Speaker bios
In-person Speaker
President and Chief Executive Office of TAG Alliances/licensed Barrister & Solicitor before the Law Society of British Columbia
LAW
LLB Law, Dalhousie University
LLB (Hons), Law, University of Edinburgh
In-person Speaker
Fraser Riverkeeper and Program Manager, Swim Drink Fish
ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION, NON-PROFIT
Bachelor of Science, McGill University
Zoom Speaker
Senior Managing Director - TriWest Capital Partners
FINANCE
Bachelor of Commerce, Queen’s University
In-person Speaker
Emergency Room Physician - Lion’s Gate Hospital and Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
MEDICINE
BSc (Honours) Medicine - University of St. Andrews Bute School of Medicine
MB ChB - University of Manchester Medical School
CCFP(EM)
In-person Speaker
Owner/Operator Plain Jane Skinbar
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUSINESS, MEDICAL AESTHETICS
MBA, UBC Sauder School of Business
Zoom Speaker
(Joint Presentation with Robin McDaniel)
(Joint Presentation with Robin McDaniel)
Speech and Language Pathologist, Columbia Speech and Language Services Inc., Fraser Health, VCH, PHC
HEALTHCARE, SCIENCE
Master of Science, Speech and Language Pathology, University of British Columbia
In-person Speaker
Shepherdess, Grower and Designer
FARMING, CLOTHING DESIGN, SUSTAINABILITY, RANCHING
Diploma, Sustainable Ranching, Thompson Rivers Universities
Zoom Speaker
Educational Consultant, Course Developer and Instructor for the Atlantic Water and Wastewater Association
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, ZOOLOGY
Masters - Environmental Science and Management, Royal Roads University
Zoom Speaker
Family Nurse Practitioner, Department of General Internal Medicine UCSF Medical Center
HEALTHCARE, NURSING, NURSE PRACTITIONER
Master’s Degree, Family Nurse Practitioner, University of California San Francisco
In-person Speaker
Optometrist at FYidoctors - Nanaimo
MEDICINE, OPTOMETRY
Doctor of Optometry, University of Waterloo
In-person Speaker
Veterinarian at Van Isle Veterinary Hospital
VETERINARY MEDICINE
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVMS), Murdoch University, AUS
In-person Speaker
Senior Director of Production at SeaLegacy
ENVIRONMENT, JOURNALISM, HUMAN RIGHTS
Masters Degree - International Multimedia Journalism, Newcastle University, UK
In-person Speaker
(Joint Presentation with Alexandra Hill)
(Joint Presentation with Alexandra Hill)
Speech and Language Pathologist, owner and operator of Communication Matters Speech and Language Therapy
HEALTHCARE, SCIENCE
Masters in Speech and Language Therapy, University of Auckland
In-person Speaker
Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Delinquent Theatre
FINE ARTS, THEATRE, DIRECTOR
BFA - Theatre Production and Design, University of British Columbia
MA - Directing for the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
In-person Speaker
Archivist for Brentwood College School and Queen Margaret School
ARCHIVES, HISTORY, ART, ARCHITECTURE, RESEARCH
University of Calgary, University of Victoria
Zoom Speaker
Novelist
AUTHOR, WRITING, PUBLISHING, MEDIA
Bachelor of Arts - English, Yale University
SPORTS, FITNESS, RECREATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), University of Southern California
TOURISM, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUSINESS
MBA, University of Sydney, AUS
In-person Speaker
Commander Maritime Force Pacific and Joint Task Force Pacific, Canadian Armed Forces - Royal Canadian Navy
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, ARMED FORCES, NAVY
Masters of Literature in Strategic Studies, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
In-person Speaker
Founder, Red Asteriod Games
SOFTWARE, COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Applied Science, Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo
In-person Speaker
Instructor in Culinary & Hospitality, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo
FOOD, WINE, CULINARY ARTS, HOSPITALITY, TEACHING
BA, English Literature, University of Oregon
AS, Culinary Arts, Kapiolani Community College RSE, Culinary WSET, Level 2