Jan 27 2017
Roberta Bondar
Astronaut, Physician, Scientist & Photographer
Roberta Bondar was the first Canadian woman to fly in space. An astronaut, physician, and photographer, Roberta expanded the horizons of millions when she joined the space shuttle Discovery for its 1992 mission.
“Society needs heroes to rejuvenate, re-energize and renew itself with visions of the possible. That’s what heroes do.”
For more than a decade at NASA, Roberta headed an international research team, continuing to find new connections between astronauts recovering from the microgravity of space and neurological illnesses on earth, such as stroke and Parkinson’s disease. Roberta is a member of the Governing Council of icipe, a pan-African institute researching the influence of climate change on the spread of insect borne diseases. She is Co-Founder and President of The Roberta Bondar Foundation, created to inspire all ages and to view and to engage our natural environment in a positive light through the lens of photography. [/expand]
Roberta’s highly motivationaltalkspunctuated by her stunning photographsfocus on change, social responsibility and our environment. Roberta brings added value with her maturity, wisdom gained from “in the trenches” life experiences, broad educational background and depth of personality.[/expand]
By customizing each speech and keynote Roberta will ensure that any event will be extraordinary.
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Topics
Leadership, Vision
Creativity, Innovation, Education, Transformation
Environment, Sustainability
Change, Adaptation, Risk
Space, Discovery, Exploration
Enterprise Risk Management
Governance and Ethics in a Changing World
Health and Nutrition
Publications
2006
Landscape of Dreams
2000
Passionate Vision
1994
Touching the Earth
1993
On the Shuttle: Eight Days in Space
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