Gayle Hallgren-Rezac
Gayle is a marketer, entrepreneur, and writer. She is also networking guru Darcy Rezac’s excellent tag team-mate. She has spent the last decade and a half observing networking around the world. A master of the art of conversation, Gayle makes networking fun. Her workshops and presentations are described as fresh and imaginative. She speaks on the power of positive networking to change lives and on The Art of R.E.A.L. Conversation™ Through Shepa Leaning Company www.workthepond.com she also offer networking for women (and a few brave men.) [go]

Darcy Rezac
Darcy Rezac is managing director and chief engagement officer of The Vancouver Board of Trade, one of Canada’s leading business organizations. He is also chief executive of The Rix Center for Corporate Citizenship and Engaged Leadership. [go]

Gregg Taylor
Maximizing peoples’ potential – that describes the purpose behind Gregg’s work. Whether coaching people through career transition, facilitating workshops within organizations, or coordinating training programs, Gregg’s one desire is to help people grow in their personal and professional effectiveness. [go]

Robert K. Smithson
Robert’s legal practice is focused exclusively on the areas of labour law and employment law. Robert has a unique background as a labour and employment lawyer. He began as in-house union counsel and later moved on to represent management clients. Recently, he served as Director of Human Resources & Industrial Relations at Western Star Trucks in Kelowna. [go]

Sarah McNeill
Sarah McNeill is the visionary and strategist behind McNeill Nakamoto Recruitment Group, a full service staffing company she founded with her business partner Cheryl Nakamoto in 1996. Her role as Chief Acceleration Officer creates the energy and sets the pace for McNeill Nakamoto. Her company is well known in Vancouver for exceptional staffing experiences and Sarah now spends much of her time mentoring and giving back to community. [go]

Ryan St. Germaine
Ryan St. Germaine is the President of BC Jobs Online Inc. - a company that owns online career websites across Canada and licenses its career site technology. Some of the sites owned by BC Jobs Online include BCjobs.ca and Albertajobcentre.ca. [go]

Patricia Barbato
Patricia Barbato is the Founder of Inspire Your Career and author of the recently released book, Inspire Your Career: Strategies for Success in Your First Years at Work. She is currently Senior Vice President, Home Health and Business Development for Revera Inc., a large health services and accomodation organization in North America. Prior to Revera, she served as President and CEO of COTA Health, a leading provider of rehabilitation, mental health and community support services. Patricia has held various senior management positions, including Vice-President of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer for Providence Healthcare, a 671-bed hospital and long-term care facility, Managing Director at Bayshore Healthcare and Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. A graduate of the University of Waterloo, Ms. Barbato is a Certified General Accountant and a Chartered Accountant. [go]