Ms. Summers joined Superior Plus in November 2015. Prior to joining Superior Plus, Ms. Summers served as Chief Financial Officer of Ontario Power Generation. Prior to that, Ms. Summers was the Chief Financial Officer of Just Energy Group Inc. Ms. Summers has also held many senior executive and management positions focusing on strategy, financing, mergers and acquisitions, tax planning, compliance, risk management, treasury and supply chain operations. Ms. Summers has been awarded Fellows recognition by CPA Ontario, is a Chartered Professional Accountant (FCPA, FCA), and obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Maeghan Albiston is the Assistant Vice President of Investor Relations and Pensions at Canadian Pacific (CP). Prior to joining the Investor Relations team in 2011, Maeghan held various financial management roles with CP in the areas of financial analysis, corporate planning and treasury. In addition to leading the investor relations function, Maeghan also oversees the management of CP’s pension plans, including CP’s $13 billion defined benefit pension plan — one of the oldest and largest corporate pension plans in Canada. This combined role provides Maeghan with a unique perspective on the capital markets and strong ties to a variety of stakeholders across the investment industry.

During Maeghan’s tenure in investor relations, CP’s market cap has grown from $10 billion to over $50 billion. She has communicated CP’s strategy through major corporate events including a high profile proxy battle with an activist shareholder, the roll-out of a significant corporate turnaround plan, network acquisitions and divestments and executive transitions. CP’s IR team is regularly recognized by shareholders and professional associations for their transparent approach to communications. In 2020 Maeghan was named by Institutional Investor magazine to the All-Canada Executive Team as best IR Professional in the capital goods/industrials sector. The magazine also recognized CP for best IR program, best ESG reporting and best analyst day. CP was also recognized by IR Magazine in 2019 for ‘Best Use of Technology and Social Media for IR’ and named a 2018 Global TopGun Company for Transparency and Reporting by Brendan Wood International.

Adam Borgatti is Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations, responsible for leading Aecon’s Investor Relations program and supporting the executive team with developing long-term business plans, evaluating strategic initiatives, and leading the assessment and execution of Aecon’s acquisition opportunities. Mr. Borgatti brings a depth of experience and knowledge of both capital markets and the construction industry.

Prior to joining Aecon in 2009, Mr. Borgatti held leadership roles in the financial services industry, including Vice President, RBC Capital Markets, and Vice President, National Bank Financial. Before assuming his current position at Aecon in 2017-18, he served as Vice President, Investor Relations, at Scotiabank and was responsible for leading all aspects of investor relations, providing strategic direction, leadership and oversight for the company’s investor relations portfolio globally.

Over his career at Aecon, Mr. Borgatti has held leadership roles in the Energy and Infrastructure segments, Strategic Finance division, and previously served as Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations. Mr. Borgatti holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and Entrepreneurship from McGill University as well as the CFA and CPIR designations. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) and serves as Audit Committee Chair.

Mark has spent nearly 15 years within Canadian energy, being part of the continuous change in the sector through roles in investment banking and at E&P, gas and oil-focused midstream companies. In his recent roles, Mark has focused on transforming the companies’ communication, positioning and perception within the market as well as using the feedback from these interactions to help drive positive change inside his company. Mark is CFA charterholder and has experience across a wide spectrum of predominantly finance-focused responsibilities including strategic planning, capital markets, ESG and sustainability, investor relations, corporate finance, and mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.

Milla is a leading expert in the field of sustainability and sustainable investing, and she is known for anticipating trends.

Ms. Hobson was appointed to the position of Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasury of Finning International in August of 2019. Ms. Hobson is a strategic and results oriented finance leader with more than 20 years’ experience in finance, treasury, investor relations, foreign exchange and interest rate risk management. In her most recent role as CFO and Vice President of Finance and Corporate Services for the British Columbia Lottery Corporation, she led financial, administrative, procurement and facility services and acted as Government liaison for the corporation on financial matters. Ms. Hobson is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) as well as a Chartered Director. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with distinction from the University of Victoria. She currently serves on the board of the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation where she is Treasurer and Chair of the Finance, Investment and Audit Committee.

