Rachel Wong is the Co-Founder of Monday Girl, the leading private members’ club dedicated to empowering the modern and ambitious woman to rise to the top and supporting her in staying there.

Monday Girl members get unlimited access to resources, a vibrant community, and mentorship from leading women at top companies including Google, Deloitte, Nike, and Sephora.

Since its inception in 2021, Monday Girl has become a pivotal space for Gen-Z and Millennial women, reaching over 350,000 individuals, facilitating 500+ sold-out events, and gaining recognition from major outlets including Forbes, Elle, Globe & Mail, Financial Post and more.

Rachel has spent the majority of her career in high-growth startups and joined Uber in its early days to help launch the Uber Eats platform in key Canadian markets.

Whitney Bell currently serves as the Chief Marketing Officer for WNBA Toronto. With over 17 years of experience as a marketing leader, Whitney has successfully navigated diverse landscapes—from pioneering disruptor brands to reinvigorating established icons—always with a commitment to fostering positive social impact.

Whitney began her career in consumer packaged goods, spending over a decade in various Marketing and Sales roles at Kraft and Unilever. During this time, she managed the Dove and Axe brands and led strategic partnerships with the Toronto Raptors, the NBA, and the Montreal Canadiens.

In 2018, she joined Lyft as an early-stage team member for the company's launch into Canada. Over three years, she was promoted to Head of Marketing for Canada and International, focusing on defining the go-to-market strategy for new markets.

In 2021, Whitney became Vice President of Marketing at Clutch. In this role, she was responsible for building the strategy, driving growth, and establishing Clutch as a household brand in Canada. Clutch was named one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Canada for the past three years.

Whitney previously served on the Board of Directors for Shaping Her Esteem, an organization dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of young women through sport. She has also advised Influence This Canada and Buffer Festival and currently mentors with Monday Girl, contributing to the development of the next generation of talent.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and an MBA from Queen’s University, where she was a member of the varsity women’s soccer team.a

Dawn is the editor of Report on Business magazine, where she oversees a mix of long-form features, programs such as Women Lead Here and Canada’s Top Growing Companies, and more.

Deanne Gage is a reporter for Globe Advisor at The Globe and Mail. She has specialized in issues pertaining to financial advisors for more than two decades.

She is the former editor of FORUM and Advisor’s Edge magazines and has been the recipient of several business journalism awards during her tenure.

She was the Toronto Star's Money Makeover columnist for five years. Her articles have also appeared in Morningstar.ca, Chatelaine, MoneySense, and Today’s Parent.

For over 25 years, Sandra has had the privilege of providing leadership on innovation and growth in the pharmaceutical sector improving the lives of Canadians. As the General Manager at Astellas Canada, she leads with a desire to impact the healthcare industry for the better. Building on Astellas' transplant and oncology legacy with a keen focus on women's health and ophthalmology, she is committed to bridging gender gaps and generating patient-centric action. Bringing in her past leadership experience with Seagen Canada, her philosophy is rooted in fostering a positive corporate culture that values collaboration, innovation, and productivity from and for all areas of the health organization. Before joining Seagen, Sandra also worked for Gilead, Roche, and EMD Serono in various sales and marketing roles in therapeutic areas such as breast cancer, melanoma, bladder cancer, lymphomas and multiple sclerosis. She also has extensive experience in patient support programs where she started her career.

Sandra is deeply passionate about transformation, learning, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders within the industry to explore how to enhance outcomes for different patient groups. Creating lasting impact is always at the forefront of her mind and she looks forward to building the tools and resources to create an equitable healthcare environment for all.

Kristy Kirkup is a seasoned national journalist for The Globe and Mail. She is based in Ottawa.

Kristy specializes in federal health policy, including reproductive health issues affecting women and gender-diverse people, drug regulation and medical assistance in dying. Her reporting also brings national attention to systemic health inequities.

