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Phil Verster is the CEO of METROLINX on the future of transit. 

Peter Tunney is an artist.

Dr Temple Grandin on Autism and Innovation.

Andy Hertzfeld, APPLE + General Magic.

Linda Schuyler of DEGRASSI.

Linda Schuyler, CM OOnt is an English-born Canadian television producer involved in the creation and production of the Degrassi series and Instant Star series of teen programs.

​​For almost four decades, Degrassi has been the seminal voice reflecting the lives of teenagers worldwide – being a source of both education and entertainment for generations. Degrassi’s legacy has solidified it as one of the most iconic brands in youth culture.

Mike Wekerle Canadian innovator, entrepreneur and Dragon and mastermind behind a new music revolution at the El Mocambo.

Mark Breslin is the founder and CEO of Yuk Yuks.

Mark Breslin was born and raised in Toronto, Canada in 1952. He graduated York University Honours with a B.A. in English Literature in 1974.

In 1976, Breslin opened the first Yuk Yuk's, in the basement of Toronto's Church Street Community Centre. Four years and many sweaty shows later, the Yuk Yuk's flag ship was moved to 1280 Bay Street in the trendy Yorkville district. Over the next decade, Yuk Yuk's would expand to its present reach with over 15 clubs across Canada.

Mike Garson on David Bowie

MIKE IS PERHAPS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH DAVID BOWIE, WHICH BEGAN IN 1972.

He made his mark on numerous Bowie albums and has travelled thousands of miles on Bowie tours, including his 2003-04 “A Reality Tour,” Bowie’s first world tour in 20 years.

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Currently, masters and doctorate-level music students at the University of Southern California taking a course in 20th century classical music are required to perform one of Mike’s classical pieces.

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He also performed and taught at the 2002 World Piano Pedagogy Conference where, to his surprise, he received a standing ovation after his first of ten pieces a series of improvisations based on a Paganini theme. In recognition of Mike’s mastery of the piano and his composing skills, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the world-famous Beethoven Society.

Mike Garson on David Bowie

MIKE IS PERHAPS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH DAVID BOWIE, WHICH BEGAN IN 1972.

He made his mark on numerous Bowie albums and has travelled thousands of miles on Bowie tours, including his 2003-04 “A Reality Tour,” Bowie’s first world tour in 20 years.

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Currently, masters and doctorate-level music students at the University of Southern California taking a course in 20th century classical music are required to perform one of Mike’s classical pieces.

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He also performed and taught at the 2002 World Piano Pedagogy Conference where, to his surprise, he received a standing ovation after his first of ten pieces a series of improvisations based on a Paganini theme. In recognition of Mike’s mastery of the piano and his composing skills, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the world-famous Beethoven Society.

Bob Guccione, Jr. is an award winning and internationally renowned editor and publisher who has created and managed some of America’s most iconic publishing brands. Born in Manhattan, Bob was raised in London. He began his career aged 18 in the UK, where he published A Step By Step Guide To Kung Fu, becoming Britain’s youngest-ever publisher at the time. A year later he returned to America and launched the monthly music poster magazine,Rock Superstars, making him America’s then youngest-ever publisher. In 1985, Guccione launched SPIN, the enormously successful music magazine that usurped Rolling Stone as the dominant pop culture publication for 18-24 year olds. 

Under Guccione as Editor and Publisher, SPIN developed a reputation for award-winning investigative journalism and was Advertising Age’s Magazine of the Year in 1994.