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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Invited Speakers & Panelists

  

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Kirk Atkinson
Ontario Tech

 

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Canon Bryan
Terrestrial Energy

 

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Alina Constantin
IAEA

 

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Ibrahim Dincer
Ontario Tech

 

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Jerry Hopwood
UNENE

 

Headshot of Sonia Iqbal

Sonia Iqbal
COG

 

Headshot of Wes Johnsen 

Wes Johnsen
Bruce Power

 

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Xianguo Li
UWaterloo

 

Headshot of Carlos Lorencez

Carlos Lorencez
COG

 

Headshot of Sam McDemott

Sam McDemott
Enbridge

 

 Headshot of Celestin Piette

Célestin Piette
Tractebel

 

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Igor Pioro
Ontario Tech

 

Headshot of Chad Richards

Chad Richards
Nuclear Innovation Institute

 

Headshot of Ry Smith

Ry Smith
Change Energy

 

Headshot of William Smith

William Smith
Terrestrial Energy

 

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Hadid Subki
IAEA

 

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Alan Tan
Next Hydrogen

 

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Elina Teplinsky
Pillsbury