Moderators
President and CEO, NIVA Inc.
Anton Holland is the President and CEO of NIVA Inc., Canada’s leading consultancy specializing in science, technical, and risk communication. For almost 40 years, NIVA has been helping clients transform complex information into compelling narratives, convert raw knowledge into action...
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Speakers
Executive Director, Food Safety Science Directorate and Deputy Chief Food Safety Officer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Dr. Aline Dimitriis the Executive Director of the Food Safety Science Directorate and the Deputy Chief Food Safety Officer at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).Dr. Dimitri is responsible for providing science advice, scientific risk intelligence, and overall science direction...
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Executive Director, Science Media Centre of Canada
Jim Handman is a freelance science journalist, media trainer, and as of 2017, the executive director of the Science Media Centre of Canada. For 17 years, Jim was the Executive Producer of CBC Radio's award-winning science program, Quirks & Quarks. Jim has also taught broadcast...
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Director of Knowledge Mobilization, Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health
Purnima Sundar is the Director of Knowledge Mobilization at the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Childand Youth Mental Health. She has over 20 years of experience doing community-based, participatoryaction research and program evaluation in the areas of community mental health anddiversity/multiculturalism...
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