David Tsubouchi
David Tsubouchi is an author and former politician, regulator, and integrity commissioner. He has served as the MPP for Markham for two terms and held cabinet posts in the Ontario Legislature, including Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations, Solicitor General, Chair of Management Board/Treasury Board, and Minister of Culture. Prior to being the first Japanese Canadian to be elected to a provincial legislature and appointed to cabinet, David served as a councillor for the Town of Markham for two terms. He currently sits on the board of directors for OMERS Administration Corporation and Tarion. Having been an international keynote speaker from North America to Asia, he currently lectures on diversity at York University’s Department of Equity Studies and politics and governance at the Directors College (McMaster University). His memoir, Gambatte, was nominated for the Speaker’s Book Award and the Heritage Toronto Award.
Marc Kealey
Marc Kealey is chief advocate and founder of Kealey and Associates Inc., a public policy and project management firm serving organizations in Canada and abroad. In this role, he has been instrumental in crafting significant regulations and public policy in Canada. An adviser to former prime minister John N. Turner, Marc is a leading voice for transformation in healthcare, energy, and gaming. From 2004 to 2007, Marc was the CEO of the largest pharmacy organization in Canada, steering it through the toughest issues of the day, including the Transparent Drug System for Patients Act. Prior to 2004, Marc served as GM of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL) and was part of the corporation’s CANDU technology team in China and Eastern Europe. From 1990 to 1999, he served as a senior executive at Whitby General Hospital, leading its transition from a community hospital to part of a regional system now known as Lakeridge Health System. He currently sits on several boards and is frequently invited to speak at conferences and to media throughout Canada and globally.
