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Meghan Harris-Ngae

Associate Partner Climate Change and Sustainability Services | EY

Environment Social Government (ESG), climate change, energy, energy diversification, renewable energy, energy transition, sustainability, greenhouse gas emissions, renewables, carbon, business resilience

Rebecca Ellis

Phd candidate | Western University

Beekeeping; urban bees; pollinators; urban agriculture; pollinator gardening; wild gardening; gentrification and community gardening; human geography; permaculture; political ecology; agroecology; community gardens; vegan politics; sustainable food systems

Ms. Jessica Ferne

Director, Global Health Impact | CanWaCH

Leader in global health evaluation, disaster response, international development, youth & women-led programming, and sexual and reproductive health & rights

Lisa Lachance

President, Wisdom2Action; PhD Student (Health) | Dalhousie University

Children's rights, child and youth mental health, non-profit management, knowledge mobilization, public policy

Dr. Josipa Petrunic

President and CEO | Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC)

Low-carbon economy, smart mobility, smart vehicles, transportation, electrification, zero-carbon mobility, research, development, demonstration, integration, innovation