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Daniel Lamarre is President and CEO of Cirque du Soleil, where he is responsible for both business development and operations strategy, as well as ensuring its financial stability and furthering its organizational culture and values. A University of Ottawa alumnus (Communication), he began his career as a journalist at Trois-Rivières’ Le Nouvelliste and Radio-Canada. He began working in public relations with the Fédération des caisses populaires du Centre du Québec and Cogeco. He later served a...
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Claude Bouchard is Professor and Director of the Human Genomics Laboratory at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he holds the John W. Barton, Sr. Endowed Chair in Genetics and Nutrition. His research examines the genetics of adaptation to exercise and of obesity, along with morbidities associated with obesity, such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension.  Prior to his arrival at Pennington, he held the Donald B. Brown Research Chair on Obesity at Université...
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Monique F. Leroux has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Desjardins Group, the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, since 2008. Prior to joining Desjardins in 2001, she held senior positions with Quebecor Inc., the large multimedia group, and the Royal Bank, as well as with the international accounting firm Ernst & Young. She also holds positions on many national and international boards, including the European Association of Co-operative Banks and the Internationa...
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Michel Brûlé, a University of Ottawa alumnus (Electrical Engineering), is President of M&M Investments, which provides strategic services and venture capital to help start-up companies become profitable. He has founded six technology companies, including InnoMediaLogic, whose 2000 sale was recognized as the best venture capital deal in Canada that year. He is seen as one of the earliest “angel investors,” and was named 2010 Canadian Angel of the Year by the National Angel Capital Organizati...
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Since 1992, Kim Pate has served as Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, an umbrella body bringing together Elizabeth Fry societies nationwide. The societies provide support and advocacy for women who are currently or who have been in prison, including members of some of the most vulnerable groups in society. Additionally, she has worked with scholars, sociologists, front-line workers and others on the broader issues facing women in the correctional system. ...
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Avelino Corma Canos is the co-founder and former director of the Instituto de Tecnología Química of the Universidad Politécnica in Valencia, Spain.  His work has led to that institution being recognized for its excellence in the area of heterogeneous catalysis. Professor Corma’s own work on acid-base and redox catalysis has allowed him to develop catalysts with multiple commercial applications, and he is a recognized leader in catalysts used in refining, petrochemistry and chemical process...
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A true pioneer, Michèle Thibodeau-DeGuire has paved the way for her contemporaries in engineering, diplomacy, communications and philanthropy. She was the first woman to graduate in civil engineering from Montreal's École Polytechnique, then, the first woman consulting engineer in Quebec, and, finally, the first woman to serve as a Quebec delegate-general abroad. Since 1991, Michèle Thibodeau-DeGuire has served as president and executive director of Centraide of Greater Montreal, using her abil...
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As Radio-Canada's first female news anchor, Céline Galipeau has been a role model for an entire generation of women aspiring to an equally distinguished career in journalism. Whether in London, Paris, Moscow, Beijing or in various war zones such as Chechnya, Kosovo or Afghanistan, she has been able to both touch her viewers while providing them with outstanding news coverage. Equally comfortable in the field and in the studio, Céline Galipeau began her career with Radio-Canada in 1984 as a rep...
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Jules A. Hoffmann, an internationally renowned biologist, shared the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his 1996 discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity, specifically, how fruit flies fight infections.  His work has allowed us to understand the similar defence mechanisms employed by other living beings, including humans. It has promising applications in areas such as defences of the pest mosquito, the vector of malaria and autoimmune disease.  Dr. Hoffmann...
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Jacques Samarut is world-renowned for his research on cancer-causing retroviruses and on the mechanisms of action of hormone receptors in embryonic development and cancer. He is the president of the new École normale supérieure de Lyon, and held leading positions with ENS prior to its reorganization.  He is also president of the scientific council of the Institut national de la recherche agronomique in Paris.  Jacques Samarut founded and chaired the Rhône-Alpes génopôle genomic resear...
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