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Guest Speaker:
Gloria Steinem, author, feminist activist, lecturer
From Evolution to Revolution: Unleashing the Collective Power of Nursing and Its Leadership

Opening Keynote Speaker:
Suzanne Gordon, freelance journalist and author
Caring and Curing: What Kind of Nursing Profession do Canadians Need in the 21^st Century?

Plenary Presentation: The Big Picture: Global Impacts on the Canadian Nursing Leadership Agenda
Jeffrey Simpson, national affairs columnist, The Globe and Mail
Andrew Coyne, national editor, Maclean's
Chantal Hébert, national affairs writer, Toronto Star

Plenary Presentation: Interprofessional Education: Rhetoric or Reality?
Sioban Nelson, dean, Lawrence S. Bloomberg faculty of nursing, University of Toronto
Lynn Stevenson, chief nursing officer, Vancouver Island Health Authority

Keynote Speaker:
Larry Axelrod, dean, Adler School of Professional Psychology, Vancouver Campus
Leading from Within: Translating Values into Effective Leadership Practice

Plenary Speaker:
Diane Bewick, director, Family Health Services, Middlesex-London Health Unit
Public Health Nursing Leaders: Speaking Up and Speaking Out

Closing Keynote Speaker:
Joy Richards, vice-president, nursing, ambulatory and outreach services, and chief nursing officer, Baycrest Geriatric Health Care Centre
Finding the Courage to Lead