With more than 15 years of reporting experience, Kristy has earned a reputation as a trusted voice in Canadian journalism. She began her career with CTV News in Ottawa and went on to report at Sun Media, CBC News and The Canadian Press. She joined The Globe and Mail in the fall of 2019 and brings both political and policy knowhow to her work, along with a strong commitment to public service journalism.

Kristy has reported from Parliament Hill for much of her career and has chronicled major national developments and been part of coverage for five federal election campaigns (2011, 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2025). She has travelled across Canada and internationally, covering both Prime Ministers Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau on official visits abroad.

Although she has extensive experience with breaking news and daily political coverage, Kristy is drawn to in-depth journalism.

In 2017, she received the Canadian Journalism Foundation Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism, alongside colleagues at The Canadian Press, for a groundbreaking series on sexual trauma in Indigenous communities.

In 2021, she was part of a team at The Globe and Mail awarded the prestigious Michener Award for a series that exposed the Catholic Church’s efforts to sidestep accountability for its role in the residential school system.

She also received the King’s Coronation Medal in 2025, an honour awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to the country. In her case, the medal was given in recognition of her reporting on Indigenous affairs.

Kristy is passionate about using the power of journalism to shine a light in dark places and to lift up the voices of the silenced and forgotten. She also believes strongly in mentoring younger journalists.

Kristy is a mother of two and has a nearly 14 year old mini schnauzer/yorkie named Adele who has been at her side for her most memorable bylines.

Sandra E. Martin is The Globe and Mail’s Standards Editor, a role that upholds The Globe’s editorial code of conduct, seeking to ensure The Globe’s journalism is of the highest quality and that the organization is accountable to readers.

Informed by her rich and varied 20+ years as a journalist, journalism-school instructor and audience specialist, Sandra joined The Globe in October 2021, as Head of Newsroom Development.

Previously, she served as Editor-in-Chief of MoneySense where, under her leadership, the online personal finance magazine earned two finalist nods in the 2021 in the Canadian Online Publishing Awards, to be announced in February 2022. Also under her leadership, in January 2020 MoneySense picked up a Silver Canadian Online Publishing Award in the Best Service Article or Series–Consumer category.

As a contract lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Journalism, Sandra has taught undergrad and graduate classes on feature writing, advanced magazine editing, brand-building and copy editing.

During her tenure as Editor-in-Chief of Canadian Living, the magazine won numerous accolades, and maintained its place as the most-read paid women’s lifestyle publication in print and online.

Previously, Sandra helmed the highly successful launch of Walmart Live Better/Vivre mieux Walmart, and served in senior editorial capacities at Today’s Parent. Her byline has appeared in The Globe and Mail, Cottage Life and the National Post, among others.

She is a two-time National Magazine Awards finalist, a repeat NMA judge, and a two- time NMA host. She sits on the board of directors of Canada’s History Society (publishers of Canada’s History and Kayak magazines), and heads the volunteer committee for SABEW Canada (which promotes excellence in business writing and editing). She has also served as a mentor in the NMAF's BIPOC Mentorship Program."

Based in Toronto, Rachel Brady covers sports for The Globe and Mail, focused especially on features. She began as a multimedia producer at MLive.com in Michigan, covering college football, basketball and Detroit's pro teams. She returned to Canada in 2008 and became a producer with CTV's Olympic consortium.

She began writing for The Globe in 2011 and has covered events from the Olympics to Grey Cups and the NBA Finals, and has reported on issues including gender equity and athlete abuse. Rachel has profiled many of Canada’s biggest athletes.

She won the 2021 National Newspaper Award for sports coverage and received a Michener Award nomination, partnering with Grant Robertson on an investigation that revealed a troubling number of elite amateur Canadian athletes binge, purge and starve themselves, often under pressure from coaches and national sports organizations.

