Kim Honey has worked for seven newspapers and three magazines in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario, covering everything from science and the environment to higher education for The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and Maclean’s, where she was the editor of the university rankings and guidebooks. A graduate of TMU’s journalism program, she is an alumna of the Poynter Institute Leadership Academy and the Media Management Executive Program at U of T's Rotman School of Management.

Nehal El-Hadi is a journalist, editor and researcher. She has a background in science and environmental journalism, and holds a PhD in Planning from the University of Toronto.

Susannah Schmidt worked as general reporter for Turtle Island News and edited for the Centre for Global Social Policy. Earlier, she documented play development for Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal, worked in adult literacy and with a queer-affirming network engaged in questions of Christian faith and social justice. She has a bachelor of applied arts in journalism from TMU, a BA in drama & religious studies from McGill and a master of Catholic thought from St. Jerome's University.

Martine Turenne est rédactrice en chef de La Conversation Canada. Elle a une vaste expérience en journalisme au Québec, notamment, ces dernières années, comme rédactrice en chef de sites web d'information. Elle a occupé divers postes dans le secteur des médias : TC Média (Les Affaires et Commerce), Québecor (Le Journal de Montréal, TVA-Argent), L’actualité et elle a écrit pour de nombreux magazines. Elle est aussi l'auteure de plusieurs romans et biographies.

Eleni is a writer and editor specializing in media, business, labour and Canadian politics. She has an academic and research background in journalism and media, sport policy studies, and social justice education and holds a master of journalism degree from the University of British Columbia.

Sheima Benembarek is a Moroccan Canadian journalist, writer and publishing professional who has worked at The Walrus, Strategy, Toronto Life, Corporate Knights and Broadview. She writes about social justice, immigrant narratives and intersectional feminism for a variety of publications including Maisonneuve, Literary Review of Canada and Vogue Arabia. Currently, she is a contributing writer for The Walrus. She is also the author of the 2023 book, Halal Sex: The Intimate Lives of Muslim Women ...

Dr. Philip Steenkamp is president and vice-chancellor of Royal Roads University. He previously held the role of vice-president, external relations at the University of British Columbia and at Simon Fraser University. His academic roles have included research fellow at the University of Namibia and assistant professor and postdoctoral fellow in the Department of History at the University of Victoria. Among his many awards, Philip received the King Charles III Coronation Medal in 2024 to recogn...

Philippe Beauregard leads Concordia University's Communications Services, the group that opens the channels of communication throughout the university and to the outside world. Guiding a team of communications, media relations, marketing, and digital communications professionals, Beauregard’s role is to devise and implement strategies that enhance Concordia’s reputation, develop and maintain the integrity of Concordia’s brand and improve the communications between the university and its facul...

Wisdom Tettey is Carleton University’s President and Vice-Chancellor. Previously, he held the roles of Dean of the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences and of the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, both at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus, and was Interim Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary. Tettey is a professor in Carleton’s Department of Political Science. His interdisciplinary research interest and expertis...

Dr. Eugénie Brouillet, Laval University's Vice-President, Research and Innovation, is a lawyer, professor and former dean of the law faculty. Her research areas are constitutional law, particularly Canadian and comparative federalism in a multinational context and the protection of human rights and freedoms. She co-authored the textbook Droit constitutionnel and wrote La Négation de la Nation, which won the 2006 Prix Richard-Arès. She is a research member of GRSP and CRIDAQ, and sits on se...

Andrew Jaspan is the creator and co-founder of The Conversation. He launched the project in Australia in 2011 and was instrumental in seeing it established in the UK and the US. The project was born out of concerns Andrew had about public access to reliable information amid a dramatic shift in the production and consumption of journalism internationally. Andrew has been Editor of The Observer, The Age (Melbourne), The Scotsman and the Sunday Herald (Glasgow).