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Melissa Kennedy

Writer and Content Creator | Self-Employed/Solopreneur

electronics technology, systems design, transgender advocacy, transgender support group facilitation, grant writing

Mercy Oluwafemi

Youth Program Manager | The Winnipeg Foundation

youth engagement, social change, leadership, philanthropy, youth, professional development

Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne

Director of Key Biodiversity Areas | Wildlife Conservation Society Canada

Biodiversity, Global Biodiversity Framework, Conservation policy, Wildlife conservation, Protected area

Susan St Amand

President | Sirius Financial Services

Finance, Life insurance, Family enterprises and businesses, Continuity planning, Entrepreneurship, Board of directors, Governance

Dayna Nadine Scott

Associate Professor | Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

Dr.Dayna Scott works in the areas of environmental law and policy; critical risk theory; environmental justice; and trade and globalization.