2024-2025 SEASON

Joe Murray

Lieutenant Colonel Joe Murray (retired) served for thirty years in the Canadian Armed Forces. Lieutenant Colonel Murray also served as Commanding Officer of 31 Brigade Battle School and was Assistant Chief of Staff at 31 Brigade Headquarters based in London.  Joe served in the First Hussars Regiment, starting as a private in 1970 and ending up as a Lieutenant Colonel and the Commanding Officer of this storied regiment. LCol Murray retired from the military in 2009. During his time as a Hussar, Joe help to establish a museum and helped to update and publish the Hussar’s Regimental History, which was published in 2004. He has in depth knowledge of the roles that Canada played on the battlefields during World War One and Two. Joe and his wife Nancy recently published a book on World War One called ‘Death of a Gunner’ 

Tommy Cook and Christina Catenacci from VoyAIge Strategy. 

Announcing soon!

Chief Truong - London Police Services 

Thai Truong was appointed London Chief of Police on June 1, 2023. He joins the London Police Service from York Regional Police with more than two decades of policing experience, working in all four branches of York Regional Police: Support, Investigations, Administrative, and Operations.  

He has extensive investigative and specialized expertise in leading various units including organized crime and drug enforcement, human trafficking, intimate partner violence, homicide, internet child exploitation and special victims’ units.  Chief Truong has a strong foundation in leading complex operations that include policing partners and community stakeholders across different sectors. He is a strong advocate for victims of crime, vulnerable and marginalized populations.