2005 Presenters

Mark Abley

Author

Carolyn Abraham

Medical Reporter, The Globe and Mail

Mehran Anvari

Telerobotic Surgeon

Adam Bly

SEED Magazine

Jimmy Bowskill

Guitarist

June Callwood

Journalist, Author, Social Activist

Douglas Cardinal

Architect

Raffi Cavoukian

Children's Entertainer

Adam Cohen

Soloist

Ken Danby

Contemporary Realist Painter

Denise Donlon

Executive Director, CBC Radio

Gord Downie

Lead Singer & Lyricist, The Tragically Hip

R.P. Eddy

Counter-Terrorism Strategist

Josh Freed

Filmmaker, Journalist, Author

Jerome Godboo

Musical Frontman

Richard Greenblat

Writer, Actor, Director

Sam Harris

Author

Evelyn Hart

Prima Ballerina, Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Derek Hatfield

Professional Sailor

Tomson Highway

Playwright, Author

Alan Hirsch

The Scent Doctor

David Irvine-Halliday

Founder, Light Up the World Foundation

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Environmental Lawyer

Craig and Marc Kielburger

Founders, Free the Children

Chris Kilham

The Medicine Hunter

Ariel Kwan

Violinist, Pianist

Stephanie LaFarge

Creatures' Guardian

Chris Landreth

Director, Writer, Producer, Animator

Dave Lavery

Mars Space Explorer

Mark Liponis

Holistic Health Care Specialist

Helmut Lipsky

Violinist, Composer

Joe MacInnis

Deep-Sea Explorer

Guy Miller

The Children's Human Energy Doctor

Terry Mosher

Political Cartoonist

Peter C. Newman

Journalist, Author

Amanda Peet

Theoretical Physicist

Josef Penninger

Gene Specialist

Brad Peyton

Film Director, Television Producer

Quagmyre

Celtic-based Musical Ensemble

Richard Rohmer

Corporate Lawyer

Samba Squad

Batacuda Ensemble

Ken Nateshvar Scott (Tesh)

Creator, Danskinetics and Contact Yoga

Second City Mainstage Cast

Comedy Troupe

Duo Similia

Musicial Duo, Flute and Guitar

Vaclav Smil

Polymathic Scientist

Rick Smolan

Photojournalist

Harry Stinson

Condominium Developer

Shiv & Sarita Sud

Laughter Yoga Club

Veronica Tennant

Ballerina, Television Producer

Richard Terrile

Biological Evolutionist and AI Astronomer

Gunther Von Hagens

Body Worlds

James Young

Emergency Management Advisor