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Kara Bertram
University of the Fraser Valley
Manager, Global Engagement
Indigenous Study Abroad Collaborative Framework: Stage 1 Report


Tricia Best
University of Victoria
Director, International Student Services
Innovating Student Success and Learning Support in the Virtual Age


Anuj Bhasin
High Commission of Canada (India, Nepal and Bhutan)
Trade Commissioner, Education
Trade Commissioner B2B Meetings
Trade Commissioner B2B Meetings


Magali Boffet
Global Affairs Canada
Education Trade Commissioner
Trade Commissioner B2B Meetings
Trade Commissioner B2B Meetings


Kerry Brinkert
College of the Rockies
Manager, International Projects and Partnerships
Confronting Privilege and Building Partnerships Through Virtual Exchange


Teresa Brooks
Langara College
Associate Director, International Student Services
Building CommYOUnity: Beyond Connection Toward Belonging and Inclusion


Luke Bruce
British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE)
Coordinator, Market Support and International Initiatives
Expanding Horizons in Higher Education Mobility -- University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP)


Della Burke
ITESO, The Jesuit University of Guadalajara
Coordinator of Campus Internationalization
Levelling the Economic Playing Field through COIL Virtual Exchange
Mexico Delegation B2B Meetings


Susan Butler
Education in Ireland
Senior Education Consultant
Ireland as a Partner for International Educational Collaboration


Angel Cachuela
Embassy of Canada (Philippines)
Trade Commissioner (Education, Agriculture and Agri-Food)
Trade Commissioner B2B Meetings
Trade Commissioner B2B Meetings


Silvia Caicedo
George Brown College
Learning facilitator and professor
Book Club: A Dialogue About Washington Black By Esi Edugyan


Alexandra Capistrano
Langara College
International Student Coordinator - Student Experience
Building CommYOUnity: Beyond Connection Toward Belonging and Inclusion


Emmanuel Carrillo
Universidad Tecnologica del Retoño BIS-Aguscalientes
President of Universidad Tecnologica del Retoño BIS-Aguscalientes
Mexico (Western/Bajio region), Post secondary Collaboration Opportunities Prior To and During the Pandemic


Maria Jose Castelazo
Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology of the State of Jalisco
Coordinator of Innovation, Science and Technology, State of Jalisco, Mexico
Mexico (Western/Bajio region), Post secondary Collaboration Opportunities Prior To and During the Pandemic


Christine Chan
University Canada West
Director, Student Affairs and Services

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Jonathan Chew
Navitas
Head, Strategic Insights and Analytics
The Road to Recovery – Understanding Student Behaviours


Ambassador Graeme C. Clark
Embassy of Canada to Mexico
Ambassador designate of Canada to the United Mexican States
Mexico (Western/Bajio region), Post secondary Collaboration Opportunities Prior To and During the Pandemic


Lewis Coughlin
Consulate of Canada in Guadalajara, Mexico
Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner of Canada in Guadalajara, Mexico

Natalia Covarrubias Olivares
Universidad Tecnologica del Retono
International Affairs Coordinator
Mexico Delegation B2B Meetings


Genoveva Amador Fierros
Universidad de Colima
General Director of International Relations and Academic Cooperation

Frank Flood
 Consulate General of Ireland Vancouver
 Consul General
Ireland as a Partner for International Educational Collaboration


Luis Armando Flores Sánchez
EDUCAFIN
International Affairs Director

Richard Foo
University of Northern British Columbia
Manager, International Recruitment
A Regional Approach to International Student Recruitment


Chelsey Gooden
Diversity and Inclusion Practioner
Diversity and Inclusion Practioner
Pre-Conference Workshop: Who We Are in the Small is Who We Are in the All


Andrew Gordon
Diversity Abroad
CEO and founder
Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speaker


Daniel Guhr
Illuminate Consulting Group
Managing Director
2021 and Beyond: How British Columbia Stacks Up Competitively


Fazela Haniff
ACEI Global Consulting Group
DEI & HR Higher Education Strategist Consultant

Fiona Hawkshaw
Global Affairs Canada - Pacific Regional Office
Trade Commissioner
Trade Commissioner B2B Meetings
Trade Commissioner B2B Meetings


Tim Hopkins
International Education Division, Global Affairs Canada
Trade Commissioner - Clients & Communications
Trade Commissioner B2B Meetings
Trade Commissioner B2B Meetings


Seyed-Reza Hosseinifar
University Canada West
Director of Centre for Teaching Excellence • Academic Affairs
Innovating Student Success and Learning Support in the Virtual Age


Zhaoying Hu
Simon Fraser University
Manager, International Research Mobility
Lowering Participation Barriers in International Research Mobility


Keiko Ikeda
Kansai University
Professor, Vice-Director for IIGE (Institute for Innovative Global Education)
Integrating COIL Programs in Internationally Networked University Consortia

THANK YOU TO OUR SPEAKERS

Our gratitude goes to our speakers who are so generously sharing their knowledge and enriching each session with their outstanding insight and professionalism.

On behalf of the Summer Conference 2021 speakers, BCCIE is making donations to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, an organization that assists First Nations Peoples in British Columbia with research, education, awareness, partnership, advocacy, and culturally-based healing services for survivors of the Residential School system. Each year we make donations to important causes on behalf of Summer Conference speakers to recognize their invaluable contributions to International Education in British Columbia, and this year we make this financial contribution as a humble but ongoing commitment to reconciliation. If you are interested in making your own donation you may do so here.