Deborah Rosati is a valued Corporate Director, an accomplished business savvy Entrepreneur and a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant with over 35 years of high growth and transformational leadership experience in the Technology, Consumer, Retail, Cannabis, Life Sciences, Private Equity and Venture Capital industry sectors.  Deborah currently serves as Lead Director and Chair of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee on the board of TAAL Distributed Information Technologies (CSE: TAAL) (an enterprise blockchain transaction processor). She previously served on the boards of  Khiron Life Sciences (TSXV: KHRN) (a global cannabis medicinal company) as Lead Director and Chair of the Audit Committee, as well as Lift & Co. (TSXV: LIFT) as Vice-Chair and Chair of the Audit Committee.

Deborah is also the Founder and CEO of Women Get On Board Inc., an 800+ member-based social purpose company that connects, promotes and empowers women on corporate boards. Learn more: https://womengetonboard.ca.

Deborah’s work ethic is fuelled by her passion. She is a steadfast champion of business, corporate governance and board diversity through her board leadership and advocacy for her social purpose company to get more women on boards.  She is a change agent who frequently engages through panel discussions, podcasts, articles and eBooks to share her expertise and thought leadership on corporate governance, board diversity, board leadership and entrepreneurship.

Deborah has earned numerous nominations and awards over the years. She was recently honoured with The SustainabilityX® Magazine’s inaugural Global 50 Women in Sustainability Award™ 2022. Their quest is to “redefine power,” and this is the first international power list bringing together women around the world involved in sustainability and celebrating the power of their work—not their positions. She was recognized as a member of WXN Top 100 Canada’s Most Powerful Women in the Entrepreneur award category. She has also been honoured as a 2020 Director to Watch and a 2014 “Diversity 50” candidate. In 2012,
Deborah’s forward-thinking perspectives, honed from her entrepreneurial achievements and multiple governance leadership roles, make her an exceptionally valued, trusted advisor, mentor and board member.

Deborah is a frequent speaker and author. Learn more: https://deborahrosati.ca/

Sharon Castelino has an exemplary track-record within the securities, financial services and private equity industries for over 30 years. From a founding partner in a fintech start that went public in 2017 to executive roles at large Canadian Tier 1 banks, Sharon has had accountability for billion dollar P&Ls and multidisciplinary teams across global jurisdictions. Sharon has delivered over 25 keynotes on a range of topics from executive and boardroom leadership to the Canadian economy and housing sector. She completed her Master of Law from Osgoode Hall Law School and her Master of Business Administration with Distinction, earning the prestigious Ivey Scholar from the Richard Ivey School of Business, Western University. She resides in Toronto with her husband and three sons.