FAMILIES SUMMIT
OF MINDS 2026

Speakers

Neils Veldhuis
CEO, Fraser Institute

Niels Veldhuis serves as President of the Fraser Institute, Canada’s most influential think tank. With nearly 25 years in public policy, Niels has authored six books and more than 50 peer-reviewed studies on a wide range of economic issues. In 2011, he and his co-authors received the prestigious Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award for the best-selling book The Canadian Century. Widely respected for his insights, Niels appears regularly in media across North America. His hundreds of commentaries have been featured in over 50 outlets, including The Globe and Mail, Wall Street Journal, National Post, and The Economist. Renowned for explaining complex economic issues in a clear and accessible way, he speaks frequently to audiences ranging from business groups to students and corporate leaders. Niels has moderated discussions with many prominent figures, including a rare joint appearance with U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, as well as Prime Ministers Stephen Harper and Brian Mulroney. He has also led high-profile conversations with esteemed journalists and international diplomats. An alumnus of Simon Fraser University, Niels was named one of Vancouver’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2010. He is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and currently serves as Regional Chair for YPO in Canada. 

Navin Amasaruiya
CEO, Contentment Foundation 

I serve as CEO of the Contentment Foundation, where we bring scientifically grounded wellbeing practices into school systems around the world. My path into this work unexpectedly began in luxury goods. Raised within a 153 year old family business crafting objects of desire, I found myself with an early view of accumulation’s endgame. It left me curious about enoughness, perception, and the stories people tell themselves through the things they pursue. I feel grateful to be born in a time where contemplative traditions meet rigorous science. Since college, I have been drawn to the fertile borders: inner development and outer systems, neuroscience and meditation, education reform and family enterprise, the visible architecture of organisations and the invisible patterns moving through people. I also support EtonHouse Community Fund, the Center for Contemplative Research, and Dharma Gates, each exploring education, contemplative practice, and human flourishing through a different lens. Intelligence solves the problem before us. Wisdom questions whether we are asking the right thing at all. I come most alive where curiosity sharpens into inquiry, where people gather around timeless questions, and where small acts of presence and care send ripples far beyond what the eye can see. 

I serve as CEO of the Contentment Foundation, where we bring scientifically grounded wellbeing practices into school systems around the world. My path into this work unexpectedly began in luxury goods. Raised within a 153 year old family business crafting objects of desire, I found myself with an early view of accumulation’s endgame. It left me curious about enoughness, perception, and the stories people tell themselves through the things they pursue. I feel grateful to be born in a time where contemplative traditions meet rigorous science. Since college, I have been drawn to the fertile borders: inner development and outer systems, neuroscience and meditation, education reform and family enterprise, the visible architecture of organisations and the invisible patterns moving through people. I also support EtonHouse Community Fund, the Center for Contemplative Research, and Dharma Gates, each exploring education, contemplative practice, and human flourishing through a different lens. Intelligence solves the problem before us. Wisdom questions whether we are asking the right thing at all. I come most alive where curiosity sharpens into inquiry, where people gather around timeless questions, and where small acts of presence and care send ripples far beyond what the eye can see. 

Peter Jaskiewicz
Founder & Director, Family Enterprise Legacy Institute

Andrew Keyt brings over 25 years of professional family business consulting experience and is an internationally known  business strategist and succession planning expert. Prior to founding Generation6, Andrew was the President and Founder of Keyt Consulting, a private firm that assists family enterprises with succession and strategic planning, dealing with family conflict and communication, working with adult sibling and cousin teams, and executing emergency management transitions. He has worked extensively with some of the largest enterprising families in the United States. Andrew served as the Clinical Professor in Family Business and Executive Director of the Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center for over 20 years. In addition, he led the Family Business Network – United States (FBN-USA), the leading network for business-owning families worldwide, as President and member of the board between 1998 and 2020. Andrew is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Family Firm Institute Interdisciplinary Award, recognizing outstanding achievement in the advancement of interdisciplinary services to business families. He is a published author, presenter and contributor of more than 100 articles in trade journal publications. Andrews’s book, “Myths and Mortals: Family Business Leadership and Succession Planning,” leverages groundbreaking research to guide new family business leaders on how to establish credibility and run their operations their way.

