Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Dr Farah Alibay

Dr Farah Alibay

Aerospace Engineer at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Gerd Leonhard

Gerd Leonhard

Futurist, Humanist, Author of “Technology vs. Humanity” and CEO
The Futures Agency
Wes Hall

Wes Hall

Executive Chairman and Founder
Kingsdale Advisors | BlackNorth Initiative | WeShall Investments Inc.

Session Speakers

Aisha Restoule General

Six Nations Polytechnic

Alan Bourke

Professor in Liberal Studies

Mohawk College

Alena Perout

Faculty Dean

Vanier College

Alex Gachanja

University of Winnipeg

Alexander (Sandy) MacDonald

President and Chief Executive Officer

Holland College

Ali Hilal Alnaqbi

Director

Abu Dhabi Polytechnic

Allyson Cooper

Chair of BN Programs, Labs & Simulation

Red River College Polytechnic

Alyssa Dean

Academic Effectiveness and Quality Management Officer

Canadore College

Amy Fogarty

Manager, Mental Health Advancement

Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)

Amy Gleiser

Chair, School of Business

Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

André Gobeil

Directeur général

Cégep de Chicoutimi

Andrea Hands

Manager, Partnership, Strategic Initiative & Communication

Lambton College

Andrea Johnson

General Manager, Centre for Emerging Research Initiatives

Mohawk College

Andrée Langevin

Consultante en RAC

Cégep Marie-Victorin

Andrew Champagne

Manager, Student Mobility

Colleges and Institutes Canada

Andrew Petrou

Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and External Relations

Centennial College

Andrew Petrou

Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and External Relations

Centennial College

Ann Buller

President Emeritus

Centennial College

Anna Hohenadel

PRME Coordinator

Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

Anne Marie Langlois

Outreach Consultant

Canadian Hard of Hearing Association

Annie Demers Caron

Professeure d'anthropologie

Cégep de Lévis

Audrey Penner

President & CEO

Northern College

Audrie-Jo McConkey

Senior Instructor - Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture

Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture

Bahar Karimi

Thrive Group

Barb Carra

President & CEO

Cybera

Barbara Gustafson

Dean, School of Human Services and Community Safety

Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Benjamin Denga

Anti-racism Advisor - Reimagine Higher Education

NorQuest College

Bill Chislett

Director of MI International

Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland

Borhene Chakroun

Director, Policies & Lifelong Learning Systems

UNESCO

Brandee Diner

Faculty - Namibia

Brenda Marshall

Program Coordinator and Faculty

Georgian College

Brian Mader

Teacher, Biology Department, Dawson College

Dawson College

Byron James

ACA Executive Director

Atlantic Colleges Atlantique (ACA)

Candy Ho

University Lead, Sustainable Development Goals

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Carolyn Hepburn

Dean, Indigenous Studies and Academic Upgrading

Sault College

Catherine Dagenais

Conseillère pédagogique au Bureau de la RAC et Centre d'expertise en RAC

Cégep Marie-Victorin

Catherine Paquin-Boivin

Analyste, Équipe Données et intelligence numérique, Direction des affaires éducatives

Fédération des cégeps

Chad Flinn

Dean, Trades and Technology

Medicine Hat College

Chad Flinn

Dean, Trades and Technology

Medicine Hat College

Charles Flageole

Coordonnateur de la recherche et de l'innovation

Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles

Chris Hannah

Indigenous Strategic Learning Guide

Fanshawe College

Christina DeRoche

Director, Research Centre

Canadore College

Christine Szustaczek

Vice President, External Relations

Sheridan College

Christine Walker

Director, Global Partnerships

George Brown College

Clara Tascón

Social Innovation Research & Policy Analyst

Mohawk College

Clark Hortsing

Vice President, Strategic Partnerships

guard.me

Colin Lalonde

Policy Analyst, International Experience Canada

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Colin Lalonde

Policy Analyst

International Experience Canada

Danic Gagné

Directeur des technologies de l'information et des ressources informationnelles

Cégep de Saint-Félicien

Daniel LaPlante

General Manager, CCNB-INNOV

Collège Communautaire du Nouveau Brunswick

Daniel Lavoie

Conseiller stratégique, Équipe Données et intelligence numérique, Direction des affaires éducatives

