Rob Wilson's work in the philosophy of biology and the philosophy of the cognitive sciences has made him one of the leading philosophers of his generation working in Canada. On a wide range of topics his prolific, philosophically subtle, and scientifically well-informed work will set the agenda for years to come. ------------------ WILSON, Robert A. –Department of Philosophy, University of Alberta Rob Wilson's work in the philosophy of biology and the philosophy of the cognitive sciences has made him one of the leading philosophers of his generation working in Canada. In particular, he was at the forefront of work on “extended mind” accounts of intentionality, now current in cognitive science and philosophy, according to which elements of a person's environment are constitutive of her states of mind. His contributions to the interpretation of evolutionary theory have also been widely influential. His challenges to orthodox beliefs and defenses of surprising views have sparked valuable debates. On a wide range of topics his prolific, philosophically subtle, and scientifically well-informed work will set the agenda for years to come.

Russell Poole is a prominent and highly prolific scholar in the field of medieval studies. His principal scholarly interests span Old English, Old Icelandic, Medieval Latin, and Old Irish language and literature; Anglo-Saxon and medieval Scandinavian history; and the evolution of medieval scholarship. ------------------ POOLE, Russell –Department of English, University of Western Ontario Russell Poole is a prominent and highly prolific scholar in the field of medieval studies. His principal scholarly interests span Old English, Old Icelandic, Medieval Latin, and Old Irish language and literature; Anglo-Saxon and medieval Scandinavian history; and the evolution of medieval scholarship. His publications have achieved international recognition and acclaim for their innovative applications of textual criticism, literary and linguistic theory, cultural studies, and historiographic source criticism to an array of very difficult primary sources, in particular skaldic poetry and the Icelandic sagas. He has also published on the sociology of fiction, history of women's education, and professional writing.

Annie Brisset a déployé durant toute sa carrière une immense activité pour développer la traduction et la communication interlinguistique et interculturelle. Elle a fondé l'International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies, a été directrice fondatrice de l’École de traduction du Collège Saint-Boniface et a atteint depuis des années un rayonnement international comme le prouvent ses nombreuses missions pour l'UNESCO. ------------------

Médiéviste de réputation internationale, Claude Panaccio est également reconnu pour son travail novateur en philosophie de l'esprit, de la connaissance et du langage. En discussion avec la philosophie analytique contemporaine, il développe lui-même une approche nominaliste originale de la pensée humaine. ------------------

Eve Egoyan has premiered works by Canadian and International composers, receiving uniform praise from audiences and artists both at home and throughout the world. In turn she has commissioned new pieces, initiated experimental sound works, composed and performed for film and dance. ------------------ EGOYAN, Eve –Performing Arts A concert pianist who specializes in new solo piano compositions, Eve Egoyan's definitive performances and recordings have already earned her the title "a composer's dream". Her honours include numerous commissions and awards from the Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council, FACTOR, a Distinguished Alumna award from the University of Victoria, a K.M. Hunter Award, a German Academic Exchange Scholarship, a Commonwealth Scholarship, and a Chalmers Award. She has premiered works by Canadian and International composers, receiving uniform praise from audiences and artists both at home and throughout the world. In turn she has commissioned new pieces, initiated experimental sound works, composed and performed for film and dance.

Lorna Crozier is a Governor General's Award Winning poet, essayist, teacher whose writing has gained national and international acclaim.Crozier's work has been widely anthologized, appearing in volumes used as university texts in Canada, the U.S., and Britain. Her creative non-fiction has been published in major anthologies, and she has read her work across the world. ------------------ CROZIER, Lorna –Department of Writing, University of Victoria Lorna Crozier is a poet, essayist, teacher and mentor whose brilliant imagery has gained national and international acclaim. In 1992, Crozier's Inventing the Hawk won the Governor General's Award for poetry. She has authored 15 books of poetry; several are in third and fourth printings. Translations of her work are read the world over. Crozier's poetry has been widely anthologized, appearing in volumes used as university texts, including the Oxford Anthology of Canadian Literature and Open Field: An Anthology of Contemporary Canadian Poets. Her creative non-fiction has been published in major anthologies such as Dropped Threads, edited by Carol Shields. In 2009, Greystone Books published her first collection of prose, Small Beneath the Sky.

