Keynote Speakers

Alyssa Esparaz
Junior (March 13-14)
Alyssa is a communicator and advocate. She brings her passions for youth, justice and faith to her role as Content and Public Relations Manager at Compassion Canada. Alyssa is a graduate of the University of Toronto, where she studied International Development. Some of her favourite things in the world are Raptors basketball, going on airplanes and eating way too much ice cream. Find her online at @_godsgal4ever or alyssaesparaz.ca.

Jennifer Lau
Senior (March 15-16)
Jennifer has served as Executive Director of CBM, a global mission agency, since 2020. She has held various roles within CBM since 2002, mainly focused on engaging God’s people and churches in his mission. Through her work, Jennifer has the privilege of travelling to many countries to witness how God’s spirit is moving. Her passion is to help people situate their own faith journeys within the global community, and encourage them to faithfully follow Jesus into the world. When Jennifer isn’t working, you might find her hanging out with her two children, enjoying a latte or digging into a tall stack of unread books she has good intentions to actually finish one day.