Fédération des cégeps

Daniel Sparks

Regional Municipality of Durham

Danielle Palombi

Director of Learning Support and Early Intervention Services

Sheridan College

Darlene Horseman

Professor and Native Studies Instructor

Northwestern Polytechnic

Darrion Letendre

InSTEM & Land-Based Learning Coordinator

NorQuest College

Daryan Zycki

Senior Product Manager

ApplyBoard

David Hoida

Coordinator of PSI (Vanier's Pedagogical Systems and Innovation office)

Vanier College

David Julien (Moderator)

Secretary-General

Inter-American Organization for Higher Education

David Parks

Project and Advancement Coordinator, International

Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture

Dawn Wood

Dean, Global Learning

Kirkwood Community College

Dayna Child

Human Resource Coordinator

Northern College

Dean Mellway

Accessibility Advisor

Carleton University

Deanna Speidel

Director, Indigenous Strategy

Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Debra Kiegaldie

Clinical Chair (Applied Research, Health Workforce and Simulation)

Holmesglen Institute

Debra Kiegaldie

Clinical Chair (Applied Research, Health Workforce and Simulation)

Holmesglen Institute

Debra Kiegaldie

Clinical Chair (Applied Research, Health Workforce and Simulation)

Holmesglen Institute

Debra Kiegaldie

Clinical Chair (Applied Research, Health Workforce and Simulation)

Holmesglen Institute

Dee Morrissey

Curriculum Consultant

Fanshawe College

Deidre Bannerman

Director, Academic Centre of Excellence

Canadore College

Denise Amyot

President & CEO

Colleges and Institutes Canada

Denise Otis

Cheffe du bureau régional

Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) à Montréal

Diane Burt

Director, Research, Innovation & Experiential Education

New Brunswick Community College

Diane Purvey

Provost and Vice-President, Academic

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Dillon Andrus-Dobbs

Senior Strategic Projects Manager

Red Deer Polytechnic

Dillon Andrus-Dobbs

Senior Strategic Projects Manager

Red Deer Polytechnic

Dominique Harvey

Coordonnatrice Bureau de la RAC (BRAC)

Cégep Marie-Victorin

Donna Powell Wilson

Executive Director

The Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica

Edwin Tarno

Chief Principal

Kenya School of TVET

Elizabeth Stone

Indigenous Knowledge Leader

Fleming College

Ennouri Triki

Chercheur principal

Cégep Marie-Victorin (Vestechpro)

Eryka Kaminsky

Training Specialist/Project Manager

Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology

Frances Coppolillo (Moderator)

Chief Executive

Melbourne Polytechnic

Francis Belzile

Directeur des technologies de l’information

Collège Montmorency

Francis Verreault-Paul

Directeur aux communications et relations gouvernementales

Conseil en éducation des Premières Nations (CEPN)

Francis Wambua

HOD Open Learning and External Linkages

Kenya School of TVET

François Paradis

Directeur des systèmes informationnels et des affaires corporatives

Dawson College

Gabriella Zoltan-Johan

Manager Startup Programs and Services

Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology

Geraldine Morrison

Policy Analyst

Regional Municipality of Durham

Ginger Grant

Dean, Office of Research and Innovation

Humber College

Glenda Vardy Dell

President

Aurora College

Grace Otieno

Deputy Principal, Adminstration

Butere Technical and Vocational College

Graham Henderson

Chief Executive Officer

London Chamber of Commerce

Greg Moran

Executive Director

Academics Without Borders

Hailey Thomas-Wilson

Unit Manager, Student Affairs

Six Nations Polytechnic

Harroop Sharda

Research Lead, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Heather Allaby

VP Engagement & Experience

New Brunswick Community College (NBCC)

