Please join us for the 2026 Maverix Leadership Summit, a premier gathering where industry visionaries and bold innovators unite to drive the next wave of global impact.
Schedule
8:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast
Breakfast will be available in LUMA Restaurant.
9:00 AM
Welcome Remarks
9:10 AM
The End of the Global Order: Capital in a Fractured World
Keynote speaker: Peter Zeihan

In a world defined by fragmentation, supply chain realignment, demographic decline, and rising geopolitical tension, Peter Zeihan will unpack the forces reshaping global trade, energy, manufacturing, and capital flows. This keynote will provide a clear-eyed view of where the world is heading and what it means for investors and business leaders navigating an era of structural change.
10:10 AM
Resilient by Design: Building Canada’s 21st-Century Sovereignty
How does Canada safeguard sovereignty without retreating from the world? This panel explores a vision of sovereignty as resilience — strengthening economic security, technology, and supply chains while collaborating with likeminded partners. A timely discussion on autonomy, openness, and how middle powers preserve freedom to act amid global disruption.
11:00 AM
Break
11:25 AM
Company Spotlight
11:30 AM
Navigating AI Solutions in a World of Conflict
Every AI product sits on a stack: applications built on models, models running on datacenters, datacenter built with chips. Canada has serious players at all three layers — but at each one, control sits somewhere else. This session puts one leader from each layer on stage to answer the same question: how do you build a world-class AI product while keeping control of it?
12:20 PM
Company Spotlight
12:25 PM
Lunch
Lunch will be available in LUMA restaurant.
1:20 PM
Company Spotlight
1:25 PM
Forging Global Champions: Entrepreneurs and the Opportunity in Defence and Dual Use
A new national mandate is clear: Canada's security and prosperity are now deeply intertwined with its technology sector. This directive calls for a new wave of Canadian innovation in sovereignty, critical minerals, space, dual-use, and defence tech. This session examines how this will transform our entrepreneurial defence sector into a primary engine for creating global technology leaders, and provides the framework for building the mission-critical champions that will define Canada's future.
2:15 PM
Break
2:40 PM
Company Spotlight
2:45 PM
Building in Canada: Entrepreneur Spotlight & Fireside Chat
Speakers to be announced this summer.
3:35 PM
Closing Remarks
3:45 PM
Happy Hour / Networking Cocktails
Reception will be held in Founders Lounge.
Featured Speakers
Barry Appleton
Managing Partner
Appleton & Associates International Lawyers LP
Prof. Barry Appleton is Co-Director of the Center for International Law at New York Law School and Managing Partner at Appleton & Associates. A leading authority in international trade and investment law, he has served as lead counsel in landmark investor-state arbitrations under ICSID and UNCITRAL. He advises governments, testifies before legislative bodies, and is Editor-in-Chief of Westlaw’s Investor-State Reports. He holds law degrees from Cambridge, Queen’s, and Toronto.
Eliot Pence
CEO & FoundeR
Dominion DynamicS

Eliot is CEO and Founder of Dominion Dynamics, a defense firm building sovereign capability in aerospace, autonomy, and command-and-control, and a board director of Xanadu, the world's leading quantum company. From 2018 to 2022, he led global growth at Anduril Industries, helping build one of America's most consequential defense technology companies. He later served as Chief Business Officer at Osmo and Cambium Biomaterials, translating frontier R&D into real-world platforms.
Hon. Erin O'Toole
President & Managing Director
ADIT North America
Erin O’Toole is President of ADIT North America and serves on the executive committee of ADIT Group in Paris. ADIT is a leading global business intelligence and diplomacy firm. Erin served as Leader of the Conservative Party and Minister during his decade in politics. He is now a Distinguished Fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington and comments on geopolitical and economic issues in Canada. He also hosts the Blue Skies podcast.
Glenda Crisp
President & CEO
Vector Institute

Glenda Crisp is President and CEO of the Vector Institute, bringing over 35 years of experience as a data and technology leader. Previously Head of Data and Analytics at Thomson Reuters and Executive Enterprise Data and Architecture at National Australia Bank, she has shaped enterprise strategy across the financial services industry. Named a top 100 Global CDO in 2022 and 2023, Glenda also serves as an independent board member for OCAD University and The Globe and Mail.
Justine Hendricks
President & CEO
Farm Credit Canada
Justine is President and CEO of FCC, bringing 17 years at Export Development Canada and 7 years at RBC. A dynamic leader, she has driven organizational transformations, championed innovative financial products, and supported Canadian businesses across agriculture, agri-food, and beyond. As EDC's first Chief Sustainability Officer, she aligned corporate strategy with environmental and human rights principles. She holds an MBA from the University of Ottawa and serves on its Board of Governors.
Mina Mitry
CEO & Co-FoundeR
Kepler Communications
Mina leads Kepler with a vision to extend the human reach into space by building a modern Internet infrastructure on-orbit for the future space economy. Under Mina's leadership, Kepler has raised over $200 million USD in funding and achieved notable industry recognition as the largest satellite operator in Canada, one of the most innovative companies in space by Fast Company, and 'Top10 in Satellite' by Via Satellite in 2023.
Peter Zeihan
Founder
Zeihan on Geopolitics
Peter Zeihan is a globally recognized leader in geopolitical strategy, combining expertise in demography, economics, energy, politics, technology and security to help clients prepare for an uncertain future. His latest New York Times-bestseller, The End of the World is Just the Beginning, has been endorsed by Mitt Romney, Fareed Zakaria and Ian Bremmer. Founder of Zeihan on Geopolitics, Peter advises energy majors, financial institutions, universities and the U.S. military.
Vass Bednar
Managing Director
The Canadian SHIELD Institute
Vass Bednar is the Managing Director of the Canadian SHIELD Institute and co-author of The Big Fix: How Companies Capture Markets and Harm Canadians. She contributes a monthly column to The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business and occasionally writes for the Walrus Magazine.
General (Retired) Wayne Eyre
General Eyre retired in 2024 as Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff. Starting as an infantry officer, in his 40-year military career, he commanded at all levels, including the Canadian Army. He led numerous domestic operations in Canada, and served on missions overseas in Cyprus, Croatia, Bosnia, Afghanistan (twice), and South Korea. He holds a BSc and three master’s degrees. Since retirement he has been writing, teaching, speaking, and advising
Location
TIFF Lightbox
350 King St W, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 3X5, Canada
Parking
Paid parking, Reitman Square Parking, is available underneath TIFF Lightbox.  Please note that P2 is not available from the elevator. It must be accessed from P1 or P3, then walking up/down the ramp.
2025 Key Takeaways
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