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Conference Speakers

Stephen Long

Stephen Long, is Professor of Systematic Theology at Marquette University and the author of The Divine Economy: Theology and Market, which details a Christian approach to economics based in the school of Radical orthodoxy.

Paul Mills

Paul Mills is a Senior Economist in the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department.

Fr. Raymond de Souza

Fr. Raymond de Souza is a trained economist, father within the Kingston Archdiocese and regular contributor to various Canadian publications.

Paul Oslington

Paul Oslington is professor at Australian Catholic University where his appointment is jointly in the School of Business and School of Theology. He was previously Professor of Economics and Finance at University of Notre Dame.

Ray Pennings

Ray Pennings is a Senior Fellow and Director of Research at Cardus and is one of Canada’s top authorities on industrial relations, public policy and political activism.

Mark Polet

Mark Polet brings 33 years of experience as a professional biologist reconciling the tension between man-made and natural ecologies through environmental impact assessments, habitat restoration, and integrated environmental and occupational health systems in thirteen countries. As an entrepreneur, he has established three environmental firms, and currently works for Klohn Crippen Berger. Mark is also a liturgical poet.

Iain Provan

Iain Provan is Marshall Sheppard Professor of Biblical Studies at Regent College and has written numerous articles and several commentaries, including ones on 1 and 2 Kings and Ecclesiastes, as well as A Biblical History of Israel (co-authored with Phil Long and Tremper Longman).

Peter Stockland

Peter Stockland is the Executive Director of the Centre for Cultural Renewal. Mr. Stockland comes to the executive director’s position from Readers’ Digest Magazines Canada Ltd., where he was vice-president of English-language magazines. He currently runs his own media relations company, Prima Communication, in Montreal.

Gideon Strauss

Gideon Strauss is president of the Center for Public Justice and editor of Comment. From 1999 to 2009, he was research and education director for the Christian Labour Association of Canada.

Paul Williams

Paul Williams is professor of Marketplace Theology at Regent College and was the former Chief Economist and Head of International Research at DTZ Holdings.

Jonathan Wellum

Jonathan Wellum is the current CEO and CIO of RockLinc Investment Partners and was formerly the CEO of AIC Limited.

Emile Van Velsen

Emile Van Velsen is Sector Manager on Policy, Communications and International Departments at CNV (National Federation of Christian Trade Unions in the Netherlands).