John Costantino currently works at Sun Life Financial where he has held several senior management roles within Finance, Risk Management and most recently as Assistant Vice President (Finance IFRS17) leading the conversion to the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS 17). He has also had finance related roles with the Toronto Dominion (TD) Bank and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP).

Mr. Costantino holds the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) designation and is also a CPA mentor within the profession, where he provides guidance on the competency development of CPA students and facilitates the development of the profession’s values, ethics, and attitudes.

Mr. Costantino also holds the Canadian Risk Management (CRM designation), a Bachelor of Business Administrative Studies (BAS) and a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from York University.

Thomas Hammell has been in the risk management industry for over 17 years serving in some of Canada’s largest multinational organisations, from energy to utilities, and currently as risk management director for one of Canada’s top general contractors. He specializes in complex risk management solutions, including enterprise risk management, loss control and site inspections, commercial insurance and project insurance placements, establishing third party credit default management programs and insurance, and providing comprehensive risk analysis.

He holds a masters of business administration, is a fellow chartered insurance professional, a certified risk manager, and holds masters certificates in business performance leadership and risk management, and environmental and social governance. Thomas has been an instructor for 7 years, teaching risk management and insurance at the Insurance Institute and higher education institutions. In his off time, Thomas enjoys hiking, kayaking, and backcountry camping