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Keynote presentation
Speaker Bio: Neil Patel
Co-Founder

Neil Patel is the co-founder of NP Digital and a globally recognized marketing expert. Named a top influencer by The Wall Street Journal and a top 10 marketer by Forbes, he’s also a New York Times bestselling author.

Influencer Impact: Harnessing Creators to Fuel Brand Growth
Speaker Bio: Adam Constantine
Founder and CEO

Adam Constantine is the Founder and CEO of ACE Creatives, a full-service social media agency crafting digital content to maximize ROI and brand affinity. With a decade of experience, Adam has curated captivating content for creators, brands, and Fortune 500 companies, including MrBeast, Amazon, and Champion. A 3x Telly Awards recipient, with a 6’8″ frame and an ever-growing shoe collection, Adam is passionate about the art of digital storytelling and strategies for building a powerful social media presence that connects brands with audiences that matter the most.

Unleashing Authenticity: Pet Valu’s Four-Legged Social Strategy
Speaker Bio: Alison Preiss
Director, Integrated Marketing

Alison Preiss is the Director of Integrated Marketing for Pet Valu, where she leads Pet Valu's 360 marketing calendar and channel mix, and Pet Valu's national spokesperson including regular appearances on Breakfast Television, The Morning Show, and CityLine. She is the devoted pet lover of Pretzel (a mini dachshund) and Bee (a saluki), who act as very good product testers and occasional models.

Conversations Drive Brand Visibility and Decisions
Don Burns
Head of Industry

Over a decade in digital marketing, working with some of the largest brands in Canada and the world. 2 years at Reddit after 8 years at Google.

"Meta Ads: High Performance Strategies"Speaker Bio:
Felipe Barrientos
Business Education Training Partner

Felipe is a marketing leader at Meta Blueprint, where he trains marketers and businesses to effectively leverage Meta advertising platforms. He has experience across Meta, Google, and agencies, specializing in helping brands grow through digital platforms. He has trained hundreds of marketers and entrepreneurs on performance marketing and serves as a guest lecturer at universities in his hometown: New York City

"Beyond the Brand Pyramid: A Pressure-Tested System for Building Brands in a Time of Exponential Change"
Speaker Bio: Lindsay Smith
Founder and CEO

Lindsay Smith is the Founder and CEO of Takt, where she leads brand strategy, digital experiences, and creative innovation for organizations ranging from startups to complex, multi-entity brands. With over 20 years of experience, she helps leadership teams build brands that align strategy, messaging, and execution. Lindsay is known for her systems-led approach to branding, focused on clarity, resilience, and long-term impact.

From Chaos to Conversion: What’s Working in Meta Ads in 2026
Caley Dimmock
CEO and Founder

Caley Dimmock is a digital advertising expert and business mentor who’s managed over $10 million in ad spend with an average 10x ROAS. Known for blending data with deep intuition, she helps brands scale sustainably, without selling out or burning out. Caley’s work is where performance marketing meets psychology, and soul meets strategy. She’s the creator of Meta Ads Academy, a sought-after speaker, and a trusted guide for those building businesses on their own terms. Based in Nova Scotia, she’s proof you can grow a wildly profitable business while prioritizing slow summers, integrity, and your garden.

The Stopwatch and The Synapse: Why AI Efficiency is a Trap
Speaker Bio: Fab Dolan
Founder, 99Ravens

Fab Dolan is a founder building the new, expert-owned economy. After over a decade at Google, he founded 99Ravens. The company's initial technology-centric model failed, leading to a critical pivot based on a unique insight: expertise, not software, is the most valuable asset in the AI age. Today, backed by leading AI investor Inovia Capital, 99Ravens operates as the first intellectual talent agency. Fab’s team helps elite marketers codify their unique strategic genius into proprietary AI, amplifying human ingenuity.

"Email in the Age of AI: Staying Visible, Relevant, and Trusted"
Geoffrey Blanc
General Manager

Geoffrey Blanc is the General Manager of Cyberimpact, a Canadian email marketing platform renowned for its strong focus on compliance with local regulations such as CASL. With extensive experience in project management, e-commerce, and ERP implementations, Geoffrey has successfully led multidisciplinary teams and driven growth initiatives across multiple industries.
He is widely recognized for his expertise in email marketing strategy and regulatory compliance, and for his ability to deliver measurable, high impact results that help organizations grow sustainably.

Developing Your Social Operating System
Jeremy Roach
Founder and CEO

Jeremy Roach is a brand builder and founder passionate about bridging creativity and performance. He previously led community and creator strategy at Cuts Clothing while running Sway Influence, a male-focused influencer agency. He recently launched SocialPruf, a platform redefining how brands and creators track and report social impact.

Pocket Production: Strategic Smartphone Content Creation for Marketers
Speaker Bio: Will Yang
CEO

Will Yang is the Founder and CEO of Differo, a creative agency specializing in content production and storytelling. With extensive experience in video production, branding, and digital marketing, he has worked with major brands like Tourism Nova Scotia, Discover Halifax, and Halifax Shopping Centre. Will helps businesses craft compelling stories through cinematic visuals and authentic engagement strategies.

"From Broadcast to Belonging: The Shift to Community-Led Marketing"Speaker Bio:
Jesse Luimes
Director of Marketing

Jesse Luimes is the Director of Marketing at HeyOrca, a Canadian social media tool built for collaboration and community. With a background in growth marketing, she helps social media teams prioritize meaningful engagement and growth over vanity metrics. Previously, she led growth at the global web host Kinsta and began her career in Montreal’s classical music scene, shaping her approach to storytelling and audience experience.

"Why All AI Content Sounds the Same (And the 4 Principles That Fix It)"Speaker Bio:
Jason Hunt
Co-founder

Jason Hunt is co-founder of Merged Media and creator of Chatello.ai, with published research in the Journal of Brand Strategy comparing AI vs. human copywriting across 12 campaigns. As fractional CMO for clients like Kokomo Botanical Resort, he's achieved 36-61% cost-per-lead reductions using his hybrid approach that combines AI efficiency with human conversion rates. International speaker, George Brown College professor, and host of the "Drop The Mic" podcast, he specializes in white-hat Meta and Google strategies that scale without sacrificing brand voice.

"From Broadcast to Belonging: The Shift to Community-Led Marketing"Speaker Bio:
Iliyana Shoushounova
Content Marketing Manager

Iliyana Shoushounova is the Content Marketing Manager at HeyOrca, a Canadian social media tool built for collaboration and community. With more than five years of agency experience across B2B, B2C, and medical industries, she has seen firsthand how content has shifted from “just posting” to building meaningful relationships. Today, she leads content strategy and SEO/AEO development at HeyOrca, focusing on human-first content that turns audiences into communities.

"Email in the Age of AI: Staying Visible, Relevant, and Trusted"
Speaker Bio: Nihal Mandanna
Director of Growth

Nihal Mandanna CP is Director of Growth at Cyberimpact. A retention marketer at heart, he loves helping teams keep and engage the audiences they work so hard to build. After years building omnichannel retention programs for e-commerce and SaaS brands, he’s convinced that loyalty, not reach, is the foundation of sustainable growth. When he’s not thinking about customer journeys, he’s probably unsubscribing from a few.