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Anoodth Naushan

Interim CEO, Possibility Seeds & Project Director | Courage to Act

gender-based violence, violence against women, campus sexual violence, campus gender-based violence, gender justice, diversity and inclusion, social policy, education, post-secondary

Brenda Andress

President & Founder | SheIS

Sports, professional women's sports, recreation, creative marketing, sponsorship, business leadership, entrepreneurship, strategic planning

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Dr. Tanya Harrison

Co-Founder and CEO | Earth and Planetary Institute of Canada (EPIC)

Professional Martian working on rocks and robots on the Red Planet.

Roojin Habibi

Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law (Common Law Section), Senior Visiting Fellow of the United Nations University’s International Institute for Global Health; Research Fellow of the Global Strategy Lab at York University and University of Ottawa | https://www.roojinhabibi.org/

International law, Global health, Sexual and reproductive health and rights, Health and human rights, Health policy

Cheryl Stephens

Plain Language Consultant | Plain Language Wizardry.

Plain language, Plain language writing, Plain English, Effective communication, Clarity, Legal writing, Clear communication, Cancer survivor