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Rachel Okwar
Rachel Okwar is a young Kenyan with a passion for youth issues. Rachel works in her local county government as a volunteer, leads digital literacy training in her community as a Mozilla Club Leader, and has worked in local prisons to teach digital skills to young women in rehabilitation programs. She is a member of […]
Heather Gilberds
Heather Gilberds is an international development expert with more than 12 years of experience helping organizations advance their research agendas and articulate the impact of their programs. She has sector experience in pandemic response, transparency and accountability, youth health and empowerment, social and behaviour change communication and ICTs for development, and has designed and led research projects […]
Dima Jamali
Dr. Dima Jamali is a Professor in the Olayan School of Business at American University of Beirut. She currently holds the Kamal Shair Chair in Responsible Leadership and serves as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development. She has a PhD in Social Policy and Administration from the University of Kent. Her research and teaching […]
Marianne Bitar
Marianne is DOT’s Regional Vice President, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), leading regional business development and forming new partnerships to support expansion. She is also DOT Lebanon’s Country Director, and has led its operations since 2010. Before joining DOT Lebanon, Marianne managed operations at World Vision International and established World Vision Lebanon’s refugee program. […]
Suzanne Morris
Suzanne Morris served as CBC/Radio-Canada’s Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from 2009 to 2015. Before becoming a member of CBC/Radio-Canada’s Senior Executive Team, Suzanne was Secretary/Treasurer to the CBC Pension Board of Trustees. She has also served as Vice-President, Small Business Financial Services, at Export Development Canada (EDC) and held senior positions in risk […]
Julia Misselbrook
Julia is DOT’s Country Director for DOT UK; she leads partnership-building and fundraising work in support of DOT’s global vision and country programs. Julia has spent her career addressing the needs of young people through youth enterprise projects with major UK-based international youth organizations, and as International Director of The Prince’s Youth Business Trust and […]
David Johnston
David Johnston served as Governor General of Canada from 2010 to 2017. Prior to becoming Governor General, David Johnston served as the President of the University of Waterloo, one of Canada’s most innovative universities and a leading global institution in e-learning and information technology. A graduate of Harvard, Cambridge and Queen’s Universities, his academic specializations are securities […]
Peter Lloyd
Peter Lloyd has extensive experience as an executive in the public service of Canada. He worked primarily in the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, both as a diplomat and as the senior official in charge of communications. During that time, he served as Canada’s Consul General in Seattle, and was the High Commissioner […]
John Greenwood
John Greenwood is a Branch Manager & Investment Advisor at CIBC Wood Gundy. He is a successful financial advisor and wealth management professional with expertise in capital markets, tax and legal issues gained from twenty-five years serving affluent clients. He has offered his financial expertise as a board member of several community organizations.
Margo Crawford
Margo Crawford is the Founder, President and CEO of the Business Sherpa Group, a management consulting firm that specializes in small and mid-sized enterprise (SME) business services. She is a successful business leader with over 20 years experience in private, public and nonprofit environments. Margo is the co-founder of one of Ottawa’s most successful start-up […]