Network
The Future Skills Research Network is an expanding and diverse group of scholars, experts, practitioners and other stakeholders actively engaged in research on future skills and the future of work. This national network is helping to inform and advance the Future Skills Centre’s research agenda by providing access to network members’ deep experience with skills development and their subject matter and methodological expertise. The Future Skills Research Network is also designed to help facilitate knowledge sharing and spark collaborations between members, both as a part of the Centre’s work as well as the wider future skills research agenda.
Dr. Mustafa Ozbilgin
Professor, Organisational Behaviour
Brunel Business School, Brunel University London
Dr. Mustafa F. Özbilgin is a Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Brunel Business School, UK. He also holds two international positions: Co-Chaire Management et Diversité at Université Paris Dauphine and Visiting Professor of Management at Koç University in Istanbul. His research focuses on...
Ethan Pollack
Associate Director, Research and Policy
Future of Work Initiative, Aspen Institute
Ethan Pollack is the Associate Director of Research and Policy for the Future of Work Initiative at the Aspen Institute, Colorado, U.S. Prior to his work at the Institute, he worked for the Pew Charitable Trusts researching and advising U.S. states on budget, tax, and infrastructure policy. His...
Dr. Judith Hayes
Executive Director
Manitoba Start
Dr. Judith Hayes is the Executive Director of Employment Solutions for Immigrants/Manitoba Start. Dr. Hayes expertise lies in workforce development, as well as diversity and intercultural competence in the workplace and community. Over the past 20 years, Dr. Hayes has developed a comprehensive...
Trish Hennessy
Executive Director
Upstream
Trish Hennessy is the Executive Director of Upstream: An Institute for a Healthy Society, based in Saskatoon. Her work is dedicated to reframing public discourse, informed by the social determinants of health, to promote individual health and community well-being. She is the founding director of...
Lauren Manekin Beille
Manager, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Yukon College
Lauren Manekin Beille is the Manager for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Yukon College, soon to be Yukon University. She and her team empower entrepreneurs and innovators to take meaningful action on their inventions, ideas, and aspirations. Yukon College’s I & E team are charged with helping...
Ken Delaney
Managing Director and Partner
Prism Economics and Analysis
Ken Delaney is Managing Director and Partner at Prism Economics and Analysis, Toronto. He is an accomplished management, policy and labour relations professional with a consulting practice that includes acting as the Executive Director of the Canadian Skills Training and Employment Coalition...
Dr. Elizabeth Evans
Founding Dean
Faculty of Business and Communication Studies, Mount Royal University
Dr. Elizabeth Evans is the Founding Dean of the Faculty of Business and Communication Studies at Mount Royal University in Calgary. Previously she was Associate Dean Academic Undergraduate Programs at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University. Evans entered academia after a career in...
Dr. Thomas Gegenhuber
Assistant Professor, Digital Transformation
Leuphana University of Lüneburg and Johannes Kepler University Linz
Dr. Thomas Gegenhuber is Assistant professor for Digital Transformation at Leuphana University Lüneburg & Johannes Kepler University Linz. Thomas holds a doctoral degree in business administration from Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz. As part of his doctoral studies, funded by grants from...
Dr. Judith Terstriep
Head of Research; Lecturer
Department Innovation, Space & Culture, Institute for Work and Technology, Westphalian University; Ruhr-University Bochum
Dr. Judith Terstriep (Economist) – is Head of Research, Department Innovation, Space & Culture at the Institute for Work and Technology at the Westphalian University, Gelsenkirchen and lecturer at the Ruhr-University Bochum. She has long-term experience in (social) innovation research. Primary...
