Cheryll Case, is the Founder and Executive Director of CP Planning, a Toronto-based community catalyst defining the practice of a human rights-based approach to urban planning. This includes the co-design and implementation of neighbourhood, city, and nation-wide planning strategies that have aligned for public, non-profit, and private sector organizations to invest millions of dollars into community-led solutions that uphold the economic, social, and cultural rights of marginalized people to have access to good housing, good jobs, and an adequate standard of living. Much of this work is grounded in CP Planning’s Roadmap for Redevelopment to Confront Systemic Racism, a multi-year program to advance for a more inclusive Land Use Planning Economy – one capable of catalyzing social capital so that affordable housing is protected and generated at the scale required to meet community need.

Cheryll has contributed to various committees and facilitated public discourse to advance professional planning practices. This includes serving as co-chair of the BSH Knowledge Mobilization Committee at the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative, on the advisory committee of the national network steering the development of a Black-led and Black-focused development technical resource centre, and previous roles as a member of the Urban Land Institute's Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee, and as a member of the City of Toronto’s External Advisory Committee for the production of their 2020-30 Affordable Housing Plan. She co-authored and co-edited "House Divided", and taught housing innovation at the Rotman School of Business and Waterloo University’s School of Architecture.

Her impact is recognized in her honour as the University of Toronto’s inaugural Early Career Canadian Urban Leader in 2022, in addition to recognitions from the Azure Magazine, Spacing Magazine, and the Jamaican Canadian Association.

Jordan Chittley is a content editor for The Globe and Mail. He joined The Globe in 2014 as the online editor for Globe Drive.

Petrina Gentile is an award-winning automotive journalist -- one of the few women who cover cars in Canada. Petrina has been writing for The Globe and Mail’s Drive section since 2004. She also covers the automotive beat for CTV NewsChannel on her bi-weekly national segment called "Up to Speed" and has appeared on CP24, CBC, and BNN Bloomberg TV. She produced 18 seasons of the national TV show Car/Business with Jeremy Cato and Michael Vaughan, which was broadcast weekly on CTV and BNN. She has written several non-fiction books for kids including "Big Trucks, Big Wheels," "Dirt Movers," and "The Ballet School." Before focusing on cars, she was a news writer at CTV and a producer at BNN. She has a Master of Journalism (MJ) from Carleton University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Waterloo.

Margaret Parkhill is a registered Professional Engineer with over 20 years of experience in transportation planning. Her experience spans the entire project lifecycle, from strategic planning and business case development to design and implementation. As an industry-leading expert in transportation planning, Margaret is adept at building consensus among competing demands to develop balanced solutions. Margaret adeptly integrates space for transit, walking, cycling, cars and trucks, while incorporating green space, trees, and utilities. She is passionate about helping cities and regions expand transportation choice, navigating complex challenges to prioritize people and create complete streets.

Karen Chapple, Ph.D., is Director of the School of Cities and Professor in the Department of Geography & Planning at the University of Toronto. She is Professor Emerita of City & Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, where she served as department chair. Chapple studies inequalities in the planning, development, and governance of regions in the Americas, with a focus on economic development and housing. In 2023 Chapple received the Sir Peter Hall Award for Lifetime Contribution to the Field from the Regional Studies Association. Her books include Transit-Oriented Displacement or Community Dividends? Understanding the Effects of Smarter Growth on Communities and Planning Sustainable Cities and Regions: Towards More Equitable Development (Routledge, 2015), which won the John Friedmann Book Award from the American Collegiate Schools of Planning. She holds degrees in urban studies and planning from Columbia University, the Pratt Institute, and UC-Berkeley.

Stéphan Déry, President and CEO of Canada Lands Company. In this role, Mr Déry leads a national organization of hundreds of employees responsible for the development and management of major real estate holdings and the operation of some of Canada’s most cherished attractions. Canada Lands Company’s attractions include the CN Tower and Downsview Park in Toronto, the Montreal Science Centre and the Old Port of Montreal.

He is a seasoned real estate professional having served in the Government of Canada as Assistant Deputy Minister of Real Property Services at Public Services and Procurement Canada, an organization with over 4,000 employees. In this role, Stéphan was responsible for the delivery of the entire suite of real property services to federal departments and agencies. Over his 30-year career in the public service, he also held several other executive positions in the areas of acquisitions and corporate services.

Stéphan is a chartered professional accountant and holds a master’s degree in public administration.

As Partner and an experienced Development Manager, Albert is responsible for multiple social purpose projects in various stages of development and is actively involved throughout the lifespan of the real estate development process.

