Dr. Charles Pascal. Charles is Professor of Applied Psychology and Human Development as OISE/UT. He also serves as special advisor to the Dean at that same institution. He has a long-standing and very deep commitment to the area of early childhood education and took a lead on the design and implementation of Ontario’s full day kindergarten program. 

As you’ll hear in our conversation, Charles Pascal is an interdisciplinary thinker who is concerned about our growing inability to see and talk across silos, a capacity that is important in both our leaders and our citizens. 


Charles Pascal brings his insights, his years of experience in both academics and politics and his passion to today’s conversation.

Find out more about Charles Pascal by visiting: https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/aphd/Home/Faculty_and_Staff/Faculty/2097/Charles_Pascal.html

Follow Charles on Twitter: @CEPascal

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Steve Orsini has had a long and dedicated career in the service of Ontarians. He served as  Deputy Minister of Finance and Secretary of the Treasury Board from 2011-2014 and Secretary of the Cabinet, Clerk of the Executive Council, Head of the Ontario Public Service (OPS) from 2014-2019.

Steve Orsini is a distinguished fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto.

You can find out more about Steve Orsini by visiting his profile page at the Munk School: https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/profile/orsini-steve/

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Farzana Chohan is passionate about the development and mentoring of leaders. 

She is a multidisciplinary thought leader who thinks deeply about the leadership cultures that exist and might exist as we move into the future. 

The Executive Director of Leadership IN Women, Dr. Chohan has a great deal to say about the way we build those cultures, not only from the perspective of the architectural world from which she emerged, but from the conceptual perspective as well. 

Learn more about Dr. Farzana Chohan at LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farzanachohan/

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Jim Stanford is Canadian economist and founder of the Progressive Economics Forum. He is also founding Director of Centre for the Future of Work, Australia. Jim's recently released report, "10 ways that the COVID-19 Pandemic Must Change Work for Good!" is part of the organization's PowerShare project and a must read for anyone interested in some powerful thinking about emerging from our current COVID-19 crisis. 

Follow Jim on Twitter: @jimbostanford or at the Centre for Future Work: https//centreforfuturework.ca

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