Ian is a senior leader with extensive experience in investor communications and sustainable business opportunities.

Most recently, Ian led the sustainability office at Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN: TSX/NYSE) with a mandate to develop its sustainability strategy, ensure its integration into company operations, and communicate its sustainability performance and objectives to key audiences.

Ian joined Algonquin as VP, Investor Relations and led the IR team during a period of significant growth and capital formation. During his tenure, the company’s IR and sustainability reporting efforts were consistently recognized during IR Magazine Canada’s annual awards season.

Ian brings over 20 years of buy and sell-side experience, with a specific focus on renewable energy, electric utilities, and cleantech. Ian holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Western Ontario and is a CFA Charter Holder.

Mark Fasken is the co-founder and COO of Irwin, an award-winning capital markets software company building a better way to manage investor relations. As COO, Mark works daily with capital markets professionals at public companies, advisory firms, and investment banks globally to ensure Irwin’s platform helps them achieve their IR goals.

Before Irwin Mark spent nearly a decade in sales and marketing at high-growth software companies. He led a highly skilled sales team at Influitive that directly supported the company’s rapid revenue growth to $10M ARR+. As Pressly’s former VP of Sales, Mark helped build the sales and marketing team leading up to its acquisition by Vision Critical.

Mark is passionate about educating IR professionals on the tools and resources available to help them succeed, and was recognized in The National Investor Relations Institute’s (NIRI) 2021 class of “30 Under 40” for his noticeable contributions to the IR and capital markets community.

As Senior Director of Investor Relations and Social Impact at Shopify Inc., Katie educates investors on Shopify’s vision, strategy, markets, operations and results to help them make informed investment decisions. Katie also to providesfeedback from investors and analysts to Shopify’s internal team to help guide strategy, actions and communications. Because value creation by a company goes far beyond dollars and cents, Katie is also responsible for leading Shopify’s Social Impact team.

Alyssa is a Principal and Co-Founder at irlabs. She has over 15-years of investor relations, capital markets and corporate communications experience. An activist by nature, she has raised over $1 billion of capital, led some of Canada’s most successful activism campaigns, managed M&A transactions and enhanced board governance frameworks. She was formerly Head of Strategy – Operations and Communications at Artis REIT, Vice-President of Capital Markets and Communications at Sandpiper Group and Manager, Investor Relations at Amica Mature Lifestyles Inc. She is known for her agility, creative prose and relentless pursuit of success for her clients.

Laurie Havelock is a journalist, writer and podcaster who has worked with IR Magazine for almost a decade. Outside of writing about investor relations, corporate governance and green finance, he also works for the i newspaper as a news editor and culture writer. Away from writing, he works on several comedy podcasts including Podshambles and Idle Fantasy and was formerly a radio DJ, and hosted a weekly show on Shoreditch Radio called What’s Your Plan B? He lives in London with Mischa, his dog.

Steve Wade is a content researcher and conference producer at IR Magazine where he is responsible for crowd-sourcing intelligence on the big global issues facing investor relations. Steve also creates events where the IROs and the wider financial community can discuss, debate, and learn about ways to develop the IR function.

Prior to IR Magazine, Steven’s background has been in corporate social responsibility and responsible investment. During his time at Ethical Corporation (now Reuters Events), Steve launched the ESG symposium, an event focused on connecting the socially responsible investment community with corporate sustainability leaders at listed companies. Steve was a judge for the Deloitte Green Frog Awards, celebrating the best corporate reporting in Eastern Europe. Steve also presented research at the Global Sustainable Event Summit in London and has spoken about extra-financial reporting with the United Nations Global Compact, the World Bank, and the Polish Ministry of Finance.

Steve has a degree in Event Management and enjoys playing rugby in his spare time.

Tim Human is senior reporter at IR Magazine. He rejoined the publication in 2019 after two years working as a freelance writer for a range of international clients. Previously, he was editor of IR Magazine between 2013-2017. He has also written for Corporate Secretary, IR Magazine’s sister publication, and CorpComms, the UK-based magazine for corporate communications professionals.