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Dr. Christine Dow

Canada Research Chair in Glacier Hydrology and Ice Dynamics/Assistant Professor | University of Waterloo

Christine Dow researches glaciers and ice sheets in our changing climate using numerical models and data collected from ice around the world.

Vanessa Vakharia

Educational Innovator, Founder & CEO | The Math Guru

STEM, math education, education, female entrepreneur, women in STEM, math anxiety, stereotypes, small business owner, entrepreneurship, innovation

Carmela Murdocca

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology | York University

Carmela Murdocca is Associate Professor of Sociology, Socio-Legal Studies and Social and Political Thought at York University.

Juanita DeSouza-Huletey

Manager, Application Services, Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba; Instructor, University of Winnipeg and Red River College; Executive Partner | Dynamic Solutions Consulting Inc.

Information technology (IT), IT leadership, project management, IT delivery, STEM, STEM leadership, girls and women in STEM mentorship and coaching, empowering women, breaking barriers

Lisa Belanger

CEO | ConsciousWorks

Mental wellbeing, behaviour change, performance, mindfulness, physical activity, health behaviours, corporate wellness, stress and work, impactful recovery from stress, attention management, how technology interacts with brain and behaviour