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Preshow Activities start at 6pm
Theatre doors open at 6:30
Speakers begin at 7pm
Intermission 8pm
Wrap up 9:30

Algonquin College
1385 Woodroffe Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario, K2G 1V8
Canada

Alastair McIvor

Director, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Alastair was born and educated in the UK. While studying Mechanical Engineering in the 1980s, he took a student job at one of the UK’s national nuclear laboratories, leading to a life-long career in the nuclear industry, first in the UK, and for the past 21 years in Canada. For those two decades, he has held a variety of challenging roles at Canada’s largest federal science campus: Chalk River Laboratories in the Ottawa Valley. Through his career, Alastair has worked in safety analysis, science communication, nuclear regulation, and strategic planning. More recently he was involved in the restructuring of the former Crown corporation Atomic Energy of Canada ltd. into its new incarnation as Canadian Nuclear Laboratories. He is currently the Director of Operations, leading the team of 200 people responsible for operating the NRU research reactor.

Ariel Sim

Human Centred Designer and Futurist

Ariel Sim is a Senior Consultant with Doblin, Deloitte’s human-centered design and innovation strategy practice. She is a futurist and a human-centered designer, leading the development of experimental methods for design strategy including neuroscience experience testing. With roots in anthropology, global affairs, and digital foresight, Ariel invests in empathy, creativity and occasional suspensions of disbelief to bring us closer to ‘utopia.’ With a deep interest in sharing design insights across global hubs of researchers and builders, Ariel is on a treasure hunt for relationships that support better, more thoughtful design. At Doblin, Ariel works with clients in government, banking, natural resources, and insurance to develop more human experiences. Before Doblin, Ariel serviced with the United Nations in Technology & Humanitarian Affairs, was a Visiting UX Design Research Fellow with the iHub UX Lab in Nairobi, led a small R&D function for CyraCom International, and worked throug

Dr. Shelley Ball

Biologist and Founder of Biosphere Environmental Education

Shelley is a biologist, educator, photographer and storyteller. Her love of nature began at the tender age of 2 and turned into a life-long passion and career. But it was a career that seemed unattainable as a child who struggled with undiagnosed and untreated learning disabilities. A passion for learning about nature and a Grade 5 teacher who tapped into that passion were the key elements that turned Shelley’s life around. That passion for nature, along with a large dose of grit and resilience, led Shelley to not only pursue her dream of a career in biology, but also to go on to accomplish extraordinary things. As a research scientists and university professor, Shelley was one of the pioneers of DNA barcoding – a global research initiative that uses DNA sequences to identify species.

Jeff Westeinde

President, Zibi Redevelopment Project/One Planet Living Developer

Jeff Westeinde is an active investor, entrepreneur and the Executive Chairman of the Windmill Development Group – one of Canada’s most environmentally and socially sustainable real estate developers. Has been named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young, named one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40 by the Globe and Mail, recognized with the Young Alumni Award from the University of Western Ontario and has been awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal for his distinguished service to Canada. His businesses have been included in Canada’s fastest growing companies and the Top 50 Employers in Canada. Jeff is an Honorary Colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces, is the Founding Chairman of Invest Ottawa and the founding vice-Chair of the Bayview Yards Innovation Center in Ottawa. Jeff’s is an avid outdoorsman whose passion for mountain climbing (he has summited 3 of the world’s “7 Summits”), skiing, golfing and fishing are but a distant second behind his love for his family.

Sekou Kaba

2016 Olympian, Motivational Speaker

Sekou is a 2016 Olympian, Motivational Speaker and Photographer. He represented Canada in the 110m Hurdles at the Rio Games. Having a long history of overcoming obstacles, Sekou shares his tools of looking beyond barriers to accomplish lifelong goals. When he is not training, Sekou is out in the community motivating and inspiring individuals from all walks of life. He has presented to thousands of people across different communities, schools and organizations.

Shane Gero

Marine Biologist

My research focuses on the acoustic complexity and social behavior of cetaceans. For over a decade, I have been working on research projects all over the world on various species in tropical, temperate and arctic areas. The experiences gained through my academic trajectory; from graduate work at Dalhousie University, to my fellowships at the Scottish Oceans Institute and Aarhus University; have granted me the analytical skills and strong publication drive learned from a leaders in the field, but also the independence to direct research, supervise graduate students, and coordinate my own field study. The Dominica Sperm Whale Project has been tracking over 20 families of sperm whales in the Caribbean Sea since 2005. Through 1000s of hours of fieldwork, I have followed calves from birth through weaning and described the social dynamics among family members, as well as between the families in the Caribbean.