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Mr. Davies has been the President of Interfor since 1998 and Chief Executive Officer since 2000. Prior to joining the Company in 1998, Mr. Davies was a Vice President of an investment banking firm specializing in forest products transactions and activities, a principal in an independent forest products company and held senior positions in two … Read more

Tentative topic – Will the US/Iran Nuclear agreement fundamentally change relationships in the Middle East? Dr. Andre Gerolymatos is a Professor of History, Chair of Hellenic Studies, and Director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University. He received his M.A. in Classics in 1982 and his PhD in History … Read more

Jim Allworth has been in the investment business for forty-eight years, as both a research analyst and portfolio strategist.  Through four decades at RBC Dominion Securities, and before that Pemberton Securities, Jim has developed investment policy for the firm and translated that into solutions for individual clients.  He is vice-chair of the RBC Capital Markets Investment … Read more

Currently President & CEO of the BC Wine Institute, Miles Prodan has over 30 years of marketing experience specializing in destination marketing and new media strategies. His extensive background and knowledge of the British Columbia agri-tourism industry, combined with his in-depth marketing and management experience with member-based trade organizations makes him the ideal candidate to … Read more

John is one of the best-known and respected leaders in aquarium operations and management in North America. His work at the renowned Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre has helped to maintain the aquarium’s legendary status as one of the world’s most revered aquatic institutions. John joined the Vancouver Aquarium in 1993, and since that time, … Read more

Late last week we heard, to our regret, that Dr. Nightingale had to attend to an Aquarium Partnership meeting in Spain and could not speak to us this Tuesday the 14th, as scheduled. Under the leadership of Norm Leach and with the huge help of Peter Hebb, we now have an exciting event to replace … Read more

  Taylor Owen is Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Global Affairs at the Graduate School of Journalism and the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia and the Research Director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at the Columbia School of Journalism. He is International Council’s international affairs platform … Read more

Dr. Brian Riddell is the President and CEO of the Pacific Salmon Foundation, an independent, non-governmental organization dedicated to creating a sustainable future for wild Pacific salmon and their habitat. Founded in 1987, the foundation operates with an annual budget of $9 million and makes grants to community-based salmon conservation projects in British Columbia and … Read more

The Angus Reid Institute was founded in October 2014 by Dr. Angus Reid, Canada’s best-known and longest-practicing pollster. He’s spent more than four decades asking people what they think and feel about top social, governance and economic issues. From 1979 to 2001, he was founder and CEO of Angus Reid Group, which grew into the largest … Read more

CHIEF CONSTABLE JIM CHU Jim Chu, a 35-year veteran with the Vancouver Police Department, was appointed Chief Constable in August 2007. He joined the VPD in 1979. His early assignments included patrol constable, School Liaison officer, and Planning and Research. He was promoted to corporal in 1989 and then detective in 1990. He held investigative … Read more

Don Lindsay was appointed President of Teck in January 2005 and assumed the additional responsibility of Chief Executive Officer in April 2005. Before joining Teck, Don was President of CIBC World Markets and led the bank’s Investment and Corporate Banking Division as well as the Asia Pacific Region. Earlier in his career he was responsible … Read more

David Helfand joined Quest University Canada in 2005 as an advisor to the University. He was a visiting tutor during the University’s inaugural semester in the Fall of 2007 and, in September 2008, was appointed President and Vice-Chancellor of the University. He has spent 35 years as a Professor of Astronomy at Columbia University where … Read more

Michael Clague works in the fields of adult education, social policy and planning and community development. He has done so in rural and urban areas for the three levels of government, for the voluntary sector and as a private consultant. He has taught and written and published extensively on public policy issues, community development and … Read more

Paul Evans’ academic career has focused on Asia and trans-Pacific international relations.  Currently a professor at UBC where he has directed the Liu Institute for Global Issues and the Institute for Asian Research, he has also taught at York University, Harvard University and the University of Hong Kong and had visiting appointments at eight institutions … Read more