Policy Experts

Andrea Paras

Assistant Professor, Department of Political ScienceUniversity of Guelph

Professor Andrea Paras specialises in the ethics of international humanitarianism, with a special interest in religion and politics.

Dr Jo Barnes

Senior Research Fellow in Air QualityUWE Bristol

Her research is in policy, management and behaviour change related to improving air quality.

Sima Salahshor

Strategic Advisor | Life Sciences & HealthTech Program ManagementShiruy, Inc | University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine

Health Innovation Advisory and Program Design & Management

Sylvia Bawa

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology York University

Dr. Bawa teaches sociology at York University

Eni Halilaj

Associate Professor, Mechanical EngineeringCarnegie Mellon University

Eni Halilaj seeks to understand and optimize human movement mechanics.

Ruba Ali Al-Hassani

Postdoctoral Research AssociateLancaster University

Don Duval

Chief Executive OfficerNORCAT

Experienced, dynamic, and engaging speaker on an array of topics related to innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship

Erin Tolley

Canada Research Chair in Gender, Race and Inclusive PoliticsCarleton University

Award-winning researcher whose work focuses on the connection between diversity, political institutions and electoral politics.

James Sample

Professor of LawHofstra University

Professor Sample regularly comments on voting rights and constitutional issues in leading media outlets.

Jeffrey Bennett

Associate Professor of Communication StudiesVanderbilt University

Medical humanities expert who specializes in health, citizenship, LGBT/queer studies, cultural studies and rhetorical theory and criticism.