Rob McDougall

President · Upstream Works Software Ltd.

Keep your conference content flowing in the right direction with the President of award-winning technology solution provider Upstream Works

Contact Center Technology Improving the Customer Experience Effective Contact Center Management Multi-Channel Strategy and the Contact Center Multi-Channel Technology

Margaret Beckel

President and CEO · Canadian Museum of Nature

Champion for creating, advancing and sharing knowledge about nature's past, present and future.

Marketing & Branding Change Management & Strategic Planning Senior Executive Leadership Business Transformation Museum Administration

Andrea Paras

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science · University of Guelph

Professor Andrea Paras specialises in the ethics of international humanitarianism, with a special interest in religion and politics.

Humanitarian Assistance Human Rights International Development International Affairs Religion Politics & Culture

Shahid Wazed

Social Recruiting (Facebook/Linkedin) Keynote Speaker

Social Recruiting Keynote Speaker

Facebook Recruiting Linkedin Recruiting Social Media Recruiting

Lisa Taylor

President · Challenge Factory

Future of Work author, speaker, consultant and researcher

Work and Employment Career Advice Talent Acquisition Employee Retention Aging

Marc Clauson, Ph.D.

Professor of History and Law · Cedarville University

Specializes in Legal topics, Constitutional law cases, Policy issues (e. g., health care, environment, etc.), Political philosophy

Legal Topics Constitutional Law Cases Policy Issues Political Philosophy Economic Philosophy

Margie Thomas

CEO/President · M.A.T. Consulting, Inc.

Taming the Chaos in Your Organization to improve productivity and employee moral.

How to Work With Angry People Myers Briggs Type Indicator Personal Listening Profile Team Development Disc Profile

Ginger Grant

Professor (Marketing and Innovation) · Sheridan College

Innovation Management, Leadership Development, Strategy, Corporate Anthropology, Organizational Design, Scenario Planning, Storytelling

Experiential and Archetypal Marketing Scenario Planning Revisioning Retirement Innovation Culture Design Thinking

Mark C. Urban, Ph.D.

Professor, Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology · University of Connecticut

Dr. Urban is an expert on climate change impacts on biodiversity and evolutionary ecology of vernal pools, lakes, and streams

Predictive Modeling Eco-Evolution Climate Change Extinction Risk Biodiversity

CJ Blennerhassett

Registered Midwife · Association of Nova Scotia Midwives

Registered Midwife and activist with a focus on informed choice, reproductive rights, & the provision of inclusive care for LGBTQ families.

Pregnancy Pregnancy and Abuse Pregnancy and Postpartum Issues pregnancy and sport Pregnancy Loss

Giovanna Mingarelli

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder · M&C Consulting and Mcrowdsourcing Canada (MC2) Inc.

Giovanna Mingarelli is an entrepreneur, crowdsourcing expert, public speaker and writer

Social & Digital Media Strategic Communicaitons Entrepeneurship Public Speaking Politics

George Stamatis

Founder & CEO · The Stamatis Group

Business Development / Community & Relationships Building | Entrepreneur | Child Rights Advocate | Purpose-Driven Leader | Consultant |

Community Builder Connector Relationship Child Trafficking Children's Rights

Russell Lucas

Professor of International Relations and Global Studies · Michigan State University

Expert in U.S.-Middle East relations and politics of the Arab world

Democratization Saudi Arabia Public Opinion Middle East Politics Foreign Policy

Asia Dowtin

Assistant Professor of Forestry · Michigan State University

Asia Dowtin's research uses in situ sampling and laboratory techniques to quantify hydrologic and nutrient cycling in the urban forest.

Youth Engagement Hydrologic and Nutrient Cycling in Urban Forests Ecosystem Services of the Urban Forest Urban Forest Planning and Management Workforce Development

Isabelle Lynch

Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners

Isabelle Lynch has worked at McGill University, the National Gallery of Canada, and the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery

Art History Contemporary Art Philosophy Visual Arts Research

V. Peter Harder

Senior Policy Advisor · Dentons Canada LLP

Highly engaging speaker with over 30 years at the centre of Canadian law, government decision-making, foreign affairs & international trade.

International Trade Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs Public Policy International Natural Resources and Infrastructure Cleantech

Indira Samarasekera

Senior Advisor · Bennett Jones LLP

A metallurgical engineer by training, Dr. Samarasekera spent a decade as President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Alberta

Education University Administration Mechanical Engineering Research Metallurgical Engineering

Marisa Feil

Supervising Attorney · FWCanada

at FWCanada

Canadian Immigration Immigration Law Dui Entry Canada

Michel Boufadel

Distinguished Professor · New Jersey Institute of Technology

Michel Boufadel focuses on water, water technology and energy, offering insights into oil spills and other environmental disasters.

Oil Spills Global Warming Sustainability Water Technology Environmental Disasters

Jacob Elmer, PhD

Dicciani Endowed Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering | College of Engineering · Villanova University

Jacob Elmer, PhD, is an expert in genetic engineering, GMOs, and gene therapy

CAR-T Cell Therapy CRISPR-Cas9 Hemoglobin Immunotherapy GMOs