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Siri Agrell

Siri Agrell is a Toronto-based leadership strategist with high level experience in both the private and public sectors. She was recently the Executive Director of OneEleven, one of Canada's top technology incubators. Previously, she served as Director of Strategic Initiatives to Toronto Mayor John Tory and Deputy Director of Communications to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. Siri began her career as a journalist, with roles at The Globe and Mail, National Post and Ottawa Citizen, and is a sought after advisor, public speaker and the author of a popular weekly newsletter on Leadership called Loss Leader.

Wes Hall

Wes Hall is an established innovator, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. As Executive Chairman & Founder of Kingsdale Advisors, he has been named one of Canada’s most powerful business people. He is also the owner of QM Environmental, a leading environmental and industrial services provider; and Titan Supply, a top manufacturer and distributor of rigging and wear products. In 2009, Wes was recognized with the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for Ontario and in 2020 he was appointed to the Ontario government’s Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce, tasked to review and modernize the province’s capital markets regulations. Wes is Founder and Chairman of The Canadian Council of Business Leaders Against Anti-Black Systemic Racism and the BlackNorth Initiative, committed to the removal of anti-Black systemic barriers in Canada.

Dr. Brett Belchetz

Dr. Brett Belchetz is the CEO and Co-founder of Maple (getmaple.ca), Canada’s leading virtual care provider connecting patients and healthcare providers like doctors and therapists for online medical visits in minutes. He’s also a practicing physician in Toronto, and a Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute. In addition, Brett’s passion for healthcare communication and policy have led him to work as an on-air medical expert for CTV and Global News, as well as a contributor to outlets such as the National Post. Previously, Brett worked as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company.

Rajen Ruparell

Rajen Ruparell is a Canadian investor and serial entrepreneur. His most recent venture, Endy, was sold to Sleep Country in one of Canada's largest ever e-commerce deals. Originally Endy's lion (majority) shareholder, he remains with the company as its Chairman & Founder. Previously he co-founded Citydeal which he sold to Groupon, and became one of the youngest executives in Silicon Valley, helping take the company public in the largest IPO since Google. He's also a board member and investor at Clearbanc, founded by Dragon Michele Romanow, and was a pre-IPO investor in Twitter and Spotify, alongside a portfolio of investments in retail, tech, and real estate. Rajen is also a dedicated philanthropist, building schools in India, serving as a major supporter of charities like Artists for Peace and Justice and the Furniture Bank, and providing mentorship to young entrepreneurs across Canada.

Tiffani Bova

Tiffani Bova is the Global Customer Growth and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce, and was previous VP, Distinguished Analyst and Research Fellow with Gartner. Her recent book “Growth IQ: Get Smarter About the Choices that Will Make or Break Your Business” is a Wall Street Journal bestseller. She is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and a top influencer in Business Growth, Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, the Future of Work and Sales.

She travels around the world helping companies—regardless of size, industry and maturity—to solve their most vexing challenge: how to keep growing in the face of stiff competition and a fast-changing business environment. She has earned accolades from business leaders around the world for her cutting-edge analysis, bold strategies for growth and durable competitive advantages for businesses from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

On Thursday November 12th we'll celebrate the success of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies and Startups at the GROWTH 2020 Awards ceremony.

Awards Categories

Growth 2020 Fastest Growing Company:
The established company with the highest percentage revenue growth over a five-year period.

Start-Up 2020 Fastest Growing Company
The new-growth company with the highest percentage revenue growth over a two-year period.

Female Entrepreneur of the Year
Through strategic thinking, innovation and grit, this extraordinary recipient has built and managed a notable and successful business in Canada in any sector.

Global Business
This award recognizes an outstanding entrepreneur for his or her excellence in developing a company that reaches outside the borders of Canada.

Technology Trailblazer
Through imagination and creativity, this star leader is not only solving, but crushing the problems of tomorrow, by coming up with blazingingly fresh ideas today.

Business Pivot
This award celebrates an entrepreneur whose ideas and inspiration stand out above the crowd, who is open to change, and who has shown resilience in the face of obstacles.

Employer of the Year
Judged on workplace/culture initiatives and a fresh approach to work/life integration, this select company will be celebrated among its peers.

Excellence in Diversity
This award will recognize the company who has demonstrated the most significant approach to company culture for women, BIPOC employees, and those of all genders.

Philanthropy Service
Through unstinting giveback and community embrace, this inspiring company rises above the rest for giving a hand up, as well as a handout.