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Nancy Klensch

Chief Executive Officer | NEK Group Ltd.

childcare, education, daycare, before and after school programs, summer camp, women in business, hiring, teams

Dr. Aviva Philipp-Muller

Assistant Professor in Marketing at the Beedie School of Business | Simon Fraser University

Consumer behaviour, moral attitudes, anti-science beliefs, charitable donations, charitable giving, persuasion

Claire Battershill

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of English | Simon Fraser University

Early 20th Century literature, Book history, Invention of paperbacks, Digital publishing, Changes in technology impacting way we read

Indira Samarasekera

Senior Advisor | Bennett Jones LLP

A metallurgical engineer by training, Dr. Samarasekera spent a decade as President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Alberta

Megan Rafuse

CEO and Co-Founder | Shift Collab

Therapy, counselling, mental health, mental healthcare, virtual therapy, psychotherapy