Dr. Sima Salahshor

Adjunct Professor · University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine

Health Innovation Advisory and Program Design & Management

Oncology and Cancer Research Psychedelic Medicine Medical Genetics Business Development & Partnerships Program Implementation

Charles Plant

Senior Fellow · The Impact Centre - University of Toronto

Provocative thought leader who challenges the status quo in the fields of innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership.

Innovation Entrepreneurship Leadership

Tiffany Gooch

Public Affairs Consultant · Enterprise

Tiffany is a government relations, political organization, and communications professional based in Toronto.

Government Relations & Public Affairs Diversity & Inclusion Women & Leadership Political Activism

Zain Abiddin

Creative Director · Chillik Media

Entrepreneur | Designer | Developer

Entrepreneurship Design Technology

Debbie Horovitch

Social Media Concierge, founder · Social Sparkle & Shine

Social Media Concierge: Strategy, SEO Content, Community & Reputation Management. Social media for special events, launches & galas.

Social Media Marketing Social Media Outreach Social Media Development Public Speaking Teaching/Mentoring

Melissa Fudor

Marketing Manager · inSparq

Glass ceiling? HA! inSparq's Marketing Manager develops ecommerce strategies while empowering female tech entrepreneurs at Women in Wireless

Brand Identity & Management Brand Positioning and Content Management Online and Direct Marketing Public Relations Product Marketing Strategies

Nigel Raab

Professor of History · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Theories of Civil Society Habermas 19th Century Russia Urban History Global Encounters

Ozan Isinak

CEO · EMCA - Emerging Markets Capital Advisory Inc.

Private equity, venture capital, angel investing, economics, finance and politics as practiced in the Emerging Markets and across the world.

Expanding Into an Emerging Market Private Equity Vc and Angle Investing in Turkey. Macro Economics of Emerging Markets.

Jim Brown

Vice-President, Business Development · Admeris Payment Systems

Experienced in mobile and payments.

M-Commerce Strategies

Stacey Ivanchuk

Director, Intellectual Property · MaRS Innovation

Experienced and strategy-minded director with extensive experience managing commercially driven programs

Intellectual Property Strategy Access to Essential Medicines Biotechnology Patent Protection Early Stage Commercialization

Monica Granados

Post-doctoral fellow · University of Guelph/Wildlife Conservation Society Canada

Conservation through open science.

Ecology Invasive Species Conservation Biology Food webs Open Science

Sherry Grace

Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Science · York University

Studying access to chronic cardiac care, as well as optimizing quantity and quality of life in heart patients.

Healthcare Public Health Clinical Research Heart Disease Behavioural Cardiology

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

Lina Duque

Social Media Strategist · Lina Duque Consulting

Social Media Advisor to CEOs & Academics| Speaker at universities & international forums | As seen in Harvard Business Review & Forbes

Social Media Social Media & Branding Personal Branding Personal Brand & Professional Presence Personal Branding for Career Success

Alex Hodgson

Managing Director / Co-Founder · 1DegreeBio Inc.

Managing Director / Founder @ 1DegreeBio

Biotechnology Lifesciences Start-Ups Science Academia

Seth Bernstein

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Historian Seth Bernstein researches and writes about the USSR, politics and society under Stalin, historical memory and digital humanities.

Digital Humanities Russia Soviet Union Ukraine

Karri Ojanen

UX and Interaction Design Lead, Strategist, Speaker · Finnformation

UX and Interaction Design Lead, Strategist, Speaker

User Experience Design Design Strategy Startups and Design

Guy Laporte

Director, Philanthropy and Sponsorship · TVO

TVO's Director of Philanthropy addresses topics ranging from strategic planning of philantrhopy to donor centric fundraising initiatives

Strategic Planning for Fundraising & Development Annual Giving Philanthropy Sponsorship Direct Response Television

Adam Elisha

Rheumatology · St. Luke's Rheumatology Associates

Adam Elisha, D.O. is a rheumatologist in Duluth, Minnesota.

Rheumatologist Medicine

Rocco Rossi

Management Consultant · Rossi Management Consunting

Let's get to the heart of the matter: From fundraising to politics to leadership to corporate management, it's about community building

Municipal & Provincial Politics Non-Profit Fundraising Community Development Charity Event Fundraising Best Practices