Herbert Sinnock

Director, Sustainability

Sheridan College

Isabelle  Moncion

Directrice des communications et des affaires corporatives

Collège Vanier

Isabelle LeVert-Chiasson

Program Officer, Education

UNESCO Canadian Commission

J’Anna Aitchison

Executive Director, Institutional Planning

Red Deer Polytechnic

James Calleja

President

EfVET, Belgium

Jamie McInnis

Interim Director Applied Research and Innovation Services

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Jane Gravill

Professor

Conestoga College ITAL

Janice Linklater-Lerat

Dean, Post-Secondary Studies, Academics

Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies

Jean-Philippe Tachdjian

Executive Director - International Education Division

Global Affairs Canada

Jeff McIsaac

Dean, Engineering Technology & Aviation

Mohawk College

Jefferson Manhães de Azevedo

Professor Titular e Reitor

Instituto Federal Fluminense, Brazil

Jeffrey Taylor

Associate Vice President of Research and Innovation

Nova Scotia Community College

Jelena Bajic

Managing Director, Operations and Project Management

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

Jenna Strydonck

Mental Health Project Lead – Student Services

Lambton College

Jenni Hayman

Chair, School of Business (Online)

Conestoga College

Jennifer Joseph

Pedagogical Counsellor International Office

Vanier College

Jesse Jacobs

Director, Nunavut Arctic College-Memorial University Partnership

Marine Institute of Memorial University

Jill Kowalchuk

Senior Director, CanSSOC Services

CANARIE

Jim Vanderveken

Dean, Centre for Community Partnerships and Experiential Learning (CCPEL)

Mohawk College

Jin Tanaka

Branch manager

UNISC International

Joan Jacobson

Chair, Department of Nursing Education & Health Studies

Northwestern Polytechnic

Jody Johnson

Principal

PEERs Employment & Education Resources Inc.

John Grant

Instructor, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Jonathan Marriott

Director, Accessibility Advisory Services, Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification™

Rick Hansen Foundation

Judith Gallimore

Associate Chair, Business Faculty of Business, Environment, and Technology (FBET)

NorQuest College

Julie Gauthier

Enseignante et conseillère pédagogique

Collège Ahuntsic

Julie Stitt

Director, Centre for Professional and Organizational Development

Niagara College

Kate Landry

Senior Manager, Community Action

WWF-Canada

Katelyn Ruiz

Planning and reporting specialist

Red Deer Polytechnic

Katelyn Ruiz

Planning and reporting specialist

Red Deer Polytechnic

Katherine Collin

Teacher, Liberal Arts; Sustainability Major Coordinator, Vanier College; Founder, Campus Biodiversity Network

Vanier College

Katie Orr

Director, NSCC International

Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC)

Katrina Higham

Chief Operating Officer

Educonomy

Kelly Shopland

Executive Director, Office of Indigenous Education

North Island College

Kern Dass

President

NESC Technical Training Institute

Kevin Pitts

Professor

Seneca College

Kimberlee Carter

OER Consultant

Conestoga College ITAL

Kizzy Rodney

Director, External and Community Relations

George Brown College

Kory Wilson

Executive Director, Indigenous Initiatives & Partnerships

BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology)

Krista Holmes

Associate Vice-President, Research & Innovation

George Brown College

Kristen Habermehl

RHFAC Consultant & Educator

Nova Scotia Community College

Lalit Guglani

Manager Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology

Lan Chi Nguyen Weekes

Directrice, Service des immeubles et de la protection

Collège La Cité

Laurel Teall

Project Lead

Fanshawe College

Linda Parker

Senior Advisor

Six Nations Polytechnic

Lindsay Engel

Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology

Sheridan College

Lindsay Wood

School of Business Instructor - Applied Communications, Co-operative Education, and Business

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Lise Bourgeois

Présidente-directrice générale

Collège La Cité

Lorraine Closs

Professor and Researcher

Durham College

Lorraine McKellar

Manager, Strategic Partnerships

Mohawk College

Luciano Perilo

Lapassion em Rede

Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Goiás

Lyne Duhaime

Enseignante, Coordinatrice du programme « Techniques de Bioécologie », Département de biologie

