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Born and educated in Moncton, New Brunswick, Claudette Bradshaw began her career at the forefront of the community-based, non-profit sector as the Program Director for the Moncton Boys and Girls’ Club. Six years later, she founded and became Executive Director of the Moncton Headstart Early Family Intervention Centre, which designed and ran programs for high risk children and their families. She became a passionate advocate and speaker for adult literacy, at-risk children and youth and those su...
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Gilles Brassard received a PhD in computer science in 1979 from Cornell University, specifically in cryptography. Since then, he has been a professor at the Université de Montréal and has held the Canada Research Chair in quantum information processing since 2001.Professor Brassard is interested in all aspects of quantum information science, a field that is at the crossroads of computer science and quantum mechanics. In the late 1970’s, he was one of the first researchers to apply quantum mecha...
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Dr. Jean-Pierre Changeux is Professor Emeritus at the Collège de France and at the Department of Neurosciences at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. He is one of the world’s leading molecular biologists and scientific theoreticians, and a pioneer of modern molecular pharmacology and neuroscience. Although he is known for his research in several fields, his seminal work has been on the structure and function of allosteric proteins, on isolating and determining the structure of the first neurotransm...
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Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur born in Hubli, Karnataka, India. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, an MEng in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick, and PhD in Data Communications from Queens University, Kingston.Although an engineer by training, he is most often considered a “serial entrepreneur”, and has pursued an entrepreneurial career for the past three decades. He is the foun...
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Dr. Gilles Julien’s mission is to enable children from vulnerable backgrounds to grow and develop their potential. He is a visionary leader who has created a preventive approach, community social pediatrics, which ensures that all children’s rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child are respected. Over the years, he has mobilized people in low-income Montreal neighbourhoods by establishing two social pediatrics centres, Assistance d’enfants en difficulté, in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, ...
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As Chief Anchor and Senior Editor of CTV NEWS WITH LISA LAFLAMME since 2011, Lisa LaFlamme leads the country’s number one newscast. An accomplished journalist, LaFlamme quickly cemented her role as the face of news in Canada, winning highest honours at the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards, with recognition for both Best National News Anchor and Best National Newscast. In addition, since becoming an anchor, LaFlamme has won the prestigious Radio-Television News Directors Association Bert Cannings Awa...
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As the Chairman and CEO of Colliers International Group Inc. (as well as the Founder & Chairman of FirstService Corporation), alumnus Jay Hennick has demonstrated exemplary commitment to excellence. His success in building this corporation from the ground up and leading it through challenging times have earned him the trust and admiration of his peers, along with numerous awards, including Canada's Entrepreneur of the Year (1993) and CEO of the Year (2001). Civic-minded, he also...
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Louise Wendling is a native of Montreal who graduated from the University of Montreal with a BA in English literature. She began her career in the public service before making the leap to the private sector in 1976 at The Hudson’s Bay Company.In 1986, she and two other Hudson’s Bay colleagues founded Price Club, where she developed and implemented the wholesale sales concept and culture. Louise Wendling began as the VP Merchandizing; less than six years later, she was promoted to Senior VP for ...
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Max Malacria, professor at Université Pierre et Marie Curie, is a well-known and respected organic chemist who has introduced exceptional innovations in his field. Not only is he dedicated to research and teaching, he also works with start-ups and has assumed the leadership of several chemistry associations. Thanks to his work with �糵����'s Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, and his involvement in our University's contribution to the JCE MolChem exchange program, he is a...
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University of Ottawa alumnus Michael Chambers (BComm ’70; LLB ’73) has contributed generously to sport in Ottawa, in Canada, and around the world. Always a “team player”, he is seen as someone who brings people together.  Mr. Chambers’ sport career began as a young competitor at the Rideau Canoe Club in Ottawa, and for many years he served on the club’s Board. He quickly moved up the ranks to the national level, where he held many leadership positions with CanoeKayak Canada. In 2011, he w...
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