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Andrea Seale

Chief Executive Officer | Canadian Cancer Society

A nonprofit leader who empowers people to build and support the causes that make our world more compassionate, healthy and just.

Dr. Elaine Hyshka

Assistant Professor, School of Public Health | University of Alberta

Professor Hyshka is a health services and policy researcher focused on reducing the health, social, and economic costs of substance misuse.

Vanessa Thomas

Director, Board of Directors | Hope Air

changing K-12, education, customer success, values-based leadership, mentoring, mentoring women in early career, women pursuing Board of Directors careers, women in technology, business strategy and artificial intelligence, digital transformation, transitioning to cloud and software-as-a-service, artificial intelligence, technology

Viviane Yargeau

Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering | McGill University

Yargeau's research focuses on the protection of water resources, wastewater treatment and monitoring of wastewater quality and contaminants.

Laverne Jacobs

Professor | Faculty of Law, University of Windsor

People with disabilities, human rights, equality, law, inclusive communities, social justice, government accountability , administrative law