Fight for the Cure 2025 alumni Andrew Lemoine (Autocorp.ai), Jen Arbuckle (Metcalfe Realty), and Trevor Clark (Re/Max Boardwalk) at the Forty Under 40 2026 Recipients Cocktail Reception at the Telfer School of Management's Centre for Executive Leadership, May 26, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.
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Event Date: 05/26/2026 Organizer: OBJ
The Ottawa Business Journal and Ottawa Board of Trade brought together this year’s Forty Under 40 recipients for an afternoon of networking, discussion and celebration recognizing some of Ottawa’s top young business leaders.
Held at uOttawa’s Telfer School of Management, the event featured informal networking, discussion sessions and a fireside chat with Rob Imbeault of Backboard.io. Opening remarks were delivered by OBJ’s Michael Curran and Greg Richards of the Telfer School of Management.
Attendees participated in afternoon programming before gathering for a cocktail reception, where recipients continued networking with fellow entrepreneurs, executives and community leaders. The event celebrated the achievements and leadership of Ottawa’s next generation of business talent.
Garrett Incze (GBI Pool Services), Michelle Younes (Invest Ottawa) and Katherine Sklar (Telfer Executive MBA Program) at the Forty Under 40 2026 Recipients Cocktail Reception at the Telfer School of Management’s Centre for Executive Leadership, May 26, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Sarah Gordon (Elite Virtual Staffing) and Christie Wilson (IWG) at the Forty Under 40 2026 Recipients Cocktail Reception at the Telfer School of Management’s Centre for Executive Leadership, May 26, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Karine Génier (Alliance Engineering & Construction), Neilda Pacquing Gagné (AGI Ventures Canada) and Garrett Incze (GBI Pool Services Inc.) at the Forty Under 40 2026 Recipients Cocktail Reception at the Telfer Centre for Executive Leadership, May 26, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Greg Richards (Telfer School of Management) and Jahanzaib Ansari (Knockri) at the Forty Under 40 2026 Recipients Cocktail Reception at the Telfer School of Management’s Centre for Executive Leadership, May 26, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Michael Wallack (Wallack’s) and Chris Roussakis (Phantom Productions) at the Forty Under 40 2026 Recipients Cocktail Reception at the Telfer School of Management’s Centre for Executive Leadership, May 26, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Brian Kells (Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP) and Emma Brown (Whimble Care) at the Forty Under 40 2026 Recipients Cocktail Reception at the Telfer School of Management’s Centre for Executive Leadership, May 26, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Jesse Card (Youth Ottawa and Forty Under 40 alumnus) speaks to this year’s recipients at the Forty Under 40 2026 Recipients Cocktail Reception at the Telfer School of Management’s Centre for Executive Leadership, May 26, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.OBJ’s Michael Curran congratulating the award recipients at the Forty Under 40 2026 Recipients Cocktail Reception at the Telfer School of Management’s Centre for Executive Leadership, May 26, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Cody Campanale (Campanale Homes) chatting with Pierre-Charles La Haye (Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton) at the Forty Under 40 2026 Recipients Cocktail Reception at the Telfer School of Management’s Centre for Executive Leadership, May 26, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Sueling Ching (Ottawa Board of Trade) with Natasha Commanda (Emdash) at the Forty Under 40 2026 Recipients Cocktail Reception at the Telfer School of Management’s Centre for Executive Leadership, May 26, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.Jesse Card (Youth Ottawa) and Robert Myette (CHEO/uOttawa) at the Forty Under 40 2026 Recipients Cocktail Reception at the Telfer School of Management’s Centre for Executive Leadership, May 26, 2026. Photo by Tia MacPherson-Abdulla for OBJ.
