Deborah Rosati is an accomplished corporate director, entrepreneur, Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant (FCPA) and certified Corporate Director (ICD.D) with more than 30 years of experience in technology, consumer, retail, cannabis, private equity and venture capital. An experienced Audit Committee and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee chair, Deborah provides extensive knowledge as a Corporate Director in the areas of financial and enterprise risk management, corporate strategy, transformational changes, M&A, corporate governance and CEO and board succession planning.

Deborah currently leads and serves on TAAL Distributed Information Technologies Inc. (CSE: TAAL) as Chair of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and also on Khiron Life Sciences Corp. (TSXV: KHRN) as Lead Director and Audit Committee Chair. Previously, she served on the board of Lift & Co.(TSX-V: LIFT) as Vice-Chair and Chair of the Audit Committee. In addition to serving on the board of MedReleaf (TSX: LEAF) as the Chair of the Audit Committee (-acquired by AuroraCannabis (TSX: ACB)- July 2018, as well as she chaired the Audit Committee for NexJ Systems (TSX: NXJ) and was on the board of Sears Canada (TSX: SCC).

She is the Founder & CEO of Women Get On Board, a leading member-based company that connects, promotes and empowers women to corporate boards. Deborah has been selected as a Diversity 50 2014 candidate and was recognized in 2012 as one of WXN’s Top 100 Canada’s Most Powerful Women in the corporate director award category.

Deborah’s thought leadership on corporate governance, board diversity and entrepreneurship-are profiled on her website: www.deborahrosati.ca

Margaret Zanel is a highly skilled executive advisor, entrepreneur, leadership coach, and business strategist with over 30 years’ experience in Fortune 100 and private equity-backed early growth & start-ups in Canada, US and globally. Margaret is recognized for her strategic, business transformation, marketing and sales expertise in technology, cannabis, and retail health & wellness.

Margaret is President, Zanel Advisory Group Inc. a boutique consulting firm that supports purpose driven organizations and their leaders achieve growth through strategic advisory and leadership advancement coaching. Margaret is also Founder & Partner of Wentworth Strategy Group Inc., a diversified management consultancy focused on helping small and medium enterprises thrive.

She is a passionate advocate of women's advancement in the c-suite and in the boardroom. Margaret is Executive Director, Mentorship Programs for Women Get on Board Inc, a leading member-based company that connects, promotes and empowers women to corporate boards. She is also Founder of the Women Entrepreneurs Network, a social platform to inspire and educate the next generation of women entrepreneurs.

Margaret currently serves on the McMaster Alumni Board. She also served on the board of Xerox Canada Inc. She is an alumnus of the Judy Project. In 2018 Margaret was selected as one of Diversity MBA Magazine’s “Top 50 over 50”, and in 2020 Margaret was recognized as one of Diversity MBA Magazines, “Top 100 Women of Influence”.