Event Speakers
Charmaine Dean is vice-president, research and international at the University of Waterloo.
Dr. Vivek Goel is the University of Waterloo’s seventh president and vice-chancellor.
E. Richard Gold is a CIGI senior fellow and a James McGill Professor with McGill University’s Faculty of Law.
Melissa Hathaway is president of Hathaway Global Strategies LLC and a member of CIGI’s Board of Directors.
Rohinton P. Medhora is a CIGI distinguished fellow, professor of practice at McGill University, and an expert in international economic relations, innovation policy, development economics and governance.
CIGI Senior Fellow Bessma Momani has a Ph.D. in political science with a focus on international political economy and is a full professor and associate vice‑president, international at the University of Waterloo.
Michele Mosca is an award-winning researcher in cryptography and quantum computing, and has initiated numerous multidisciplinary collaborations that helped create the quantum-safe opportunity for Canada. He started and grew the quantum computing effort at the University of Waterloo, eventually co-founding the Institute for Quantum Computing.
Jillian Oderkirk is a senior health economist in the Health Division of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris, France.
Aaron Shull is the managing director and general counsel at CIGI. He is a senior legal executive and is recognized as a leading expert on complex issues at the intersection of public policy, emerging technology, cybersecurity, privacy and data protection.
Fanny Sie’s experiences extend alongside the public and private multi-stakeholder continuum, bringing new products and services to the health-care market to enable impact for the population locally and globally.
