Kim Honey has been a reporter and editor for seven newspapers and three magazines in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario, covering everything from science and the environment to higher education for The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and Maclean’s, where she was the editor of the university rankings and guidebooks. Most recently, as executive editor of Zoomer magazine, she edited long-form features and investigations. A graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University’s journalism program, she is...

Lee-Anne Goodman is a longtime journalist who's worked in Washington, D.C., Ottawa and Toronto covering everything from the political ascent of Barack Obama during her years as White House correspondent to the fatal 2014 shooting on Canada's Parliament Hill. Before joining The Conversation Canada as its Politics, Business and Economics editor, she worked as Business Editor and Ontario Bureau Chief for The Canadian Press, managing a staff of more than 20 reporters and editors.

Susannah Schmidt worked as general reporter for Turtle Island News and edited for the Centre for Global Social Policy. Earlier, she documented play development for Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal, worked in adult literacy and with a queer-affirming network engaged in questions of Christian faith and social justice. She has a bachelor of applied arts in journalism from TMU, a BA in drama & religious studies from McGill and a master of Catholic thought from St. Jerome's University.

Martine Turenne est rédactrice en chef de La Conversation Canada. Elle a une vaste expérience en journalisme au Québec, notamment, ces dernières années, comme rédactrice en chef de sites web d'information. Elle a occupé divers postes dans le secteur des médias : TC Média (Les Affaires et Commerce), Québecor (Le Journal de Montréal, TVA-Argent), L’actualité et elle a écrit pour de nombreux magazines. Elle est aussi l'auteure de plusieurs romans et biographies.

Eleni is a writer and editor specializing in media, business, labour and Canadian politics. She has an academic and research background in journalism and media, sport policy studies, and social justice education and holds a master of journalism degree from the University of British Columbia.

Before joining The Conversation as a commissioning editor, Heather studied an MA in International Journalism at City, University of London. While there, she briefly interned with both the Islington Tribune and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. She also holds a BA in English Language and Literature from Brock University in Canada.

Dr. Philip Steenkamp is president and vice-chancellor of Royal Roads University. He previously held the role of vice-president, external relations at the University of British Columbia and at Simon Fraser University. His academic roles have included research fellow at the University of Namibia and assistant professor and postdoctoral fellow in the Department of History at the University of Victoria. Among his many awards, Philip received the King Charles III Coronation Medal in 2024 to recogn...

Philippe Beauregard leads Concordia University's Communications Services, the group that opens the channels of communication throughout the university and to the outside world. Guiding a team of communications, media relations, marketing, and digital communications professionals, Beauregard’s role is to devise and implement strategies that enhance Concordia’s reputation, develop and maintain the integrity of Concordia’s brand and improve the communications between the university and its facul...

Dr. Alice Aiken is the Vice-President Research & Innovation at Dalhousie University. She is an active researcher focused on health systems transformation and evidence-informed policy-making. Dr. Aiken is currently the Vice-Chair of the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and chairs the board of Research Nova Scotia.

Andrew Jaspan is the creator and co-founder of The Conversation. He launched the project in Australia in 2011 and was instrumental in seeing it established in the UK and the US. The project was born out of concerns Andrew had about public access to reliable information amid a dramatic shift in the production and consumption of journalism internationally. Andrew has been Editor of The Observer, The Age (Melbourne), The Scotsman and the Sunday Herald (Glasgow).