Welcome to CONNECT The Schulich Alumni Forum

CONNECT The Schulich Alumni Forum, brings together alumni from around the globe to discuss, debate and discover new ideas and concepts.

The theme for this year’s forum is The Great Disruption: What the New Normal Means to You and Your Business. We’re emerging from the pandemic with new perspectives about how we work and want to work, how to innovate, how to seize new opportunities, and how to lead in a world where technology can be embraced at lightning speed. Our new environment is juxtaposed against a heightened awareness for diversity and inclusion, ESG and a focus on the individual’s mental well-being. Join us for a dynamic program with engaging experts and thought leaders as we help you prepare for What the New Normal Means to You and Your Business.

In previous years, our CONNECT programs have been held in Shanghai, New York and Beijing. This year, CONNECT 2022 will be held virtually for our alumni who are 33,000 strong, with more than 90 alumni chapters in over 60 countries.

CONNECT Program Advisors

We would like to thank the CONNECT Program Advisors

Dean Zwick — **Detlev Zwick, PhD**
Dean, Professor of Marketing & Tanna H. Schulich Chair in Digital Marketing Strategy

**Paul Dillon**
Associate Director
Schulich Executive Education Centre (SEEC)

Bill Graham (MBA '86)
Executive-in-Residence; Dean's Advisory Council, Schulich School of Business

Pam Laycock (MBA ’89)
SVP, Chief of Staff
Torstar Corporation; Executive-in-Residence, President, Schulich Global Alumni Network, and Session Host, Supply Chain

Howard Lichtman (JD ’79, MBA ’82)
President, The Lightning Group;
Partner, Ethnicity Multicultural Marketing and Advertising — Howard Lichtman
(JD ’79, MBA ’82)
President, The Lightning Group;
Partner, Ethnicity Multicultural Marketing and Advertising

Joseph Mapa
Krembil Chair in Health Management and Leadership; Director, Krembil Centre for Health Management and Leadership; Executive Director, HIMP; Adjunct Professor, Schulich School of Business — **Joseph Mapa**
Krembil Chair in Health Management and Leadership; Director, Krembil Centre for Health Management and Leadership; Executive Director, HIMP; Adjunct Professor, Schulich School of Business

Rami Mayer (IMBA ’02)
Executive Director
Schulich Executive Education Centre (SEEC) — **Rami Mayer (IMBA ’02)**
Executive Director
Schulich Executive Education Centre (SEEC)

**Deb Voorheis (EMBA '13)**
Partner, Bigwin Talent Group; KS EMBA Alumni Association and Session Host, Employee Well-Being Solutions

CONNECT Session Hosts

We would like to thank the CONNECT Session Hosts

Osman Ali Ansari (MBA ’17)Project Manager, Peoples Group; Facilitator, Alumni2Student — Osman Ali Ansari
(MBA ’17)
Project Manager, Peoples Group; Facilitator, Alumni2Student

Santiago Ardila (MBA ’14)
Senior Business Development Manager, Conagra Brands; Facilitator, Alumni2Alumni and Alumni2Student — Santiago Ardila
(MBA ’14)
Senior Business Development Manager, Conagra Brands; Facilitator, Alumni2Alumni and Alumni2Student

Melissa Boward (MBA '08) Managing Director, Corporate Development, RBC; Facilitator, Alumni2Alumni — Melissa Boward
(MBA '08)
Managing Director, Corporate Development, RBC; Facilitator, Alumni2Alumni

Jennifer Bruin (EMBA '16)Executive Principal Consultant, J. Bruin Associates Inc.; Session Host, Employee Well-Being — Jennifer Bruin
(EMBA '16)
Executive Principal Consultant, J. Bruin Associates Inc.; Session Host, Employee Well-Being

Lisa Marie Chen
(MBA '11)
Design Program Director, Business Automation, IBM; Session Host and Facilitator, Alumni2Alumni

Kariann Dale (MBA ’98)Vice President, Enterprise Conduct and Reputation Risk; Alumni Chapter President RBC; Session Host and Facilitator, Alumni2Student — Kariann Dale
(MBA ’98)
Vice President, Enterprise Conduct and Reputation Risk; Alumni Chapter President RBC; Session Host and Facilitator, Alumni2Student

Pete Gillespie (MBA ’91)
Regional Account Executive, Canada Life; Facilitator, Alumni2Student — Pete Gillespie
(MBA ’91)
Regional Account Executive, Canada Life; Facilitator, Alumni2Student

Ksenia Kavoun (MBA ’13)
Manager, National Health Care Practice, EY; Facilitator, Alumni2Student — Ksenia Kavoun
(MBA ’13)
Manager, National Health Care Practice, EY; Facilitator, Alumni2Student

Dana Krechowicz (IMBA ’07)Senior Sustainable Finance Manager, HSBC Bank of Canada; Sustainability Alumni Chapter President; Session Host, Sustainability — Dana Krechowicz
(IMBA ’07)
Senior Sustainable Finance Manager, HSBC Bank of Canada; Sustainability Alumni Chapter President; Session Host, Sustainability

Keith Loo (MBA '12)CEO, Skinopathy; Session Host, Healthcare — Keith Loo
(MBA '12)
CEO, Skinopathy; Session Host, Healthcare

Frank Paul
(MBA '17)
Manager, Channel Management, Metrolinx;
Former GBC President; Session Host, Executive Coaching; Facilitator, Alumni2Alumni

Vandita Puri (MBA ’18)
Senior Product Manager, Auxita; Facilitator, Alumni2Student — Vandita Puri
(MBA ’18)
Senior Product Manager, Auxita; Facilitator, Alumni2Student

Haleel Sarwar (MBA '11) Managing Principal, Capco; Facilitator, Alumni2Alumni — Haleel Sarwar
(MBA '11)
Managing Principal, Capco; Facilitator, Alumni2Alumni

Ruku Sandhu
(MBA ’14)
Senior Manager, Strategy and Transformation, Direct Marketing, CIBC; President, CIBC/Schulich Alumni Association; Session Host, Technology

Tim Scheffler (MBA '95) CFO, Tecnasa; Alumni Chapter President Panama; Facilitator, Alumni2Alumni — Tim Scheffler
(MBA '95)
CFO, Tecnasa; Alumni Chapter President Panama; Facilitator, Alumni2Alumni

Fiorella Tubino
(EMBA ’14)
Pharmaceutical Patient Support Program Manager, Bayshore HealthCare, Session Host, Leadership Behaviours

Martina Vrban
(MBA '84)
President, Astrelis; Session Host, Entrepreneurship