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|Jennifer Church is Deputy Minister and Chief Executive Officer for the Province of Nova Scotia’s Office of Service Efficiency. She has previously held positions as the Deputy Minister of the Office of Priorities and Planning, CEO of Communications Nova Scotia, and Associate Deputy Minister for Inclusive Economic Growth. She has also held senior roles with the Halifax Regional Municipality and the Halifax Chamber of Commerce.

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Amongst her ongoing academic accomplishments is her foundation as a graduate of Dalhousie University’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) program, as well as certificates in Behavioral Insights and Public Policy (Harvard Kennedy School) and Leading Complex Systems (Royal Roads University). Ms. Church has served as a board member for the Canadian Center for Ethics in Public Affairs, Community Leadership Advisory Council to the Admiral, Alice Housing, and Research Nova Scotia.

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Government of Ontario, Ministry of Red Tape Reduction

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|Rakhi Lad was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister in October 2022. Previously, she held various roles in the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade the including Director of Strategic Industry Intelligence Branch, Director of Trade and Investment Branch, and Director of Trade Strategy, Analytics and Partnership Branch. Across these leadership roles, she led strategic policy development, trade and investment initiatives, and industry intelligence efforts.

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Aaron Wirth is the Assistant Deputy Minister of Strategic Policy and Competitiveness at Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Trade and Export Development. With over 15 years of senior leadership across multiple line departments and central agencies, he is known for pragmatic problem-solving and strong cross-government and industry collaboration.

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Aaron is focused on supporting investment and growth, driving competitiveness, reducing regulatory burden and modernizing policy frameworks across the Government of Saskatchewan and provincial economy. He holds an MPA from the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy.

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Policy Business Council of Canada

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|As Senior Vice President, Policy, Theo leads the Council’s policy team and provides analysis and insights on a wide range of issues related to the economy and public policy. Theo has studied and written on global economic and political affairs for three decades. His journalism career began in the mid-1990s, where he reported on the developing economies of Eastern Europe as managing editor of current affairs weekly New Europe. He joined Bloomberg in 1999 to open a bureau in Athens, before moving to Ottawa six years later. Since 2005, Theo has written on just about every major story at the nexus of power and money in Canada.

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Canadian Food Inspection Agency

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|Robert Ianiro was appointed Vice-President of the Policy and Programs Branch at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on October 16, 2023. He brings extensive leadership experience from senior roles at CFIA, Shared Services Canada, and Health Canada, where he spent over two decades in executive positions. These included Assistant Deputy Minister of the Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch and Director General of Human Resources.

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Robert has led major initiatives such as the development and Royal Assent of the ''Canada Consumer Product Safety Act'', the renewal of Canada’s Tobacco Strategy, and efforts to maintain a safe and secure food supply during COVID-19. He has represented Canada internationally at the United Nations, OECD, and APEC, and is recognised for his expertise in regulatory development, strategic policy, compliance programs, human resources management, and stakeholder engagement.

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Born and raised in Ottawa, Robert holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours, Biochemistry) from the University of Ottawa. Outside of work, he enjoys travelling, cycling, cooking, and spending time with his family. He is a proud husband and an active hockey and ringette dad.

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|Jenelle Power is currently the Director General responsible for the Red Tape Reduction Office at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. In this role, she leads efforts to modernize Canada’s regulatory system, promote regulatory cooperation, and support the federal regulator community and partner departments.

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Before taking on her current position, Jenelle held several senior leadership roles at Service Canada, including Chief of Staff to the Chief Operating Officer, Director General of Program Operations in the Atlantic Region, and Director General for Employment Insurance (EI). Earlier in her career, she worked across the safety and security portfolio at Correctional Service of Canada, Public Safety Canada, Transport Canada, and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, gaining extensive experience in research, policy, regulations, and operations, as well as serving in senior advisory capacities. Jenelle is originally from Newfoundland and Labrador and holds a PhD in Psychology from Carleton University.

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Deborah Quaicoe is the Director of Regulatory Efficiency at the Major Projects Office (MPO), where she leads the Government of Canada’s commitment to complete federal reviews and decision-making for major projects within a two-year timeframe. Prior to joining MPO, Deborah was a Director in the Clean Growth Office at the Privy Council Office, where she advanced implementation of the Cabinet Directive on Regulatory and Permitting Efficiencies for Clean Growth Projects. She also led Indigenous consultations for Bill C-5 (''Building Canada Act'') and played a key role in establishing the Major Projects Office.

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Deborah is originally from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Memorial University of Newfoundland and a diploma in Paralegal Studies from Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario. Since joining the federal public service in 2007, she has held progressively senior roles, including paralegal at the Department of Justice, negotiator with Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, and Director of Indigenous Partnerships at the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, before moving to the Privy Council Office.

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