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Community impact is never built alone.

We want to extend our sincere thanks to the organizations that helped make the first Where Are the Fathers: The Fatherhood & Legacy Summit possible.

Your support helped create a space for meaningful conversations around fatherhood, leadership, health, relationships, and legacy.

Thank you for believing in the vision and investing in our community.

This is only the beginning.

We’re honored to welcome Montreal-born poet Neil Okpiabhele, also known as Neiloquent, to open the Fatherhood & Legacy Summit on June 6 at SAW Gallery.

Drawing from personal experience and a bilingual literary background, Neil’s work explores identity, absence, healing, memory, and the impact people leave on our lives. He’ll be opening the summit with a reflective spoken word performance centered around fatherhood, growth, and the people who help shape who we become.

His work carries both honesty and hope, setting the tone for a day focused on meaningful conversation, leadership, and generational impact.

🎟 June 6, 2026
📍 SAW Gallery, Ottawa

We’re excited to welcome Myriam Georges-Estigène as moderator for the Fatherhood & Legacy Summit on June 6 at SAW Gallery.

Myriam is a Registered Psychotherapist and founder of Thoughtful Therapist, a bilingual mental health platform focused on accessibility, healing, and community impact. Throughout the summit, she’ll be guiding conversations around fatherhood, leadership, emotional resilience, relationships, and generational growth.

With experience navigating complex emotional conversations in both clinical and community spaces, Myriam brings a grounded and thoughtful presence that will help turn meaningful discussion into practical insight.

Join us for a day of honest conversation, reflection, and community connection.

🎟 June 6, 2026
📍 SAW Gallery, Ottawa

History shapes identity. And identity shapes generations.

We’re honoured to welcome Bob Dawson to Where Are The Fathers: The Fatherhood & Legacy Summit.

A respected Black Canadian historian, educator, and community advocate, Bob Dawson brings cultural and historical depth to conversations around masculinity, identity, leadership, and legacy.

His work challenges us to look beyond surface-level conversations and ask deeper questions about where our values, struggles, and sense of responsibility come from, and how history continues to shape families and communities today.

In a time where many men are searching for direction, Bob brings wisdom rooted in lived experience, historical understanding, and community reflection.

June 6, 2026 | Ottawa

Generations rise when men show up.

Elite athletes. Chronic pain. Rehabilitation. Performance under pressure.

We’re excited to welcome Matthew Pulickal to Where Are The Fathers: The Fatherhood & Legacy Summit.

As the founder of Ottawa Physiotherapy & Sport Clinics, Matthew brings decades of experience in rehabilitation, exercise physiology, performance, and recovery. His work has supported athletes and teams across the NHL, CFL, Pan Am Games, FIFA competitions, and national championships.

But beyond sport, his work centers on something many men struggle with quietly:
stress, burnout, physical strain, and the long-term impact of carrying pressure without proper support.

Matthew will be bringing practical insight on health, resilience, recovery, and building sustainable strength for the long run.

Because leadership means very little if your body and mind are breaking underneath it.

June 6, 2026 | Ottawa

Generations rise when men show up.

Instagram, Facebook Most people aren’t stuck because they don’t make enough money.
They’re stuck because they don’t have a system.

has helped families eliminate over $4 million in debt, not with shortcuts, but with structure, discipline, and clarity.

At Where Are The Fathers, he’ll be sharing real strategies to help you:
• take control of your finances
• build sustainable habits
• move toward real freedom

If money has been a quiet source of stress… this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.

June 6
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Built from pressure, setbacks, leadership, and purpose.
Thomas Cumberbatch is an entrepreneur, creative leader, and founder of Godspeed and Studio 20/20, known for helping people build brands, businesses, and lives rooted in identity rather than performance alone.
At Where Are The Fathers?, Thomas brings insight on leadership, legacy, discipline, and what it means to build something meaningful without losing yourself in the process.
Because success means very little if you lose your peace, your family, or your purpose getting there.

He helped build the largest fatherhood community of its kind in Canada, with over 2,400 fathers across the National Capital Region.
Acie Tran is a father, life coach, and co-founder of the Ottawa Dads Group, creating spaces where men can speak honestly about isolation, co-parenting, identity, mental health, and the pressures of modern fatherhood without pretending to have it all together.
At Where Are The Fathers, Acie brings practical insight on what it means to lead well, stay connected, and build stronger families and communities in a time where many men walking alone.