Originally from Mexico, Roberto moved to Toronto at eighteen to pursue a Bachelor’s degree and ended up staying. He left momentarily to Spain to complete a Master’s degree in Public Administration. Immediately after, he started working with John helping him with his presidency at PEN International and writing many interesting things. Afterwards, he briefly consulted for non-profits where the ICC became one of his clients, which hired him full time. He started at 6 Degrees, booking speakers, and securing partners and audience members for the program. Roberto is currently the Manager of Strategic partnerships. In this position, he led the launch of #EqualChance with a wonderful team. He is now working with another great team to get existing and new Canoo partners on board with the next phase. After several years in Canada, Roberto now enjoys the winter. Testament to this is his attendance at an outdoor music festival in Montréal next February. Roberto lives in Parkdale in Toronto.

Terri Heggum-Allen spent the first part of her career with a special focus on small and family businesses. Then, in pursuit of a comprehensive grounding in tax planning, Terri took a position as Tax Manager in the Tax Department of a national CPA firm, where she completed her Tax In-Depth training.

Having gained this vital experience, she rejoined the family firm, Loftus Allen & Co., with strong technical training in corporate and personal taxation and has been a partner in the practice, specializing in family business, tax and estate planning ever since. In 2019 she received her Arizona CPA to assist with cross-border tax planning.

Terri has completed training as an Imago Educator to facilitate dialogue through difficult conversations. She has extensive experience facilitating business family meetings relating to ownership, family, and business issues.

Terri served as the National Director for the Canadian Association of Family Enterprise, National, from 2000 to 2005, travelling throughout Canada connecting with Family Businesses and assisting them with their communication and technical issues.

Terri served on Connex Ontario Health Services board from September 2010 to June 2018. She was Board chair in her final two years. Connex is Ontario’s Mental Health Helpline. http://www.connexontario.ca/

Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Salimah is the ICC’s resident newcomer advocate, bringing the perspective of our beneficiaries into every program and decision. Since 2010 Salimah has worked on policy development and program implementation initiatives with the government, Indigenous communities, and newcomers. Salimah holds an undergraduate degree from Carleton University and a Master’s in Law from the University of Toronto.

George is a research professional with global experience spanning academia, consulting, and non-profit management. A deep personal commitment drives him to high-impact public interest work and the possibility of a more equitable world. In the UK, Asia, and North America, he has worked with citizens, public servants, business executives and Boards of Directors to build more inclusive, informed, and empowered societies.

Born in Canada to a South Indian physician and a Canadian international development practitioner, George spent his youth between three continents. He holds degrees from the University of Waterloo (B.E.s), University College London (MSc) and the University of Cambridge (Ph.D.). His family is spread across Canada, India and Japan

Daniel is a first-generation Canadian who has dedicated his career to public benefit following a short stint in corporate consulting. He has led and advised charities, foundations, and government agencies in North America, Europe, and the Middle East to build and deliver creative, transformational programs that advance the public good.
Daniel is also a qualified software developer. He speaks English, French and Spanish and holds degrees from the LSE and Cambridge.