Ben Ashwell is the editor at IR Magazine and Corporate Secretary, covering investor relations, governance, risk and compliance. Prior to this, he was the founder and editor of Executive Talent, the global quarterly magazine from the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants. Before moving to the US, Ben was the vice president and editor at Executive Grapevine, overseeing a daily news website, ten annual supplements and HR Grapevine, the UK’s leading HR and talent management magazine. In his spare time, Ben enjoys rock climbing and writing fiction and poetry.

As Portfolio Manager, Darren’s day-to-day focus is researching mid to large cap Canadian businesses for QV’s Canadian Equity strategy. He is a member of the Investment Committee and also serves as Senior Vice President and Director, helping to manage the firm and the broader QV team. Darren is a QV shareholder.

“You can never know everything about every company on the market, so there is no day that we sit idle. Our job is to try and make the best decisions with the information we can gather.”

Darren joined QV in 2006. He began his career as a research analyst and trader with the Alberta Investment Management Corporation in 2001. He also worked as an Associate with Canada Trust Private Investment Counsel in Edmonton.

Darren’s interest in portfolio management began in university. He enjoys studying the inner workings of businesses across many industries and understanding their place within the economy. He is particularly interested in the people behind each business and the effectiveness of the decisions they make. As markets are continuously evolving with new information, he likes that there is always an opportunity or industry trend to analyze.

To Darren, investment success is achieving one’s return expectations while taking the appropriate amount of risk. When investment objectives and constraints are properly balanced, he believes clients will be more likely to remain invested throughout the market cycle, which is the key to creating long-term value.

Outside of work, Darren enjoys spending time with his wife, Trish, and their three children. He loves the outdoors and travelling to new places with his family.

Mr. Javed is the Vice President of Investor Relations at Hydro One Limited. He assumed the Head of IR role in 2018, after joining Hydro One investor relations team in 2015 shortly after its initial public offering. Mr. Javed has played a key role in shaping the successful investor relations program at Hydro One, which was recognized as the Best Investor Relations for an IPO by IR Magazine. He has tremendous experience with both private and public markets having worked in Private Equity, Investment Management and Management Consulting with a focus on value creation. Mr. Javed attended Harvard Business School, Rotman School of Management, and University of Western Ontario.

Prabh is a corporate sustainability strategist with over 10 years of experience embedding sustainability into organizational culture. She has led the development and execution of sustainability strategies, providing a framework for corporations to make decisions that balance economic, environmental, and social responsibility in a way that drives business value.

Currently, Prabh is the Director of Sustainability with Aecon Group Inc., where she leads the development and delivery of Aecon’s sustainability strategy. Her key responsibilities include integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG), identifying future trends, emerging technologies and operationalizing sustainability into day-to-day practices.

Prior to joining Aecon, Prabh was the Associate Director, Strategy & Sustainability at Toronto Pearson International Airport, where she was ranked Top 40 under 40 in North America by Airport Business for integrating sustainability as a value driver into airport operations and management.

Prabh has a Master of Resource and Environmental Management and undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies. Prabh is currently serving as the North American representative on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Stakeholder Council as well as Research associate with the National Academy of Sciences.

Chris King leads the International Corporate Services group at OTC Markets, focusing on business development in Europe, Latin America and Asia. At OTC Markets, Chris has also worked with smaller U.S.  companies to implement best practices as they grow, supported private companies interested in going public on the OTCQX and OTCQB markets, and helped companies already trading on our markets increase investor engagement and achieve fair valuation. Prior to OTC Markets, Chris served in various roles at DF King Worldwide, Capital Precision and Precision IR, helping hundreds of multinational blue-chip companies achieve their corporate objectives. Chris holds a BA from the University of Wolverhampton, UK.

Philip and his team have a range of investment strategy responsibilities from capital market research and economic analysis to investor education. In this role, the team analyzes the economy and capital markets to identify and develop investment opportunities. Their expertise spans across multiple asset classes and geographic regions. The team communicates their views through multiple media to Manulife Investment Management’s clients. With over 25 years of experience Philip is a recognized thought leader in the industry. Philip joined Manulife in 1999andin addition to producing a bi-weekly podcast for investment advisors “in*vest*ments unplugged”, he is a regular contributor to many of Manulife Investment Management’s publications. He is frequently quoted in the press, has appeared on BNN and is a sought-after speaker at industry conferences

Eliza Riego, Head Product and Service Innovation, studied Environmental Studies and Geographic Information Systems prior to joining TMX Group.  Having worked in multiple departments at TMX, over the last 12 years, Eliza has been focused on developing products, services and professional development opportunities for publicly listed companies on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange.  Recently, Eliza created ESG 101, a hub for ESG resources for issuers, and co-produced the updated Primer for Environmental & Social Disclosure.

Greg Secord is Vice President, Investor Relations for Open Text Corporation with responsibility for relations with sell-side analysts and institutional investors. Mr. Secord has 20 years of IR experience in both North American and European capital markets, and has managed IR through over 50 acquisitions. He has consulted, advised and counseled many industry leaders including some of the largest technology and insurance companies in Canada. He has created presentation materials for the Toronto Stock Exchange to educate executives of newly listed companies on the fundamentals of best practices IR. He has also been quoted in industry trade publications and is a published contributor to post-secondary text books on business and accounting. He is the recipient of numerous IR Magazine Awards in Canada including for Best Investor Relations Officer, Best Overall Investor Relations, Best Use of Technology and Best Investment Community Meetings. Mr. Secord is incoming chair of NIRI’s Senior Roundtable, and is a past board member for NIRI’s Virtual Chapter, and the Canadian Investor Relations Institute (Ontario).