Speakers – Kids Brain Health Virtual Conference 2020
November 12, 2020 | 2020 Conference
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Master of Ceremonies
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Dr. Brian Goldman,
ER Medical Doctor & CBC Host,
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Day 1: Monday, November 9, 2020
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Dr. Cindy Blackstock, OC FRSC,
Executive Director, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada &
Professor of Social Work, McGill University
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Dr. Jessica Brian,
Clinician Investigator,Holland Bloorview & Associate Professor, University of Toronto
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Christopher De Groot,
Research Coordinator,
BC Children’s Hospital
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Preeti Kar,
Doctoral Student,
University of Calgary
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Erin Klein,
Master’s Student,
University of British Columbia
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David Kuik,
Board Chair, Kids Brain Health Network & Chief Executive Officer, Norima Consulting Inc.
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Dr. Chaya Kulkarni,
Director, Infant Mental Health Promotion,
Hospital for Sick Children
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Nicola Lewis,
Chief Executive Officer,
Kids Brain Health Network
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Dr. Samantha Micsinszki,
Registered Nurse,
McMaster University
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Tracy Moisan,
Marketing and Communications Leader,
Adopt4Life – Ontario’s Adoptive Parents Association
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Hon. Sen. Jim Munson,
Senator,
Senate of Canada
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Alex Munter,
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
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Dr. Brian N. Katz,
Vice President, Child and Youth Services,
The Centre for Child Development
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Dr. Dugan O’Neil,
Vice President, Research and International (pro tem),
Simon Fraser University
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Hon. Minister Carla Qualtrough,
Minister of Employment,
Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion,
Government of Canada
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Dr. James Reynolds,
Chief Scientific Officer,
Queen’s University
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Dr. Douglas Swanson,
Research & Training Manager,
Kids Brain Health Network
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Elder Syexwaliya Ann Whonnock,
Elder, Squamish Nation
SFU Indigenous Student Centre / Elders Program
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Dr. Jennifer Zwicker,
Deputy Scientific Officer, Kids Brain Health Network &
Director of Health Policy at the School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
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Dr. Jill Zwicker,
Associate Professor,
University of British Columbia
Day 2: Tuesday, November 10, 2020
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Dr. Melanie Barwick,
Senior Scientist,
SickKids’ Research Institute and the Centre for Global Child Health
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Wenda Bradley,
Executive Director,
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society of Yukon (FASSY)
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Francine Buchanan,
PhD Candidate,
University of Toronto
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Dr. Andrea Chaplin,
Evaluation Specialist at Public Health Ontario in the Research,
Evaluation and Continuous Quality Improvement Support Unit
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Angela Clancy,
Executive Director,
Family Support Institute of BC
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Dr. Melissa Dobson,
Associate Chair & Instructor,
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
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Dr. Michèle L. Hébert,
Postdoctoral Associate,
University of Calgary
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Dr. Lucyna M. Lach,
Associate Professor,
McGill University
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Sandy Litman,
Project Lead, KBHN Navigation Alberta,
Alberta Health Services
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Nancy Lockwood,
Manager of the Fetal Alcohol Resource Program (FARP),
ABLE2
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Jaime Lougheed-Winkler,
National Coordinator,
Cerebral Palsy Canada Network
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Alison Martens,
Administrative Assistant,
Alberta Health Services
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Rachel Martens,
Family Engagement Facilitator,
CanCHILD
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Dércia Materula,
Research Associate,
University of Calgary
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Dulcie Mercado,
Autism Support and Resource Specialist,
Autism Information Services British Columbia
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Dr. Anton Miller,
Clinical Associate Professor,
BC Children’s Hospital
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Dr. Wendy Mitchell,
Research Project Manager,
University of Calgary
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Hon. Sen. Rosemary Moodie,
Senator,
Senate of Canada
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Dr. David Nicholas,
Professor,
University of Calgary
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Dr. Melanie Noel,
Professor,
University of Calgary
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Connie Putterman,
Founder, Parent Advocate,
The Canada/Israel Autism Research Initiative
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Dr. James Reynolds,
Chief Scientific Officer,
Queen’s University
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Flora Roudbarani,
Master’s Student,
York University
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Dr. Fakhri Shafai,
Research and Evaluation Project Coordinator,
AIDE Canada
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Dr. Ryan Stevenson,
Assistant Professor,
Western University
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Dr. Douglas Swanson,
Research & Trainee Manager,
Kids Brain Health Network
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Donna Thomson,
Parent Advocate, Author
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Samantha Wong,
Research Associate,
McGill University
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Dr. Jill Zwicker,
Associate Professor,
University of British Columbia
Day 3: Thursday, November 12, 2020
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Buse Bedir,
Investigator,
University of Victoria
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Maude Champagne,
Doctoral Student,
Queen’s University
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Dr. Penny Corkum,
Professor,
Dalhousie University
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Dr. Andrea Cross,
Postdoctoral Fellow,
CanChild
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Dr. Ryan D’Arcy,
President, Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder,
Health Tech Connex
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Hon. Sen. Colin Deacon,
Senator,
Senate of Canada
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Jim Fit,
Founder and Chief Executive Officer,
Velsoft Inc.
