Katherine Hay
President & CEO
Kids Help Phone
As President and CEO of Kids Help Phone, Katherine Hay provides strategic leadership and drives innovation, to make Kids Help Phone the most accessible and effective e-mental health service for young people across Canada. A passionate change maker, who has enabled KHP to operate as a 35-year-old start up and grow by 250 per cent, Kathy is deeply committed to ensuring the organization will always be open, providing a safe and trusted place for all young people to Feel Out Loud in any moment of crisis or need. Kathy has impacted change and growth throughout her 20+ years of exceptional service in senior leadership roles in the not-for-profit sector. Prior to this, Kathy enjoy a successful career in financial services.
Schedule
120 mins
Meridian Hall - Main Stage
Elevate Festival Opening Night
It all starts here! Elevate Festival 2024 kicks off Opening Night, presented by TD. Join us for an intimate evening of curated speakers and performances from today’s top thought leaders as we bring you to the forefront of Canada’s tech and innovation industries.
Hosted by Amber Mac, Opening Night features…
A kickoff performance from gold medalist breakdancer Phil Wizard.
Mayor Olivia Chow shares her vision for the future of Toronto’s tech & innovation industries.
TD’s Rizwan Khalfan joins Signal AI’s Mara Lederman and Radical Ventures’ Jordan Jacobs for a look at how organizations can leverage the collective strengths of their ecosystems to drive breakthrough innovation.
Mastercard’s Jennifer Sloan hosts a live hack of Arlene Dickinson by ethical hacker Rachel Tobac.
Chris Hadfield and Harley Finkelstein go deep on the state of Canadian innovation.
and a few surprises along the way…
