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and Universities, and Member of the Provincial Parliament
for Toronto Centre; the Honourable Bob Rae, Leader of
the Liberal Party of Canada, Member of the Parliament of
Canada for Toronto Centre, and former Premier of Ontario;
His Excellency Le Sy Vuong Ha, Ambassador of Vietnam to
Canada; and Ingrid Daubechies, President of the IMU. A
special program for high-school and undergraduate students
the following evening included talks by Daubechies and
Edward Frenkel, mathematician and filmmaker, as well as a
panel discussion entitled “Mathematics on Stage” and “Behind
the Scenes—To Infinity and Beyond.” The discussion with
Daubechies, Frenkel, Ngô, and Jim Stewart, was expertly
moderated by Zach Paikin.
Fields Medallist Elon Lindenstrauss speaking with a student at
the Fields Medal Symposium student night, 2013.