Joanne Thomsen

VP, Talent · MaRS Discovery District

The MaRS Chiropractor: Gifted in aligning people strategy with business strategy while charming the organization with a can-do attitude!

Human Resources Best Practices Human Resource Management Organizational Change Employee Development and Leadership

Russ Roberts

Innovation Leadership Council, Innovation Policy and SR&ED · Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATAAlliance)

29 years of experience with Canada’s SR&ED Tax Incentive Program, from the perspective of both the public and private sectors

Change Management Entrepreneurship SR&ED Tax Credits Management Consulting

Simon Tam

Author | Musician | Activist · The Slants Foundation

13-time TEDx speaker & performer, and storyteller who focuses on anti-Asian racism. Founder/bassist of The Slants and The Slants Foundation.

Racism in American Music Anti-Asian Racism Marketing Strategy Transparency Civil Rights

Simon Placks

Senior Managing Director · J.S. Held LLC

EMEA Lead for Digital Investigations & Discovery | Expert in Global Digital Investigations | Global Expert in eDiscovery

Digital Transformation Cyber Risk Advisory Financial Crime Technology Contract Lifecycle Management & Analytics Surveillance

Duane Cummings

Founder · The Sensational Foundation

Founder at The Sensational Group. Author, Entrepreneur, Mentor & Inspirational Storyteller

Customer Service Change Management Sales Management Customer Relations Public Speaking

Carl Jones

Business Owner · Carl Jones

Business Owner at Carl Jones Speaker

Author Ptsd Recovery Change & Uncertainty Change Communication Caveman

Catherine Macnab

Executive Director · Planned Parenthood Ottawa

Executive Director at Planned Parenthood Ottawa

sex education Abortion rights & access Unplanned pregnancy Contraception Organizational Change

Penny Gagnon, MA

CARF Canada Chief Accreditation Advisor · CARF International

Penny creates systems promoting a stronger vision and commitment to the quality of services in enhancing the lives of persons served.

CARF Accreditation Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Stakeholder Engagement Public Speaking

Hasheem Francis

CoFounder, CEO · Built To Prosper Companies

Be A Great Student of Life, So You Can Be An Outstanding Teacher of Living.

Business & Strategic Planning Sales Organizational Development Leadership Development Communicating Change

Amanda M. Grannas, PhD

Vice Provost for Research; Professor, Department of Chemistry · Villanova University

Amanda Grannas, PhD in an expert in the study of snow and ice photochemistry, and the fate of organic pollutants in the Arctic.

Climate Change Environmental Chemistry Atmospheric Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Snow and Ice Chemistry

Bishipp Knight

Master Trainer, Sales Expert, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, Success Coach and Motivator · Higher Success Institute, LLC

Bishipp is highly in demand. His passion is to Teach, Inspire and Motivate people to be able to reach that Next Level.

Auto Industry Auto Sales Corporate Training & Coaching Motivational Speaking Life Coaching

Jay Whitacre

Trustees Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Jay Whitacre examines the materials science of synthesizing, characterizing, and implementing promising materials for energy storage.

Hybrid Power Systems Electric Vehicles Power Grids Energy Storage Conversion

Arjun Krishnan

Assistant Professor · Michigan State University

Arjun Krishnan develops and applies computational data-driven approaches to unravel how our genome relates to health and disease.

Precision Medicine Big Data Genome-wide molecular networks Computational Biology Machine Learning

Professor Susan Watkins

Professor · Leeds Beckett University

Professor Susan Watkins is an expert in contemporary women's fiction and feminist theory.

Contemporary Women's Dystopian and Apocalyptic Fiction Doris Lessing Gender Culture Ageing

Chun Lee, Ph.D.

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

Finance

Heather M. Field

Eucalyptus Foundation Chair & Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: fieldh@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4716 / Office 334-200

Taxation Law Federal Income Taxation Tax Elections Tax Ethics Corporate Taxation

Tyrha Lindsey-Warren, Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing · Baylor University

Top consumer behavior and attitudes expert specializing in multicultural media & advertising, empowered storytelling & experiential learning

Multicultural Advertising Storytelling & Consumer Attitudes Film, Media, and Television Development

Cheryl Rose

Director, Partnerships and Projects for SiG@Waterloo · Social Innovation Generation

SiG@Waterloo's Director of Partnerships is enthusiastic about civic engagement and developing community-based social innovation initiatives

Social Innovation Social Finance Entrepreneurship and Community Development Leadership for Social Innovation Enhancing Individual and Organizational Resilience

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

Claudiu Popa

CEO · Informatica Corporation

Data Protection Evangelist. Trusted Risk Advisor. Relentless Educator.

Big Data Global Privacy Social Media Security