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Dominique Massiot studied at the École normale supérieure in Paris, one of the most prestigious and competitive institutions in France. After completing his PhD in geochemistry, Massiot joined the Centre for Research on Materials at High Temperature (CRMHT) in Orléans, France, and the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), also in France. His research focuses on the study of disorder in organic or hybrid materials through nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of materials in solid st...
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Peter Herrndorf was born in Amsterdam and grew up in Winnipeg. After completing degrees in political science and in English at the University of Manitoba, he went on to earn a law degree from Dalhousie University and a master’s degree in administration at the Harvard Business School. He began his career as an editor and reporter in the CBC television newsroom, rising to become head of TV Current Affairs Programming, where he played a pivotal role in the development and broadcasting of network-w...
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Mitch Garber C.M., is a Canadian lawyer and former CEO of Optimal Payments/Paysafe (Nasdaq), PartyGaming Plc/PartyBwin (LSE), Caesars Acquisition Company /Playtika Ltd. (Nasdaq). He is the Chairman of Invest in Canada, the Canadian agency responsible for foreign investment in Canada. He is an active investor and co-invests with lead investors including; Apollo, TPG, David Bonderman/Wildcat, and Fosun, and sits on the boards of Rackspace Technology (Apollo), Shutterfly Inc. (Apollo), and Fosun ...
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Born in Haiti, Dany Laferrière spent his childhood with his grand-mother, Da, in Petit‑Goâve. He began his career in journalism by reporting for the weekly Le Petit Samedi soir and for Radio Haïti Inter. In 1976, following the assassination of his friend and fellow journalist Gasner Raymond, he fled the Duvalier dictatorship and settled in Quebec. After taking several different jobs in Montreal, he decided to try his hand at writing. In 1985, he published his first novel, How to Make Love to a ...
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Lakhdar Brahimi has worked to resolve conflict and build peace in some of the most troubled regions in the world. Since 2004, he has been Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. In 1956, two years after Algeria’s war of independence broke out, Lakhdar Brahimi left his studies in Paris to join his country’s liberation struggle. At the age of 22 he represented the National Liberation Front in Southeast Asia, a position he held for five years. Following Algerian independen...
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Mary Anne White is a scientist, science promoter and writer who has enjoyed a 30-year career as a professor of chemistry and physics. She is currently the Harry Shirreff Professor of Chemical Research (Emerita) at Dalhousie University in Halifax. Her area of research is energetics and the thermal properties of materials, and applications of her research have led to new developments in energy scavenging and storage, along with materials that change colour with temperature for erasable printing. ...
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Throughout his career, David Ross has successfully blended engineering and business to epitomize the entrepreneurial spirit. Under his leadership, Ross Video has become a global leader, closing the gap between the fields of technology and innovation and the world of arts, sports and entertainment. David Ross’ long history of computer programming innovation dates back to his childhood; in 1975, at the age of nine, he won three major engineering competitions at the national level with projects i...
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Paul Nurse is an English geneticist and cell biologist who has worked on how the eukaryotic cell cycle is controlled and how cell shape and cell dimensions are determined. His genetic research eventually identified a gene that controls the progress of the cell cycle, culminating in the discovery, with his colleagues Leland Hartwell and Tim Hunt, of two protein molecules that control cell division, for which they were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2001, the epitome of scie...
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Sonia Nieto is widely acknowledged as one of the most important international voices for cultural openness and bilingual learning, a distinction she has earned through her academic rigour and commitment to the teaching profession. Moreover, her dedication to diversity, equity and social justice in education has played a major role in shaping a whole generation of teachers and education professionals. She is currently Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy, and Culture at the College of Educat...
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