Canada’s largest event for Post-Secondary marketing, recruitment, student success and enrolment management.

Andrew is the Co-Founder and CEO of Circuit Virtual Tours, a virtual visit platform that supercharges recruitment outcomes. He leads a team to craft experiences that showcase the best aspects of colleges and universities. The best part of his job is working with institutions to identify new ways that Circuit can support current and future students as they transition to post-secondary.

In this role, Daniel supports customers with their virtual tour project, from planning to launch, and expansion and optimization as they build immersive virtual tours to engage their prospective students. Prior to joining Circuit Virtual Tours, Daniel worked in Student Recruitment at Brock University, leading the campus tour and student ambassador program. With a depth of experience in post-secondary student recruitment, Daniel is a valuable resource to customers as they customize their virtual tour to meet the growing wants and needs of prospective and current students.

Graham Donald is one of North America’s leading experts on attracting, recruiting, and engaging students and graduates.

He founded Brainstorm Strategy Group Inc. in 2003 to focus on improving students’ school-to-work transition by advising and training both the employers that hire students and the educators who support their career development on campus.

His clients have included KPMG, PwC, University of Toronto, Deloitte, GE, McGill University, HSBC, UBC, Rutgers University, Kraft, and many others.

He chairs several conferences annually including the Campus Recruiting Forums in cities across Canada and the USA; the Canadian Career Development Summit; and, the Strategic Enrolment Marketing & Management Forum. He also speaks regularly at conferences across the US and Canada.

Graham Donald is a firm believer in the value of a general arts education and makes use every day of the skills he developed pursuing a double-major in English and Literary Studies. He received both his BA and MBA from the University of Toronto.

Hannah Dang is the Senior Director - Partner Relations at ApplyBoard, where she leads their Canadian and Australian Portfolio of Universities, Colleges and K-12 Institutional Partners. Hannah and her team have successfully established partnerships with over 450 institutions across the sectors. ApplyBoard is now the largest AI-powered platform for international student search, recruitment and admission.

Hannah has spent the last 12 years in various leadership roles within the Canadian International Education sector. Along with her experience, Hannah was responsible for driving high growth in student recruitments, managing student placements portfolios, and building successful public-private partnerships. Hannah is a true believer in the positive impact of student mobility and she is passionate about making a difference in the world through education. She has worked alongside senior industry leaders and government stakeholders on new business development and strategic planning to support Canadian Institutions.

Jon Chew is the Global Head of Insights and Analytics at Navitas and is one of the world’s leading market analysts in international education market trends with deep knowledge of the Canadian market. He was previously a Principal at Australian Management consulting firm, The Nous Group.

The key theme throughout Jon's work has been the interrogation and interpretation of diverse quantitative and qualitative data to uncover the underlying narrative and meaning. He has presented his findings to Canadian government officials, university leaders, and international education experts. His work aims to influence critical decisions through clear, rigorous and actionable insights. His approach is characterised by deep technical expertise, storytelling, and a genuinely collaborative approach.

Jon is passionate about education and is himself a product of global mobility having grown up in Malaysia and making the transition to university many years ago via a pathway program.

Kathryn Verkerk has 20 years of experience working in higher education and is currently the Associate Registrar, Student Recruitment and Admissions at Simon Fraser University (SFU). Over 12 years, Mrs. Verkerk has worked in numerous areas at SFU including admissions, student recruitment, financial aid and awards, strategic enrolment management, academic and faculty advising, research services, and co-operative education.

Highlights of her time at SFU include developing an institution-wide, undergraduate, strategic enrolment management plan; supporting the review and leading the implementation of a new undergraduate admission model, including holistic admission for the new Sustainable Energy Engineering program; and integrating the offices of undergraduate admissions and student recruitment into one department. Prior to SFU, Kathryn worked at The University of British Columbia (UBC) for eight years in Student Recruitment and Advising managing national recruitment in Eastern Canada.

Kathryn is currently completing her Doctor of Education degree in Higher Education Leadership at Western University and graduated with a Master of Education degree in Higher Education from UBC in 2016. Her undergraduate degree in Criminology was awarded in 2004 from Simon Fraser University.

