Bill Zheng

RadiCare Ventures

Bill Zheng is the President & CEO of RadiCare Ventures, a Calgary-based social enterprise that employs individuals facing barriers such as homelessness, addiction, and justice involvement. He is also the co-founder of the Calgary Pop-Up Care Village, a festival that brings together organizations and volunteers to provide wraparound services and build community with people experiencing homelessness. Drawing on his frontline experience in emergency shelters, outreach, and security, Bill combines lived sector knowledge with entrepreneurial leadership. Alongside this work, he is completing his Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Calgary, applying a public health lens to reimagine urban safety, revitalize public spaces, and create inclusive employment opportunities.

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Randy Poon

Purpose and Performance Project

Chief Story Officer and Founder of the Purpose and Performance Project, a consulting and coaching collaborative that helps leaders and organizations align purpose with impact.

Philip Lozano

Be Local YYC

Manager of Be Local YYC, with almost 10 years of experience working in social enterprise, with a focus on community and grassroot initiatives

Jenna Walsh

Elevated Escapes

Owner of Elevated Escapes, Social Business Coordinator with Be Local YYC, and Co-founder of GOT Foundation

Barb Rallison

StartWork

Barb serves as the Associate Director at the Institute for Community Prosperity. Her work, both locally and nationally, focuses on applying economic approaches to advance community benefit and address complex social challenges.

Jeff Loomis

Momentum

Jeff works as the Executive Director of Momentum - a change-making organization that combines social and economic strategies to reduce poverty in Calgary. Momentum partners with people living on lower-incomes to get good jobs, create their own job through self-employment and save money to build their assets.