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FLOW: Connecting the Dots (2024)
FLOW... it's that very special place where we find deep focus, intense creativity, and peak performance in whatever our chosen endeavour, and regardless of our organization. It's also a natural state that we find in our rivers, oceans, and natural patterns. We connect the dots between great ideas and celebrate the people behind them.
Meredith Preston McGhie - Peacemaker, Secretary General for the Global Centre for Pluralism
Meredith Preston McGhie is a peacemaker and pluralism ambassador working to build societies that recognize, respect, and value diversity. Meredith Preston McGhie has devoted nearly 30 years to addressing conflict and instability in Africa and Asia in some of the most troubled situations. From working with the Naga in Northeast…
Michael Wernick - Government Expert, 23rd Clerk of the Privy Council of Canada
Michael Wernick is an expert, teacher and influencer on how government and politics work in practice. Author of Governing Canada: a Guide to the Tradecraft of Politics (UBC Press 2021), he is currently the Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management at the University of Ottawa. His 38 year career with…
Dr. Sanaa Ahmed - Expert in Illicit Financial Flows
Dr. Ahmed is an assistant professor of law at the University of Calgary, where she teaches courses on criminal law and addressing money laundering. Her interdisciplinary approach to studying the intersection of law, public policy, and economics has earned her recognition as a Killam Laureate. With a Ph.D. from Osgoode…
Dr. Belinda Heyne - Photochemist, Head of Chemistry at University of Calgary
Dr. Belinda Heyne is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Calgary. She is a Photochemist, bringing molecules to life with light! Dr. Heyne's research harnesses visible light to energize the oxygen we breathe, creating singlet oxygen. She leverages this potent molecule to successfully combat the escalating global challenge…
Dr. Rachel Lauer - Geoscientist
Rachel's journey in earth science began with a profound curiosity about the inner workings of our planet. Her career has carved a unique niche, delving into the fascinating intersection of the seafloor and Earth's mysteries—an area we know less about than the surface of Mars. Her research is a testament…
Frank Frigo - Bow River Interpreter
Frank is a water resources engineer and applied hydrologist with the City of Calgary, focused on water supply, dam and reservoir design and operations, floodplain management, flood forecasting, stormwater, water quality and riparian management. For the last 16 of his 26 years environmental and water resources career Frank has gotten…
S.K. Wellington - Singer, Songwriter, Musician
S.K. Wellington is led by dynamic singer-songwriter Sarah Kemmers, known for crafting compelling melodies and thought-provoking lyrics. She was joined for our event by performers Talia Beckie and Clayton Dell. A true aficionado of the creative process, Wellington often finds themselves in a state of “flow” while composing music. This…
RiverFestYYC - Performing in Flow
We're very pleased to be featuring performance elements from three of the amazing artistic talents of RiverFestYYC. Welcome Nicole Korenda-Tritter, Adora Nwofer, and Morag Northey to our speaker and performer line-up. RiverFestYYC is a vibrant and inclusive cultural festival that recognizes the Bow and Elbow Rivers as a unifying presence…Introducing our PACE: Impact Beyond Speed speakers...
Announcing the full list of speakers for PACE: Impact Beyond Speed on October 25th!
Individual speaker profiles will continue to appear over the next couple of weeks, but here's the overview of our speaker line-up.
Top Row, Left to Right
Chad Lefevre
Transformational Changemaker
Julien LePage
Registered Social Worker (BSW, MSW Leadership), trauma specialist, and lifelong drummer
Dr. Kerry Black, PhD, PEng
Associate Professor, University of Calgary and Canada Research Chair in (Re)Engineering Sustainable Communities
Kate Thompson, Architect, AAA, FRAIC
President & CEO of Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC)
Middle Row, Left to Right
Dr. Chelsea Matisz, PhD, MSc
Gut-Brain Scientist and Science Communicator
Wish Bakshi
Founder & AI Systems Engineer | Specialist in Commodities Trading & Operations (OT) | Power, Nat Gas, Data Centers, LNG, SCADA
Shone Thistle
Calgary Poet Laureate, 2024-26, author, poet and multidisciplinary artist
George Damian
Philanthopist and Tech Investor
Bottom Row, Left to Right
Gayathri Shukla, PEng., MBA
Storyteller and founder of Campfire Kinship
Dr. Laleh Behjat, PhD, PEng (b. 328/423 ppm*)
Professor in Electrical and Software Engineering at the University of Calgary and the NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering – Prairies
Dr. Lina Kattan, PhD. P. Eng.
Professor in the Schulich School of Engineering, the Urban Alliance Professor in Transportation System Optimization, and program director of CREATE-Integrated Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities
The Honourable Leela Aheer
Former Alberta MLA and Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women (2019 - 2021)
*A personal measure of what the Earth's CO2 levels were at birth, compared to now. All of us should know this!
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