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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

Shawna Ogston

Communications & Media Relations Specialist & PR Coach | Shawna Ogston Communications & Media Relations

I have worked in the charitable sector for 30 years. I have seen a lot of change and impact, but the biggest shift for nonprofits has been since the pandemic. Demand for services is unceasing, leadership is retiring, funding is band-aide at best, and the holes in the social safety net are getting bigger. How do we communicate all the nuances of the business of charity? If you are interested in a dialogue on Food Insecurity, Charity, Poverty, and Communications in non-profits, let's chat!

Kim Trottier

Associate Professor, Accounting | Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University

Accounting, Business, Big data, Big data analytics, Advanced analytics, Innovative data, Machine learning

Dr. Alexia Bloch

Associate Professor of Anthropology | University of British Columbia

Russia, Gender, Labor migration, Former Soviet Union, Siberia

May Griffith

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology | Université de Montréal

Regenerative medicine, Opthomology, Low vision in aging population, Cornea, Bench-to-bedside, Biomaterials, Implants, Blindness