Joanne Hammond

Archaeologist · Pacific Heritage Research

Heritage expert connected to BC's archaeology and Indigenous heritage communities, dedicated to public outreach on BC's past.

Archaeology Archaeological Research Archaeological Survey land use studies Heritage

Lonn McDowell

Vice Chair/Affiliate Professor · University of Florida

Lonn McDowell has decades of experience in healthcare leadership, operations, finance, human resources, ethics, strategy, and governance.

Healthcare Human Resources Healthcare Leadership Healthcare Finance Healthcare Operations Healthcare Strategy

Veronica Kitchen

Associate Professor of Political Science · University of Waterloo and Balsillie School of International Affairs

Associate Prof of Political Science, University of Waterloo & Balsillie School of International Affairs

International Security Counter-Terrorism National Security Foreign Policy Canada-United States relations

Thomas Covington, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Finance, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Corporate Finance Sustainable Finance

Edward Ewen, M.D.

Director of Clinical Data and Analytics · ChristianaCare

Clinical Performance Improvement Business Intelligence Machine Learning Clinical Informatics Data Warehousing

Alex John London

Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Alex John London’s work focuses on ethical and policy issues surrounding novel technologies in medicine.

Elections Responsible AI Bioethics AI Ethics

Rosemary Kim, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Accounting, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Interim Chair, Department of Accounting

Accounting Information Systems Auditing Internal Controls in Systems

H. Shelton Weeks, Ph.D.

Expert in real estate and financial markets · Florida Gulf Coast University

H. Shelton Weeks has extensive industry experience in valuation of real property with an emphasis on senior living projects.

Economics Corporate Finance Real Estate Financial Markets Investments

Denise M. Rosseau

University Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Denise Rousseau's research focuses upon the impact workers have on the employment relationship and the firms that employ them.

Psychological Contract Organizational Effectiveness Performance Management Future of Work Employment Relations

Richard Morrison

J.D., D.H.L · Transformation Solutions Group

Employee Engagement, Change Management, Leadership Development

Employee Engagement Talent Management Management Consulting Corporate Leadership Corporate Training

Sharon Austin

Professor · University of Florida

Sharon Wright Austin’s teaching and research interests are in American government, urban politics and African American politics.

Southern Politics African American Politics Urban Politics

Andrea C. Johnson

Partner · Dentons Canada LLP

Lead counsel on many of the largest VC financings in Canada. Invaluable insight for startups, IPOs, technology & emerging growth companies.

Private Equity & Venture Capital Securities & Corporate Finance Tech Companies and Venture Capital Mergers & Acquisitions

Ian Wong

Chief Operating Officer · BC Immigrant Investment Fund and the BC Renaissance Capital Fund

Ian Wong is Chief Operating Officer of the BC Immigrant Investment Fund and the BC Renaissance Capital Fund.

David Noble, Ph.D.

Director · University of Connecticut

Professor Noble focuses on digital entrepreneurship, higher education innovation, and futurist development

Name, Image, and Likeness Mobility Venture Capital Blockchain Digital Transformation

Jenna El-Khalili, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Accounting, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Taxation Tax Policy Financial Accounting

Jane Hilderman

Executive Director · Samara Canada

Jane Hilderman leads Samara Canada, a trusted nonpartisan educational charity dedicated to strengthening Canada's democracy.

Policy Policy Analysis Qualitative Research Research Public Policy

Goeun Choi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Finance, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Long-term Returns Corporate Finance Political Economy

Dayna Nadine Scott

Associate Professor · Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

Dr.Dayna Scott works in the areas of environmental law and policy; critical risk theory; environmental justice; and trade and globalization.

Environmental Law and Justice Gender and Environmental Health Toxic Substances Regulation Feminist Theory of the Body Pollution

Clare Beer

Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Green Infrastructure Environmental Justice Politics of Environmental Philanthropy Conservation & Development Capitalist State Theory

Leith Tessy

Managing Partner/Angel Investor · KREM Group

Leith Tessy is an expert in transforming businesses and has experience in M&A transactions, restructurings and optimizing capital structure.

Cash Management Start-Ups Telecommunications Finance M&A