Conference Keynote Speakers
Dr. Evelyn Asiedu
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Data Analysis, Research Data Management, and Policy Analysis
Dr. Emily Choy
L’Oréal-UNESCO & NSERC for Women in
Science Research Excellence, Explorer-in-Residence at the Royal Canadian
Geographical Society, Postdoctoral Fellow -
at McGill University
Dr. Cassandra G. Extavour
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Timken Professor of
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Professor -
at Harvard University
Dr. Jude Kong
Leader of the Africa-Canada Artificial Intelligence and Data Innovation, Assistant Professors in Mathematics and Statistics -
at York University
Dr. Isaac Odame
Professor and Alexandra Yeo Chair in Haematology at University of Toronto
& Medical Director -
of the Global Sickle Cell Disease Network
Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Author of The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred, Assistant Professor of Physics & Core Faculty in Women’s Studies -at University of New Hampshire
Public Keynote Speakers
Public Plenary Panel
Dr. Denice Lewis
Curriculum director/Academic day director/Assistant professor/Dept of family medicine, University of Ottawa
Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed
Assistant Dean of Serving and Engaging Society for Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine, and Chair of the Board of Engage Nova Scotia