Welcome to the Annual Testimonial Dinner Honour Roll 2025

Please see below for all relevant event information, including agenda, speakers and participant lists.

If you have any questions throughout the event, please find a PPF Staff Member at the Registration desk.

Table Numbers will be assigned upon check in at the registration desk 

Agenda

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Registration and Networking Reception                                                                                                            

6:00 - 6:15 p.m.

Opening Remarks and National Anthem

6:15 - 7:00 p.m.

Awards Ceremony

7:00 - 7:50 p.m.

Dinner

7:50 - 9:00 p.m.

Awards Ceremony

9:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Dessert Station and Reception

Host

Amanda Lang
Full Name
Amanda Lang
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Indigenous Welcome

Chief Claire Sault
Full Name
Chief Claire Sault
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National Anthem Singer

Natalie Morris
Full Name
Natalie Morris
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Honourees

Elizabeth Dowdeswell
Full Name
Elizabeth Dowdeswell
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Anil Arora
Full Name
Anil Arora
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Chief Crystal Smith
Full Name
Chief Crystal Smith
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Marc-André Blanchard
Full Name
Marc-André Blanchard
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Steve Paikin
Full Name
Steve Paikin
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Alfred Burgesson
Full Name
Alfred Burgesson
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Sponsors

AGNICO EAGLE

TD BANK GROUP

POWER CORPORATION OF CANADA

TECK RESOURCES

NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS

POLITICO

CANADA'S FOREST TRUST CORPORATION

Participants

Only attendees who have checked in at registration will populate in the list below

Tim Shaw
Manager, Public Affairs
Tourmaline Oil
Zaid Sheikh
SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER
AV-CANADA
Jon Shell
Chair
Social Capital Partners
Sarah Shortreed
Chair, Board of Governors
Western University
Godyne Sibay
Managing Partner, Ontario Region
McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Shane Silver
Vice President of Social Enterprise
Mental Health Commission of Canada
Marianna Simeone
Chief Representative
Government of Québec
Manish Singh
Senior Manager, Finance Business Services
Hydro One
Satinder Singh
PortsToronto
Awi Sinha
Partner
McCarthy Tétrault
Laurie Skinner
Board Chair
YMCA Canada
David Skok
CEO & Editor-in-Chief
The Logic

Past Honourees