Chami is the CEO of Convergence.Tech. As part of Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz’s B Team Australasia he helps companies adopt emerging tech. He sits on the advisory committee of Supply Chain Canada and the Finance Advisory Board at the Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet.

Having forgone an academic career in 3D Printing of Bioceramic Engineering at Queen Mary, University of London, Chami served with London's Metropolitan Police. Since then Chami started his entrepreneurial journey, and has had four successful ventures. His experience includes serving as Research Director Blockchain Research Institute, Fintech Advisor to the Ontario Securities Commission and Managing Director, Fintech and Blockchain at the Global Risk Institute.

Chami’s passions are food, cycling, travel and empowering youth through education.

Kim is a Canadian computer scientist and engineering leader who has worked since the emergence of the Internet to create a humanistic system of Digital Identity. Kim moved to Seattle to join Microsoft in 1999 when it acquired Toronto-based Zoomit Corporation, a software company dedicated to digital identity that he co-founded in 1980. In 2000 he became the Architect of Microsoft’s Active Directory, which evolved into the most widely deployed identity technology used in enterprises globally. As the growth of the Internet made the importance of identity increasingly evident, his role expanded to become Chief Architect of Identity for Microsoft, a position he held until his retirement in 2019.

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Kim led Microsoft to build technology that was part of an “identity metasystem” that worked across vendors, technologies and political boundaries. He introduced the concept of “claims” so the system could handle a world where the assertions of different entities were trusted for different things and to different extents – a major building block for what became cloud computing. In 2004 he wrote the Laws of Identity, a document that has long influenced both technologists and regulators, and which Microsoft adopted to guide its innovation. At the same time he began to champion innovations that would put users in control of their own identity as a way to solve the privacy and security problems of both individuals and organizations – work he continues to advance today.

Known for being among Canada’s most experienced business transformation executives, Tony is a Corporate Director with Altus Group (AIF.TO), an experienced CEO, and a former member of the Global Executive Committee of Aon Hewitt, which was responsible for the performance of the company worldwide. He also served as CEO, Aon Hewitt, Canada. Prior to that, he was a Managing Partner at Accenture, President and CEO of Bell Nexxia, and CEO of BCE Emergis. He has held international leadership positions (Americas, EMEA & APAC) with MCI Telecommunications, SHL Systemhouse Inc., and Andersen Consulting.

Tony is particularly adept at capitalizing on digital and technology disruptions, both as a market disrupter and industry incumbent.

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.A.I.) degree and M.A. from Trinity College Dublin, is a graduate of the Rotman Corporate Directors program (I.C.D.) and recently completed a certification in Human Computer Interaction at M.I.T.

Tony previously served on the boards of Loblaw’s President Choice Bank, Bishop Strachan School, the Toronto Region Board of Trade, the Toronto United Way Cabinet, Canada’s Walk of Fame and Crescent School.

Tony is passionate with respect to community, people, inclusion and continuous learning. He recently led the “High Performance in the Boardroom” initiative in collaboration with 30+ leading board chairs, as a contribution to continuous learning for directors.  

Doug is responsible for growing the Australian operation for Convergence.Tech. He is also leading the Blockchain Pilot project with the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, the ATO and the local Spirits Industry. This eight-month project will identify efficiencies for both regulators and industry from the application of blockchain and stablecoin to excise processes.

Doug brings over 25 years' experience helping organisations improve performance from leveraging information and analytics. From early roles in analytics with Citibank and SAS UK, he moved to Australia and pioneered the roll-out of data mining capabilities with SAS' Australia and NZ's major clients. Doug joins us after 10 years with Deloitte and KPMG assisting government and industry with major programs of work leveraging analytical solutions to drive performance improvement. Doug was recognised for his Outstanding Contribution to Analytics within Australia following his eight years' leading IAPA (the Institute of Analytics Professionals of Australia).

We are thrilled Doug has accepted the role of GM Australia with Convergence.Tech where he will continue his passion for helping Australian organisations benefit from advanced technological capabilities.

