The Summit featured six hour-long talks culminating in a panel discussion that formed the basis of the Summit communiqué.
The following speakers provided Summit participants with a solid foundation for discussing how to reduce the loss of our biodiversity.
| Andrew Gonzalez | Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at McGill University |
| Steve Hounsell | President, Board of Trustees, Trees Ontario |
| Jeremy Kerr | Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Ottawa |
| Tom Lovejoy | Biodiversity Chair at the Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment |
| Stephen Monet | Manager of Environmental Planning Initiatives at the City of Greater Sudbury |
| Justina Ray | Executive Director and Senior Scientist for Wildlife Conservation Society Canada |
| Karen Kraft Sloan | Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Pollination Initiative |
| Special Guests | |
| John Smol | Queen’s University |
| Paul Kennedy | CBC Radio |
| Gord Miller | Environmental Commissioner of Ontario |
