From Sexual Exploitation to Domestic Servitude: The Impact of Human Trafficking Around the Globe Andrea Wojtak is a senior human trafficking, organized crime and gender-based violence expert. She has worked on projects related to human trafficking, violence against women and girls and online sexual exploitation of children in the Balkans, Asia, Africa and the [...]
Nudged from the Sidelines: A Journey of Discovery in the Rainforests of Africa and Indonesia Rick Quinn graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario, Canada in 1981. Following several years of general practice, he returned for a residency and graduate work in ophthalmology at the University of Guelph. He completed a Doctorate [...]
Packaging Fun: London’s O-Pee-Chee Company Michael Dove is an Assistant Professor and the Director and Internship Coordinator of the MA and Minor programs in Public History at Western University. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Ontario Historical Society and the Museum of Ontario Archaeology. A specialist in Canadian business, [...]
Gathering Around Jill’s Table: A Journey Through Food Jill Wilcox is the owner of Jill’s Table, an award-winning specialty food and kitchen store in downtown London, Ontario. Jill's Table has been a beloved destination for foodies, home cooks, and professional chefs for 25 years. Jill has been leading popular cooking classes for more than [...]
Top Trends in Housing Derek Satnik is a recognized expert in net-zero energy communities and all the tools that make them possible: technical, financial, and policy related. Derek has been awarded 18 times for leadership in this industry, municipally through internationally, and is one of the key authors/contributors behind all of Canada’s green building [...]
Seasonal Favorites…and Other Favorites Too The Brassroots Quintet features members of the larger brass group, Brassroots. Brassroots, currently under the musical direction of noted London composer/arranger Jeff Christmas, has been presenting a regular subscription concert series in London since 1986. Brassroots’ unique instrumental mix of four trumpets, a horn, four trombones, a tuba and [...]
Changing the World, One Girl at a Time Lorraine grew up in Welland, Ontario, and met her husband John, at Western University. After graduating, they moved to Milwaukee, where Lorraine earned her teaching degree at University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin, and then taught high school English. They also lived in Toledo, Baltimore, and Brantford, before returning [...]
Thank you to our Exclusive Event Sponsors (Joint), Lawson Research Institute and the Cognitive Clinical Research Group (CCRG) for your sponsorship of this event. Alzheimer Disease Biomarkers and New Disease Modifying Treatments Michael Borrie, MB ChB, FRCPC is a Geriatrician and Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, The University of [...]
Eight Billion Geniuses Mark is the Chief AI Officer at Western University and a Professor in the Department of Computer Science with cross-appointments in five other departments, The Rotman Institute of Philosophy, and The Western Institute for Neuroscience. He is also a faculty affiliate of Toronto's Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Mark was named [...]
Thank you to our Exclusive Event Sponsor, TD, for your sponsorship of this event. How Fashion Impacts People and the Planet In 2007, after a career in fashion public relations, Kelly Drennan founded Fashion Takes Action, out of her desire to create a better, more sustainable future for her then, two young daughters. Her [...]