WEDNESDAY 4:10 PM
C-SUITE FIRESIDE CHAT
WHAT KEPT YOU UP AT NIGHT?
HOW DID YOU MANAGE THROUGH IT?
Moderator
Paul Fletcher
Managing Director
Deloitte
About the Speaker
A senior leader at Deloitte, bringing deep experience in advising organizations on complex financial, operational, and strategic transformation. He works closely with executive teams to help them navigate change, strengthen performance, and build resilience in an evolving business environment. Paul is known for his practical, insights-driven approach and his ability to translate strategy into measurable results for finance and leadership teams.
About the Session
This session brings together seasoned CFOs to share the pivotal moments that tested their leadership, judgment, and resilience. Through candid “war stories,” they’ll explore how they navigated sudden market shocks, disruptive technologies, tariff threats, supply‑chain failures, and unexpected shifts in customer behaviour—including the rise of stablecoins in global transactions.
The discussion will unpack what kept them up at night during these high‑stakes moments and how they led their organizations through uncertainty. Expect insights on balancing innovation with risk, rebuilding a company on the brink, strengthening controls across complex supply chains, and making decisions when the data is incomplete and the pressure is immense.
Panel
Vanessa Galarneau
CFO & Founder
Pluvo
About the Speaker
About the Session
This session brings together seasoned CFOs to share the pivotal moments that tested their leadership, judgment, and resilience. Through candid “war stories,” they’ll explore how they navigated sudden market shocks, disruptive technologies, tariff threats, supply‑chain failures, and unexpected shifts in customer behaviour—including the rise of stablecoins in global transactions.
The discussion will unpack what kept them up at night during these high‑stakes moments and how they led their organizations through uncertainty. Expect insights on balancing innovation with risk, rebuilding a company on the brink, strengthening controls across complex supply chains, and making decisions when the data is incomplete and the pressure is immense.
Dominic Grimard
Chief Financial Officer
Power Sustainable
About the Speaker
Dominic Grimard has been Chief Financial Officer of Power Sustainable since 2022. In this role, he is responsible for all aspects of finance at the firm and oversees corporate finance, taxation, treasury, corporate and fund accounting. Before joining Power Sustainable, Dominic was Senior Vice President, Finance at Fiera Capital, a global asset management firm, where he was responsible for all financial matters related to the public markets investment side of the firm. Prior to his time at Fiera, Dominic spent several years at KPMG in audit and advisory roles, serving clients across multiple industries, working from both the Montreal and Paris offices of KPMG. Dominic is a member of the Board of Directors of the Financial Executives International, a community of senior financial executives. Dominic graduated from HEC Montreal with a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting. He later obtained a Graduate diploma in Accounting and he is Certified Public Accountant (CPA, CA).
About the Session
This session brings together seasoned CFOs to share the pivotal moments that tested their leadership, judgment, and resilience. Through candid “war stories,” they’ll explore how they navigated sudden market shocks, disruptive technologies, tariff threats, supply‑chain failures, and unexpected shifts in customer behaviour—including the rise of stablecoins in global transactions.
The discussion will unpack what kept them up at night during these high‑stakes moments and how they led their organizations through uncertainty. Expect insights on balancing innovation with risk, rebuilding a company on the brink, strengthening controls across complex supply chains, and making decisions when the data is incomplete and the pressure is immense.
Bruce Linton
Founder and Former CEO & Chairman
Canopy Growth Corporation
About the Speaker
He brings a wealth of experience in building strong technology-driven companies, developing world-class teams, and positioning his companies in sectors driven by waves of public policy change. Mr. Linton is Founder and served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canopy Growth Corporation (Nasdaq: CGC/TMX: WEED). As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canopy Growth Corporation, Mr. Linton led the Company through 31 acquisitions, and over 16 rounds of financing for a total of more than $6 billion of capital raises, including a $5 billion investment by Constellation Brands. Mr. Linton recently became founding Chairman of Greenlane, a digital Asset Tresure listed on NASDAQ. Bruce served as the founding Executive Chairman of Gage Growth Corp. (CSE: GAGE); acquired by TerrAscend Corp (CSE: TER), (OTCQX: TRSSF). Initial capital and Board member until 2021 of MindMed (Definum Theraputics) DFTX on Nasdaq; Chairman of the Advisory Board for Red Light Holland Corp., (CSE: TRIP) Bruce was also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Collective Growth Corporation; a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that went public on NASDAQ in May 2020 and completed its business combination transaction with Innoviz Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: INVZ) in March 2021. Bruce also sits on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Olympic Foundation and is an active member of The Ottawa Hospital Foundation, Campaign Executive Committee.
About the Session
This session brings together seasoned CFOs to share the pivotal moments that tested their leadership, judgment, and resilience. Through candid “war stories,” they’ll explore how they navigated sudden market shocks, disruptive technologies, tariff threats, supply‑chain failures, and unexpected shifts in customer behaviour—including the rise of stablecoins in global transactions.
The discussion will unpack what kept them up at night during these high‑stakes moments and how they led their organizations through uncertainty. Expect insights on balancing innovation with risk, rebuilding a company on the brink, strengthening controls across complex supply chains, and making decisions when the data is incomplete and the pressure is immense.
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