Research Clusters

Jordan Prentice

Jordan Prentice is a Master of International Public Policy student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, specializing in International Economic Relations and Human Security. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a specialization in Legal Studies from Wilfrid Laurier University, where she was recognized on the Dean’s List. Grounded in […]

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Ajmal Ramyar

Ajmal Ramyar is a current graduate student in the Master of International Public Policy program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, specializing in Global Migration and Human Security. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Kardan University, Kabul, Afghanistan. Ajmal has experience in nonprofit leadership, youth engagement, and policy advocacy. He leads Afghans

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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

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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

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Brandon Mattalo

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

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David Collenette

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

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

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Anne Domurath

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

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