Our Speaker: Aaron Sutherland Vice President, Pacific Region
With experience in government relations, policy development and strategic communications,
Aaron has a demonstrated record of building, maintaining and leveraging relationships to
achieve mutual goals.
As Vice-President for Insurance Bureau of Canada’s Pacific region, Aaron directs all of its
government relations activities in British Columbia. He is responsible for eliciting positive
change and sound public policy on key priorities and member companies’ concerns on
strategic property and casualty insurance industry objectives.
Prior to joining Insurance Bureau of Canada in 2014, he held senior roles with the Interior
Health Authority and British Columbia government.
Aaron holds a bachelor of arts in international relations from the University of British
Columbia. An enthusiastic and dedicated community advocate, he is a member of the
board for the Pacific Northwest Preparedness Society and the British Columbia Earthquake
Alliance. He has been a “Big Brother” with the Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver since
2014.