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Denise Amyot

President and CEO | Colleges and Institutes Canada

Denise Amyot is President and CEO of CICan, the national voice of Canada's public colleges, institutes, cegeps and polytechnics.

Roomana Hukil

Ph.D. Candidate | Department of Political Science, McMaster University

Climate, Water, Sustainability, Critical International Relations, International Relations, Social Movements, Transnationalism, Globalization

Dr. Shoshanah Jacobs

Associate Professor | University of Guelph

STEM education, biomimetics, biology, nature informing technology, seabirds, seabird foraging ecology, climate change impact on seabirds, community engagement

Marilyn Poitras

Ethical Space Designer

Law, Indigenous Law and Aboriginal Law, Policy, Resource Management, Design Thinking, living together well, well-being.

Dr. Aftab Erfan

Executive Director, SFU Centre for Dialogue and Associate Member, School of Public Policy | Simon Fraser University

Democracy, dialogue, conflict resolution, equity, polarization, social justice, social issues, climate change, reconciliation