OVC takes a Snapchat tour of TEDxGuelphU. The Ontario Veterinary College proudly sponsored the 2015 event. Thank you to all of the participants interviewed and for sharing their thoughts with the OVC community.
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2015 Speakers List:
Dr. Barbara LeBlanc, a General Surgeon based in Guelph, Ontario. She has completed 18 missions with MSF, and has worked in Northern Uganda in a clinical and teaching capacity. Most recently she worked with the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) in South Sudan as part of a mobile surgical team.
Owen Bjorgan, a third year in the University of Guelph’s biodiversity program. After experiencing many of the world’s natural wonders Owen decided to create a non-profit called The Biophilic World in order to help find the missing link between modern society and the natural world.
Dr. Stephen Lewis an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Guelph.Dr. Lewis’ research examines non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and related mental health difficulties among youth and emerging adults. His research has been featured in national and international media outlets, including The New York Times, Time, USA Today, ABC, CBS, The Globe and Mail, and the BBC and has resulted in policy changes on YouTube in an effort to promote online safety for adolescents.
Emily Bremner since graduating with a B.Comm from the University of Guelph in 2010, her intense desire to understand the world and her place in it has taken her from the far off cityscapes of Nepal, where she worked with street children, to the B.C. coast, where she studied the practice of yoga. Finding herself back in Guelph, Emily took on a role working with university youth in the fields of entrepreneurship and community engagement through the Centre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship (CBaSE).
Jay Reid founder of The Making-Box and a Regional Director with the Canadian Improv Games (CIG), a nationally recognized non-profit that gives high school students a platform to explore theatrical improvisation in a fun and supportive environment.
Dr. Kenneth Dorter, since 1966, he has been a member of the Philosophy Department at the University of Guelph, where he has taught courses primarily in the history of philosophy, both western and eastern, as well as courses on ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of art, and philosophy of music (in the Music Department).
Dr. Vern Osborne, internationally known for his expertise in water nutrition of dairy animals and has been an invited speaker in many countries. He is also a globally recognized designer of dairy facilities. He is currently the Science and Design Lead for the Mission 2050 project, a conceptual framework plan that would replace Guelph’s/OMAFRA’s dairy, swine and poultry research facilities.