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Dr. Nipa Banerjee

Senior fellow and adjunct professor, School of International Development and Global Studies | University of Ottawa

Afghanistan, Asian history, Democracy and democratization, Development, Economic development, Food security, Foreign aid, Globalization, India, International development, International development and globalization, International political economy, International projects, International relations, Operations/project management, Performance measurement, Performance measures, Political economy, Rural development, Social change, Social policy, Southeast Asia, Sustainable development, Women and development

Beck Power

Entrepreneur, Speaker | AFS Media, QueerHustle, Power Creative Media

Conferences, queer women entrepreneurship, speaking, public speaking, social media, personal brands, sales funnels

Prof. Erika Merschrod

Professor, Department of Chemistry | Memorial University of Newfoundland

Surface Science, Materials Science, Biomaterials, Optoelectronic Materials, Functional Materials, Low-Dimensional Materials, Sensors, Tissue Scaffolds, Raman, TERS, SERS, AFM, SPM, cAFM, KPFM, EFM, Hierarchical Materials, New Material Design, Scanning Probe Techniques.

Taz Rajan

Community Engagement Partner | Bromwich+Smith Licensed Insolvency Trustees

Insolvency, debt, debt forgiveness, debt free, bankruptcy, finance, financial literacy, money, budgeting, relationships and money, restructuring Please cc emails to marketing@bromwichandsmith.com

Dr. Ashley White

Physician | Dr. Ashley White

health, weight, medicine, diet culture, appetite, body