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Moura Quayle

Professor and Director, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs | University of British Columbia

Design and business, leadership, creativity, government-academic, public policy, design thinking, urban design, green cities, sustainable business, new pedagogy

Dr. Kimberley Brownlee

Canada Research Chair in Ethics and Political & Social Philosophy | University of British Columbia

social human rights, social deprivation, loneliness, belonging, civil disobedience, COVID-19 - isolation, quarantine, connection with others

Dr. Tamara O'Doherty

Senior Lecturer, Criminology | Simon Fraser University

Criminal law, Human rights, Civil liberties, Intersectionist theory, Victimization of sex workers, Human trafficking

Briana Brownell

Founder and CEO | Pure Strategy Inc.

Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Technology, Analytics, Futurism, Unsupervised Learning

Michaela Mayer

Director of Policies | Canadian Center for Women's Empowerment

economic abuse, financial abuse, financial empowerment, economic justice, safe and affordable housing for women fleeing domestic violence