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Vanessa Fong,
Investigator,
Simon Fraser University
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Jacalyn Guy,
Investigator,
Western University
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Dr. John Hepburn,
CEO & Scientific Director,
MITACS
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Dr. Elizabeth Keys,
Post Doctoral Fellow,
Dalhousie University
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Jessica Kohek,
Investigator,
University of Calgary
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Heather Lacey,
Executive Director,
Able2
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Dr. Jonathan Lai,
Director of Strategy & Operations,
CASDA
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Mezaun Lakha-Evin,
Associate Executive Director,
Cerebral Palsy Alberta
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Dr. Vivian Lee,
Investigator,
York University
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Dr. Sarah Macoun,
Assistant Professor,
University of Victoria
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Dr. Christopher McCabe,
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director,
Institute of Health Economics
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Dr. John Paul Minda,
Professor,
Western University
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Joanna Nefs,
Chief Executive Officer,
AIDE Canada
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Dr. Wendy Mitchell,
Investigator,
University of Calgary
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Dr. Alonso Montoya,
Medical Director,
Hoffmann-La Roche Limited
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Dr. Brian N. Katz,
Vice President, Child and Youth Services,
Centre for Child Development
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Deborah Pugh,
Executive Director,
ACT – Autism Community Training
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Connie Putterman,
Founder, Parent Advocate,
The Canada/Israel Autism Research Initiative
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Dr. Jacob A. Sadavoy,
Director of Clinical Services,
CB Consultants
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Cailey Salagovic,
Graduate Student,
Western University
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Dr. Kevin Sanders,
Global Head of Neurodevelopment,
Genentech
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Kamaldeep Singh Sembi,
Director of Technology Licensing & IP Counsel,
Simon Fraser University
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Ashish Seth,
Investigator,
University of Calgary
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Dr. Fakhri Shafai,
Research & Evaluation Project Coordinator,
AIDE Canada
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John Sheehan,
Graduate Student,
University of Victoria
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Margaret Spoelstra,
Executive Director,
Autism Ontario
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Dr. Bobby Stojanoski,
Research Scientist, Brain and Mind Institute &
Research Professor, Western University
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Dr. Douglas Swanson,
Research & Trainee Manager,
Kids Brain Health Network
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Dr. Noor Syed,
Research Coordinator,
Center for Autism Inclusivity
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Donna Thomson,
Parent Advocate, Author
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Robyn Woods,
Founder and Chief Executive Officer,
Kids Uncomplicated Inc
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Rosslynn Zulla,
Investigator,
University of Calgary
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Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, MD, FRCP(C)
Director of Autism Research,
University of Alberta
Day 4: Friday, November 13, 2020
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Carolyn Abel,
Policy Fellow,
CASDA
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Krista Carr,
Executive Vice President,
Canadian Association for Community Living
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Steve Estey,
Human Rights Officer,
Canadian Council for Disabilities
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Jill Farber,
Executive Director,
Autism Speaks Canada
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Brittany Finlay,
Research Associate,
University of Calgary
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Dr. Nathalie Garcin,
Founder,
Clinique Spectrum
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Dr. Stephen Gentles,
Postdoctoral CIHR Health System Impact Fellow,
McMaster University
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Daljit Gill-Badesha,
Healthy Communities Manager,
City of Surrey
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Debbie Irish,
Chief Operating Officer,
Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
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Kerri Joffe,
Lawyer,
ARCH Disability Law Centre
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Dr. Jonathan Lai,
Director of Strategy & Operations,
CASDA
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Hon. Mike Lake,
Member of Parliament,
Government of Canada
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Rachel Martens,
Family Engagement Facilitator,
CanCHILD
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Leslie Peters,
Executive Director,
Autism Yukon
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Brooke Pinsky,
Manager of Support Services,
Autism Edmonton
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Michael Prince,
Professor,
COVID-19 disability advisory group (CDAG)
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Dr. Keiko Shikako-Thomas,
Assistant Professor,
McGill University
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Dr. Douglas Swanson,
Research & Trainee Manager,
Kids Brain Health Network
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Vanessa Tomas,
PhD Student,
University of Toronto
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Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, MD, FRCP(C)
Director of Autism Research,
University of Alberta
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Dr. Jennifer Zwicker,
Deputy Scientific Officer,Kids Brain Health Network &
Director of Health Policy at the School of Public Policy, University of Calgary