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Lindsay Skabar

Founder and Chief Marketing Officer | Bōde Canada

technology, disruptive technology, real estate data and trends, peer-to-peer transactions, economy, diversification, marketing strategy, customer engagement, customer centricity, beloved brands, philanthropy, women entrepreneurs

Dr. Patty Thille

Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy | University of Manitoba

Primary care, Healthcare, Stigma, Weight and obesity, Weight stigma, Fat shaming, Healthy behaviour

Dr. Kimberley Brownlee

Canada Research Chair in Ethics and Political & Social Philosophy | University of British Columbia

social human rights, social deprivation, loneliness, belonging, civil disobedience, COVID-19 - isolation, quarantine, connection with others

Charmaine Panko

Lawyer and Owner | Panko Collaborative Law & Mediation

Family law, Divorce, Separation, Mediation, Collaborative law, Settlement advocacy, Arbitrator/arbitration, Conflict resolution

Sophia Nasr

PhD Physics Student | UC Irvine

Cosmology, Dark matter, Universe, Particle physics, Astrophysics, Early Universe