Dr. Lloyd Axworthy was Canada’s Foreign Minister from 1995 to 2000. He is noted for his leadership in the creation of the Ottawa Convention or Mine Ban Treaty. Dr. Axworthy is currently the President of the University of Winnipeg.

Ms. Jody Williams is the former coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). She is a co-laureate of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize. In addition to her current role as ICBL Ambassador, Jody is a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Social Work and Global Justice in the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Houston. Jody, along with five other female Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, have created the Nobel Women’s Initiative.