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.

FIND YOUR SEAT

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

Grant Christoff
General Counsel, Director SO
First Nations Financial Management Board
Dr Anderson Chuck
CEO and President
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Jennifer Church
Deputy Minister & CEO
Government of Nova Scotia
Jill Clark
Senior Manager, Communications
Rideau Hall Foundation
Catherine Clasadonte
Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy
Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security, and not Long Term Care.
Jamie Cleary
Brian Clow
Former Trudeau Advisor
Jennifer Coe
Manager, Metals Sales
Teck Resources Limited
Martin Regg Cohn
Columnist
Toronto Star
Denise Cole
Deputy Minister
OPS - EDU
Joey Coleman
Journalist
ThePublicRecord.ca
Korinne Collins
President
Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM)

Past Honourees