Josh Sookman
CEO · Guardly
CEO at Guardly. VC experience. Mentor at JOLT Accelerator and INcubes. Toronto StartupDigest co-curator.
Raising Seed Financing (For Startups) Employee Safety Campus Safety Workplace Violence Working Alone
Karen Schulman Dupuis
Business Designer
Business Designer. Connector. Shift Disturber. Intrapreneur. Speaker. Teacher. Elephant Hunter. Feminist. FSE.
Marketing Communications Program Management Social Business Customer Engagement Community Management Learning and Development Strategies
Juliana Trichilo Cina
Solutions Director · Learnography | Curriculum Standards Canada
A leader in strategic communications | Learnography.ca
Strategic Communications Corporate Communications Blogging Marketing Communications Strategy
Tom Rand
Managing Director at MaRS Cleantech Fund I, L.P. · MaRS Cleantech
Experienced, bare-knucked approach to cleantech, finance, policy, climate science and associated global economic opportunities and risks.
Carbon and Climate Science: Industrial Endgame? Cleantech Climate Change Clean Energy Economics
Leslie Kern
Director, Women's and Gender Studies Program · Mount Allison University
Expert in urban social issues, including gentrification, gender, and inequalities.
Gentrification/Displacement Gender Cities Urban Affairs Enviromental Justice
Katherine Dennis
Public Program Coordinator · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Katherine Dennis is the recipient of the 2013 Middlebrook Prize.
Curating Museum Collections Art History Public Art Art Education
Jay Goldman
Vice President, Innovation and Emerging Channels · Klick Health
Klick Health's VP spearheads improvements and innovations in user experience that are designed to expand the human side of technology
Digital Strategy and Insights Mobile and Mhealth Social and Online Media New Models of Web Application Development Intranets and Internal Collaboration
Andrea Benoit
Assistant Professor (Adjunct) · Western University
Dr. Benoit's research interests include advertising, branding, consumer culture, and the commodification of social causes
Branding Commodification of Social Causes HIV/AIDS Awareness Advertising Theory and History Promotional Culture
Lori Wilkinson
Professor of Sociology · University of Manitoba
Professor of Sociology, specializing in immigration and refugee studies and survey methods
Research Methods Race and Ethnic Relations Settlement Integration Youth and School-To-Work Transitions
Sarah Wolfe
Professor in the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability · University of Waterloo
Assistant Professor
Geography Water Decision Making and Governance Water Research Environmental and Social Psychology Sociology
Kim Anderson
Associate Professor, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition · University of Guelph
Associate Professor, Department of Indigenous Studies
Oral history and Indigenous knowledge translation Community-based Indigenous research Indigenous Masculinities Indigenous feminism Gender and Indigenous peoples
Eli Singer
Founder and CEO · NearNow
Serial entrepreneur and recognized digital communications thought leader
Advertising & Media Strategy Board Advisor Brand & Communications Strategy Digital & Mobile Strategy Innovation & Commercialization
Zayna Khayat
Senior Advisor, Health System Innovation · MaRS Discovery District
One of Canada's leading thinkers and "do-ers" in health innovation
Health Innovation Health Technologies Health startups Startups Medical technology
Holly Chang
Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Holly Chang is an emerging artist, curator and researcher from Toronto, Ontario.
Photography Art
Teresa Di Felice
Assistant Vice President, Government and Community Relations · CAA South Central Ontario
Teresa oversees CAA SCO's advocacy and community relations efforts in Ontario.
Community & Government Relations Road Safety Policy Advocacy Towing Regulation Congestion Management
Alison Cooley
Writer, Curator, Educator · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Alison Cooley is a joint winner of the 2014 Middlebrook Prize.
Art History Museum Education Contemporary Art Curatorial Projects
Niall Wallace
CEO · Infonaut
CEO at Infonaut Inc. - Evidence-based Hospital Infection Control
Infection Control Infectious Diseases Concept to Commercialization Hospital Hand Hygiene Compliance Disease Surveillance
Craig Hunter
Leader · Y Combinator + Stanford University
CEO at Bitmaker Labs, Advisor @ Venture for Canada & Teach for Canada
Startups Technology Industry Technology Careers Hacking Education Career Hacking
Susan McLennan
President · Reimagine PR
I help leading brands mobilize people through purpose & storytelling. Consultant | speaker | trainer | Emmy Award-winning storyteller
Purpose PR Marketing & Branding Marketing & Corporate Strategy Storytelling & Public Speaking
Peter Evans
Co-Founder & CEO · ExpertFile
Recognized speaker on expertise marketing, technology and innovation
Strategic Planning Online Media Software as A Service (Saas) Technology Thought Leadership