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Andrée Poulin has written some 60 books for children. Her picture books and novels have won her several literary prizes. She started off as a journalist, and she really enjoyed telling stories based on facts, but now, as an author, she takes great pleasure in telling fictional stories. Her favourite challenge is to write books that make her readers both laugh and think. For over 12 years, she has hosted workshops in schools to help inspire a love of reading in children. She has published a...
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Janet Rossant, CC, PhD, FRS, FRSC is Senior Scientist Emeritus at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, University Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, and President and Scientific Director of the Gairdner Foundation. She is an internationally recognized developmental and stem cell biologist, exploring the biology of the early embryo and its stem cells and their applications to understanding and treating human disease. She has also been actively involved in ethics and public po...
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Lewis Kay is Professor of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Chemistry at the University of Toronto and a senior scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. He received his B.Sc. in Biochemistry from the University of Alberta in 1983 and his Ph.D. in Biophysics from Yale University in 1988, pursuant to which he spent three years as a post-doctoral fellow in Chemical Physics at the NIH. Appointed as Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto in 1992, he was promoted to Full ...
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Macky Tall is a Partner and Chair of Carlyle’s Global Infrastructure Group, which includes efforts across transportation, renewables, energy, power, water and digital infrastructure. He is based in Washington, DC. He is also a member of Carlyle's Leadership Committee. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Tall served in a series of leadership positions at Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), one of the world’s largest infrastructure investors and the second largest pension fund in Canada. He...
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Makhtar Diop is the Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, and the largest global development institution focused on the private sector.  As the head of IFC, Mr. Diop is focused on mobilizing investments and private sector development in emerging and developing economies to ensure a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable future. His priorities include addressing the intertwined issues of poverty and climate change, promot...
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Marie Lemay is the President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint.   Ms. Lemay has served in senior leadership positions for 25 years. Prior to joining the Mint in 2019, she served as Deputy Minister and Deputy Receiver General for Canada at Public Services and Procurement Canada. Ms. Lemay also served as President of the Canada Economic Development Agency for Quebec Regions, which promotes the long-term Economic development of the regions of Quebec, and was Associate Deputy Minister at Inf...
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Perry Dellelce is founder and managing partner of Wildeboer Dellelce LLP, one of Canada’s leading corporate finance and transactional law firms. Mr. Dellelce practises in the areas of securities, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. His expertise in the areas of securities, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions has made him a trusted advisor to numerous entrepreneurs, executives, and corporations. He has been named to the Common Law Honour Society, recognized in The Best La...
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