Guy has served on international boards in banking, financial services and a not for profit, as well as on their audit, credit, risk, and IT governance committees. He also served as CEO of a multinational financial services organization. This combination of experiences sharpened his interest in enterprise risk management, enterprise governance, IT governance and data governance as value-producing instruments. He regularly shares his digital and data experiences by writing and by speaking, has published over 40 topical articles recently, some peer-reviewed and some translated by the publisher into Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese and Portuguese, and was awarded the 2019 global ISACA Michael Cangemi Best Book/Author Award for "major contributions in the field of IS audit, control, risk, governance and/or security." Guy holds a BSc (Computer Science) from the University of the Witwatersrand (SA), a BCom (Econometrics and Quantitative Management) from the University of South Africa, a MBA from Heriot-Watt University (UK), is Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) and is a Certified Data Privacy Solution Engineer (CDPSE).

Jim is the former Assistant Deputy Minister of the Climate Change and Environmental Policy Division at the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change. He led teams that were responsible for the development and implementation of a range of climate change related policies and programs including Ontario's cap and trade program with California and Quebec and GreenOn to finance the deployment of low carbon technologies. His other policy and program responsibilities included Great Lakes water quality including the Canada-Ontario Lake Erie Action Plan towards U.S.-Canada binational commitment to reduce nutrient loadings, promotion of zero-waste and circular economy through extended producer responsibility, source protection for drinking water, toxics reduction, renewable fuels for transportation and buildings, indigenous relations and inter-governmental affairs. He also led Ontario's participation with the Canadian delegation at UN COP 13 Climate Change Conference in Bali and worked on developing carbon offsets to help finance reforestation in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve in Mexico. Mr. Whitestone completed his Master's Degree at Michigan State University and a Bachelor's Degree at the University of Guelph in Agricultural and Resource Economics. He has a Certificate of Business from the University of Toronto and a Sustainable Investment Professional Certificate from Concordia University.

Dr Asheley Jones is a highly autonomous, senior education executive with more than two decades’ experience in the education, technology, and professional service sectors. Her leadership is highly focused on developing sustainable business strategy and providing oversight of organisational change management through the development and deployment of professional credentialing initiatives.

Over the last five years, ultimately as COO of Deakin Digital, the commercial arm of Deakin University, Asheley has led in the design and implementation of several industry-verified, evidence-based employability skills capability frameworks, mapped to multiple global qualification frameworks.

She has successfully worked with multiple stakeholders in academia; state and federal governments; industry and not for profit sectors. Asheley Jones holds a Doctor of Business Administration from Victoria University (Australia) and is a registered expert of the Australian Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) panel of experts.  A Fellow of the Australian Computer Society (ACS), she currently heads the Education, Accreditation and Micro Credential portfolio for the Australian Council of Professions (ACoP), a peak body representing over 1,000,000 professionals. 

Asheley’s recent research projects have focused on identifying collaborative work readiness programs for professional and educational bodies. She has obtained research grants from Department of Education, Victoria; Google; the Australian Council of Deans ICT (ACDICT) and the Joint Accounting Bodies (JAB). 

Erik has spent over a decade and a half in IT software development, having worked extensively in the government sector on the ideation, design, delivery, and operations of large-scale enterprise and emerging tech solutions. His diverse experience includes building out blockchain-based traceability networks, IoT systems for environmental monitoring, digital identity platforms and cloud-native tech in both developing and mature economies, understanding problems and helping enable change through innovative solutions.

In 25 years Jono has worked on all sides of marketing and communications.

In advertising, he has worked with Sony, Google, Coca-Cola, Unilever & The British Red Cross making creatively led, internationally recognised and effective campaigns. At Orange he learned his craft at one of the most successful and progressive brand marketing companies of recent times.

Currently based in Melbourne, Australia, he started a creative food project for kids called Death to Nuggets to apply his brand knowledge to the epidemic of obesity in children, and encourage a healthy relationship with food. He has consulted with a number of start-up and scale-up businesses, helping founders express their vision and bringing a marketing orientation to drive growth. Jono is at his best when he is making a difference.

Jono believes marketing has become really interesting in this hyper-connected age. The opportunities to get lost in the noise are greater than ever, but so are the opportunities to out-perform others because you’re genuinely customer centric, because you occupy a clear position, because your actions support your claims, because you can connect it all in creative technicolour. Jono’s mission is to help companies & teams bring this all together.

