Opening Speakers | |||
 | Dr. Graham Carr President and Vice-Chancellor |  | Dr. Dominique Bérubé Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies Concordia University, Canada |
 | Dr. Tana Allen Acting Vice-President (Research) |  | Marie-Andrée Mauger Borough mayor |
 | Dr. Bing Chen Director, PEOPLE Network | ||
Plenary Keynote Speakers* | Technical Keynote Speakers* | ||
 | Dr. Howard Alper, OC, FRSC Officer & Companion, Order of Canada; Fellow and former President, Royal Society of Canada; Distinguished University Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Canada Speech Title: Shaping The Future of a Nation Through Science, Technology, and Innovation |  | Mr. Mark Biagi Marine Division Manager Snuneymuxw First Nation, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Speech Title: Traditional Knowledge is the Aboriginal Peoples Key Contribution to Science and to Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Food Security |
 | Dr. Ibrahim M. Banat, FRSB Fellow, Royal Society of Biology; Professor, Life and Health Sciences, University of Ulster, UK Speech Title: Biosurfactants: Promising Bioactive Molecules for Tackling Petroleum Related Environmental Contamination Challenges |  | Dr. James (Jim) Brydie Director, Upstream & Environment, CanmetENERG, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Speech Title: Environmental Organic Pollutants: An Overview of Natural Resources Canada Research and Opportunities |
 | Dr. Jinren Ni, FCAS Fellow, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Boya Chair Professor, Peking University; Director, State Environmental Protection Key Lab All Materials Fluxes in River Ecosystems, China |  | Dr. Saeid Eslamian Professor, Department of Water Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Director of Center of Excellence in Risk Management and Natural Hazards, Iran |
Special Invited Speaker |  | Dr. Jinhui (Jeanne) Huang Professor, General Director of Sino-Canada Joint R&D Centre on Water and Environmental Safety, Nankai University, China | |
 | Dr. Zhen (Jason) He Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Hazardous Materials Special Talk: Meet the Editor: stories behind journal publications |  | Dr. Xing-Fang Li Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) |
 | Dr. Jinxia Liu Associate Professor, Associate Chair of Civil Engineering (Student Affairs), Director of Brace Water Center; Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University, Canada | ||
 | Dr. Yong Liu Associate professor & Associate Dean, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, China | ||
 | Dr. Cameron McCartney Senior Policy Advisor, National Research Council Canada, Canada | ||
 | Dr. David C. Natcher Professor & UArctic Chair; Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
 | Dr. Xiangliang Pan Professor, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, China Speech Title: Biomineralization and Bioremediation | ||
 | Dr. Nathalie Tufenkji, FCAE Professor & Canada Research Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering, Associate Director, Brace Center for Water Resources Management, McGill University, Canada | ||
 | Dr. Caterina Valeo Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering | University of Victoria, Canada | ||
 | Dr. Katrin Vorkamp Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Arctic Research Centre - Arctic Research Centre, Roskilde, Denmark | ||
 | Dr. Dongxiao Wang Professor & Dean, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, China | ||
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