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Frances Donald

Global Chief Economist

Frances Donald is the Global Chief Economist for Manulife Investment Management and a leading financial and economic commentator. She’s been called the “anti-dismal scientist” and uses her platform to make economics and finance relevant (and entertaining) to all.

Hamza Haq

Actor

Hamza is the star of the hit TV series “Transplant”, where he plays a Syrian doctor trying to make a new life for his family in Canada. His own family moved from Pakistan to Canada via Saudi Arabia, and as an actor, Hamza’s passion is storytelling that lifts up real voices, including those of refugees and immigrants.

Jimmy Ba

Artificial Intelligence Expert

A faculty member at the University of Toronto and Vector Institute, Jimmy developed the Adam Optimizer, a foundational algorithm used to train AI models. Today, Jimmy’s research focuses on advancing our understanding of the human mind, intelligence and computation.

Ran Goel

Founder, Fresh City Farms

Ran Goel founded Fresh City Farms in 2011. From an urban farm to a widespread delivery business and eight organic grocery stores, Ran is passionate about connecting people directly to the source of their food, and is a driving force for using better food practises to create stronger communities and healthier environments.

Sara Mojtehedzadeh

Journalist

As the Toronto Star’s Work and Wealth reporter, Sara covers the changing workplace, shining a spotlight on precarious work, migrant workers, the gig economy and labour rights. Sara’s journalism has put a human face on unfair workplace practices and has helped bring the interests of workers to the forefront of mainstream media coverage.