As the April 15th deadline for early bird registration draws closer, SI are posting a special series of blog posts introducing some of brilliant key note and plenary speakers who will be appearing at Convention. Remember, the early bird gets the worm – register now!

Dr. Samantha Nutt (Sam) is a medical doctor with more than fifteen years of experience working in war zones.  Committed to peace, human rights and social justice, she has worked in some of the world’s most violent flashpoints with War Child Canada, the United Nations and NGOs in Darfur, Iraq, Afghanistan, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Burundi, northern Uganda, Ethiopia and the Thai-Burmese border.  

Over the course of her professional career and as the Founder and Executive Director of War Child

Canada, Nutt has spearheaded efforts to provide direct humanitarian support and long term programming to war-affected children and their families, and to promote greater awareness in

Canada concerning the rights of children everywhere.   

Dr. Nutt’s work on behalf of war-affected communities around the world has been widely recognised.  She is a recipient of

Canada’s Top 40 under 40 Award.  She was designated by Time Magazine as one of "

Canada’s Five Leading Activists.”  Nutt was chosen as Personnalité De La Semaine by La Presse and
CBC Radio

Canada, and as one of 200 Young Global Leaders in the world by the World Economic Forum.  The Globe and Mail has profiled her as a nominee for Nation Builder of the Year, and she has also been honoured as one of

Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women.

She is a highly sought after speaker on the impact of war, human rights, social justice and on public engagement in global issues, inspiring others to make a difference. We are delighted that Sam will be joining the Convention as a plenary speaker on Monday July 11^th      

We hope that you are excited as we are to hear about Sam’s extensive experience working with the most vulnerable in conflict situations.

To register, visit: www.si-montreal2011.org.

To find out more about the workshops SI are planning, keep checking Twitter  (search #SIConv2011) as we post clues about the exciting workshop themes! Want to find out more about Montreal? Read the news story to read all about this fantastic city.

We look forward to seeing you!