Leadership’s Blueprint to Net Zero

As President of P&G Canada, Geraldine is responsible for the Company’s
business and operations of one of the Company’s Top 10 Focus Markets.
She has oversight of almost 2000 employees across a manufacturing site
in Belleville, a distribution center in Brantford, and a general office
located in Toronto.
Since joining P&G in 1986, her career has spanned across various Sales,
Marketing and General Management positions including senior
leadership roles across Europe, Asia, IMEA and America. Geraldine has
led P&G Sales in UK & Ireland, followed by a position of Senior VP Global
Sales with responsibility for a key customer account in 12 markets. Prior
to joining P&G Canada, she was the CEO and Chairman of the Board for
P&G Central Europe.
During her career, Geraldine has championed Equality & Inclusion efforts
by addressing the gender balance in leadership roles and promoting
inclusive leadership as the unique way to succeed in the age of
disruption. UK’s top trade magazine identified Geraldine as one of the
top 100 influential women in business, Canadian Grocer named
Geraldine a Star Women in Grocery in 2021, and WXN named Geraldine
as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2022.
Outside of work, Geraldine conducts an active lifestyle. Her passion is
firstly family and then sports including running (covered 4 marathons in
London, Edinburgh and Rome), theatre and restaurants.

George Soleas is one of Canada’s best-credentialed wine experts. He joined the LCBO in 1997 as Director of Quality Assurance after serving more than 11 years in the Canadian wine industry, taking on progressively senior leadership positions until he was named President & Chief Executive Officer in 2016. 

George’s diverse education includes a BSc from McMaster University, a diploma in Oenology from U.C. Davis, as well as a MSc and PhD from the University of Toronto.  He remains committed to higher education through professional affiliations with McMaster University, Brock University, and the University of Guelph. George completed executive training through the New CEO Workshop at Harvard Business School, the Masters Certificate in Supply Chain and Logistics Management program from the Schulich Executive Education Centre, the Breakthrough Program for Senior Executives at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland, and the Rotman Institute of Corporate Directors program (ICD.D). His widely published research focuses primarily on the biochemical aspects of beverage alcohol constituents and their effects on humans. 

George currently serves as a Member, Board of Directors of the Retail Council of Canada. He is also the recipient of such awards as the Ontario Imported Wine-Spirits-Beer Association’s Industry Partnership Award, the Greek Wine Industry Award, the McMaster Alumni Gallery Award, and was appointed to the Jurade de Saint Emilion and Chevaliers du Tastevin wine organizations as well as the Keepers of the Quaich. 

Michael is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. He has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions with C-level executives and participated on thought leadership panels worldwide.  

Michael is also the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts, including Canada’s top retail industry podcast, The Voice of Retail, plus the Remarkable Retail with author Steve Dennis, Global E-Commerce Tech Talks and The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, all available on Apple, Spotify, Amazon and all major podcast platforms.