Karl Thibault is part of the development team at the Institut quantique (IQ) at the Université de Sherbrooke as Program Manager - Science and Entrepreneurs. He recently received his Ph.D. in Physics and is working on new training, mentoring, and scientific popularization programs for graduate students.

Jane Ngobia is the Vice-president of Inclusive Communities at Sheridan College. She is a champion of #EDI and has been described as a community peace-builder and change agent. Over the years, she has served as a Chief Diversity Officer, where she launched and oversaw pan-institutional initiatives to facilitate systemic and institutional equity.

Gail Bowkett is the Director of Innovation Policy at Mitacs. With over 20 years’ experience in higher education and international development, Gail provides leadership on policy research and analysis in support of Mitacs priorities and programming covering a range of policy issues from international higher education to research and innovation policy.

Liette Vasseur is a full professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and a member of the Environmental Sustainability Research Centre at Brock University. Since 2014, she holds the UNESCO Chair on Community Sustainability: From Local to Global at Brock. Her interdisciplinary research deals with ecosystem management, climate change adaptation and resilience, and sustainable agriculture in rural and Indigenous communities worldwide.

Tina Gruosso is a translational and biomarker scientist working for Forbius, a biotech company in Montreal that develops new therapeutics for oncology and rare diseases. As a board member and ex-president for Science & Policy Exchange, Tina is devoted to establishing the next-gen's voices as crucial stakeholders in science policy, diplomacy and communication.