He has been working closely with Terra’s founding partners and current managing partner on projects throughout Vancouver and B.C. involving negotiation and coordination with municipalities, health authorities to deliver on our clients’ project goals. He was also the development manager responsible for the Community Housing Land Trust project on four City of Vancouver-owned sites.
Prior to joining Terra, Albert engaged in delivering real estate advisory services including market research and feasibility analysis for mixed-use and commercial projects in both the public and private sectors across North America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Albert is an Urban Geography graduate of the University of British Columbia, where he specialized in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - and has a diploma in Urban Land Economics from the University of British Columbia.

Albert current serves as a director with the Little Mountain Neighbourhood House. He has also served on the Vancouver City Planning Commission, an advisory body of volunteers appointed by Vancouver City Council with a broad mandate to consider and advise Council on matters relating to the future of Vancouver. He is an active Urban Land Institute of B.C. member, having served as co-chair of the events programming committee, and volunteers his time with Canuck Place Children’s Hospice.

Andrew Gordon is the General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI).

In this role, Andrew oversees all legal and regulatory compliance matters at TCI. Andrew also has responsibility for human resources, government relations, corporate communications, and product public relations.

Prior to his role at TCI, Andrew was the General Counsel at a Toronto-based health technology company. Before that, Andrew was a partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, where he practiced corporate and commercial law for 10 years.

Andrew holds a law degree (J.D.) from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University.

Dr. Shoshanna Saxe is an Associate Professor in the University of Toronto’s Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Infrastructure and the Director of the Centre for the Sustainable Built Environment. She investigates the relationship between the infrastructure we build and the society we create to identify opportunities – and pathways – to better align infrastructure provision with sustainability. Her research focuses around two main questions: 1) What should we build? and 2) how should we build it?

Ana Bailão is the head of affordable housing and public affairs for Dream Unlimited Corp. She is a municipal leader and housing expert, former Deputy Mayor of Toronto, long-time City Councillor, and former candidate for mayor.

After establishing a successful career in the private sector Ana was first elected to City Council in 2010. In her 12 year tenure at Toronto City Hall she served on multiple committees, and represented Toronto at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, achieving national recognition for her work as one of Canada’s leading voices for city-building and housing. As the city’s inaugural Chair of Housing and Planning Ana secured unprecedented billions in investment from other governments for housing, and championed innovative solutions including historic planning and zoning changes, and established CreateTO to manage city real estate.

In 2023 Ana placed a solid second in the largest by-election in Canada’s history. Today, Ana remains focused on making cities more livable and inclusive, working with partners across all sectors and regions.

After sustaining a spinal cord injury in 2002, Luke Anderson was all of a sudden introduced to a world that's not well suited for a wheelchair user. His frustration encountering access barriers led him to co-found the StopGap Foundation, which raises awareness about the importance of a barrier free and inclusive society. StopGap works with different community leaders across Canada delivering education and resources that inspire societal perspective shifts, the removal of barriers in the built environment, and policy change. Their iconic brightly painted ramps can be found in more than 60 communities all over Canada, helping ensure our society's collective understanding about the importance of accessibility and inclusion continues to advance and grow. Luke is a licensed professional engineer, co-chair of the Accelerating Accessibility Coalition, a nature lover, an avid meditator, an aspiring harmonica virtuoso, and is the recipient of a Governor General's Meritorious Service Medal.

Krystal is a seasoned leader in the charitable sector and a self-taught housing advocate speaking at the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), raised millions of dollars for deserving charities. Recognized as one of Canada’s Young Impact Leaders by Future of Good, she collaborates universities, institutes and corporations to spearhead empathetic human-centric housing solutions. With experience advocating for vulnerable populations in mental health, gender-based violence, people with disabilities, and single-parent families - she champions long-term affordable housing.

Krystal focuses on equitable housing and economic opportunities for all Canadians. As the Founder of Rental Rescue, she pioneers a turn-key, collaborative financial model empowering nonprofits to compete at market speed for building acquisition, preserving affordability, and housing security for local communities - buying two buildings in their first year. Her expertise spans philanthropy, community connections, and human-centred design. Krystal is a 2024-25 Just Economy Institute (JEI)'s Fellows.

Upasana Bhattacharjee is a PhD student at the Faculty of Information and Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto. Their dissertation explores mobility, labour, and gender. They are a member of the Board of Directors of TTCRiders. Previously, Upasana was a fellow at the Global Centre of Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability at Technische Universität Berlin. They have also worked in the civic and open technology ecosystem in India.