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Bob has a Bachelor of Commerce from Concordia and obtained his C.A. designation while articling with Coopers & Lybrand before moving to Vancouver with the firm. Bob was then recruited to Kraft Canada and returned to Montreal where he was first the Manager of Capital Investment Analysis, then Assistant Controller, and ultimately, Treasurer. A move to Halifax to act as CFO of a food wholesaler/retailer began a career that saw Bob and his family move to Toronto (Oshawa Foods) and Calgary (The Forzani Group). At The Forzani Group, Bob joined as the CFO and became President before ultimately becoming CEO in 2004. In early 2012, after a brief flirtation with retirement, he joined Big Rock Brewery in Calgary as President & CEO. Bob is currently the President & CEO of The Calgary Airport Authority.

To an ever-growing circle of fans and collaborators, SAMWOY represents a thrilling force in Canada’s music scene, smashing genre boundaries with fearless creativity. Led by Sam Woywitka, the Montreal-based project blends elements of ambient, electronic, classical, and rap, often within the same track. As Québécoise alt-pop artist Virginie B puts it: “Sam’s basically an all-encompassing hard-working music intuitive genius.”

Woywitka’s sound defies easy categorization; lush orchestration gives way to distorted drums and buzzsaw synths, while haunting lyrics explore chaos, regret, and redemption. His album, Even Sad Boys Like To Have Fun, dives even deeper into emotional extremes, featuring everything from baroque instrumentation to a blend of Montreal’s finest musicians.

Live, SAMWOY delivers unpredictable energy, moving fluidly between explosive highs and tender introspection. Much of the music reflects on Woywitka’s near-fatal car crash in his Vancouver Island hometown, drawing from trauma while never wallowing in it. Instead, SAMWOY embraces contrast between post-punk and electronica, serenity and chaos, destruction and healing.

At its core, SAMWOY is about turning disaster into beauty. For Woywitka, it’s a lifeline; for listeners, it’s a cathartic journey through the depths and heights of human experience.

Sam Woywitka was generously supported by the Banff Centre Endowment.

Rhonda Johnson is a First Nations Cree multidisciplinary artist and fashion designer whose creative practice is grounded in culture, identity, storytelling, and community. As the founder and designer of Acahkos Designs, Rhonda works across fashion, textiles, appliqué, beadwork, and visual art, creating contemporary works that honour cultural knowledge while embracing innovation and individual artistic expression.

Her work is inspired by cultural teachings, the natural world, family, ancestry, and the strength and resilience of Indigenous women and men. Through her multidisciplinary practice, Rhonda explores the connections between art, fashion, culture, and lived experience, using creativity as a way to share stories, celebrate identity, and create meaningful connections.
Rhonda is committed to supporting Indigenous artists and emerging creatives while contributing to greater representation of Indigenous voices within the arts and fashion sectors. Her practice is guided by cultural pride, mentorship, creativity, and a desire to create lasting opportunities for community through art.

There's a spark that runs through Lisa Stevens' work—an unmistakable blend of imagination, generosity, and craft. With a career that’s taken her from childhood TV sets to Broadway stages, West End premieres, and film sets around the world, Lisa has become known for the kind of creative leadership that turns rehearsal rooms into places where big ideas take flight.

As a director and choreographer, her credits stretch from brand-new musicals to beloved classics. She helmed the world premiere of Get Down Tonight: The KC & The Sunshine Band Musical in London's West End, brought The Little Prince to life at Theatre Calgary, choreographed Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 (West End), and is currently developing the new musical Ride. Her choreographic reach extends on camera, too—across Blumhouse thrillers and the Emmy-nominated musical documentary Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas. Winner of Jessie Award, Betty Award, and numerous Broadway World Awards.

Johnny Tomasiello is a multidisciplinary artist and composer-researcher, with a deep interest in expanded conceptualizations of sound, visuals, and time. His work employs methodologies across media, and is informed by research into neuroscience, psychophysics and biofeedback.

Focused on the relationship between perception and the mechanics of physiology, his immersive works, compositions, and performances reveal otherwise invisible processes in physiological and technological systems. Drawing on custom-built instruments and software, his work references mechanisms of expression and experience through data sonification, biofeedback, and reciprocal physiological systems.

He holds an MS in Digital Imaging and Design from NYU and a BS in Psychophysics from Rutgers/UMDNJ, as well as the completion of the thesis program in Electronic Music composition and Production, and a fine arts foundation with emphasis in painting, from Maryland Institute, College of Art (MICA).

As a performer, Tomasiello has produced live immersive performances and lectures featuring his interactive computer-assisted compositional performance systems and Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) that create, manipulate, and deconstruct audio and visuals, as well as physiological responses. He has lectured on the subject, staged live performances, scored films, and shown works in galleries and at institutions in the US and abroad.

Johnny Tomasiello was generously supported by the Banff Centre Endowment.