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Carrie McManus

Director of Innovation and Programs | Sagesse Domestic Violence Prevention Society

Domestic abuse, coercive control, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, peer support

Dr. Kristen Hopewell

Canada Research Chair in Global Policy | University of British Columbia

Trade, international trade, China, Canada-China relations, Canada-US relations, economic policy, foreign policy, development, international political economy, global governance, industrial policy and development, emerging powers - China, India and Brazil

Dr. Sharon McIntyre

Founder, New Cottage Industries & Co. & Adjunct Professor, Innovation & Entrepreneurship | Mount Royal University

pragmatic innovation, inclusive innovation, innovation culture, entrepreneurship, post-secondary educational policy, crowdsourcing, co-creation, marketing, technology marketing and communication

Ms. Myroslava Tataryn

Disability Rights Program Officer, International Human Rights Program | Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

Myroslava Tataryn has worked globally to ensure people with disabilities have access to health services and humanitarian assistance. Having a physical disability herself, she's familiar with daily prejudice and inequality. This has pushed her to transform her own experience of marginalisation and exclusion into a commitment to social justice and constructive work towards social change.

Dr. Sandra Lapointe

Professor | McMaster University

philosophy, knowledge translation, new models of knowledge mobilization, knowledge policy, skills, talent building, professional development, collaboration, social sciences and humanities impact