Neville Gilfoy Talk on the Future of Entrepreneurship & Innovation

The Neville Gilfoy Talk will start off with a light breakfast at 8:30 a.m., followed by a panel discussion from 9:00-10:00am.

Our guest speakers are thinkers and problem solvers, with the power to innovate in times of rapid change. Their courage to take risks helped launch their inspiring careers, and they are paving the way for future leaders. Louis Beaubien, Associate Dean of Innovation in the Faculty of Management, will lead this engaging conversation with our panelists:

Guest Speakers:

• Bradley Daye, Founding Partner, P4G, is on a mission to co-create a more socially conscious recruiting industry, Bradley leads P4G’s placemaking work, and inspires workplaces to embrace cultural differences, lived experiences, and the vulnerabilities that come with being human at work. With a deeply rooted history in Nova Scotia, Bradley was born and raised in Halifax and is a community leader, coach and member of the African Nova Scotian community. By serving on the Board of Directors for United Way Halifax, and supporting youth football in Halifax’s North End, Bradley is always contributing locally to the spaces where everything started for him. With 12 years of combined professional coaching and business management experience, Bradley’s work is multi-dimensional and woven with the values that course through his bloodstream: compassion, community and love.

• Sarah Young, Partner and Senior Counsel Managing Partner, NATIONAL Public Relations, is a business leader, and one of Canada’s most sought-after communications advisors. Previously Sarah was Managing Partner responsible for Atlantic Canada at NATIONAL and she also led the corporate talent strategy across the global network for AVENIR GLOBAL. She is specifically committed to building advisor networks and investment opportunities for women in ventures primarily+ as a founder of Sandpiper Ventures, one of Canada’s first women-led venture capital funds. Prior to returning to Atlantic Canada, Sarah was Vice President, Technology of an international public relations firm based in Toronto, focused on start-ups. Sarah is a community builder who serves on numerous boards, including the Trans Canada Trail, Develop Nova Scotia, and the YMCA for Greater Halifax/Dartmouth Honourary Trustees. She is an Associate with the Creative Destruction Lab-Atlantic and was part of the founding group behind Halifax’s Blue Nose Marathon.

The Neville Gilfoy Talk was established in honour of the late Neville Gilfoy, who championed entrepreneurs and whose passion for a prosperous Atlantic region fueled his business efforts.

An influential mentor, teacher, publisher, public speaker and connector, Neville advanced the conversation and the culture of entrepreneurship in Atlantic Canada. He founded Progress Media Group and several magazines, including Progress, Progrès, Halifax Magazine, and Nova Scotia Open to the World, and co-founded Eastern Woods and Waters. Neville’s strength was in building and maintaining personal relationships with everyone he met, and his personal philosophy was reflected best in his flagship events: Face 2 Face, the only conference exclusively aimed at entrepreneurs in the region, and the Top 101 awards, celebrating Atlantic Canada’s top companies.

The Neville J. Gilfoy Bursary in Entrepreneurship & Innovation fund, was established to provide financial support for Dalhousie business students studying entrepreneurship and innovation.

A donation to the Neville Gilfoy Fund would be greatly appreciated to help support young entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada.

Host or Publisher Dalhousie Faculty of Management