Cégep Saint-Laurent

Lynn Lapostolle

Directrice générale

Association pour la recherche au collégial

Lynn Truong

Instructional Designer

Justice Institute of British Columbia

Maher Ghalayini

Associate Vice President Academic

Georgian College

Malika Habel

Directrice générale

Collège de Maisonneuve

Marc Lijour

VP Capacity Building and Innovation

ICTC (The Information and Communications Technology Council)

Marcela Arellano Ogaz

Director of Institutional Integration and Cooperation

Professional Institute Duoc UC

Marcie Kamb

Program Manager

The Ohio State University - Centre on Education and Training for Employment

Margaret Verkuyl

Professor, Nursing

Centennial College

Margie Hartling

Senior Instructor, Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture

Dalhousie University, Faculty of Agriculture

Maria Sairoglou

Director, International Training & Development

Seneca College

Marie Briand

Conseillère pédagogique à la recherche

Cégep de Jonquière

Marie-Andrée Payeur

Conseillère aux activités internationales

Collège Montmorency

Marie-Hélène Forest

Conseillère en développement international

Cégep de Chicoutimi

Mark Herringer

Executive Director, Office of Global Engagement

North Island College

Martin Bourbonnais

Titulaire du Centre TERRE

Cégep de Jonquière

Mary Bantug

Project Manager

Seneca College

Mary Butler

President and CEO

New Brunswick Community College (NBCC)

Mary Faraone

Chief Executive

Holmesglen Institute

Mary Harrison

Acting Director, Centre for Academic Excellence

Fanshawe College

Mary Harrison

Acting Director, Centre for Academic Excellence

Fanshawe College

Maryanne Eva

Associate Faculty, Graduate Business Diploma

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Matthew Dale

Founder

Educonomy

Meaghan Drury

Mohawk College

Megan Stevens

Student Wellness Coordinator

Anishinabek Educational Institute

Mehdi Sheikhzadeh

Vice President, Research and Innovation

Lambton College

Mélanie Gratton

Policy Analyst

International Experience Canada

Melanie Meyers

Program Director

Justice Institute of British Columbia

Melodie Hicks

Faculty - Malawi

Michael Barr

Chief Information Officer

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Michael Long

Associate Vice-President, Applied Research and Innovation

College of the North Atlantic

Michael Shea

Associate Professor and Department Chair

Hudson Valley Community College

Michael Yue

Director, Partnership Development Office

Vancouver Community College

Michael Yue

Director - Partnership Development Office

Vancouver Community College

Michelle Turick

Nursing Instructor

Northwestern Polytechnic

Mike Harttrup

Instructional Designer/Developer and LMS Administrator

Nunavut Arctic College

Mish Eastman

Deputy Vice Chancellor, Vocational Education and Vice President

RMIT University

Mitusru Tada

Senior Researcher

National Institute for Environment Studies

Nancy Oloo

Deputy Head of Agriculture and Environmental Studies Department

Ramogi Institute of Advanced Technology

Natalie Poulin-Lehoux

Chargée de projets, transformation organisationnelle

Collège Boréal

Nathalie Beaudoin

Directrice générale

Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Nathalie Guibord

Conseillère en environnement et développement durable

Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Nathalie Vallée

Directrice générale

Collège Ahuntsic

Nawa’a Napoleon

Dean of Arts and Sciences

Kapi'olani Community College, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii

Neil Fassina

President

Okanagan College

Nicola Harris

Director

Afro-Caribbean Business Network

Nicole Stewart

Instructor, Nursing Program

NorQuest College

Pamela Modha

Associate Head of Client Partnerships, Canada

IDP Connect

Pamela Skinner

Senior Vice President of College Operations

Niagara College

Patrick MacKenzie

CEO

Immigrant Employment Council of British Columbia

Paula Fulford

International Program Officer

MI International

Pearl Mendonca

Manager, Career and Student Success Advising

Mohawk College

Peter Garforth

Principal

Garforth International

Peter Wilkins

Researcher

Douglas College

Pierre Zundel

Président-directeur général

Collège communautaire du Nouveau Brunswick

Prudence Hannis

Directrice

Institut Kiuna

Rachel Warick

Program Coordinator & CareerLAB Lead

Vancouver Community College

Rafael Mohammed

Vice President, Student Services

NESC Technical Training Institute

Rajinder K Mann

Governor - Vice Chair

Burton & South Derbyshire College (BSDC)

