Our Speakers
Jason Shim
Chief Digital Officer
Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience
Jason is Chief Digital Officer at the Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience, helping nonprofits leverage data and tech for greater impact. Co-author of Bitcoin and the Future of Fundraising, he designs digital strategies and serves as editor of Ledger, a blockchain research journal.
Cian Murphy
Co Managing Director
nfpResearch
Cian Murphy is Co Managing Director of nfpResearch, where he leads the firm's bespoke research practice — helping charities frame and resolve questions around brand, audiences, fundraising and communications. A specialist in quantitative research design and analysis, he leads projects spanning proposition and message testing, audience research and attitudinal segmentation, and oversees research quality across the firm. He is a regular speaker at international fundraising and charity conferences, including the International Fundraising Congress, the Institute of Fundraising's Scottish and Trust Fundraising Conferences, The Wheel's Annual Conference, and multiple CharityComms events. He has authored reports on charity brand, global fundraising, charity finance and media spend. Before nfpResearch, Cian worked in fundraising strategy at the British Red Cross and at the Charities Advisory Trust. Outside of work he is an enthusiastic if amateurish woodworker, a sea swimmer when he is feeling brave enough and a would-be psephologist.
Tami Adams
Founder
TA Speaker Management
Tami Adams is the founder of TA Speakers Management, a boutique, women-owned keynote speakers agency representing high-impact professional speakers across North America. With over a decade of experience working alongside professional keynote speakers, Tami brings a rare behind-the-scenes understanding of what makes a talk truly resonate — both on stage and in the room.
Known for her dynamic energy, sharp stage instincts, and deep understanding of audience psychology, Tami offers a unique dual perspective that blends the expectations of event planners, the standards of speaker agents, and the real-world realities speakers face when delivering under pressure. She believes impactful speaking is equal parts structure, performance, authenticity, and human connection.
Passionate, approachable, and deeply invested in helping others succeed, Tami is known for creating high-energy, supportive environments where people feel challenged, encouraged, and empowered. Her mission is simple yet powerful: to turn ideas into impact and voices into experiences audiences remember long after the event ends.
Samatha Summers
Senior Development Officer
Kids Help Phone
Samantha Summers (she/her) is a Senior Development Officer with Kids Help Phone. Prior to this she worked in fundraising for a variety of Toronto cultural organizations, including ROM, TIFF, and a number of small museums. She currently serves on the Board of Hand Eye Society and as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of Sankofa Square, and has previously served on the Boards of Breakthroughs Film Festival and the Future of Film Showcase. She maintains a research career in the field of critical philanthropy studies, having had one article recently published in Museums and Social Issues, a peer-reviewed journal. She was also recently invited to design and teach a graduate-level at the University of Toronto titled “Critical Philanthropy Studies in Cultural Institutions”. In her spare time she provides philanthropic consulting for small- and equity-focussed nonprofits. She holds an MMSt, MI, and HBA from the University of Toronto and an MA from Queen’s University; and is currently pursuing a Certificate in Nonprofit Management at George Brown.
