Alex is a social entrepreneur who founded and leads Mendicant Group, a social issues consulting firm. He has also moderated the G20 Young Entrepreneurs' Alliance since its inception in 2010 and regularly speaks aroung the world on entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation. Alex was one of 50 nonprofit leaders to be invited to attend Stanford University's Business School in 2013 and was named one of Canada's "Social Justice All-Stars" by This Magazine in 2015.

For over thirty years, Olivia Chow has been an effective and well-known public figure, serving in Toronto’s municipal politics and on the national stage as a Canadian Member of Parliament. She was voted Best City Councillor seven times by readers of NOW magazine and Best MP in 2010. Readers of the Toronto Sun voted her Top Torontonian in 2012 and Canadian Immigrant magazine named her as one of Canada’s Top 25 Immigrants. Olivia also wrote the best-selling memoir “My Journey”, published in 2014.

Sarah graduated from the Environment and Urban Sustainability program at Ryerson in 2016. During her time as a student she founded Microbe Hub, a startup that diverts organic waste from landfills using worms and uses this as a tool to engage classrooms in environmental stewardship and science. Sarah has been working to increase sustainability on campus and is a passionate advocate for social justice.

Ka Tat Tsang, Ph.D., is Professor of Social Work at the University of Toronto since 1993. His transdisciplinary research combines conventional and creative forms of knowledge production in human service, diversity and global community, with active integration of theory and research. His major activities include (1) development and testing of direct practice model and programs (e.g., SSLD – Strategies and Skills Learning and Development); (2) human service and post-professional conditions; and (3) global community: Research and development of service programs for the diverse communities in Canada and internationally.

Luan is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fundscraper, a technology enabled real estate investing platform that empowers everyday people to invest and lend to residential and commercial real estate projects. Their proprietary technology and experienced management team provide their users with the ability to access pre-vetted deals historically only available to institutional investors.

Rick Sin teaches social work at York University. For over 30 years, he has worked as a community organizer, a human rights advocate, and a community-based researcher in some of the most diverse and dynamic world cities including Hong Kong, New York City, Montreal, and Toronto. In Toronto, Rick has been actively involved with numerous community groups and citizen committees like Chinese Canadian National Council, Urban Alliance on Race Relations, Safe School Policy Review Taskforce of Toronto District School Board, and Asian Canadian Labour Alliance.