Maxwell Shedd

Elizabeth's Bio

Elizabeth Murphy | MSc student, Chemistry Department, University of Alberta
Innovation Gallery (Saturday 11:15-12:15)

Elizabeth Murphy completed her BSc in chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Western Ontario before moving to Edmonton in 2021 to pursue her masters. She is currently a second year MSc student in the department of chemistry, researching the conversion of atmospheric CO2 into useful fuel precursors using transition-metal catalysts. This research has a long-term goal of developing net-CO2-zero fuels by repurposing CO2 waste.

Department of Chemistry - University of Alberta
 
 

Ratik's Bio

Ratik Kapoor | Executive Lead, Relectric Car Team
Innovation Gallery (Saturday morning)

Ratik Kapoor is a final year electrical and computer engineering student at the University of Calgary and the founder of the Relectric Car Team. He’s passionate about sustainability in transportation and tech infrastructure. On Relectric, Ratik helps his team push the boundaries of electric vehicle conversions through hardware and software development. During his university career, Ratik has also interned at Tesla and Versa Networks. 

Relectric Car Team

Sam's Bio

Sam Effah | Canada Games Gold Medalist, Right to Play Ambassador, Amazing Race Canada Finalist
Keynote Speaker

As a native Albertan, Sam has speed. He represented Canada at 3 World Championships, 3 World University Games, 2 Commonwealth Games and was inducted into the 2021 Canada West Hall of Fame. Most recently, Sam was named co-Chef de Mission for the 2022.

As a volunteer, he’s an athlete ambassador with Right To Play and a past Classroom Champions mentor, where he focuses on using his platform to inspire the next generation of youth around the world.

In 2019 he was cast on The Amazing Race Canada Season 7 and placed second overall. 

Outside of athletics and in-office work, Sam loves to speak. He leads a strong stage presence, developed over the course of a ten-year career as a seminar speaker, workshop facilitator, and motivational presenter.

Learn More About Sam Effah

Meghan's Bio

Meghan Owen | Program Manager, Green Learning 
Projects in Action Workshops (Saturday morning)

Meghan manages the design and development of educational materials at GreenLearning. With a background in biological sciences, love for engaging learners and a knack for finding the fun in any activity, Meghan has experience in teaching within traditional classrooms and informal education environments.

Green Learning