2002 Presenters

Adrian Anantawan

Virtuoso Violinist

Robert Bateman

Artist and Naturalist

Tyler Brule

Wallpaper Magazine

Michael Budman

Roots

Ronnie Burkett

Puppeteer

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Gen. John de Chastelain

Soldier-turned-diplomat

John Robert Colombo

Canada’s “Master Gatherer”

Douglas Coupland

Novelist and Artist

Lise Anne Couture

Architect, Co-Founder Asymptote

Wade Davis

Ethno-botanist

Hershey Felder

Concert Pianist, Actor and Composer

Diane Francis

Journalist & Author

Marc Garneau

Canadian Space Agency

Edward Greenspan

Criminal Lawyer

Melissa Jane Hollands

Bagpiper

Michael Ignatieff

Author, Journalist

Pico Iyer

Travel Writer

Paul Kedrosky

Technology and Finance Commentator

Emory Kristof

National Geographic Photographer

Daniel Libeskind

Architect

Brian Macdonald

Director and Choreographer

Richard MacDonald

The Hemlock Society

Preston Manning

Fraser Institute

Jennifer Mather

Biologist and Psychologist

Deepa Mehta

Film Director

Henry Morgentaler

Physician, Social Activist

Terry Mosher

Editorial Cartoonist Mosher

Nelofer Pazira

Afghan-Canadian Journalist

Josef Penninger

Medical Geneticist

Doug Perovic

Nanoengineer

Anna Porter

Key Porter Books

Tracy Quan

Prostitutes Rights Activist

Quartetto Gelato

Musical Group

David Rakoff

Humourist

Kathy Reich

Forensic Anthropologist

Spider Robinson

Science Fiction Author

Clayton Ruby

Civil Rights Lawyer

Witold Rybozynski

Urbanism Expert

Chistoph Sensen

Visual Genomics

Lindsay Sharp

Museum Director

Sarah Slean

Pianist/Songwriter

Lawrence Smith

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Norman Spector

Former Ambassador to Israel

Lionel Tiger

Darwin Professor of Anthropology

Marq de Villiers

Author, Journalist

Elliot Wahle

Toys “R” Us

Margaret Wente

Columnist

Ronald Wright

Author

Greg Zeschuk & Ray Muzyka

Joint-CEOs of BioWare Corp.

Donald Ziraldo

Inniskillin Wines

David Zussman

Public Policy Advisors