Catharine Dutt, MAcc, CPA, CA, CPA (Delaware), CGMA

Catharine Dutt is a business advisor and leader with over 25 years of progressively responsible experience both in industry and consulting, focused primarily in the financial services industry. Her expertise includes managing a global internal audit function for the largest Canadian financial institution, as well as being the chief audit executive for its U.S. national bank.

Dutt has significant experience working with complex organizations that are navigating evolving stakeholder and regulatory expectations across lines of defence. Much of her time is concentrated in the banking sector; however, she has also worked within the insurance, investment dealer, pension and credit union sub-sectors, as well as with clients across a variety of industries including government, municipalities, healthcare, law, not-for-profit, telecommunications, and transportation.

She is a frequent speaker on topics such as governance and control, strategic internal audit functions, and organizational culture and conduct risk. She supports her community as a Board and Audit and Risk Committee member for the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto and Wilfrid Laurier University.

Chantal Gagné

With a degree in actuarial science, Chantal Gagné joined Desjardins in 2007 and started her career in the Property and Casualty Insurance division, where she held various management roles within the actuarial, underwriting and claims teams. In 2020, she joined the Life and Health Insurance sector as Vice-President, Individual Insurance. In 2023, she was appointed Senior Vice-President, Life and Health Insurance, where she oversees the Individual Insurance division, the Group Benefits and Savings division and the Independent Network Sales and Distribution division. In 2025, to maximize synergies between the distribution networks, she was entrusted with the activities of the IDC and Worldsource entities, as well as the responsibility for integration and became Senior Vice-President, Life and Health Insurance and Independent Distribution.

Gagné sits on the IDC WorldSource board and is a member of the LIMRA Canadian Executive Roundtable. She was a board member of the Canadian Association of Financial Institution in Insurance and was a member of Canadian Association of Direct Relationship Insurers – Property Taskforce, as well as the IBC underwriting committee. Her philanthropic work includes fund-raising for and sitting on the board of Doctor Clown Foundation and volunteering on the Centraide Chaudière Appalaches Innovation and Development Committee.

Denise Gigova

Denise Gigova is a partner with MNP’s Digital Services team and leads the firm’s Enterprise Transformation Practice. A seasoned transformation architect with more than 20 years of global consulting and industry experience, she brings strategic thinking, operational excellence, accelerated execution, and dynamic leadership skills to her role. She works closely with her clients to optimize their business today while creating value for tomorrow, exploring entirely new business models for the future. Proficient in transformation strategy, architecture, delivery, management of complex stakeholder landscapes, and value realization, she helps clients in a variety of sectors, including government, telecommunications, utilities, consumer goods, manufacturing, technology solutions, and finance. Gigova earned a BBA in international business administration from European-University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), and a postgraduate certification in transformation delivery from Purdue University.

Frédéric Glorieux

Frédéric Glorieux is a trained engineer who graduated in France. He joined iA in 2013 as a project manager for the compensation of the sales force before taking care of the management of the EVO project. In 2017, Glorieux supervised the underwriting and new business operations in their Vancouver office for three years. In 2020, he became Senior Director, taking responsibility for underwriting and new business for all of Canada. In 2022, he was promoted to Vice-President, expanding his scope to include claims management; and in 2023, he was appointed Vice-President, Administration, Insurance, Individual Savings and Retirement.

Scott Ife, MBA

Scott Ife has over 25 years’ experience in financial services. He has worked in credit cards, group benefits, banking, wealth and individual insurance. His career has included roles in product development, operations, customer retention and loyalty, project management, sales and market analytics, as well as strategy. He currently leads the Manulife’s Individual Insurance Market Intelligence team, overseeing market share, trends and results analytics. Ife is passionate about leadership as a profession and in sharing that with others. He holds a BBA from Laurier University and an MBA from Ivey Business School, Western University.

Chris Juryn

Chris Juryn is an experienced executive and technology leader with over 20 years of experience driving innovation, leading high-performing teams, and delivering transformative results in emerging technologies, including AI/ML, generative AI, and cloud computing. His zeal lies in simplifying complex technologies, making them accessible, and demonstrating their business value to clients and organizations. He has successfully designed and executed AI strategies, helping clients unlock new revenue streams and enhance operational efficiency, led large-scale digital transformations, integrating Agile methodologies to align with organizational goals and developed innovative solutions to complex challenges, from launching AI/ML practices to scaling cloud capabilities. Juryn is passionate about leveraging his expertise to lead organizations through their next phase of technological growth. Whether it's navigating the complexities of AI adoption, strategizing cloud migrations, or exploring cutting-edge innovations like quantum computing, he thrives at the intersection of leadership and technology.

