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Dr. Mandy Hansen

Principal | Insight Specialty Consulting

real estate, housing economics, social housing, land use

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Dr. Tanya Harrison

Co-Founder and CEO | Earth and Planetary Institute of Canada (EPIC)

Professional Martian working on rocks and robots on the Red Planet.

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Stephanie Willerth

Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering | University of Victoria

Stephanie Willerth runs an internationally recognized research group focused on stem cell bioengineering.

Diane Ouandji

Data protection advisor | KPMG

privacy, data protection, private security, data privacy, Bill 64 (data protection law in Quebec), compliance GDPR,cybersecurity

Erin Michalak

Professor in the Department of Psychiatry; Founder and Network Leader, CREST.BD; Program Director, APEC Digital Hub for Mental Health; BC SUPPORT Unit Patient Engagement Methods Clusters Lead

Psychiatry, Psychology, Mood & Anxiety Disorders, Mental Health, Patient Engagement, Knowledge Translation, Quality of Life, Implementation of Science.