One Young World Summit Montréal/Tiohtiá:ke, 2024

Empowering Young Innovators: Supporting Lead2030 Winners in Education

• 17:50 - 18:20, 20 September
• Palais des Congrès
• Reckitt Accelerating Impact

Speakers

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  Mark Tewksbury

  Olympic Champion Swimmer and Vice President, Canadian Olympic Committee

  Mark Tewksbury

  Counsellor

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  Olympic Champion Swimmer and Vice President, Canadian Olympic Committee

  Mark Tewksbury first came to prominence as a record-breaking backstroke swimmer. His sixteen-year athletic career included 21 national titles, 7 world records, Olympic gold, silver and bronze medals, and a cover appearance on TIME magazine. When he publicly came out in 1998, Mark was one of the first openly gay Olympic Champions in the world and has been a leader with the global 2SLGBTQ+ movement ever since. Mark has been one of the most sought-after inspirational speakers since taking to the podium over 30 years ago. Since 2007, Mark and business partner, Olympic coach Debbie Muir, have brought their Great Traits leadership training programs to thousands of corporate audiences worldwide. In 2019, he was awarded a Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for his work in gender inclusion and sexual diversity. In 2020, Mark was appointed Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation’s highest civilian honor. In 2022, Mark represented Canada as part of the Honours Procession at Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral.

• Alfred Burgesson

  Founder & CEO, Tribe Network

  Alfred Burgesson

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  Founder & CEO, Tribe Network

  Alfred Burgesson is a Founder & CEO. Alfred is recognized as a 30 Under 30 Innovator by the Atlantic Business Magazine, and a Changemaker by Globe and Mail’s Report on Business.

  Alfred is the Founder & CEO of Tribe Network, a community of racialized people pursuing entrepreneurship and innovation - Tribe provides members with access to resources (ie. Community, Capital & Coaching) to start, build, and accelerate their business in Canada.

  Alfred is a member of the Board of Directors at the Black Opportunity Fund and a member of the Board of Governors at Halifax Grammar School. Alfred is a former member of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council — he is also the co-chair of Canada’s first-ever ‘State of the Youth’ Report.

  Alfred is a social entrepreneur whose unique talents include convening leaders and the ability to launch grassroots movements and coalitions while utilizing digital tools and technology platforms.

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  Samantha Welscheid

  Partner, Deloitte

  Samantha Welscheid

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  Partner, Deloitte

  Samantha is a member of the Deloitte Canada and Chile Board of Directors. As an energetic leader who is passionate about high-performing teams, delivering quality, and exceptional client-service, she brings over 20 years of professional services experience, working primarily with large public companies, as well as high-growth organizations going through a public offering process. Samantha is recognized for delivering impact for Deloitte across internal controls, and has developed and managed internal controls programs for publicly listed companies both in Canada (NI 52-109) and the US (SOX). Samantha is the Culture and People Leader for the Quebec Marketplace where she helps drive the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility strategy, as well as working with firm leaders to bring Deloitte’s Talent Value Proposition to life. Working with clients, getting to know them and their business, and engaging with them to assist them in solving their problems in the most practical way possible, is what gets Samantha out of bed every morning. Samantha likes to say that her first job is being a mom of 3 boys, who keep her on her toes at all times!

• Ibrahim Abdi

  Senior Consultant, Purpose and Social Impact

  Ibrahim Abdi

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  Senior Consultant, Purpose and Social Impact

  Ibrahim is an Assistant Manager at Deloitte Global, specializing in purpose, social impact and sustainability projects. He is passionate about driving positive societal change, through education and skills building opportunities, and serves as a Global Youth Ambassador at Theirworld, where he advocates for education and youth empowerment. Ibrahim is also the Co-founder of Somalis for Sustainability, a grassroots organization who’s mission is about fostering a deep understanding of the pressing sustainability and climate issues and opportunities within our communities. He loves finding innovative solutions to complex societal challenges and works with teams across the globe to make an impact that matters.