Rami Mayer is the Executive Director of the Schulich Executive Education (Schulich ExecEd), an extension of the Schulich School of Business at York University, responsible for providing educational non-degree programming to professionals throughout their careers.

Technology

Ramy is the founder of 1000 Days Out and author of the upcoming "AI Product Design Handbook". As the former managing director of Design & Strategy for Architech and head of innovation for Mattel, he has led diverse teams in the creation of disruptive new digital products, services & platforms. Ramy teaches Design Thinking at McMaster University and in the Master’s of Engineering, Innovation & Entrepreneurship program at Ryerson University.

Rick Matthews is the Director of Digital, Social & Apps, Rogers Sports & Media where he leads the strategy for social content, websites, and digital audio performance for 50+ media brands including key media properties 98.1 CHFI and KiSS 92.5. Matthews is also responsible for the development and launch of Seekr, Roger’s newest digital audio platform for live radio, podcasts, news and sports. Previous to joining Rogers, Rick was Vice President, International, at Kin Community, a global digital media company and creator community. Under his leadership, Kin expanded to key international markets, including Canada, Australia and Europe. He also led the strategy and development of numerous award-winning, multi-platform social marketing campaigns with Kin’s roster of industry-leading lifestyle creators, now some of the biggest names on YouTube.

Rob Adams is a passionate and innovative leader who uses outside-the-box thinking to leverage success. He is a unique leader, having served as both a multi-term Mayor and Warden on the political side and as a Chief Administrative Officer leading some of Canada’s fastest-growing municipalities. Rob is also a proven business executive as he ran the operations of several technology software companies and inspired his team to achieve the Profit 100 Canada's Fastest Growing Companies rankings 2 years in a row. Rob is the founder and CEO of a private consulting firm, specializing in strategic plans, service delivery reviews, council-staff relations and high-performance team training. 

General Management

Rob LaJoie is the Managing Partner and leader of the consulting and implementation practices for Ideaction Inc. He is an experienced business leader, manager and practical innovator who applies the process of innovating to solve real business problems. Rob’s expertise lies in the areas of team building, team deployment and team leadership in a wide variety of business environments. For 24 years, he has worked to frame, solve and deploy solutions to complex problems that impact individual, team and organizational performance in the service sector. This work has taken him around the world working on initiatives for banks, insurance companies, retailers, logistics companies, technology firms. Recently, he has been the acting director of innovation for the Business Development Bank of Canada, helping them build a culture of innovation while shaping and implementing multiple applied-innovation initiatives. Rob holds undergraduate degrees in Science and Management Economics, both from the University of Guelph, an MBA from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and Executive Program certificates from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Risk Management

Rob Quail holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto. Rob is a widely respected author, facilitator and lecturer on Enterprise Risk Management. He has participated as a lecturer in the program since 2011. Rob established the pioneering Enterprise Risk Management processes, tools and methodologies at Hydro One Networks Inc. that are today widely regarded as best-practice. The practices developed by Rob in collaboration with the management team at Hydro One became the subject of many studies and papers, including a major “leading practice” case study by Harvard Business School. While at Hydro One, Rob also held key leadership roles in the areas of technology transformation and outsourcing. Later, Rob was appointed Vice President of Customer Service at Hydro One in the wake of a difficult billing system implementation, and during this time he applied Enterprise Risk Management principles to lead dramatic improvements in all areas of customer service, including call centre operations, billing, electricity conservation, and collections. Today, Rob provides independent consulting services in enterprise risk management, business process and technology outsourcing, and customer care to clients in a variety of industry sectors. Rob is a contributing author to both of the Wiley textbooks used in the program: Enterprise Risk Management: Today’s Leading Research and Best Practices for Tomorrow’s Executives,” and “Implementing Enterprise Risk Management.”

Disruption & Transformation, Strategic Leadership, Technology

Ron Babin, DBA, is a professor of Technology Management and Innovation, and an award-winning instructor with many decades of IT professional experience. As a management consulting partner at KPMG and Accenture, he has provided strategic guidance to CIO clients across all industries.

Rosa Na is the Assistant Director, Custom Programs at Schulich Executive Education (Schulich ExecEd). She leads excellence in service quality, learner experience, and end-to-end project delivery across a dynamic portfolio of custom learning and development programs for industry professionals.

Rozita Moazemi is a seasoned management consultant with over 14 years of experience leading change management, talent strategy, and large-scale organizational transformations across industries. She is the Managing Director of K&K Advisors and an Adjunct Professor at the Schulich School of Business. Rozita holds an MBA from Schulich, a Master’s in Organizational Psychology from King’s College London, and a BSc in Psychology from the University of Toronto. Her background includes senior roles at Deloitte and CBRE, and she is the founder of The Giving Hand, a not-for-profit supporting children in need.

Strategic and relationship-focused, with a passion for organizational change, Ryna is a leading force in Executive Search dedicated to delivering integrated talent solutions to her clients. As Regional Head, Executive Search and DEI Lead at KBRS based in Toronto, Ontario, Ryna plays a key leadership role in driving the firm’s expertise in executive search, coaching, and DEI strategy. With close to 25 years of experience, she has a proven track record of supporting leaders across a range of functions spanning the c-suite, boards, operations, human resources, IT, sales, finance, and accounting in both public and private sectors. Ryna's forte is cultivating robust relationships and earning trust, which underpins her sustained success. Having lived on four continents, Ryna brings a truly global approach to her work. In addition to leading executive search work, Ryna serves as our DEI Lead, continuing to support clients with their diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies through equitable practices, informed counsel, and proven approaches. A dynamic speaker, skilled facilitator, and Associate Certified Coach, Ryna is regularly called upon to address a variety of topics related to her extensive experience in executive search, talent development and her unique DEI lens. Ryna also serves as a key course developer and instructor for York University's groundbreaking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Action Certificate program. Ryna is a proud community member, volunteering as a member of the AESC North American Diversity Leadership Council and actively contributes to her community through volunteering at Foodbank Oakville, Kerr Street Mission, and Scott Mission.

