Keynote Speaker

Victoria Stanhope BA’07 MBA'13

Victoria does not fit the traditional mold of an insurance broker CEO, let alone one who specializes in the large, complex construction & development space. Although she relishes her leadership role at Stanhope Simpson, her true passion is working hands-on with her team to provide her clients with exceptional commercial insurance, surety bonding and risk management services.

Victoria's accomplishments are many including earning the Top Broker Graduate in Canada award when she earned her CIP (Chartered Insurance Professional) designation, completing her MBA (Saint Mary’s University) and the elite QuantumShift national executive leadership program at Ivey School of Business.

Victoria serves on the Board of Directors at the Construction Association of Nova Scotia (Board Chair, 2020-2021) and currently chairs the Steering Committee for The KENT Great Big Dig for the IWK (2023 to 2025) which benefits the region's children's hospital. She is honored to be a National Leadership Award recipient from the Insurance Institute of Canada (2018), named one of their Elite Women (2023) by Insurance Business America, and was honored with a national leadership award from the Canadian Construction Association in 2023 for her construction industry contribution.