winning or nominated artists across Canada, the United States and beyond.  Kenna is a CPA, CA and non-practicing CFA who started her career with Coopers & Lybrand and also worked with Laidlaw and Pricewaterhouse Coopers before founding Danyliw & Mann.  Kenna is a new member of the Hamilton Community Foundation’s Women4Change group, and a board member of The Avril Lavigne Foundation. Formerly held roles include Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors at the Art Gallery of Burlington, and Board Member for the Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute and Planned Parenthood Hamilton.

Jane has over twenty-five years of experience in the entertainment industry working alongside music mogul Sam Feldman and his associated companies. Throughout her career at A&F Music, she has worked in such areas as music supervision, film and television production, music publishing, touring, and artist management. For the past fifteen years she has focused on artist management, working closely with renowned artists such as Sarah McLachlan and James Taylor.  Her work in artist management has taken her to various countries around the world, and has involved many special projects, including artist residencies in Las Vegas, cross-Atlantic artist performances on the Queen Mary 2, world-wide concert tours, international press and promotional tours for album releases, and a groundbreaking Audible Original production.

Ashif Mawji is a serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, venture capitalist, mentor and community builder. He chairs the Edmonton Police Foundation, Ben Stelter Foundation and TELUS Friendly Future Foundation and serves on numerous private and nonprofit boards, including the Invest Alberta Corporation, Sarah McLachlan Foundation, Hockey Canada Foundation, CN Community Foundation, Premier’s Council on Civil Society and others.
Ashif has directly invested into more than 110 companies globally, is invested in over 10 funds, is the managing director of the ScaleGood Fund LP (Social Impact VC Fund). He advises and mentors entrepreneurs globally. Ashif has built (ground up) and exited several companies in the tech space, with one of his companies having a presence in over 150 countries and in virtually every industry.
He received the EY Prairies Entrepreneur of the Year award, named one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40 and received Canada’s 50 Best Managed companies award three years in a row. Ashif was inducted into the Junior Achievement (NA) Business Hall of Fame in 2019. Ashif is an active member of YPO (Young Presidents Organization) and won the coveted Laing Award - he has served in the executive including as Chair of the organization (YPO-AB).
Ashif has served as an Honorary Colonel in the Canadian Army and received the Queen’s Golden, Diamond and Platinum Jubilee medals and the Alberta Centennial Medal.
He was named a Henry Crown Fellow (part of the globally renowned Aspen Institute) and one of a handful Canadians to ever be included.

Jeffrey Latimer has produced and managed live theatre, musical productions, artists, events, and partnerships in North America for over 30 years. Currently, Jeffrey is the CEO of Canada’s Walk of Fame, and Manager of international vocal group The Tenors, soul sensation Sean Jones, the spoken word messenger Wali Shah, and others. Jeffrey has produced more than 40 live theatrical shows in the past, including hit shows such as Forever Plaid, Forever Tango, Forever Swing, Stomp, and more. His event company was honoured to produce the entertainment for the G7 and G20 World Leaders Summits. For years, Jeffrey has worked with The Second City, and with the Just for Laughs comedy festival. He has current film and TV projects with Bell Media, Frank Marshall, Fremantle Entertainment, and just completed producing films about David Foster and Howie Mandel while currently working on Oscar Peterson.
Jeffrey’s charity work is vast, including: event chair of the ONEXONE Foundation gala headed by Matt Damon, AMICI’s 50th anniversary gala, Ron White Foundation’s “White Knight” Gala, and Board Member for SickKids Foundation (community outreach), Jays Care Foundation and The David Foster Foundation. He is currently working on an initiative with The Canadian Cancer Society.

Joyce is a big believer in the transformative and connective power of music. Early on in her career, she had the pleasure of establishing the inaugural music program for a new Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron. Since then, she’s leveraged her specialty at the intersection of psychology and business to help organizations implement strategic and sustainable change.
For the past decade, Joyce has been a trusted leader and confidant for senior leaders in both the private and public sectors including venture capital, utilities and higher ed. Her expertise is in building high performing teams and cultural transformation. Joyce’s passion is to help others succeed through compassion, emotional intelligence and data-informed decision making. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of British Columbia (UBC).