David Levenson, DBA, FSA, CFA

David Levenson is president and CEO for LIMRA and LOMA. In this capacity, he is responsible for leading one of the world’s largest associations of life insurance and financial services companies, representing 700 member organizations across 70 countries.

Prior to joining LIMRA and LOMA, Levenson was a principal at Edward Jones and served on its management committee from 2015-2018. He was responsible for all products distributed through its network of 17,000 advisors in the U.S. and Canada. Prior to 2012, Levenson was president of wealth management at The Hartford Financial Services Group, responsible for the firm’s individual annuity, individual life, mutual fund and retirement plan businesses. He also served as president and CEO of Hartford Life, KK in Tokyo, where he was responsible for leading the largest annuity provider in Japan.

Levenson holds his Bachelor of Science from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, his Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School and a doctorate in business administration from The School of International Corporate Strategy at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan. 

Jason (Jay) McMahon McMahon, MSc, CHS, CFP

Jason (Jay) McMahon came into the industry as a second career and has held progressive leadership roles throughout his tenure in financial services.  He currently leads the Canadian Mass Market for PPI.  He has worked in vice-president level roles in the field and head office and had managed a large and successful financial planning practice in the past.  He prides himself on his advisor and leadership development skill and looks to give back to the industry he is passionate about.

Adele Mossman

Adele Mossman is responsible for driving operational excellence within the Individual Insurance business. With a focus on delivering high-quality, cost-effective, and seamless service, she plays a key role in supporting the profitable growth of the business while enhancing the experience for clients and advisors.

With over 35 years of experience in the financial services industry, Mossman has held numerous leadership roles spanning operations, client management, and service transformation across both group and retail lines of business. She has a proven track record of leading service-focused change initiatives, leveraging innovation and thought leadership to drive performance improvements. In her current role, she leads a team of 700 operations professionals, embracing both the challenges and opportunities that come with ensuring a superior client and advisor experience.

Lara Nourcy

Lara Nourcy was previously Vice-President of Customer Experience, Partners and Operations Management in the Individual Insurance and Financial Services sector at La Capitale. Before joining the company, she held a number of managerial positions in a large financial services group. She holds a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science from Laval University and has nearly 30 years of experience in the insurance and financial services industry.

Nourcy is a caring manager who throughout her career has combined setting ambitious business goals with a genuine concern for people and their development. She is also active in the community as President of the YWCA Quebec Foundation.

Tony Novielli

Tony Novielli brings 40+ years of insurance industry experience in Life and Annuities, P&C and Workers compensation, covering policy administration, billing, claims, analytics and digital areas. He has also been responsible for business development and client management. Prior to joining Sapiens, Novielli held senior leadership roles at Symcor, Innovation Group, AMS/CGI and Xerox Professional Services.  His insurance industry experience spans across Canada, United States, Europe, and Latin America.

Rohit Thomas, FSA, FCIA

Rohit Thomas is the President and CEO of BMO Insurance, responsible for leading the organization’s strategy, growth, and customer-focused innovation across its insurance businesses.

He has held a broad range of progressively senior roles in the insurance industry, spanning product development, pricing, finance, and corporate functions, with experience across Life & Health, Wealth, and Annuity products.

Rohit is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and is a Fellow of both the Society of Actuaries and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

Rohit serves on the Boards of Burgundy Asset Management, BMO Insurance Solutions, and BMO Life Assurance, and is the Chair of the Bank of Montreal’s Pension Risk Committee.

Président et chef de la direction, BMO Assurance

Rohit Thomas est le président et chef de la direction de BMO Assurance. Il est responsable de diriger la stratégie de l’organisation, sa croissance et ses initiatives d’innovation axées sur le client dans l’ensemble de ses activités d’assurance.

Il a occupé un large éventail de postes de plus en plus importants dans l’industrie de l’assurance, couvrant le développement de produits, la tarification, les finances et diverses fonctions corporatives, avec de l’expérience dans les produits d’assurance vie et santé, de gestion de patrimoine et de rentes.

Rohit est diplômé de l’Université de Waterloo et est Fellow de la Society of Actuaries ainsi que de l’Institut canadien des actuaires.

Il siège aux conseils d’administration de Burgundy Asset Management, BMO Insurance Solutions et BMO Life Assurance, et il est président du comité de gestion des risques liés aux régimes de retraite de la Banque de Montréal.

Calvin Zhai

Calvin Zhai is responsible for the messaging and strategy of Life and Annuities solutions for North America. His role revolves around aligning the market demands and catering to carriers’ business challenges. He brings a wealth of experience from his tenure in diverse startups and corporations, most notably from his previous role at Manulife, where he concentrated on product development and digital transformation initiatives.