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.

Vinita is a journalist, educator and media innovator. She's reported internationally from New York, Mumbai and Johannesburg and has worked in both big and community media, including: the New York Times Magazine, VIBE, the Village Voice, WBAI and CKLN. She's a leader and a mentor in both newsrooms and classrooms and has taught journalism at SFU's Podcast School, TMU's School of Journalism and the National University of Rwanda. She is a member of the Journalism Innovation Lab at UBC.

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.

Mélissa Khadra est Cheffe de section, science, santé et environnement. Écotoxicologiste de formation, elle possède un doctorat en sciences biologiques de l’Université de Montréal. En plus d’avoir contribué à l’avancement des connaissances sur les effets de plusieurs types de contaminants sur la santé des écosystèmes, elle a œuvré dans le milieu académique, gouvernemental, ainsi qu’au sein d’organismes à but non lucratif.

Ibrahim is a journalist and the Culture and Society Editor at The Conversation Canada. He holds master's degrees in journalism and conflict analysis and a BA in politics and international relations.

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...

Dr. Alice Aiken is the Vice-President Research & Innovation at Dalhousie University. She is an active researcher focused on health systems transformation and evidence-informed policy-making. Dr. Aiken is currently the Vice-Chair of the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and chairs the board of Research Nova Scotia.

Lori is Two-Spirit and is a member of Montreal Lake First Nation, Treaty 6 territory. She is an intergenerational survivor of the Indian Residential School system and a child from the Sixties Scoop generation. Lori has made it her career advocating for social justice and working towards a more equitable society for all. With over 16 years of progressive leadership in student services, academics, research and administration, Lori is an experienced leader in education. Through the sharing o...

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).