Janet Austin
Chief Executive Officer · YWCA Metro Vancouver
Janet Austin is responsible for one of BC’s largest and most diversified non-profits
Non-Profit Leadership Social Housing Transition Housing Homeless Shelters Group Homes
Ronald Schurin, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus · University of Connecticut
Expert in the politics of presidential campaigns
American Politics and Elections Connecticut Politics Electoral Politics American Politics Education Policy
Leanne C. Krawchuk
Partner · Dentons Canada LLP
A securities expert with top-notch advice and insight on mergers, acquisitions and sale transactions.
Corporate Governance Mining Law Construction and Infrastructure Law Energy Law Corporate & Commercial Law
Dr Moura Mehravar
Lecturer, Civil Engineering · Aston University
Dr Mehravar has extensive research experience in the field of computational mechanics and experimental modelling.
Smart Infrastructure Energy Geotechnics Offshore Geotechnics Computational Mechanics Numerical Analysis
David Ting
CTO · TingThink
David Ting is an expert in technology for IT infrastructures with experience developing digital identity solutions.
It Infrastructure Technology Entrepeneurship
Marcel Langevoort
Enterpreneur, Founder, Senior IT & Blockchain consultant · Brinie Management & Consultancy
Enterpreneur, Founder, Director and Senior IT - Blockchain Consultant with over 25 years of experience.
HyperLedger Project Management Cloud Mobile It Infrastructure
Yan Wang
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Yan Wang's expertise lies at the intersection of urban resilience and urban analytics.
Spatial Planning Applied AI Climate Adaptation Risk Communication Crisis Informatics
Chris McNulty
SharePoint Strategic Product Manager · Quest Software
Microsoft SharePoint product management, solution architect, speaker, author on Sharepoint, SQL, EPM, with Quest Software
Sharepoint Microsoft Business Intelligence (Sql) Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (Project Server)
Dr. Raphael (Rafi) Hofstein
President & CEO · MaRS Innovation
Turning academic ideas into commercial realities
Corporate & Business Strategy Early-Stage Investing Life Sciences and Healthcare Technology Transfer Commercialization of Innovation
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
Chibuzo Ukegbu
Assistant Professor · Milwaukee School of Engineering
Chibuzo Ukegbu's research focuses on formal verification and analysis of industrial control systems software.
Software Engineering Cloud Security Computing Cloud Infrastructure Deployment Automation and Configuration Management
Emi Harry
Lecturer of Computer Science · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Udacity Data Science Machine Learning Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Developer Data Science Specialisation
Diane Beckett
sustainability consultant · independent
Diane Beckett has more than three decades of experience addressing the human and environmental dimensions of sustainability
Low Carbon Energy Urban Environments Climate Natural Resource Management Gender Equality
Rhianna Collier
Vice President, Software Division · Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)
Stay above the Cloud and on top of new tech trends with strategic market research & analysis from SIIA's voice in the software industry
Program Management Business Intelligence Strategic Business Alliances Mobile Marketing Integrating Enterprise Saas With Mobile
Siobhan Gorman
Partner, Washington, D.C. · Brunswick Group
Siobhan Gorman concentrates on crisis, cybersecurity, public affairs, and media relations.
Cyber Security Cyberattacks National Security Litigation Media Relations
Robert M. DeConto
Provost Professor of and Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences and Director of the School of Earth and Sustainability · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Rob DeConto is one of the world's leading experts on modeling polar ice sheets, sea level rise and ocean response to climate change.
Ice Sheets and Sea Level Antarctica Glaciology Climatology Earth System Modeling
A.R. Siders
Director, Climate Change Science & Policy Hub | Core Faculty, Disaster Research Center | Associate Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration & Department of Geography & Spatial Sciences · University of Delaware
Prof. Siders' research focuses on climate change adaptation policies with an emphasis on relocation and fairness in adaptation.
Decision Modeling Environmental Video Games Climate Change Climate Change Adaptation Policies Climate-related Hazards
David Woods
Professor, Integrated Systems Engineering | College of Engineering · The Ohio State University
Releasing the adaptive power of human systems & innovating at the intersections of people, technology and work
Critical Care Medicine Human Centered Autonomy Nuclear Power Safety Military Command and Control Space Operations
V. Peter Harder
Senior Policy Advisor · Dentons Canada LLP
Highly engaging speaker with over 30 years at the centre of Canadian law, government decision-making, foreign affairs & international trade.
International Trade Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs Public Policy International Natural Resources and Infrastructure Cleantech
Preetam Ghosh, Ph.D.
Interim Chair and Professor, Department of Computer Science · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Ghosh researches complex networks and systems biology, using modeling and simulation, applied-AI and network science.
AI Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing Systems Biology Stochastic modeling and discrete event simulation Mobile ubiquitous and grid computing