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Jessica Fan

Systems Change Consultant | Reos Partners

Systems change, entrepreneurship, startup, social innovation, service design, technology, user experience, design thinking, collaboration

Kim Hyshka

Principal | Dialogue Partners Inc.

dialogue, community engagement, public engagement, public conversations, communications, conflict resolution

Stephanie Karlovits

Founder and CEO | EPIC Fitness + Lifestyle

Fitness, modern fitness, lifestyle, mental health, body health, movement, wellness, self care, athletic training, wellness for entrepreneurs, female leadership, holistic health, nutrition, psychology

Dr. Kimberly Williams

Associate Professor | Mount Royal University

gender-based inequities in Alberta, Calgary sex trade industry, Calgary Stampede, Sex work v. sex trafficking, Calgary history and politics, men and masculinities, feminist movements, Pets in/and disasters

Heather Simpson

Consultant | S4G

social finance, business planning, strategic planning, nonprofits, social enterprise