Workplaces are among the most trusted institutions in people’s lives, making them a crucial space for fostering informed civic engagement. In today’s era of misinformation and polarization, equipping employees with the skills to navigate complex information landscapes is more important than ever.
Join Canadian Club Toronto and The Dais on November 28 for an insightful discussion on how workplaces can strengthen democracy. A panel of business leaders will explore how fostering informed teams can enhance civic resilience, social cohesion, and stronger workplace cultures. This timely conversation will examine the role organizations can play in supporting critical thinking, digital literacy, and constructive dialogue among employees — essential tools for navigating our fast-changing information environment. This conversation will feature:
*For virtual attendees, please note that the live stream will begin at approximately 12:40 pm ET & the link will be provided closer to the event date*
Dany Assaf
Partner, Torys
Dany is a recognized author and globally recognized lawyer with deep and broad international business experience advising and helping businesses grow worldwide. Dany specializes in competition and foreign investment law and policy having worked on some of the largest and most complex global and Canadian mergers and investigations over the last 25 years. He is also member of the American Bar Association Antitrust Section’s Thought Leadership in Antitrust Law & Academia Task Force.
Dany’s international business experience includes opening the first offices for a major Canadian law firm in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Dany also serves on the boards of Unity Health, Canadian Race Relations Foundation, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, The Toronto Club, and former President of the Canadian Club of Toronto.
Dany has taught and lectured on competition and foreign investment law at major Canadian universities and written and been a commentator on almost all major Canadian media platforms including the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and, the National Post newspapers and the CBC, BNN, and CTV television networks.
Dany and his wife Lisa also co-founded the annual Fast in the 6 event held on Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square bringing Canadians of all backgrounds together to celebrate its motto: Diversity.Unity.Prosperity and has been involved in many community initiatives and projects over the years including as an advocate for the No Fly List Kids project.
Ana Serrano
President and Vice-Chancellor, OCAD University
Ana Serrano, who assumed the role of President and Vice-Chancellor on July 1, 2020, is an award-winning leader with more than 25 years of experience in transforming organizations, creating award-winning digital products and cultural experiences, and designing cutting-edge programs to strengthen creative sectors and industries.
Serrano believes in nurturing the growth and success of the next generation of arts and culture leaders as they tackle some of the most complex challenges of our time.
Anthony Viel
CEO, Deloitte Canada
Anthony Viel became the Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Canada in June, 2019. His vision for the firm reflects a commitment to pursue bold and focused growth choices to make a better Canada and Chile for our clients and our communities. Central to these choices is increasing Deloitte Canada’s ability to continually apply disruptive thinking to ourselves and our clients, and by elevating the firm’s partners and people to reach their full potential.
Anthony joined Deloitte in 2000 in Australia. Since then he has made a significant impact on the firm, holding a number of leadership roles in Forensics and Financial Advisory in Australia. Most recently, he was the Managing Partner of Financial Advisory, led our Analytics offering in Canada and headed up our Greenhouse program located across a network of seven innovative spaces called Greenhouses. In these roles, Anthony fostered the development of key talent at Deloitte with many people he mentored taking on broader leadership positions within the firm. He is an innovator, establishing leading service offerings and taking new products to market. Before joining Deloitte, he worked with Australia’s Company and Markets Regulator, and the country’s largest energy retailer.
Anthony’s leadership extends to both the soccer pitch and the classroom. He has volunteered as an accredited sports coach and currently volunteers in an education advisory role for several Analytics courses here in Canada and Australia. He holds a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney, Diploma of Law from the Legal Practitioners Admission Board, and a Bachelor of Economics (Actuarial Studies) and Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.
Anthony is a passionate wellness advocate, lives in Toronto with his wife and four children, and is known within the firm simply as “AV.”
Amber MacArthur
President, AmberMac Media Inc.
Amber is President of AmberMac Media, Inc., an award-winning content development agency, an award-winning podcaster (This Is Mining, The AI Effect), and a bestselling author. She is also the co-host of the weekly emerging technology radio show and podcast #TheFeed on SiriusXM. In 2022, Amber joined the board of directors at GFI (TSXV: PEAS), a plant-based farm-to-fork food and ingredients company. In 2021, Amber was named one of the Bay Street Bull Women of the Year for her leadership in the technology sector. In 2018, she was named one of DMZ’s 30 inspirational women making a difference in tech. Amber has keynoted more than 500 events around the world and has moderated sessions with: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, former FBI Director James Comey; business coach Tony Robbins; famed astronaut Chris Hadfield; and many other notable leaders.