Dramatic and stunning, Canadian soprano Adrianne is internationally renowned. She performs on leading opera and concert stages throughout Europe, North America and Asia. Following critically acclaimed performances in Bayruth and Toronto, she is now widely considered to be the "Sieglinde of our time" (Die Walkiire). Adrianne Pieczonka is a remarkable Canadian export- her voice, her stage craft, her personality all combine to make her one of the world's leading sopranos with international opera houses competing for her presence. ------------------ NOTE: Die walkure = Dee valkeere Sieglinde = seeglinde Bayreath=Buyroit PIECZONKA, Adrianne -Music Dramatic and stunning, Canadian soprano Adrianne Pieczonka is hailed for her beauty of "tone that can bloom into radiance or shrink to a whisper" (Daily Telegraph). Internationally renowned, she performs on leading opera and concert stages throughout Europe, North America and Asia. Following critically acclaimed performances in Bayreuth and Toronto, she is now widely considered to be the 'Sieglinde of our time' (Die Walkiire). Adrianne Pieczonka is a remarkable Canadian 'export' - her voice, her stage craft, her personality all combine to make her one of the world's leading sopranos with international opera houses competing for her presence.

Liz Ingram pushes the boundaries of traditional printmaking. Technically complex, emotionally nuanced, and intellectually engaging, her work also goes beyond the exploration of technical process and self-expression to insist on the artist's role in giving voice to diversity in our dynamic society. ------------------ INGRAM, Liz, -Department of Art and Design, University of Alberta Liz Ingram pushes the boundaries of traditional printmaking. Technically complex, emotionally nuanced, and intellectually engaging, her work also goes beyond the exploration of technical process and self-expression to insist on the artist's role in giving voice to diversity in our dynamic society. It has been recognized in exhibitions across the globe, from Shanghai to Krakow and Edmonton to Bhopal. Museums and galleries collect her work so that visitors in Berlin, Montreal, Tokyo, and Toronto can experience and learn from her art. For more than thirty years she has worked to promote excellence in printmaking in Canada and abroad.

Paul Beamish, of the University of Western Ontario is widely recognized as the top contributor worldwide to the international joint venture literature, a core area of study within the international business scholarly domain. ------------------ BEAMISH, Paul –Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario Paul Beamish is widely recognized as the top contributor worldwide to the international joint venture literature, a core area of study within the international business scholarly domain. Beamish has authored 46 books and over 100 refereed papers, and supervised 23 PhD dissertations. He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business, a Senior Fellow of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, and holds a Canada Research Chair. He is currently extending his career work on joint ventures in emerging markets to the issue of poverty reduction through management education.

Adele Diamond’s unique combination of expertise in developmental psychology and cognitive neuroscience led to the creation of an entirely new interdisciplinary field, developmental cognitive neuroscience. Committed to improving children’s lives, Adele Diamond’s research has improved the medical treatment for PKU and ADHD, and is now having a powerful beneficial effect on early childhood education. ------------------ Adele Diamond is a leader in two fields, psychology and neuroscience, and pioneered the creation of a now-flourishing interdisciplinary field, developmental cognitive neuroscience. Throughout her career, she has brought ideas and people together across disciplines. Her graduate work demonstrated that a cognitive advance in human infants was related to the functions of particular brain region, prefrontal cortex. Next her work linked the fields of inborn-errors-of-metabolism and neuropharmacology, changing medical treatment of PKU worldwide, improving thousands of children’s lives. More recently her seminal paper on how the inattentive-type of ADHD differs in its genetic and neural basis, cognitive profile, and responses to medication from the other types of ADHD has given voice to millions with the inattentive-type who felt their needs were not being addressed. Most recently, her findings are affecting educational practice throughout North and South America and Europe. Her rich theoretical insights and methodological advances form the basis of much current research in multiple fields. She is invited to give presentations worldwide to audiences as diverse as neurologists, educators, lawyers, psychoanalysts, geneticists, parents, and the Dalai Lama. Committed to making a difference in children’s lives, Prof. Diamond created and organizes the popular biennial conference in Vancouver, “Brain Development and Learning Conference,” where exciting findings in neuroscience and child development are presented in ways that parents, teachers, and family physicians, can understand, see the relevance of, and use, in an atmosphere of mutual respect.

Bennett (Jeff) Galef is the 'father' of the field of social learning in animals. Dr. Galef is one of the world's most highly regarded behavioural scientists, and his contributions will have lasting implications for diverse research areas. ------------------ GALEF, Bennett G. –Department of Psychology, McMaster University Bennett (Jeff) Galef is the 'father' of the field of social learning in animals. During 40 years of exceptional research creativity, Dr. Galef brought the field to its current prominence, introducing major research paradigms, mentoring researchers, and producing an extensive body of extremely well cited publications. His vast contributions led to being named Fellow of key academic societies, election as President of the Animal Behaviour Society, and appointment as the Executive Editor of his field's flagship journal. Dr. Galef is one of the world's most highly regarded behavioural scientists, and his contributions will have lasting implications for diverse research areas.