Steve currently develops blockchain based systems for governments through the United Nations Development Program as well as decentralized identity and credentialing systems for North American governments. Formally responsible for global blockchain operations at Boeing, Steve is a senior software engineer with over a decade of experience architecting and administrating solutions as a consultant for private companies and as an administrator of a regional police and fire department serving over 22 million people. Steve is also a regular contributor to blockchain industry panels, books, and interviews as well as facilitating a blockchain course for one of the top universities in the United States.

Adam currently leads engineering operations with Convergence.Tech. He is a driven engineer and educator, with a background in Mechatronic Systems and Software Engineering. He has been active in the Blockchain ecosystem for several years and has been involved in a variety of initiatives spanning both software education and development globally.

Dave is an end to end implementation leader for the design and delivery of large-scale transformation initiatives. Dave led the Ontario Government's implementation of its Cap and Trade program for Greenhouse Gas Emissions, introducing Ontario into the North American GHG Emissions Trading market successfully in 2017 raising $472 million at its first allowance auction. Previously, Dave led a seamless migration and oversight of Ontario's $60 million Driver Examination Services to the private sector. Dave holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from York University. Dave has a unique depth and breadth of experience in leading and managing all facets of large program development and project management stemming from over 30 years of experience at four Government of Ontario ministries including; Environment and Climate Change, Transportation, Economic Development and Trade, and Agriculture and Food.

Michele is a passionate, energetic and successful leader in the corporate and private school sector.  She has proven success in organizational design, program management & building strong, positive and motivated teams that drive companies to growth and success. With over 20 years experience in leadership roles, Michele specializes in corporate culture, program development, HR, organizational design and restructuring to drive operational excellence. 

Michele lives life to the fullest and leads a healthy and active lifestyle. She is devoted to making a positive contribution to the planet and its people. She enjoys cycling, hiking, culinary arts and traveling.

After studying Markets, Innovation, and Design in college, Joe spent six years assisting and leading large-scale system implementations for state governments across the United States. His background also includes 13 years of successful start-up experience across multiple industries, providing him with a robust understanding of how products and technologies can be reimagined for positive disruption across numerous industries.

Kim Hammond is an EdTech enthusiast, digital credentialing expert, and has over 20 years of project management experience working with educators in K12, Community Colleges, and Universities across the globe. Driven by a love for lifelong learning, she takes pride in creating formal and informal professional development opportunities. As a Director of Customer Support, her goals include helping educators, nonprofits, and businesses transform their use of technology into meaningful learning experiences. In addition to her primary job functions, Kim enjoys outdoor recreation activities including backpacking, rafting, and skiing.

David has proven experience with internet banking, retail, and insurance web architectures from his work with Citi Group, JP Morgan, EY, IAG, and Audible at Amazon amongst others. David is a process oriented architect and manager with deep technical skills that drives results. He built a global platform for Audible that enables rapid expansion into new countries, and managed several teams, including a global development team that built a sophisticated SOA Web Services system now in use by many front-end consuming applications throughout a Private Bank and Treasury Service. More recently, David was the Chief Architect for IAG Satellite creating a new insurance brand on a completely SaaS based platform. David has a passion for all things financial, especially blockchain and DeFi, and has lectured about it and designed several solutions in that space.

Reuben has worked in a wide range of industries, from caravans to superannuation to the media. He recently sold an Airbnb compliance startup that he founded and successfully grew, while serving as its COO. Previously, he delivered the world-leading technology behind IAG’s Poncho Insurance, a startup-in-the-enterprise that required him to wear many hats along the way (growth hacker, recruiter, technical product manager, project manager, and more). He has also worked as product lead on Fairfax Media’s cutting-edge content management solution, as a product manager and as a startup coach. The common thread through it all is a love of solving complex problems with elegant solutions that really make a difference.

Angelique Hamilton has been working in Privacy for over 20 years, in public sector and non-profit settings in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario. Most recently she served as Chief Privacy Officer and Director of Health Information Management for St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, where she played a key role in the successful consolidation of multiple information systems into a single HIS platform to support “one patient, one record” for improved outcomes, reporting, research and analytics.  She has established and led several privacy communities of practice and influential privacy networks.

Angelique has earned a reputation for her digital-positive, creative and progressive approach to privacy and her ability to create practical models for ethical data sharing and information governance.   She believes in the power of personal stories and the right of individuals and communities to determine when and how their stories should be shared.  She supports respectful, responsible secondary use of information that acknowledges people as more than data subjects and believes that trust is earned and maintained through transparency and consistency.