Barry Rabe
Dr. Rabe’s research examines the politics of short-lived climate pollutants, nuclear waste management, and pricing greenhouse gas emissions.
BSIA Fellow
Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams is a former Member of Parliament and business leader whose work bridges public policy and entrepreneurship. He is recognized for advancing economic policies in competition, trade, digital governance, and open banking, while drawing on his experience as the third-generation leader of Williams Hotels and as founder of a rural innovation network. As MP
Natalie Raffoul
Natalie Raffoul is the managing partner of BRION RAFFOUL LLP and a world-renowned expert in the patenting of software, business methods, artificial intelligence and the legal issues surrounding such subject matter. She is consistently ranked among the world’s leading patent practitioners in the IAM Patent 1000 publication annually since 2014, and shortlisted as one of
Mulugeta F. Dinbabo
Mulugeta F. Dinbabo is a Professor of Development Studies, at the Institute for Social Development (ISD), Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS), University of the Western Cape. He obtained his PhD degree in Development Studies from the University of the Western Cape. He also has two MA Degrees in Development Management and Development Studies,
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Jim Hinton
James Hinton is the founder of Own Innovation and a proud supporter of Canadian technology companies. In addition to being an IP lawyer, he is both a patent and trademark agent before the Canadian IP Office and works directly for Canadian companies with the US Patent and Trademark Office. He is also a fellow at
Brandon Mattalo
Brandon Mattalo is a lawyer and an assistant professor of Strategic Management at Wilfrid Laurier University. Brandon’s legal practice focuses on complex commercial litigation while his research focuses on the intersection of law and technology. He teaches both business law and the law and ethics of data analytics at the undergraduate and master’s levels. Brandon’s
Emma Brandt
Emma Brandt is an AMTD Global Talent Postdoctoral Fellow in Communication Arts at University of Waterloo; her work focuses on the global intersections of media, belief, and trust. Her research highlights what happens when shared information systems break down and aims to further our understanding of public spheres across cultural contexts, looking beyond North America
Brendon J. Cannon
Dr. Cannon is researching transformative technologies and the governance of undersea cables.
David M. Collenette
The Hon. David Collenette, P.C., O.Ont., LL. D, F.C.I.L.T. was born in London, UK. His family emigrated to Toronto in 1957 where he graduated from East York Collegiate Institute in 1965. He pursued studies in both official languages at Glendon College, York University, graduating in 1969 with a BA (Hons) in political science. Subsequently, he
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Kam Mofid
Kam Mofid is a visionary executive with a solid track record of achieving outstanding results in the global automotive and clean energy sectors. Mofid is a recognized leader in solar energy and energy storage with an extensive background in distributed energy resources space. He has a deep understanding of how broad-based electrification is transforming various
Anne Domurath
Dr. Anne Domurath is an Associate Professor at the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University. She received her PhD in Business Administration from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Her research interests involve scaling and growth-related aspects of entrepreneurship, specifically international entrepreneurship, capability development, and entrepreneurial networks. Her studies focus on
