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LISA ROCHON

Lisa Rochon is a bestselling author, award-winning architecture critic and civic leader. The author of Tuscan Daughter (HarperCollins) and Up North: Where Canada's Architecture Meets the Land (Key Porter), she has written newspaper columns, essays and cultural commentaries on television and radio.

MAGGIE MACDONNELL

Maggie MacDonnell is a Canadian teacher. In 2017, she won the Global Teacher Prize, an annual award presented by the Varkey Foundation that recognizes exceptional teachers who have made outstanding contributions to the profession. Maggie was awarded for her work in the Inuit community of Salluit, Quebec…

RICHARD SAUL WURMAN

Richard Saul Wurman is an American architect, graphic designer, information theorist and founder of the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference.

CHRIS BERTISH

Chris Bertish is a South African surfer, stand-up paddleboarder, adventurer and motivational speaker. He is best known for remarkable feats on open water, particularly his record-setting solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean on a stand-up paddleboard.

SIMA SAMAR

Dr. Sima Samar is an Afghan women's and human rights advocate, social activist and physician. Born in Jaghori, Afghanistan in 1957, Sima studied medicine at Kabul University and after graduating in 1982 worked as a doctor in refugee camps in Pakistan serving Afghan refugees displaced during the Soviet invasion.

HELGI MAKI

Helgi Maki is a groundbreaking advocate for trauma-informed practices, speaker, professional executive coach and author. She is also a legal innovation consultant and researcher, the focus of her work being to apply resilience tools to navigate adversity and uncertainty.

DAN SCHLOSSBERG

Dan Schlossberg is an American sportswriter and author known for his focus on baseball. Over the course of his career, he has written more than 40 books on the sport and has contributed to various publications. Dan’s love for baseball and writing started early. In high school he created his …