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Vivene Salmon

Privacy & Financial Services Lawyer | Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Law, policy, governance, racial justice, women's issues, information privacy

Dr. Isabel Pedersen

Professor and Canada Research Chair | University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Human-Computer Interaction, Digital Life, New Media Adoption, Ethics of Immersive Technology, Future Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Transhumanism

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Michelle Lobchuk

Associate Professor | Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Nursing, University of Manitoba

Empathic understanding of our partners in care - Family Carers in Canada

Deri Latimer

CEO | Positivity Speaking

Mental health, resilience, well-being, positive workplace culture, positivity

Claire Davies

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Mechanical and Materials Engineering | Queen's University

Primary research goals focuses on increasing independence of people with disabilities