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Katarina Gligorijevic

Film consultant, Producer | Ultra 8 Pictures, and REEL CANADA / National Canadian Film Day

Film production, film criticism, Canadian film, film exhibition, Canadian culture, National Canadian Film Day, script development, story editing, film sales, film distribution, film festivals.

Eileen Alma

Director, International Centre for Women's Leadership | Coady Institute

leadership; gender equality; women's leadership in Canada and globally; community development; Indigenous partnerships; leadership of Indigenous women in their communities

Dr. Alona Fyshe

Assistant Professor | University of Alberta, Computer Science Department

Neuroscience and Language, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Data Analysis and Data Mining, Data Science, Computational Linguistics, Computer Science

Janet Ko

President and Co-Founder | The Menopause Foundation of Canada

Menopause, perimenopause, post menopause, menopause equity, menopause in the workplace, ageism, women's health, mature women's health, gender equity, sexism, system change

Rebecca Sutherns

CEO | Sage Solutions

Collaboration, Planning, Collaborative planning, Stakeholder engagement, Changing trends, Leadership, Engagement, Governance, Strategy, Human services