Past Speaker - Micheal Forrest

Michael Forrest is the Founder and Chairman of the Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce. A non-profit organization established to grow Black owned Businesses and to inspire the Black and African Canadian Community to venture into becoming Entrepreneurs by starting a business or taking their business to the next level. This is accomplished through the vision of Building Wealth and Building Trust.

After attending the University of Waterloo, Mr. Forrest worked for the Chevron-Texaco company. After several years in the Oil & Energy sector, Mr. Forrest launched into the becoming an Entrepreneur. Mr. Forrest is the present CEO of the Forrest Management Group of Companies. His professional experience spans several sectors from Supply Chain Management, Transportation, Logistics, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Healthcare, Real Estate Development, Manufacturing and International Trade.

Mr. Forrest is a leader and a strategic thinker who aims to always exceed the needs of his Clients, Suppliers and Employees, while being cognizant of the environment and local communities. This is accomplished in a professional and personalized manner by placing great emphasis on providing innovative and unique solutions that achieve successful outcomes for all stakeholders.