Veena Rawat is President and CEO of Expert Strategies International, a technological consulting firm that advises national and international clients on telecommunication policies and regulations. She spent 28 years working for the federal government where she held a variety of executive positions managing programs related to radio frequency spectrum wireless and satellite communication services. In 2011, she was named VP and Ambassador to ITU for Blackberry and in 2014; she was President of th...
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Roger Paul has worked tirelessly to protect and develop Francophone communities in Ontario and across the country. As a young teacher in Timmins, he became involved with the Franco-Ontarian Teachers’ Association. On his return to Ottawa, he was appointed to a series of school principal positions. When French-language school boards were being established, he was named a manager in the Ontario Ministry of Education. In 2001, he became superintendent, and then, director general, of a school board ...
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Dianne Newman is a molecular microbiologist and is a professor in the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering and the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at California Institute of Technology. Her research interests include Bioenergetics and cell biology of metabolically diverse, genetically-tractable bacteria. Her work deals with electron-transfer reactions that are part of the metabolism of microorganisms. In 1999, Newman was named one of the Top Innovators under 35 by the M...
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Amin Maalouf was born in Lebanon on February 25, 1949, into a family of teachers. After studying economics and sociology, he worked as a reporter, covering many events around the world, such as the fall of the Ethiopian monarchy in September 1974 and the last battle of Saigon in the spring of 1975. When the war broke out in his native country, he left for France with his wife and their three sons. He resumed his journalist activities, most notably at Jeune Afrique, where he became editor-in-ch...
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Dina Brooks is a Vice Dean (Faculty of Health Sciences) and Executive Director (School of Rehabilitation Sciences), at McMaster University. She is also a Professor (Status only) in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Institute at the University of Toronto.   She is recognized internationally as a leader in cardiorespiratory rehabilitation and held a Canada Research Chair in Rehabilitation and COPD.  Over the last 5 years, she has held grants from the Ca...
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Peter Herrndorf was born in Amsterdam and grew up in Winnipeg. After completing degrees in political science and in English at the University of Manitoba, he went on to earn a law degree from Dalhousie University and a master’s degree in administration at the Harvard Business School. He began his career as an editor and reporter in the CBC television newsroom, rising to become head of TV Current Affairs Programming, where he played a pivotal role in the development and broadcasting of network-w...
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Professor Catharine Stimpson, born in Bellingham, Washington State, is known in the academic community as a pioneer in women’s and gender studies. She is also one of the founders of feminist criticism and an eloquent author with a contagious desire to learn. She has been invited to speak at many conferences around the world, to discuss her writing and the knowledge she has acquired during her career. Stimpson is university professor and dean emerita of the Graduate School of Arts and Science a...
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I obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Oxford University, UK in 1980, a PhD in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Toronto in 1986 and a Doctorate in Medicine from Oxford University in 1993.  My current position is Professor and Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto.  I have the following cross appointments: Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto and Member of Active Medical Staff, Divisi...
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Stanley Vollant is an Innu surgeon from Pessamit who grew up along the St. Lawrence in Quebec’s North Shore region. From an early age, he learned strong community values through the traditional teachings of his grandfather. Dr. Vollant did his secondary and post-secondary education in the Quebec City area and then earned his medical degree from the Université de Montréal in 1989. He completed his residency in general surgery in 1994, becoming Quebec’s first Aboriginal surgeon. In December of t...
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John H. McCall MacBain is Founder of Pamoja Capital and Co-Founder and Chair of the McCall MacBain Foundation. Previously, Mr. McCall MacBain was the Founder, President and CEO of Trader Classified Media, the world’s leading company in the classified advertising sector. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer since the inception of the business in 1987 until its sale in 2006. A Canadian from Niagara Falls, Mr. McCall MacBain is a founding chair of the European Climate Foundation...
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