Vice President, Energy & Climate, X Prize Foundation [
Dr. Marcius Extavour is a leader and expert in innovation for climate change and the clean energy transition. As Vice President of Energy & Climate at XPRIZE Foundation he leads development and execution of the foundation’s portfolio of energy and climate change innovation programs...
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Full Professor and University Research Chair in Experimental Evolution, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa
Rees Kassen is a Full Professor in the Faculty of Science at the University of Ottawa and a Core Member of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy. He is internationally recognized for his work with microbes as models for studying the evolution of biodiversity, antibiotic resistance...
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Chair, Board of Directors, Alberta Innovates
Dr. Brenda Kenny is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Alberta Innovates. Dr. Kenny brings significant experience in board governance, energy and environment regulation, policy, sustainability, and innovation. She also serves on the boards of the Canada West Foundation, Member...
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Vice-President Research, University of Ottawa
Sylvain Charbonneau received his B. Sc. And M.Sc. in Physics from the University of Ottawa and his Ph.D. degree in Photonics – Semiconductor Physics from Simon Fraser University in 1988. He joined the Institute for Microstructural Sciences of the National Research Council (NRC...
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Executive Director, Science and Innovation, Institute on Governance
Jeff has over 30 years of experience in government science, technology and innovation policy in the US and Canada. His US experience includes the National Science Foundation, the National Academies and the Naval Research Laboratory. In Canada, Jeff has worked in the federal public...
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Section Manager, Indigenous Knowledge & Reconciliation, Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO)
Jessica is a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation and a proud Anishnaabe-kwe (Ojibway women). She is a mother to two sons, a daughter, granddaughter, wife, sister, auntie, and niece. Jessica joined the NWMO in 2008 and had been instrumental in creating the NWMO’s...
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