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=== Colin Ellard ===

=== Dr. Colin Ellard ===

Professor, University of Waterloo

Professor, University of Waterloo

|Colin Ellard is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Waterloo and director of its Urban Realities Laboratory.  Ellard works at the intersection of urban and architectural design and experimental psychology.  He has developed a novel set of methods by which the human response to the built environment can be measured using a toolkit consisting of both traditional psychological methods and sensor-based measurements of physiology and brain function.  Ellard publishes his work frequently in the peer-reviewed scientific literature but he also engages in extensive knowledge mobilization work involving collaboration and partnership with architects, museums and other NGOs. Ellard is an Urban Design and Mental Health Fellow, a Salzburg Global Fellow and an editor of the Journal of Environmental Psychology and the Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health. Ellard’s most recent book is Places of the Heart (Bellevue Literary Press, 2015).

|Colin Ellard is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Waterloo and director of its Urban Realities Laboratory.  Ellard works at the intersection of urban and architectural design and experimental psychology.  He has developed a novel set of methods by which the human response to the built environment can be measured using a toolkit consisting of both traditional psychological methods and sensor-based measurements of physiology and brain function.  Ellard publishes his work frequently in the peer-reviewed scientific literature but he also engages in extensive knowledge mobilization work involving collaboration and partnership with architects, museums and other NGOs. Ellard is an Urban Design and Mental Health Fellow, a Salzburg Global Fellow and an editor of the Journal of Environmental Psychology and the Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health. Ellard’s most recent book is Places of the Heart (Bellevue Literary Press, 2015).

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=== '''Adam Found''' ===

=== '''Dr. Adam Found''' ===

Metropolitan City Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute and sessional lecturer in Economics at Trent University

Metropolitan City Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute and sessional lecturer in Economics at Trent University

|A recognized expert in municipal finance, Adam Found holds a PhD in economics from the University of Toronto and a Professional Land Economist designation from the Association of Ontario Land Economists. He has written several peer-reviewed publications and engaged media on such topics as property taxation, development charges, tax increment financing, municipal governance, and business tax competitiveness. As Manager of Corporate Assets at the City of Kawartha Lakes, Adam oversees the City’s capital planning, capital budgeting, and development charges portfolios, and in 2023 he was elected to serve as Vice President and President of the Municipal Finance Officers’ Association of Ontario for 2024 and 2025, respectively. He is also a Research Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute, a part-time faculty member at Trent University’s Department of Economics, and a public finance consultant specializing in municipal finance. As a professional economist and an advocate for municipalities’ autonomy and self-reliance, Adam continues to work in the public finance field through the municipal, academic, public policy, and consulting sectors.

|A recognized expert in municipal finance, Adam Found holds a PhD in economics from the University of Toronto and a Professional Land Economist designation from the Association of Ontario Land Economists. He has written several peer-reviewed publications and engaged media on such topics as property taxation, development charges, tax increment financing, municipal governance, and business tax competitiveness. As Manager of Corporate Assets at the City of Kawartha Lakes, Adam oversees the City’s capital planning, capital budgeting, and development charges portfolios, and in 2023 he was elected to serve as Vice President and President of the Municipal Finance Officers’ Association of Ontario for 2024 and 2025, respectively. He is also a Research Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute, a part-time faculty member at Trent University’s Department of Economics, and a public finance consultant specializing in municipal finance. As a professional economist and an advocate for municipalities’ autonomy and self-reliance, Adam continues to work in the public finance field through the municipal, academic, public policy, and consulting sectors.

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=== Craig Jones ===

=== Dr. Craig Jones ===

Associate Director, Housing Research Collaborative, The University of British Columbia

Associate Director, Housing Research Collaborative, The University of British Columbia

|Dr. Craig Jones is the Associate Director of the Housing Research Collaborative (HRC) and the Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) project. Through the HRC, Craig supports research on rental housing, evictions, land use, and redevelopment''.'' The HART project develops standardized, replicable, and equity-focused tools, along with associated public information and training, to improve the quality of housing supply decision-making at all levels of government across Canada. Craig is also a published researcher with work in several academic journals including ''The Canadian Geographer, Housing Policy Debate,'' and the ''Who Does What Series'' on ''The Municipal Role In Housing'' among others''.'' Craig received his PhD, MA, and BA from UBC’s Department of Geography and previously taught at the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and Langara College.

|Dr. Craig Jones is the Associate Director of the Housing Research Collaborative (HRC) and the Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) project. Through the HRC, Craig supports research on rental housing, evictions, land use, and redevelopment''.'' The HART project develops standardized, replicable, and equity-focused tools, along with associated public information and training, to improve the quality of housing supply decision-making at all levels of government across Canada. Craig is also a published researcher with work in several academic journals including ''The Canadian Geographer, Housing Policy Debate,'' and the ''Who Does What Series'' on ''The Municipal Role In Housing'' among others''.'' Craig received his PhD, MA, and BA from UBC’s Department of Geography and previously taught at the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and Langara College.