Keynote Speakers


Dr Farah Alibay
Aerospace Engineer at Jet Propulsion Laboratory


Wes Hall
Executive Chairman and Founder
Kingsdale Advisors | BlackNorth Initiative | WeShall Investments Inc.
Session Speakers

Amy Gleiser
Chair, School of Business
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

Andrew Petrou
Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and External Relations
Centennial College

Andrew Petrou
Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and External Relations
Centennial College

Audrie-Jo McConkey
Senior Instructor - Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture
Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture

Bill Chislett
Director of MI International
Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland

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

Colin Lalonde
Policy Analyst, International Experience Canada
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Danic Gagné
Directeur des technologies de l'information et des ressources informationnelles
Cégep de Saint-Félicien

Daniel Lavoie
Conseiller stratégique, Équipe Données et intelligence numérique, Direction des affaires éducatives
Fédération des cégeps

David Parks
Project and Advancement Coordinator, International
Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture

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

Denise Otis
Cheffe du bureau régional
Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) à Montréal

Francis Verreault-Paul
Directeur aux communications et relations gouvernementales
Conseil en éducation des Premières Nations (CEPN)

Gabriella Zoltan-Johan
Manager Startup Programs and Services
Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology

Harroop Sharda
Research Lead, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program
British Columbia Institute of Technology

Jamie McInnis
Interim Director Applied Research and Innovation Services
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Janice Linklater-Lerat
Dean, Post-Secondary Studies, Academics
Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies

Jelena Bajic
Managing Director, Operations and Project Management
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

Jesse Jacobs
Director, Nunavut Arctic College-Memorial University Partnership
Marine Institute of Memorial University

Jim Vanderveken
Dean, Centre for Community Partnerships and Experiential Learning (CCPEL)
Mohawk College

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

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

Kory Wilson
Executive Director, Indigenous Initiatives & Partnerships
BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology)

Lalit Guglani
Manager Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology

Lindsay Wood
School of Business Instructor - Applied Communications, Co-operative Education, and Business
Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Lyne Duhaime
Enseignante, Coordinatrice du programme « Techniques de Bioécologie », Département de biologie
Cégep Saint-Laurent

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

Margie Hartling
Senior Instructor, Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture
Dalhousie University, Faculty of Agriculture

Michael Long
Associate Vice-President, Applied Research and Innovation
College of the North Atlantic

Nancy Oloo
Deputy Head of Agriculture and Environmental Studies Department
Ramogi Institute of Advanced Technology

Nathalie Guibord
Conseillère en environnement et développement durable
Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Romana Pasca
Manager, International Projects, Partnerships, and Global Education
North Island College, BC

Sabrina Trottier
Coordonnatrice responsable du chantier de la transition vers l’enseignement supérieur des Premiers Peuples
Pôle sur les transitions en enseignement supérieur

Sarah Ferguson
Program Manager, Post-Secondary Student Standard
Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)

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

Steve Wilson
Director, Centre for Digital Transformation & Smart Campus Strategy
British Columbia Institute of Technology

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
