{"id":604,"date":"2024-04-02T03:41:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T03:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vnseameo.org\/InternationalConference2024\/?page_id=604"},"modified":"2024-05-13T07:45:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T07:45:08","slug":"keynote-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vnseameo.org\/InternationalConference2024\/index.php\/keynote-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"KEYNOTE SPEAKERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"604\" class=\"elementor elementor-604\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f0a15d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f0a15d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30e5b9d\" data-id=\"30e5b9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c13ec31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c13ec31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vnseameo.org\/InternationalConference2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Artboard-3-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-623\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vnseameo.org\/InternationalConference2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Artboard-3-1.png 500w, https:\/\/www.vnseameo.org\/InternationalConference2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Artboard-3-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vnseameo.org\/InternationalConference2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Artboard-3-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.vnseameo.org\/InternationalConference2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Artboard-3-1-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/www.vnseameo.org\/InternationalConference2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Artboard-3-1-246x246.png 246w, https:\/\/www.vnseameo.org\/InternationalConference2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Artboard-3-1-276x276.png 276w, https:\/\/www.vnseameo.org\/InternationalConference2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Artboard-3-1-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0ba71b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0ba71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Dr. Deborah Saucier<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>President &amp; Vice-Chancellor, Vancouver Island University (VIU)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6632b5a\" data-id=\"6632b5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835010e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"835010e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Deborah Saucier was appointed President and Vice-Chancellor of Vancouver Island University in July 2019. Dr. Saucier holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Western Ontario and a BSc and MSc in psychology from the University of Victoria. She received her International Baccalaureate diploma from the Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific in Metchosin, near Victoria.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to joining VIU, Dr. Saucier was President of MacEwan University in Edmonton and Provost and Academic Vice-President of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Dr. Saucier is a distinguished researcher in both psychology and neuroscience. She was the Canadian Research Chair in Behavioural Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge and Dean of Science at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and has garnered numerous grants to support her research, including awards from Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Saucier is also the author of two books in psychology and an advocate for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Vancouver Island University, Dr. Saucier has guided the development and implementation of the institution\u2019s first strategic plan. The plan includes three core values \u2013 People, Place and Potential \u2013 and six commitments for the next five years. Following the guidance of the plan, Dr. Saucier is working to build on the institution\u2019s strengths and foster the unique educational experience at VIU to be more accessible, more inclusive, and more deeply rooted in the community.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born in Saskatoon, Dr. Saucier is a member of the M\u00e9tis Nation of Alberta. In 2020, she was awarded the Indigenous Women in Leadership Award from the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business. As president of Vancouver Island University, Dr. Saucier is focused on helping to close the education gap for Indigenous youth and working to incorporate the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and the TRC Calls to Action into institutional decision making by implementing both policy and physical changes on campus to ensure that Indigenous cultures and knowledges are reflected in campus spaces.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Saucier is married to curator and contemporary artist Chai Duncan and has a teenage daughter.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f683989 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f683989\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9ba5b3\" data-id=\"b9ba5b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b3202 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"26b3202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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He brings over 35 years of post-secondary experience in universities, colleges and polytechnics.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under Dr. Ross\u2019 leadership, SAIT has grown to the Alberta\u2019s third largest post-secondary institution through the development of applied practiced education, solution focused research and a wide range of partnerships that represent a broad global footprint.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has chaired or been a board member of over 20 organizations including Chair of Polytechnics Canada, the Canadian Bureau for International Education, The Global Education Network, and the Alberta Skills to Jobs Task Force (focused on the next generation of talent) and the League for Innovation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David is a staunch internationalist and fundamentally believes that institutions greatly benefit from the sharing of ideas, resources and talent across borders. 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