Lida Preyma

Founder & CEO, Cēlandaire Capital

With over 25 years of experience in the Canadian capital markets, Lida is the founder and CEO of Cēlandaire Capital, facilitating capital introduction for corporate climate projects coupled with advisory on corporate investment readiness, global policy and carbon markets. Her previous experience includes delivering on strategic initiatives which included co-leading for capital markets the integration of a multi-billion-dollar US bank acquisition for a major Canadian bank. She was also managing director of corporate citizenship at a multinational auto parts manufacturer and part of the management team that built Canada’s first alternative trading platform and stock exchange. Since 2015, Lida has been a member of various B20 taskforces including anti-corruption, finance & infrastructure, energy transition & climate and the B20 Women in Business Action Council, providing policy recommendations to the G20 leaders. She regularly speaks at international government and business conferences on gender equality, women’s economic empowerment, and climate finance. Most recently she spoke at COP28 in Dubai on climate finance, Chatham House’s CFC programme on the Just Transition and the News Forum’s EMPOWERED tv show on global women’s economic empowerment. She holds an HBA from the University of Toronto with a specialist in international political economy, an MBA in international business from the University of Cumbria and completed the Women’s Leadership Program at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. She currently serves as a member of the board of directors for Transparency International (Canada).