Project Management

Sandra Martyn is president of The Martyn Group, a private consulting and training company specializing in project management. Managing her own successful project management business for almost 28 years has provided her with a unique perspective on the challenges experienced in almost all industries, including projects in manufacturing, construction, government, food, health, automotive, financial, transportation, pharmaceutical and biotech, among others. She has a reputation for planning and executing projects and building strong, cohesive teams. Sandra consistently receives the highest ratings from her clients for the value she provides in her courses. Sandra adheres to the framework set out by the Project Management Institute, but her own business experience enables her to make difficult project management concepts seem easy as she delivers her training in clear and understandable terms. She helps program participants avoid common project management mistakes. Her teaching aids and exercises are popular, and the group work sessions are critically important in applying concepts to real life projects. Sandra has developed and authored programs in project management fundamentals, PMP® exam preparation, implementing/operating a project management office, juggling multiple projects, and using Microsoft Project software. She has delivered programs to clients across Canada, as well as numerous management and project team members from other countries, including: China, Malaysia, Greece, India and the Philippines, among others. For several years Sandra has been on the Executive Development faculties of the Schulich School of Business at York University, Toronto; the Health Learning and Leadership Faculty at York University; Sobeys School of Business, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax; Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan. In addition, she has delivered training at the University of Winnipeg, PACE, and University of New Brunswick, Saint John College. Sandra is an active member of the Project Management Institute and has obtained her Project Management Professional certification.

General Management, Marketing

Sanjay is a highly rated faculty member with the Schulich ExecEd, Schulich School of Busines at York University. He coaches and develops senior leaders in organizations including Four Seasons Hotel, Siemens, Hoffman La Roche, TD Bank, NN Group, Mercedes Benz, Samsung, Teva, and Sick Kids Hospital. He uses the ‘case study’ methodology in his teachings drawing on best practice approaches across sectors. Sanjay has developed a respected process and practical approach called “The Business Workout”, which enables business leaders achieve better performance and success. Sanjay is an adjunct member of faculty at the Schulich School of Business and the University of Salzburg Business School in Austria. Sanjay’s teaching focus includes sales, marketing and strategy. Building on his decade-long international teaching experience, and his expertise in developing cutting-edge experiential curriculum design, Sanjay has partnered with different universities to re-evaluate their pedagogy and enhance their new programs with current best practices including flipped classroom and online learning. In 2019 and 2020, Sanjay was nominated for a Schulich teaching excellence award as a top Faculty member. In 2018, Sanjay published his first book: Tool box for Performance Driven Leaders. He holds an Honours BA in Public Policy from Ryerson University and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Leicester, UK. Recently, Sanjay completed an advanced certificate in digital marketing from MIT Boston along with a train the trainer certificate from Disney on Quality Service.

Healthcare

Sapna Sriram is a leading Canadian chiropractor and registered acupuncturist with a focus on sports injuries, pre- and post-natal care, and chronic pain. She is also the award-winning co-founder and CEO of Integra Health Centre, Toronto’s largest and most reputable, collaborative full-service medical and health clinics. Sapna is a mentor and educator; having been a clinical and business mentor to clinic owners and clinicians across Canada. As a media personality, Sapna is Canada’s go-to injury expert and has been featured on multiple media interviews including on CityLine, The Social, Breakfast Television, Global Morning Toronto, HuffPost, CTV Morning Live, CTV News, City TV News, CP 24, CHCH Morning Live, 680 News, Rogers Daytime, The Globe & Mail, Global News, the Toronto Star and many more. In 2018 Sapna became the first Canadian featured on the cover of CEO Mom magazine.

Dr. Sarah Bay-Cheng is Dean and Professor of Theatre & Performance Studies in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) at York University in Toronto. Her research and writing focuses on the intersections between theatre and media including histories of film, social media, and technology in performance. She is the author or editor of 4 books, including Performance and Media: Taxonomies for a Changing Field (2015) and Mapping Intermediality in Performance (2010) as well as more than 100 academic essays, lectures and reviews. She also writes and gives talks on performance and media in popular culture, including film, social media, and sports. Prior to becoming Dean of AMPD at York, Bay-Cheng served as Chair of Theater and Dance at Bowdoin College (Maine, USA) and as the Founding Director for the Techne Institute for the Arts and Emerging Technologies at the University at Buffalo (New York, USA).

Technology

Dr. Shane Saunderson is an expert in the design and psychology of interactions with social machines. Shane also lectures on digital transformation and emerging technologies with Schulich Executive Education at York University. He has spent over a decade consulting for Fortune 500 clients on digital strategy, disruptive innovation, and technology projects. Shane has helped found several startups, has chaired numerous industry boards, is a prolific technology writer, and frequently gives talks on robotics, AI, design thinking, and the future of technology in society. He is a former Vanier scholar who holds a Ph.D. in Robotics with a specialization in psychology from the University of Toronto, an MBA in Technology and Innovation from the Ted Rogers School of Management, and a B. Eng. from McGill University.