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Dr. Jackie F. Steele

Founder & CEO | enjoi Innovation Inc / enjoi Japan K.K.

gender, diversity, politics, public policy, parliaments, diversifying parliaments, democratization, law reform, family law, corporate board diversity, systemic equality, DEI and decolonization, feminist entrepreneurship, regenerative capitalism, supplier diversity, Canada, Japan

Ms. Marcela Mandeville

CEO | Alberta Women Entrepreneurs

Advocate for women entrepreneurs and female business leaders

Dr. Mary Anne White

Harry Shirreff Professor of Chemical Research (Emerita) | Dalhousie University

Science Expert, with Specialty in Chemistry of Materials

Jo-Anne Ryan

Vice President, Philanthropic Advisory Services | TD Bank

Philanthropy, Philanthropic financial planning, Tax benefits of giving, Inheritance, Legacy, Charitable giving, Nonprofit

Natalie Turvey

Executive Director | The Canadian Journalism Foundation

Journalism, Future of news, Media literacy, News literacy for school-age children, Trends in media, Fake news, Misinformation, Not-for-profit management