Ariane Seguin is a PhD student at York University and the regional project coordinator of the Brain Health and Wellness Project. This project is led by the Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health (CCSMH) and The Fountain of Health, and funded by the Nova Scotia Health Authority and the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI). Her research combines her passion for physical activity and aging research. Previously her work focused on the role of positive aging stereotypes for continued engagement in physical activity in later life. Currently, her PhD dissertation explores how to best apply the latest scientific evidence to increase physical activity participation among residents of long-term care. Through her work she hopes to shed light on the value of applying research into practice and on the power of positive thinking for later life health.

Nadia Ricci is an award-winning international singer-songwriter and artist. She performs contemporary, influenced pop ballads with electronic influences. Nadia has featured on various DJ dance and pop tracks and her compositions have aired on radio stations worldwide. Originally from Montreal and of Italian descent, Nadia is a multi-lingual artist who writes and performs in English, French, Italian and Spanish, and won the international singing competition “Canta Giro” in 2017, representing Canada in the “international category.

Neel Dani is an independent Canadian artist, producer, songwriter, engineer and multi-instrumentalist with a Masters degree in Ethnomusicology and a Hons. BFA in Classical Guitar & World Music Performance from York University. He makes contemporary music that blends a wide range of instruments, sounds and genres. Inspired by icons like the late and great Prince, Neel sang and played all (over 15) instruments on his award-winning, self-produced, composed, written, arranged and performed debut EP Better Late Than Never, where he even used a toaster oven on his song “How Do You Like Me Now”. The EP was recorded and mixed by L. Stu Young, engineer to Prince himself.