Marnie Rabinovitch founded Thigh Society in 2009 to tackle a once-unspoken problem: thigh chafing. Tired of shapewear and messy creams, she created size-inclusive, sweat-wicking slip shorts that would go on to define a new category of underwear. Bootstrapped and direct-to-consumer, the brand has sold over 2.5M pairs worldwide and been featured on The Today Show, Oprah Daily, NYT Wirecutter and more. Ranked the 4th fastest-growing women-led company in Canada by the Globe & Mail, Thigh Society is the pioneer of chafing, sweat, and modesty solutions. Having recently been named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2025 Award winner in Ontario, Marnie has also been profiled in Forbes, Nasdaq, and Business Insider for championing comfort, inclusivity, and destigmatizing sweat.

Shari has been passionate about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) long before it became a widely recognized focus.

With over 13 years of experience at The Globe and Mail, and prior experience at The National Post and Rogers Publishing she brings a wealth of knowledge to her role.

In her role as an HR and DEI Advisor at The Globe and Mail, Shari works on Training and Development and Employee Engagement initiatives , all through a DEI lens. Shari is also the lead for Black Voices, The Globe’s first Employee Resource Group for staff who self-identify as Black or biracial.

Shari is passionate about creating inclusive environments and has developed relationships with several organizations including The Black North Initiative, ACESS Employment and The Canadian Association for Black Journalists. Shari’s ultimate goal is to have a workforce that is reflective of Canada’s diverse population and one where everyone can be their true authentic self.

Chenny Xia is a nationally recognized leader in digital health innovation, dedicated to expediting access and personalizing care for underserved communities. Her work at Gotcare focuses on advancing inclusive, technology-enabled care models that improve access, coordination, and outcomes across health systems.

Her leadership has been widely recognized through her selection as a C100 Fellow and her service on the board of Coralus (formerly SheEO). She has also spoken at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation on promoting gender equality and inclusion in digital health technology for caregivers and was named Startup Innovator of the Year by Digital Health Canada in 2024.

Erin Adams has a diverse background in human resources, with experience at The Globe and Mail, The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, and North York General Hospital. Erin holds an MBA from the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and a BComm from Queen's University. Currently serving as the VP of Human Resources at The Globe and Mail, Erin has held various titles such as AVP of Corporate Projects, AVP of HR Services, and Manager of HR Services at previous companies

Poonam is Vice Chair at Deloitte, where she leads critical market initiatives and advises global organizations on governance, organizational transformation, and enterprise cost strategies. Previously, as Managing Partner for Deloitte’s Risk Advisory business in Canada and Chile, she was a member of the Executive of Deloitte Canada and the global Executive for Risk Advisory. Her role encompassed setting the vision and strategy for growing a world class risk consulting business - this included developing and commercializing solutions with clients, alliance partners and the broader global firm, evaluating and implementing both organic and inorganic (M&A) growth platforms, recruitment and successful assimilation of senior leaders, development of our market strategy, leading the performance management of our partners and leaders, investing in our run / operate business and successfully optimizing our operations with a view of sustainable and responsible earnings growth.

Poonam is recognized for her expertise in building and institutionalizing relationships with C-suite executives and board members. She advises global organizations on governance, enterprise performance, sustainable cost management and organizational transformation. She also has extensive experience in leading program turnarounds, including realigning complex clients and revitalizing at-risk engagements.

Poonam has a brand synonymous with entrepreneurship, incubating and commercializing new solutions, and developing high-performing teams. She is huge champion of women and has sponsored several senior women into our partnership.

In addition to her leadership at Deloitte, Poonam serves on the board of the Toronto French School and is passionate about education, bringing a global perspective to learning raising resilient kids

As Deloitte Canada’s Relationships Officer, Cheryl is a member of the firm’s Service Leadership Team and is focused on enhancing Deloitte’s relationships and brand with our clients and the communities we serve.

Cheryl’s portfolio is focused on establishing relationship excellence within the marketplace. This includes building stronger & deeper institutional relationships, elevating our brand and eminence, enhancing our market sensing capabilities, and igniting our relationship-centric culture across our business. This is achieved through relationship accelerators such as our Executive Programs, Greenhouse, Podium Club, as well as our Voice of Client and broader market sensing programs.

