APRIL 23, 2026
Road to the Summit
Montreal
The capital conversation is moving east. Montreal is the next stop.
After sold-out gatherings in Vancouver and Toronto, The Road to the Summit arrives in Montreal, a city known for shaping global culture, advancing artificial intelligence, and mobilizing institutional capital. This event convenes founders, investors, and industry leaders to explore where opportunity is emerging next,
from alternative assets and health innovation to the long arc of wealth and legacy. Through bold conversations and influential voices, Montreal becomes the next stage in a national movement to scale women’s capital, expand ownership, and shape the future of Canada’s economy.
12 PM - 6 PM
Program Outline
Opening Keynote
The Summit opens with a clear-eyed look at leadership in a moment of rapid economic change. Grounded in real-world experience across business and capital markets, this keynote explores how today’s leaders navigate risk, drive innovation, and build resilient organizations while aligning performance with long-term impact.
Panel: The Courage to Go Bigger
Ambition is evolving, and women are redefining what scale and leadership look like in today’s economy. This conversation explores how leaders expand their vision, pursue larger opportunities, and build organizations with confidence and clarity, shaping industries and opportunities on their own terms.
Panel: The Influence of Women’s Wealth
Women are shaping the future of capital, not only as investors, but as decision-makers guiding how wealth moves across families and markets. This conversation explores the growing influence of women in wealth transfer, estate strategy, and multi-generational capital planning. Through a Montreal lens, the session examines how culture, family history, and global migration shape legacy decisions and the industries capital flows into next.
Panel: Markets in Plain Sight – The Future of Health, Wealth, and Work
Health, longevity, and wealth are converging to reshape how value is created in the modern economy. This conversation explores how women are influencing this shift as investors, innovators, and decision-makers directing capital toward wellbeing, sustainability, and long-term prosperity. As demographic change, climate urgency, and generational wealth transfers accelerate, the session examines how these forces are redefining prosperity, legacy, and economic growth.
Meet the Speakers
GENEVIEVE BOUTHILLIER
Executive Vice President, BDC Capital
STEPHANIE LIPP
Co-Founder & CEO, MycoFutures
SYLVIE TROTTIER
Philanthropist, Family Principal & Board Member, Trottier Family Foundation & Eclipx Family Office
STEVEN ABRAMS
Partner, IT Venture, Thrive & Women in Tech Funds, BDC Venture Capital
GILLIAN WRIGHT
Chief Financial Officer, Mandy’s
MELISSA LAMBERT
President & CEO, Lambert Designs
SALOUA BENKHOUYA
VP of Private Equity & Impact Investing, Fonds de solidarité FTQ
GISELE WILSON
Founder & Managing Director, CI Coriel Capital
LINDSAY HOLLINGER
VP & Co-Founder, Granite Family Office
VICKY BOUDREAU
Founder & CEO, Heylist
CLARISSA DESJARDINS
CEO, Congruence Therapeutics
LAUREN ROBINSON
Managing Partner, The51
ARIANE OUELLET-DECOSTE
Medical Director, Coral
MARINA PAVLOVIC RIVAS
Co-Founder & CEO, Eli Health
SHELLEY KUIPERS
Co-Founder & CEO, The51
COLLEEN MOOREHEAD
Board Chair, The51
SALLY DIMACHKI
Manager & Senior Analyst, Social Finance Fund, Government of Canada
DEBRA MARGLES
Former President, Michael Kors
SOPHIE GUPTA
Partner & Head of Impact, Yaletown Partners
DELIA CRISTEA
COO, General Counsel, Power Sustainable
Secure your Seat
Vancouver sold out. Toronto followed. Now the conversation arrives in Montreal.
Join the next stop on the Road to the Summit, where investors, founders, and institutional leaders explore how capital moves, scales, and shapes the path toward XX Summit 2026.
