Master of Arts in Immigration and Settlement Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University (2008)
Master's Certificate in Organisational Development and Change, York University (2014)
Executive Leadership Development Program, University of Toronto (2011)
💼 Working Experience
Over 20 years of leadership experience in finance, government and healthcare.
Previously served as Director of Diversity, Equity and Human Rights at the City of Toronto, where she led the team that developed strategies and policies related to diversity and equity.
Founder and CEO of Waheeda Rahman Consultancy, which provides consulting services on talent management and leadership development.
Ms. Tricia Mumby, the expert from Canada
🏅 Educational Background
MBA from University of Waterloo
💼 Working Experience
Key Mentor of the D2C Strategy Project.
Partner of Mabel's Labels Inc., which produces and distributes labels and tags for kids - but is also great for all ages!
Partner of McMaster University's business incubator, welcoming startups across multiple industries and at all stages, from idea to development employer.
Ms. Danielle Rockel, Expert from Canada
🏅 Educational Background
BA from Simon Fraser University
MBA from Royal Roads University
💼 Working Experience
A startup expert with 20 years of experience, has helped many startups from idea to success in Canada.
Founder and CEO of Rockel Group, a startup consulting firm that provides services such as strategy development, fundraising, and marketing.
Co-founder of Startup Grind, a global startup community with over 500 chapters in 100 countries.
Ms. Monica Lent
🏅 Educational Background
PhD at Durham University, UK.
Retired in 2022 after nearly 30 years of teaching, during which she was Professor in the Department of Management.
💼 Working Experience
To a teaching and research focus on entrepreneurship, she continues to pursue this passion through her role as a Volunteer Advisor at Catalyste+.
Her teaching approach emphasizes practical learning, through which she has delivered entrepreneurship and small business training courses in a variety of contexts and countries, including women-specific courses in Canada, as well as in Ghana, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Monica's research focuses on understanding how entrepreneurship develops in individuals, organizations, and rural communities.
Her research has been published in numerous journals and presented at academic conferences in Canada, the United States, Europe, Africa and Asia.