AnastasIa Valentine
CEO · Sandbox PM
Encouraging Entrepreneurs, Passionate Employees and Business Leaders to take BIG steps and make BOLD moves!
Crowdfunding Crowdsourcing Social Product Management Work Life Balance - Balance is Not an Act
Aileen McManamon
Managing Partner · 5T Sports Group
Sustainability Strategist - Sports Industry Futurist - Sponsorship Expert - Brand Leverage and Optimization Specialist
Sports Sponsorship Sports Marketing Brand Management Business Strategy Marketing Strategy
Jonathan Bloch
Curator/Professor · University of Florida
Jonathan Bloch is a paleontologist focused on the fossil record of vertebrates at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Primate Evolution Paleontology Fossil Vertebrates Paleobiology Vertebrate Paleontology
Richard A. Boswell
Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: boswellr@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4633 / Office 350-200
Statutory Interpretation Immigration Law Immigrants' Rights Clinic Refugee Law & Policy
Gregor Semieniuk
Assistant Research Professor at the Political Economy Research Institute and the Department of Economics · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Gregor Semieniuk is an expert on the political economy of policy-induced structural change required to transition to a low-carbon economy.
Low Carbon Economy Climate Change Economic Growth Political Economy Renewable Energy
Ronald Hall
Professor of Social Work · Michigan State University
An expert in racism and diversity.
Colorism Bleaching Syndrome Racism Discrimination Black/White Racial Conflict
Professor Brendan Gough
Director of Research · Leeds Beckett University
Professor Brendan Gough is a Critical Social Psychologist and qualitative researcher interested in men and masculinities.
Men’s Grooming Men’s Experiences of Infertility Qualitative Research Methods Psychology Mental Health Issues
David Bader
Distinguished Professor, Data Science · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Interests lie at the intersection of data science & high-performance computing, with applications in cybersecurity
Graph Analytics Massive-Scale Analytics High-Performance Computing Data Science Applications in Cybersecurity
Tiffany Muller Myrdahl
Urbanist and Feminist Geographer · Simon Fraser University
Specializes in equity and inclusion. Uses policy analysis and collaborative research with women and LGBTQ people to examine urban change.
Geographies of social difference (with an emphasis on gender and sexuality) Municipal Social Inclusion Policy Qualitative and Mixed Method Research Oral history methods for research and policymaking
Julia Hanigsberg
President and CEO · Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Champion for children and youth with disabilities & healthcare CEO. Expert speaker and leader on diversity, innovation and inclusion.
Disabilities Patient Centred Care Children's Health Leadership Women in Leadership
Lyndsey Butcher
Executive Director · Sexual Health Options, Resources & Education Centre
An experienced advocate working on the frontlines helping women and trans people access abortion care.
Abortion Access Abortion Rights Sexual Health Education Reproductive Rights Feminism
Mark Holder
Associate Professor · University of British Columbia
I am a passionate, energetic person who recognizes that life is short, but wide
Science of Happiness Happiness and Health Children and Happiness
Yasmin Nurming-Por
Curator, Writer and Researcher · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Yasmin is the 2017 winner of the Middlebrook Prize
Public Programming Curating Education Project Management
Ryan J. Watson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut
Watson's research focuses on vulnerable adolescents, with a focus on interpersonal relationships.
Social Support LGBTQ Health Sexual Health, HIV Prevention Sexual/Gender Minority Youth and Young Adult Health Family Acceptance and Rejection
Ivona Hideg
Assistant Professor of OB/HRM · Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
Professor Hideg examines issues of equality and diversity in the workplace, focusing on gender, culture, accent, and socio-economic status
Gender and Cultural Diversity in the Workplace Social Effects of Emotions Effects of Culture on the Social Effects of Emotions Industrial Psychology Organizational Psychology
Muhammad Rabnawaz
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Muhammad Rabnawaz pursues research in the field of polymer science, encompassing sustainable and multifunctional materials.
Sustainable Packaging Recycling Plastics
Christine Chambers
Professor & Canada Research Chair in Children's Pain · Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, Professor of Pediatrics & Psychology. Passionate about science helping children
Pain Social Media Psychology Knowledge Mobilization Knowledge Translation
Jeanniey Mullen
Global EVP, CMO · Zinio LLC: Digital Publishing Innovation
Global EVP/CMO at Zinio
American Sign Language Email Marketing Direct Marketing Mobile Marketing Brand Building
Alexandra Greenhill
CEO · myBestHelper
Award-winning physician innovator, tech CEO, community leader, change agent. TEDx. Top 100 WXN most powerful women Canada, Top 40 under 40.
Innovation Health Health & Healing Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tech Companies and Venture Capital
Kara Santokie
Director · Toronto Women's City Alliance
Kara Santokie, PhD, does policy analysis and works to increase civic engagement among women in Toronto.
International Relations Human Rights International Development Project Management Policy Analysis