Peter Evans
Co-Founder & CEO · ExpertFile
Recognized speaker on expertise marketing, technology and innovation
Media Trends Thought Leadership Marketing Technology Innovation
Mitra Fakhrashrafi
Curator and Librarian · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Mitra Fakhrashrafi (she/her) is an independent curator and librarian interested in sanctuary and indebted to border abolition organizing.
Libraries and Information Science Museum Studies Mixed Media Digital Media Curation
Paul Maranger, B.Com., MBA
Broker and Senior Vice President, Sales · Sotheby's International Realty Canada
Paul Maranger is one of Canada's top Realtors with Sotheby's International Realty Canada and co-founded Paul and Christian Associates.
COVID-19 International Sellers Real Estate Advisor Condominiums Luxury Real Estate
Teri Kirk
President & CEO · Fundingportal
Founder & CEO at Fundingportal
Public Policy Venture Capital Business Funding Exempt Markets Government Funding
Ragnar-Olaf Buchweitz
Professor · University of Toronto, Department of Mathematics
Professor Buchweitz researches Commutative and Homological Algebra and Algebraic Geometry, Singularity Theory
Commutative Algebra Algebraic Geometry Singularities
Sophie Lynch
Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Sophie Lynch has worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, and the National Gallery of Canada.
Fine Art Art History Event Planning Media Relations Creative Writing
April Lindgren
Associate Professor, School of Journalism · Ryerson University
Local News Research Project, Principal Researcher
Journalism Local news News Media Ethnic media
Martha Radice
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology · Dalhousie University
An anthropologist who studies the social, spatial and cultural dynamics of cities.
Urban Studies Public Space Études urbaines Espace public Multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism
Lara McCulloch-Carter
Chief Brand Storyteller · READY2SPARK
Lara’s a secret you want to keep to yourself. Anti-PowerPoint, she’s innovative, a storyteller & meaningful. I’ve hired her time &...
Robert Wakulat
Mentor | CBASE · Wakulat Dhirani LLP
Robert Wakulat is a business lawyer whose practice focuses on working with social innovators and entrepreneurs
Business Law Renewable Energy Law & Policy Co-Operative Law Social Enterprises Corporate Leadership
Christian Vermast
Sales Representative, Senior Vice President, Sales · Sotheby's International Realty Canada
Christian, a consummate sales award winner, has consistently ranked among the top real estate agents in the city for well over a decade.
Toronto Housing Market Condominiums Real Estate Condos Country Living
Mark Reale
Director of Interface Development · INTERSECT
Mark focuses on the Interface Engineering and Performance Optimization for products using web technologies.
Project Management Mobile Applications Web Design Web Development User Experience
Natasha Bakht
Associate Professor · University of Ottawa
Professor Bakht’s research interests are in the intersecting area of religious freedom and women’s equality.
Law Culture Rights Minority Rights Religious Freedom Women's Equality
Imogen Coe
Dean, Faculty of Science · Ryerson University
Dr Imogen R. Coe is a scientist who is internationally recognized for her advocacy in promoting equity & diversity in science in Canada
Science Education Women in STEM Membrane Protein Cell Biology Membrane Protein Cell Biochemistry Clinical Research
Luca Cottini, PhD
Associate Professor of Italian Studies · Villanova University
Luca Cottini, PhD, is a scholar of 20th-century Italian design and literature and the creator of the YouTube channel "Italian Innovators."
Italian Design Italian Industry & Advertising Entrepreneurship & Innovation Design Thinking Italian Literature
Marla Sokolowski
University Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology · University of Toronto
Sokolowski's work is esteemed worldwide as a clear, integrative paragon of the manner in which genes can interact with the environment.
Genetics Molecular Biology Scientific Writing Higher Education Public Speaking
Erin Tolley
Assistant Professor of Political Science · University of Toronto
Expert on race, gender and diversity in Canadian politics
Canadian Politics Diversity Women in Politics Immigration and multiculturalism
Annette Bergeron, P.Eng., MBA, FEC
Corporate Director · Electrical Safety Authority, Engineers Canada / Ingénieurs Canada
Experience in speaking & media on topics of women in STEM, women on boards, engineering regulation, advocacy, governance, policy, education
Governance, Not-For-Profit Regulation of Engineering, Regulation of Electrical Safety Advocacy for Engineering Engineering Education, post-secondary and professional development
Jon Christensen
CEO · Bidmii International
As CEO and co-founder of Bidmii International, Jon Christensen is helping lead the proptech revolution in the home improvement industry.
Proptech Contractors Construction Strategic Management Home Improvement
David J. Thomas, Ph.D., LMHC
Expert in policing in America · Florida Gulf Coast University
David Thomas is a veteran police officer specializing in mental health, police and minority relations, active shooters and mass casualties.
Psychology of School Shooters Law Enforcement Mental Health Policing in America Police Psychology Use of Force by Police