Annual Acadia
Business Banquet

Acadia Business Banquet, 2017
Acadia Business Banquet, 2017
Fountain Commons, Acadia
Fountain Commons, Acadia

The Acadia Business Banquet brings together business students and faculty from the university, as well as individuals from the local, regional, and national professional community. This event is organized by a student banquet chair and co-chair, with administrative support from the school.

The Annual Acadia Business Banquet is one of the premier events in the calendar of the School.

The 54th Acadia Business Banquet will be held at the Fountain Commons, Acadia University, on Thursday, October 17, 2019. Doors will open at 6pm. Tickets are $70 ($25 for students) or $650 for a table of 10. If you are purchasing multiple tickets under the same name, please forward your guests’ names to Hope Corkum so that the name tags can be properly printed. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Hope Corkum at hope.corkum@acadiau.ca. Tickets can be purchased through the Acadia Box Office.

2019 Keynote Speaker

Savior Joseph
Savior Joseph
Marketing & Management Executive

Savior Joseph (BBA ’02) is an outstanding Acadia Alumni who has held executive leadership positions across multiple sectors. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors for Breathing Green Solutions Inc., one of Canada’s top craft cannabis licensed producers. Previous to that he was Senior Vice-President of Global Marketing for Aurora Cannabis Inc., one of the world’s largest publicly-traded licensed cannabis producers, operating in multiple countries around the world. Savior also has extensive experience in marketing and communications and has lead consulting assignments across a variety of industry sectors for organizations of all shapes and sizes.

Savior holds a BBA from Acadia University (’02). An accomplished athlete, he was the 1997 Newfoundland and Labrador High School Athletic Federation’s Student-Athlete of the Year. He starred for the Acadia Axemen Men’s Basketball team from 1997-2002, over which time he was named an Atlantic University Sport All-Star in 2002 and was the Axemen Men’s Basketball Captain and MVP in 2001 and 2002. He is former Chair of the 2018 U-Sport Men’s Final 8 Men’s Basketball Championships, in which Acadia was the host school.

Savior currently resides in Halifax with his family and continues to seek opportunities to create and support high-performance, diverse, inclusive and socially conscious organizations that have the potential to positively impact people and their families for generations.

Past Keynote Speakers

Colette O'Hara
Colette O'Hara
Chief Strategy Officer
SaltWire Network
Nick Jennery
Nick Jennery
Executive Director
Feed Nova Scotia
Ray Ivany
Ray Ivany
President and Vice-Chancellor
Acadia University
Anne Robinson
Anne Robinson
Director, Supply Chain Strategy and Analytics
Verizon Wireless
Pamela Scott-Crace
Pamela Scott-Crace
Editor
Progress Magazine
Richard Mills
Richard Mills
Co-Head Executive VP & Managing Director
BMO Nesbitt Burns, Private Client Division
Mickey MacDonald
Mickey MacDonald
Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
Leanne Hachey
Leanne Hachey
Vice-president, Atlantic
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Robert Deluce
Robert Deluce
President & CEO
Porter Airlines
Charlotte Burke
Charlotte Burke
Senior VP, Consumer Internet Services
Bell Canada
Trish Wheaton
Trish Wheaton
President
Wunderman Canada
David Ganong
David Ganong
Chairman of the Board
Ganong Brothers Ltd.
Sandra Greer
Sandra Greer
Chief Executive Officer
Amirix Systems Inc.
Gordon Hicks
Gordon Hicks
President
Brookfield LePage Johnson Controls
Alex MacBeath
Alex MacBeath
Executive Partner and CEO
Grant Thornton, LLP
Robert Waite
Robert Waite
Senior VP, Corporate Social Responsibility
Canada Post Corporation
Kathy Sarafian
Kathy Sarafian
President and General Manager
Advanced Medical Optics