Kerrie Martin joined the Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre (RGASC) at the University of Toronto Mississauga in October 2016 after spending almost four years in the college sector at Georgian College and Sheridan College. At these institutions Kerrie specialized in supporting students in making successful transitions to postsecondary education, both at an individual level through one-on-one academic coaching and through the development of programs and strategic interventions on a campus-wide level.

Kerrie is an OCT qualified teacher whose career in education began as a high school teacher of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom, where he also served as head of the Psychology and Sociology departments in one of the UK’s largest schools.

After several years as a Program Strategist and then a Learning Strategist, in September 2022, Kerrie became RGASC's Program Manager and Learning Strategist. In that role, he supervises the Promoting Academic Skills for Success (PASS).

Kirk is a founder of Customer Relationship Index Inc. (CRi) and has worked with nearly every client over the company’s 19-year history. The common thread running through the work of Kirk and his colleagues in market research is a relentless focus on generating concrete recommendations for clients built on a strong foundation of in-depth analysis and synthesis.

After completing his Bachelor of Science in Biological and Medical Sciences at the University of Toronto, Kirk discovered that his initial plan to pursue a doctorate in Medicine was not for him. He became an entrepreneur in the marketing, design, communications and research sectors and hasn't looked back.

Over the last 40 years, Krrk has worked with amazing organizations including Royal Bank of Canada, Merck Frosst, BDC, Brookfield, Air Canada, Alcan, IBM, almost every major developer in Toronto & Montreal as well as 61 Canadian universities and colleges.

Shawn Chorney is currently serving his 13th year as vice president at Canadore College in North Bay, Ontario.

Progressive, collaborative, innovative, and inclusive in support of delivering above established targets, are terms that have been used by both internal and external college stakeholders when describing Chorney's tenure as vice president. Chorney has collaborated with and led a team of dedicated and talented colleagues to establish Canadore as a college of choice that supports its learners as unique stakeholders of their college. This work has included the stewardship of comprehensive strategies and frameworks linked to mental health, equity, diversity and inclusion, sustainable development, and Indigenous education. This passion includes social innovation as evidenced through project leadership linked to clean water, sustainable food development, seniors' social inclusion, and The Village, Canadore's ground-breaking approach to educating health and wellness professionals.

Under Chorney's leadership, the College has secured more than $25M to develop and foster social innovation through programs and services. These include initiatives such as iCan Lead, the student leadership program developed by Canadore and poverty reduction efforts in the region including the Nipissing Poverty Reduction Through Education Program.

Prior to his time at Canadore, Chorney led campus expansion and renewal efforts at Northern College as both Associate Regional Director, South Region, and as Manager of the College Foundation. Chorney previously held positions at the United Way as Executive Director and in the private sector as a successful and results-driven entrepreneur.

Chorney currently serves on numerous boards and committees including the Colleges and Institutes Canada National Advisory Committee on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and as a member of the Ontario College Athletics Association Board of Directors. Chorney is a 2009 recipient of the Ontera Youth Leadership Award, 2015 alumnus of the Governor Generals Canadian Leadership Conference, and 2017 recipient of the Colleges and Institutes Canada Award for Leadership.

Chorney holds numerous training designations in mental health disciplines, cross-cultural competency, human resources, and strategic organizational planning. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from Laurentian University and a Master of Business Degree from the University of Phoenix.

Tom Nault is currently Registrar and Executive Director of Student enrolment at Simon Fraser University. Prior, he was University Registrar at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He was also a registrar at Centennial College. From 2007-2015, he was at the University of Toronto serving in roles like Associate Registrar, Director of Academic Scheduling and Director of Admissions in the Faculty of Applied Science and engineering.

Nault has a Master of Education in Higher Education from Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. He also has a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Biochemistry from McMaster University.

In his spare time, Tom enjoys travelling and has visited over 40 countries to date and has visited all 10 Canadian provinces. He also enjoys playing Ultimate (Frisbee) and exploring his current hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia.