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Dr. Niki Kiepek

Assistant Professor, School of Occupational Therapy | Dalhousie University

Occupation, Diversity Inclusion, Health Professional Education, Mental Health, Therapeutic Relationships, Addiction, Social justice, School of Occupational Therapy, Substance Use

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Kim Brooks

Professor of Law, Purdy Crawford Chair in Business Law | Dalhousie University

Kim Brooks' work has focused on corporate and international income taxation and aspects of tax administration

Dr. Connie Van der Byl

Academic Director Institute for Environmental Sustainability and Associate Professor Organization Theory | Mount Royal University

strategy, sustainability, energy, environment, environmental, social and governance (ESG), organizational tensions, corporate strategy, environmental sustainability, ESG and supply chain issues, lifecycle analysis, circular economy, carbon offset, nature-based solutions to climate change

Dr. Roberta Lexier

Associate Professor, Department of General Education and Department of Humanities | Mount Royal University

Activist and university professor with a teaching and research focus on social movements, social activism, and social change.

Margaret Beckel

Former CEO | Canadian Museum of Nature

Champion for creating, advancing and sharing knowledge about nature's past, present and future.