Authors

Avneet Darred is an International Relations student at the University of British Columbia. 

Jean-Francois Denault has been working with innovators and entrepreneurs in life sciences as a professional consultant for more than fifteen years. He has worked with more than 50 different clients in life sciences (including larger companies such as J&J, P&G, ABBVie, and Denka Seiken). Jean-Francois's clients are located all over the world, and he has completed projects with clients in over 25 different countries, including Japan and China.

Jean-Francois has a graduate degree in Management Consulting, an executive MBA (specialized in the bio-industry), and a graduate degree in organizational communication. He is a member of the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Brand Strategy and the Journal of Digital & Social Media Marketing. He has written a dozen articles for various publications, and is the author of both the Handbook of Market Research for Life Sciences and the Handbook of Marketing Strategy for Life Sciences.

Nadine Oliver is a Project Specialist based at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada's Toronto office and a graduate of the Masters of Urban Planning program at the University of Toronto, with a specialization in economic policy.

Trevor Fairlie is former Junior Research Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, specializing in Trade, Investment and Innovation. He is a current 2019 JD Candidate at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School.

Sara Harb is a Fellow at the VISION20 Initiative and MPPGA Candidate at the University of British Columbia’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs who attended the inaugural Paris Peace Forum on November 11, 2018.

Martin Chan worked as a Research Intern at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. He is studying International Studies and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he specializes in politics and policy in the global economy.

Amelia Duggan is a former Junior Research Scholar at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and a recent graduate of the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs program at the University of British Columbia.

Nathan has worked at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada as a Research Assistant. He holds a Masters of Public Policy and Global Affairs degree from the University of British Columbia where he specialized in resources, energy, and sustainability. He is also an Alumnus of the University of Sheffield (MA, 2013).

Arthur Xie worked as a Junior Research Scholar at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. He is also a recent BA graduate in economics and international relations from the University of British Columbia. His research interests include Canada’s investment and trade relations with Asia and China’s foreign relations.