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Sarah Rauscher

Assistant Professor | University of Toronto

Health, Disease, Cancer, HIV, Proteins, Molecular Simulations, Biophysics

Jasminka Kalajdzic

Associate Professor | University of Windsor

Law, Access to justice, Class actions, Legal ethics, Evidence

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Ellen Woodsworth

Chairperson | Women Transforming Cities International Society

Ellen Woodsworth is an international speaker and urban consultant on gender and intersectional planning

Laila Paszti

Lawyer/AI Technology Advisor | GTC Law Group PC

Law and Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, FinTech, Engineering, Business Transformation, Privacy, Data use, Investment

Dr. Sharon McIntyre

Founder, New Cottage Industries & Co. & Adjunct Professor, Innovation & Entrepreneurship | Mount Royal University

pragmatic innovation, inclusive innovation, innovation culture, entrepreneurship, post-secondary educational policy, crowdsourcing, co-creation, marketing, technology marketing and communication