23 May Closing Conference of the 2022 Cohort - Banff, Alberta
After three years of dedication and collaboration, the 2022 cohort concluded their journey with a final gathering at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
The closing conference highlighted the cohort’s scientific cycle, focused on global economies, by exploring timely topics, such as:
- Developing Economies, the Global South, and the Global Economy
- The Cost-of-Living Crisis & Art-based Engagement
- Revolutions: The Peaceful, Violent, and the Transformative
- Multilateralism in a Changing World
Several scholars from the cohort, including Felix Amoh-Siaw, David Eliot, Roojin Habibi, Marjolaine Lamontagne, Jamie Michaels, Coline Moreau, Mariame Ouedraogo, Alexandre Petitclerc and Tobias G. Schminke, led these discussions with brilliance.
We were also honoured to welcome Alumni, such as:
- Gerald Bareebe (2013 Scholar), Associate Professor in the Department of Politics at York University
- Tammara Soma (2014 Scholar), Associate Professor at Simon Fraser University, and Research Director at the Food Systems Lab
- François Crépeau (2008 Fellow), Full Professor of Public International Law at McGill University
- Robert Huish (2004 Scholar), Associate Professor of International Development Studies at Dalhousie University
- Christian Girard (2005 Scholar), Researcher at the Observatoire québécois des inégalités
Their presence, alongside Joseph Wong (2023 Mentor), Vice-President, International, at the University of Toronto, demonstrates the active engagement across different cohorts within the community.
We also thank the speakers who enriched our discussions:
- Soloman Chiniquay, artist in residence at Banff
- Valérie Courtois, Executive Director of the Aboriginal Leadership Initiative
- Kate Ervine, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Global Development Studies, Saint Mary’s University
- Nic Latulippe, artist in residence at Banff
- Îyârhe Nakoda Elder Terry Rider
Once again, our sincere congratulations to the 2022 cohort!