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Ms. Christa Ovenell

Founder | Death’s Apprentice Education & Planning

Death, dying, demographics, aging, end-of-life, green burial, environmentalism, green disposition, medical assistance in dying.

Heather McCance

Ministry Developer | Anglican Diocese of Rupert's Land

Religion, Christian, Anglican, mentorship, leadership, feminist

Shayna Rector Bleeker

Cofounder & Partnerships Manager | 7 Generation Capital

climate change, social innovation, clean growth, mobilizing capital, Canadian infrastructure banks to decarbonize, electrifying freight transport, electrifying medium to heavy duty fleets, partnerships, intrapreneur

Marta Moreno Ibáñez

PhD Candidate | University of Reading

atmospheric science, meteorology, climatology, climate change, Arctic, atmospheric models, polar lows

Elfrida Pereira

Sales Executive | Independent

Investor, Sales, Fundraising, Business, Technology