Biography François-Éric Racicot, PhD, is a full professor of finance and applied economics (econometrics) at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. He holds a BSc and MSc in economics (econometrics) from the University of Montreal and a PhD in applied economics and finance from the School of Management of the Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG UQAM).Professor Racicot has been teaching finance for...
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Biography Ms. Pouliot is Manager of Student accounts (Financial resources) at the University of Ottawa where she leads a dedicated team mandated with the task of contributing to the financial liability of the University through perception, while ensuring exemplary services. She has held various positions at the University notably in the academic sector (Faculty of Arts) and as part of the Registrar’s office.Her de...
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Biography From stock trader to senior political aide, Philip Murphy has seen it all. Philip began his professional life as a futures and options trader on the floor of the Toronto Stock Exchange. He then headed to Ottawa to complete his formal education and worked full-time for a contract management company, Versa Services (Aramark). Philip began his career on Parliament Hill in 1994 working for Elwin Hermanson, H...
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Biography Donatille Mujawamariya, PhD, originally from Rwanda, is a full professor in the Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa. She came to Canada in 1987 to study and has completed two masters and one doctorate in seven years, one in Science Education, the other in Agriculture and Food Science and a doctorate in Science Education.  During her studies at Laval University, she was actively involved in st...
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Biography Ms. Monaghan is Ernst & Young’s National Public Sector Assurance Leader, the Ottawa Not for-Profit Leader, the Market Leader for Ottawa’s assurance practice, and the local People Leader. She has worked alongside many Audit Committees, meeting with their Board of Directors to ensure they understand important issues and trends as they arise and more importantly, that could impact their o...
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Biography Hannan Mohamud 2L law student at the English Common law faculty. Prior to joining the faculty, Hannan is an award-winning policy and legal researcher with a successful track record in citizen engagement and mobilization.Hannan has advised political parties and consulted organizations for policy to include an intersectional and critical race analysis on a freelance basis. Her advocacy has been recognized ...
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Biography Tony Malaty leads Gartner’s consulting services focused on Canadian Investment and Financial Institutions. His career has been dedicated to raising the level of strategic thought and to leading complex technology-enabled business transformation at top financial institutions and public sector agencies. He has extensive global financial markets experience gained while in ...
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Biography Andrej is a lawyer specializing in infrastructure financing and corporate governance.He currently serves Infrastructure Canada as a Senior Advisor supporting the oversight and ongoing development of the Canada Infrastructure Bank.Since 2011, he has championed Canada’s commercial outer space sector, previously serving the Canadian Space Commerce Association as Vice-President of Public Policy and Global Af...
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Biography Joanne Lefebvre is a management consultant.  She served as president and CEO of the Regroupement des gens d’affaires de la Capitale nationale (RGA)  for 15 years, growing the RGA into the largest bilingual and French-language association of business people in Canada, with strong ties throughout Eastern Ontario and West Quebec.Ms. Lefebvre is currently a member of the board of directors of the O...
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Biography Anna Keller is senior legal counsel at the Canadian Commercial Corporation. In this role, she is responsible for international legal issues related to complex transactions and contracting.Prior to joining the legal team at the Canadian Commercial Corporation, Ms. Keller was corporate legal counsel at Shopify, one of the world’s leading e-commerce providers. She was responsible for subsidiary management a...
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