In her role as Relationships Officer, Cheryl also leads our Vice Chair community and oversees our marketing, brand, and positioning teams.

Prior to taking on the role of Relationships Officer, she served as the People and Growth Leader for our Tax and Legal business. She has also served as Operations Leader and Culture and People Leader for Tax and Legal, as well as previously serving as Canada's National Leader for Global Innovation and Investment Incentives.

She is a Chartered Professional Accountant and graduated from Wilfrid Laurier with a BA in Economics.

With over 15 years of experience in group insurance, Amelie Gagnon is an actuary and she began her career in this role for several years. She then became manager of operational teams, holding multiple management roles in areas such as claims payment, contract writing, and system loading, among others. She then held the position of Vice-President of Underwrtiting and Product Development.

Today, she has responsibilities in group retirement savings in addition of group insurance in the role of Vice-President of Transformation and Products. She contributes to strategic initiatives in product development, skills development, and organizational transformation.

Dayo Kefentse if the Founder and Managing Director of DAYO Media & Communications Inc. A Nigerian term meaning 'joy returns', Dayo is not only her name, but also what she brings to her work and life. An established journalist, communications director and host, Dayo leads a team in amplifying stories that increase public awarenss of impactful initiatives, social issues and special events affecting people, communities, and organizations. In addition to serving as a host for Globe and Mail Events, she has emceed and moderated for EY, Invest Ottawa and across the Greater Toronto Area.

Jennifer Lee is Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. In her role, Jenn oversees legal, regulatory and public affairs, human resources, communications, cybersecurity and other operational functions. Jenn is an experienced corporate lawyer by trade, with extensive regulatory, risk and governance experience as well as a strong M&A and business background. She has deep public company expertise as well as experience in digital, data, privacy and technology strategy and initiatives and has led significant change and transformation projects.

Before joining Corus, Jenn practiced law with Osler, a leading national law firm, and then moved to TD Bank Group where she held a number of executive legal and business roles in Legal, Risk, Marketing, and Innovation and Technology.

Jenn graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours with High Distinction) and a Juris Doctor degree. Jenn speaks several languages including French and Mandarin. She is a member of the Board of Woodgreen Community Services and Chair of their Audit Committee.

Dr. Wendy Cukier, MA, MBA, PhD, LLD (HC), DU (HC), M.S.C., is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Ted Rogers School of Management and founder of the Diversity Institute, which includes 80 full-time staff, 10 regional hubs, and more than 300 partners.

Formerly the Vice President, Research and Innovation, Wendy has written more than 200 papers on technology, innovation and management, and equity, diversity, and inclusion. She also leads numerous initiatives to advance innovation and entrepreneurship including the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH), which builds a strong, inclusive innovation ecosystem based on evidence and best practices to grow Canada’s economy, innovation, and sustainability.

As the Academic Research Director for the Future Skills Centre, Wendy leads projects that help prepare Canadians for a rapidly changing environment.
Wendy has received many academic, industry, and community awards for her work, including the Meritorious Service Cross, one of Canada’s highest civilian honours, and was named one of the “100 Alumni Who Shaped the Century” by the University of Toronto.

She holds an MA and MBA (University of Toronto), a PhD in Information Systems (Schulich School of Business, York University), and two honorary doctorates (Concordia University and Université Laval).

Dr. Olupona is a Primary Care Physician and the Executive Lead Physician at Cleveland Clinic Canada. She earned her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from Hampton University in Virginia, where she also played on the varsity volleyball team. She completed her medical degree at Boston University, followed by a few years in Anatomical Pathology before transitioning into Family Medicine at the University of Toronto.

Her clinical expertise spans Executive Health, Women’s Health across all lifespans, and Preventative Health. Dr. Olupona has shared her medical insights through appearances on CTV Your Morning, CTV News, and contributions to The Globe and Mail and Chatelaine.

Outside of Medicine, she enjoys travelling, morning exercise classes, competing in half marathons, and is currently learning Italian.