Four amazing speakers, each with a UWinnipeg connection, will speak at TEDx Winnipeg. Their presentations will cover topics ranging from identity to ethical artificial intelligence, tattooing and museum roles in reconciliation and healing.
Basketball led Melanie Talastas-Soriano (BA 05, CAT(C)) to choose The University of Winnipeg and her career as an athletic therapist.
Christine Thiessen (BA 06) is a graduate of The University of Winnipeg Business and Economics department and the founder of the Winnipeg Women’s Conference.
Maxine Kashton (BA 84, CPA, CMA), comes from a family of UWinnipeg graduates, and attended UWinnipeg at the same time as her brother and mother.
In January, Shawna Forester Smith was presented with a King Charles III Coronation Medal. She was nominated by Senator Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler for her role in health care advocacy.
Michelle Jean-Paul (BA 03, BEd 03, M.Ed 13) incorporates issues around social justice, equity, and anti-racism in her work.
When Trevor Boris finished university, he says his degree indirectly informed a lot of what he does. University allowed him the opportunity to explore his passion of standup comedy, which led to a career in show business.
From a very early age, Rebecca Gibson (BA 98) loved the magic of stories. Without knowing how, Rebecca knew she wanted to be a writer, director, producer, and actor from the time she was a tiny child
Stacy Cardigan Smith (BA 09) is a UWinnipeg alum and champion for community and philanthropy. She partnered with Dr. Julie Chamberlain to publish a report on anti-oppressive approaches to safety.
An undergrad's Human Rights assignment on monuments led to the publication of academic research entitled, "Unsettling the Familiar: Experiential Human Rights Learning through Civic Monuments at the University of Winnipeg".
