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Kim Hyshka

Principal | Dialogue Partners Inc.

dialogue, community engagement, public engagement, public conversations, communications, conflict resolution

Dr. Margaret Schabas

Professor and Senior Advisor to the Provost on Academic Freedom | University of British Columbia

history of economics, economic thought, history of science, academic freedom, David Hume, Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, science studies, liberalism

Ms Andrea Thompson, CFP, CRPC (US), CLU, CHS, CCS

Founder & Certified Financial Planner | Modern Cents

Financial planning, Cross border financial planning, advice only financial planning, fee for service financial planning, fee only planning, financial planner, financial literacy

Lama Alsafi

PhD Student | Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University

Palestine, Israel, Middle East, comparative Canada/US politics, elections, human rights, international law, international humanitarian law, international conflicts, humanitarian crisis, peacemaking, peacekeeping, political communications, crisis communications, conflict on women and girls

Mafalda Arias

President and Founder | Mafalda Arias and Associates

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