Frédéric Duguay is Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Information Officer at the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB). He joined the CIB in November 2018 as its first General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.   

In his role, Frédéric leads the CIB’s legal, governance and information functions. His responsibilities include oversight of legal affairs, the corporate secretariat, regulatory and compliance matters, enterprise risk management and information and technology governance. He plays a key role in establishing legal, governance and risk frameworks that support the CIB’s investment activities and accountability as a Crown corporation. He also oversees the CIB’s information technology function, including the responsible integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the organization.   

Prior to joining the CIB, Frédéric was a Partner at Hansell LLP, where he advised boards of directors, shareholders and senior management teams on corporate governance, special situations, crisis management, stakeholder relations and board effectiveness. He previously held progressively senior positions at the Ontario Securities Commission.  Frédéric is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and holds a law degree from the University of Ottawa. He serves as Vice‑Chair of the Board of TFO, Ontario’s publicly funded French‑language educational media organization.  

Christina is the Chief Legal Officer at BDO Canada LLP. In this role, she is responsible for leading the legal function across Canada, including litigation and dispute resolution, regulatory matters, governance, commercial agreements, transactions, privacy and employment-related issues. As a member of the Senior Leadership team, she has oversight over all legal affairs and provides strategic legal advice to executive and senior leaders on a wide range of matters. Christina also acts as the Board Secretary.

Before joining BDO, Christina was a partner at a global law firm where she provided opinions on complex and novel legal issues in litigation and pre-litigation matters involving contractual or statutory interpretation, arbitration disputes, class actions and numerous other corporate and commercial matters. Christina also previously served as a judicial law clerk at the Federal Court of Appeal for Canada. 

Hina Latif is VP, General Counsel and Secretary at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada and Mercedes-Benz Canada. Hina embraces extreme ownership principles in leading the Legal teams and oversees matters relating to regulatory compliance, corporate governance, litigation, employment, privacy and competition law. Hina is focused on protecting and serving the businesses to minimize legal risks and on empowering business colleagues through education on relevant legal topics. Hina collaborates closely with peers on the executive leadership teams to devise and implement corporate strategy which relates to customers, dealers and employees. 

Hina founded and co-chairs the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council at Mercedes and is also a co-founder and current President of the National GC Network. Hina is passionate about the advancement of those seeking careers in the law and mentors students and aspiring lawyers through formal and informal mentorship programs. Hina has been recognized by Canadian Lawyer as a Top 25 Most Influential Lawyer of 2024, was named a 2023 Automotive News Canada Notable Champion of Diversity for her commitment to DEI in the workplace and the community and is also a finalist for the CCCA-Mondaq In-House Counsel Action in Diversity and Inclusion Award. 

Prior to working at Mercedes-Benz, Hina acted as sole Canadian Counsel for a large North American fleet management company and also has extensive experience in the area of secured financing. She is qualified in Ontario, and in the UK, where she began her legal career in 2000 at a Magic Circle firm.

Michael Bowmile is the VP, General Counsel at Coca-Cola Canada Bottling. Michael started his legal career in the Business Law group at Dentons Canada, LLP, where he managed a general corporate practice with a focus on M&A. After leaving Dentons, he joined the Legal and Privacy Office at Cancer Care Ontario (now Ontario Health), before starting at Coca-Cola Canada Bottling in 2019. Since that time, he has worked in increasingly senior positions in Coca-Cola Canada Bottling’s legal department, assuming the VP, General Counsel role in April 2024.