Andrew holds an Executive MBA for Families in Business, an M.S. in Marital and Family Therapy and a B.A. in Psychology. He is based in Chicago. Find Andrew on LinkedIn or Twitter, or contact him at akeyt@generation6.com.

Andrew Keyt
Founder, Generation6

As Executive Director of Alberta Business Family Institute and Executive Professor at the University of Alberta, Matt focuses on family business strategy, governance, AI applications, and next-generation ownership development – translating research into actionable strategies for family enterprises across diverse industries.

Matt's career spans strategy consulting with Deloitte, EY, and Productivity Alberta, alongside leadership roles with family businesses. He holds the FEA, ACFBA, and ICD.D designations and an MBA, and is currently pursuing his Doctor of Business Administration at the University of Calgary. 
Matt speaks at conferences across North America and Europe, teaches family business, consulting, and strategy at the University of Alberta, hosts the Table Talk podcast featuring conversations with business family leaders and advisors, and publishes The Long Table, a weekly newsletter on family business trends.
He lives in Edmonton with his partner, two daughters, and a fluffy dog, and enjoys running, biking, skiing and anything outdoors.

Matt Knight
Executive Professor, University of Alberta, Executive Director ABFI

Glen Galaich, Ph.D. (he/him), is the CEO of the Stupski Foundation—one of the nation’s most ambitious philanthropic spend-down efforts that is returning all of its resources by 2029 to advance health equity, food justice, postsecondary education, and economic
opportunity in the San Francisco Bay Area and Hawaiʻi. His professional mission is to support equity, justice, and dignity in solidarity with communities that have been denied these essential values throughout history. He is committed to combating systemic racism, sexism, and discrimination in all its forms; reducing practices of donor control that restrict resources to nonprofit organizations; and supporting a multiracial democracy.
Named one of TIME100’s most influential people in philanthropy, Glen has worked for over two decades in partnership with philanthropists, policymakers, and community leaders to amplify their impact to advance social change. With an extensive background
in human rights and philanthropy management, he has a history of building relationships based on his honest outlook and ability to cut through the noise, outlining steps necessary to effect lasting change. As the co-host of the Break Fake Rules podcast and author of the Who Gives? Substack, Glen questions philanthropy’s self-imposed rules and seeks ways philanthropy can better serve communities and contribute to lasting systemic change.

Glen Galaich
CEO, Stupski Foundation

Lisa Wolverton
President, Forward Global

Lisa is one of three owners of the Pacific Investment Corporation, a family-owned real estate holdings and investment company, where she has several governance roles. She also leads the family’s private foundation, the Vancouver-based Wolverton Foundation, which is dedicated to elevating exposure to the arts and facilitating artistic programs for children who would otherwise be excluded from these opportunities. The foundation has provided a permanent home for The Sarah McLachlan School of Music, its primary grantee partner, for over fifteen years. 
In addition to the family’s business, Lisa is the President of Forward Global, a member Community of 300+ wealth holders who collectively deploy $1 billion annually toward a thriving, sustainable, more equitable world. A global platform to amplify proven models and best practices, it supports leaders through curated learning, community and action, collectively addressing urgent issues including climate, democracy, AI, the new economy, social and gender justice, and mental health. From 2021 to 2023 Lisa was a member of the Council of Advocates for the Freedom Fund, a global fund whose sole aim is ending slavery and exploitation. She is also a former member of the President’s Council of the International Crisis Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing and resolving deadly conflict. 
A passionate advocate for youth, Lisa has worked for many years to improve the lives of children in Canada. She has served on the Board of Directors of UNICEF Canada, the Board of Directors of Family Services of the North Shore and was a mentor for the Loran Scholarship Foundation of Canada. Recently, Lisa was awarded a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from Capilano University, located in North Vancouver. Lisa is the mother of three wonderful daughters.