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Cheryl Fullerton

EVP People and Communications | Corus Entertainment

Human resources, employee communications, leadership, rewards, organizational culture, merger and acquisition, engagement, mentorship, career development, company values, change management, well being

Despina Zanganas

Realtor, I am Despina Real Estate | Co-Founder | Lean In Canada

Real estate, women buying real estate, home renovations, real estate networking, community building, women’s leadership, women's empowerment, women's networking, Lean In

Dr. Dyhia Belhabib

Program Manager, Fisheries | Ecotrust Canada

Illegal fishing, Regulations in fisheries in Canada, Fisheries equity, Food security, Values associated with fishing and social finance, Community MPA, Access rights, Environmental crimes, Slavery in the seafood sector, drug trafficking in the Seafood sector, Quotas and licencing system, Political ecology, Fisheries economics, International policy engagement, Africa

Dr. Karen Somerville

President | Performance Plus Group, President, Canadians for Properly Built Homes

Organizational change, organizational culture, executive coaching, executive presence, leadership, governance, women on boards, consumer advocacy re newly built home issues

Chi Nguyen

Executive Director | Equal Voice

With 20 years of experience working across government, not-for-profits and with corporations, I bring entrepreneurial energy, innovation and thoughtful disruption to my work. I work on big challenges by finding solutions that give people confidence in our systems. Whether it's housing affordability, ending gender violence, accessible childcare, better public services, or the place of women in the public, our communities know what we need. My work is about surfacing those solutions.