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Dr. Marianne Mader

Executive Director | Canadian Association of Science Centres

Cultivating curiosity. Inspiring passion for exploration. Empowering people to engage with science & tech. www.mariannemader.com

Dr. Mary Jung

Associate Professor, Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Health and Exercise Sciences | University of British Columbia

Health, health and exercise psychology, self-regulation of health behaviours, exercise, physical activity, and dietary behaviours, health program evaluation, mHealth technologies

Caitlin Kealey

CEO | MediaStyle

communications, the changing nature of communications, the (challenging) media landscape in Canada, running a business that puts more than profit first, social justice, Indigenous issues, education, healthcare, international feminism, woman in business

Elizabeth Flynn-Dastoor

Psychology Lab Coordinator and PhD Candidate | Wilfrid Laurier University

Enhancing student development through strategic, collaborative, evidence-based practices

Kimberly Francis

Associate Professor of Music | University of Guelph

Feminist musicology, History, Music, Women, Gender, Relationship between gender and music, Female composers after 1900, Contemporary culture, Augmented reality as a tool for students to use musical terminology