Tuesday, November 15, 2022 – 7-8PM ET
SCN is pleased to present another exciting webinar, focused on the power of businesses to positively shape our collective future. We invite you to join us on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at 7 pm ET for a lively discussion with four experienced experts.
To register, please visit this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/441217572637
Speaker Bios
Warren Rangoonanan – WRD LLP
Warren is a corporate lawyer specializing in deals involving corporate social responsibility and triple-bottom line businesses. He firmly believes that those kinds of business dealings can change capitalism and change the world.
Warren currently chairs the National Section on International Law of the Canadian Bar Association. Warren has an Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Hons. B. Comm.) from McMaster University and a Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) from the University of Toronto.
Aladdin Diakun – WRD LLP
Aladdin is a lawyer practicing in association with WRD LLP building a broad practice around business law and sustainability. Aladdin received his Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law and was called to the Ontario bar in 2020.
Aladdin worked as a sole practitioner and sustainability consultant before joining forces with the sustainable business lawyers at WRD LLP. Aladdin’s legal practice is enriched by his strong background in climate and sustainability.
Aladdin holds the FSA Credential from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB FSA) and the Sustainability & Climate Risk Certificate from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP SCR). He also holds a Master of Arts in Global Environmental Governance from the Balsillie School of International Affairs, where he was awarded a Junior Fellowship with the Centre for International Governance Innovation.
Outside of his legal practice, Aladdin volunteers as an organizer with Lawyers for Climate Justice, and as a Board Director with the circular economy non-profit Impact Zero.
Tanya Darisi – Co-Founder,Openly
Tanya is co-founder of Openly, a certified B-Corp company with the goal of fueling the hearts and work of a million changemakers by 2025. Tanya has more than20 years experience working across the private, public and nonprofit sectors, where her core areas of contribution have included strategy, program design, applied research and evaluation, and organizational development.
For 10 years, she was Research Lead at Decision Partners, helping to build their mental models application in the fields of decision-making, strategic communication and risk management. From 2011 to 2015, she was Executive-in-Residence at Capacity Canada, where she shared her love of research and evaluation to help the nonprofit sector work with confidence and impact.
Tanya holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Social Psychology from the University of Guelph. She has a certificate in Impact Investing from Oxford – Saïd Business School and a Certificate of Law from Queen’s University.
Andrew Simpson – Ecotone Software Consulting
Andrew Simpson is a veteran software consultant and business analyst, and founder and CEO of Ecotone Software Consulting. He has implemented several leading ERP and CRM packages over his 25-year career, including J.D.Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics GP & CRM, and Salesforce. Andrew has extensive experience designing and mapping business processes, writing technical specifications for custom modifications, developing and executing test plans, report design, and data conversion.
Andrew has always been passionate about environmental issues, and Ecotone brings together his twin passions around technology and sustainability.