Ranabelle Stroh

Director, Student Wellness Supports

Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies

Rebecca Jamieson

President/CEO

Six Nations Polytechnic

Rebecca Jamieson

President/CEO

Six Nations Polytechnic

Rebecca Mearns

President

Nunavut Arctic College

Reuben Brukley

Facilities Director

Henry Ford College

Reva George

Instructor, Business

NorQuest College

Rob Campbell

Project Manager

New Brunswick Community College

Robert Kerr

Managing Director

Garforth International Canada, Inc.

Robynne Devine

Senior Project Manager, Collaborative Projects

BCcampus

Romana Pasca

Manager, International Projects, Partnerships, and Global Education

North Island College, BC

Sabrina Loi

Chief Officer

Institute of Technical Education

Sabrina Trottier

Coordonnatrice responsable du chantier de la transition vers l’enseignement supérieur des Premiers Peuples

Pôle sur les transitions en enseignement supérieur

Sally Vinden

Associate Dean, Faculty of Trades & Applied Technology

Vancouver Island University

Sally Vinden

Associate Dean, Faculty of Trades & Applied Technology

Vancouver Island University

Sam Grey

Higher Education Consultant

Indigenous Institutes Consortium

Sam Jemison

President, Niagara College Student Administrative Council

Niagara College

Samah Sabra

Workplace Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Manager

Niagara College

Sandra Koppert

Director, Mental Health Advancement

Mental Health Commission of Canada

Sara Child

Faculty

North Island College

Sarah Ferguson

Program Manager, Post-Secondary Student Standard

Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)

Scott Harper

Chief Revenue Officer

ApplyBoard

Shady Hana

Professor, Human Resources Management

Pilon School of Business - Sheridan College

Shawn Chorney

Vice President Strategic Infrastructure, Indigenous and Learner Services

Canadore College

Simon Collier (Moderator)

Director of Information Technology, and Member of CICan Information Technology and Security Advisory Committee

New Brunswick Community College

Spencer Wood

Director, Facilities Management

Humber College

Stéphane Godbout

Directeur général

Regroupement des cégeps de Montréal

Stephanie Tamming

Northern College

Steve Brabant (Moderator)

Directeur général

Cégep de l'Outaouais

Steve Wilson

Director, Centre for Digital Transformation & Smart Campus Strategy

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Stevie Jonathan

Manager - University

Six Nations Polytechnic

Stuart Cullum

President

Red Deer Polytechnic

Stuart Muirhead

Head of Programmes

IRISS

Susan Hunter

Chief Cultural Officer

Northern College

Susan Hunter

Chief Cultural Officer (CCO)

Northern College

Suzanne Caskie

Chair, Food and Tourism Studies

Centennial College

Tami Pierce

Associate Director, Indigenous Initiatives & Partnerships

BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology)

Tammie Hachey-Bell

Instructor: Early Childhood Education: School of Art, Community and Protective Services

New Brunswick Community College

Taryn Wilkinson

Manager, Sustainability

Niagara College

Terrah Keener

Nova Scotia Community College

Theresa Southam

Department Head, Teaching and Learning Centre

Selkirk College

Thevi Pather

AVP International

Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Trevor Van Eerden

Principal

PEERs Employment & Education Resources Inc.

Tyler Charlebois

Director, Centres of Innovation (COI) Network and Partnership Development

Humber College

Unai Ziarsolo

International Project Manager

Tknika

Valerie Shantz

Senior Strategic Advisor

Red River College Polytechnic

Vanessa Ginette Kwizera

Étudiante PÉR

Cégep de Lévis

Virgile Deroche

Chargé de projet

Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles

Yomi Asade

Country Manager (Business Development Management)

Intake Education

Yumin Bi

President

Tai'an Technician Institute