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Steffi Hamann

Assistant Professor | York University

International development, Political economy, Sub-Saharan Africa, Food security, Global inequality

Dr. Aashni Shah

CEO/Software Engineer | Elixir Labs/Square

Technology, Coding, Computer science, Using technology to solve real world problems, Tech non-profit developing solutions for other non-profits

Judy Bornais

Executive Director, Office of Experiential Learning | University of Windsor

Experiential learning, Higher education pedagogy, Work integrated learning, Mid-career fatigue, Nursing, Simulation in healthcare, Diabetes education

Dr. Courtney Howard

Emergency Physician, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Calgary | Community Research Fellow in Planetary Health, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research

Planetary health, climate change, climate change and health, wildfires, ecological grief, eco-anxiety, well-being economy, Northern health

Tammara Kennelly

President | FriesenPress

Banking and foreign exchange expert, turned book publisher, with a passion for helping authors share their story with the world.