Darrell Schuurman
CEO-Co-Founder - CGLCC, Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce
Darrell Schuurman, MBA, is an advocate of effecting social change through the economic empowerment of LGBT+ entrepreneurs. He is the co-founder and CEO of the CGLCC, Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce, a national not-for-profit organization with a mission to expand the opportunities and advancement of the LGBT+ business community in Canada. Darrell is also passionate about strengthening Canada’s tourism industry. He was the co-founder of Travel Gay Canada, an organization focused on increasing tourism receipts to Canada, and Managing Partner at DNA Marketing Group, a specialized marketing company for the tourism industry. Prior, he spent 6 years with VIA Rail Canada and 5 years with the Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council. Darrell completed his Bachelor of Commerce Degree at the University of Calgary, and completed his Executive MBA from Richard Ivey School of Business, Western University.
My Sessions
Lessons Learned 1
Room 106 DErin Aylward
Marie-Christine Bélanger
Jonathan Boudreau
Carlos Idibouo
Sharalyn Jordan
Judith Nihorimbere
Alana Mascoll
Veronique Ossohou
Stacey Sawchuk
Darrell Schuurman
Register for this session This session is formed by 4 organizations sharing their lessons learned on various topics. Participants in this session will participate in a world cafe style session and rotate from table to table to learn and exchange with one another. Gender Based Violence in Humanitarian Nutrition Programming World Vision will present […]
Canada and Human Rights for Sexual and Gender Minorities: An Inter-Sectoral Discussion on Canada’s Role in the World Supporting the Advancement of LGBTI+ Issues and Human Rights
Room 106 CErin Aylward
Carlos Idibouo
Sharalyn Jordan
Darrell Schuurman
Register for this session In recent years, Canada has increasingly been seen as a global leader in advancing the human rights and inclusion of sexual and gender minorities, or LGBTI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex people). What does this actually mean? What are the ways that the Canadian government has moved to integrate LGBTI+ […]