Shawna Fagundes is a Strategic Communications Consultant with over 18 years of experience in Communications & Marketing. For more than a decade, she has helped corporate senior leaders articulate vision, create connections and deliver messages on a variety of stages to align, engage and inspire action. Shawna enjoys the challenge of turning complex, corporate strategies into simple, relatable messages and helping leaders feel comfortable delivering them.
As an IT Project Manager with the Government of Manitoba, Surjit Singh has over 17+ years of experience in delivering large and complex projects for clients in various industries, such as Finance, Retail, Government, Healthcare, Insurance, and Telecom. Surjit Singh is PMP and Scrum certified, and has a keen interest in AI and Digital strategy, as well as process transformations and improvements.
Larry Davidson graduated from Red River College in June 1986 with a diploma in Business Administration, major in accounting. He obtained his CGA in March 1992. In July 1986, he started at Canada Life (formerly Great-West Life) and spent 33.5 years in the investment division. Larry retired on January 1, 2020. He started teaching Corporate Finance in 2010 for CGA Manitoba and continues to do so with CPA Canada. Larry also teaches Intermediate Financial Reporting 1 and Introductory Financial Accounting with CPA Canada.
An IT professional with over 2 decades of real-world and hands-on experience in different capacities as an Application Support Engineer, a senior Business Analyst, a Business Planning Manager, a Solution Architect, and currently working as a senior Project Manager delivering complex transformational projects.
Amanda Slater is a CBAP-certified Business Analyst with nearly 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. She brings extensive hands-on experience in business analysis, system modernization, process improvement, and enterprise change initiatives. Known for her engaging and approachable teaching style, Amanda is passionate about supporting learners at all stages of their business analysis journey. She focuses on making complex concepts accessible and relevant, helping students understand how business analysis is applied in real project environments and not just in theory.
