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Mafalda Arias

President and Founder | Mafalda Arias and Associates

Cultural integration and inclusion specialist, Intercultural competence, Communicate cultural differences more effectively, Trust building, Diversity

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Dr. Kim Anderson

Associate Professor, Tier II Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Relationships, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition | University of Guelph

Associate Professor, Department of Indigenous Studies

Dr. Martha Paynter

Registered Nurse; Assistant Professor, Nursing, University of New Brunswick | Chair, Wellness Within: An Organization for Health & Justice

Abortion Access and Prison Abolition

Haley Hrymak

Lawyer | Rise Women's Legal Centre

family law; family violence; gender-based violence; opioid crisis; criminal law; research; 211 psychological reports/expert evidence; harm reduction

Dr. Maïka Sondarjee

Assistant Professor | University of Ottawa

World Bank; Global Governance; Feminism; Women empowerment; Race, class, gender; IMF; United Nations (UN); Voices of women in the public sphere; Globalization