Luke Lewandowski has been in the Information Technology industry since 1965. He keeps informed and relevant as the IT industry is constantly evolving. He retired in 2007.

Luke founded several IT businesses; the first shared ATM company in Canada, an IT consulting firm, and a software development company that wrote and sold software to companies worldwide.

Luke volunteers at charities and not-for-profits, serving on the Board of Directors, engaging in fundraising activities, and providing IT and communications support. Luke creates and manages about 15 Websites for charities, not-for-profits, small businesses, clubs, organizations, and friends, managing email lists, email distributions, and communications to members.

Luke researches and creates presentations to educate people about important issues such as climate change solutions, the importance of diet and exercise in maintaining good physical and mental health as we age, the value of volunteering and helping others. His presentations dispel myths that prevent people from engaging in helping to solve today’s problems.

Speaking
Luke has been public speaking since 1967. As President of a software development company, He spoke at numerous conferences, conducted workshops, taught classes, and presented to prospective and current clients.
He is a Special Interest/Enrichment speaker on cruise ships speaking on ten general interest topics.
In January and February 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns, Luke presented all of his ten cruise ship lectures to friends via Zoom.

Education
Honours BMath, University of Waterloo 1969
MA, York University 1970

Your Personal Data is Collected, Stored, and Used
Your emails, your texts, your searches, your Website visits, your phone calls, are being collected, stored, and used by many organizations. Your online behaviour – the Websites you visit, what you read, what you like, who you follow – are used to build a profile of you. Your profile is used to influence your behaviour, guiding you to things that are likely to be interesting to you. Learn how to protect, control, and turn off the collection and use of your data, even requesting to have all your data deleted.

Protect Your Personal Data
Learn about the risks associated with the collection, storage, and use of your personal data. Find out how to control which personal data is collected and stored. Protect your personal data from fraudulent use and protect your personal identity. You will learn how to remove and delete subsets, or all, of your personal data from online databases.

Personalized Medicine
Precision medicine is the development of personalized treatments for each patient. Personalized medicine has treated and cured serious diseases in some patients. Hear about initiatives at Canada’s health agencies that use personalized medicine techniques to treat difficult diseases in patients whose disease has advanced to a terminal stage.

Gene editing technologies have matured from a hit-and-miss approach to today’s precision approach. CRISPR gene editing technology is precise. CRISPR can remove, alter or replace one or more genes in the human genome, to treat or cure diseases caused by genetic disorders, such as sickle cell anemia and Huntington’s.

This presentation describes how COVID-19 mRNA vaccines work.

Nuclear Energy
Which of these forms of electricity generation is the safest; hydro (water), natural gas, oil, coal, nuclear, wind, solar, biofuel/biomass? Which is the “cleanest”? The answer will surprise you. Solutions to reduce green house gas emissions rarely include nuclear power to generate electricity. Nuclear electricity generation can play an important role in the transition from fossil fuels to green energy.

Climate Change Solutions
Learn about individual and global actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Several organizations have developed detailed plans to curb global green house gas emissions. This presentation explains the costs, impacts, advantages, disadvantages and timelines of these ambitious plans. Hear about solutions in the electricity generation, agriculture, transportation, and manufacturing sectors.

Foods that Prevent Cancer
Scientific research shows that cancer can be affected by diet. This presentation discusses the proven health benefits of compounds such as anti-oxidants, catechins, Omega-3, resveratrol, polyphenols, and lycopene. Learn about the foods that are rich in these compounds and the specific health benefits each one provides. Chocolate and red wine, anyone?

The Global Economy
The global economy is changing. Countries have changed their roles and their influence on the world’s economy. The global economy is impacted by changes in GDP growth, debt, trade in goods shifting to trade in services, technology, population, and in other areas. This presentation discusses these changes, what they mean for the future global economy and the impact on all of us.

Maximize Health Benefits, Minimize Exercise Time
Who has time to spend many hours in the gym? Are the health benefits worth it? In the past, such lengthy workout schedules were recommended for good health, however, research has shown that shorter and less frequent exercise sessions can maximize health benefits, if done properly. You can achieve the best outcomes for your health while spending the minimum time exercising.

Create a Website in 10 Steps
Do you or an organization that you volunteer or work with need a Website? Charities, Not-For-Profits, family, friends, clubs, groups, small businesses, political parties all need Websites. Do you want to sell products on a Website? Learn how easy it is to create and manage a Website and to sell products on a Website. This presentation is suitable to anyone that is comfortable using a computer and visiting Websites on the Internet. You will receive a Website link with detailed instructions that you can follow to build a Website.

Communicate Effectively
Learn how to communicate more effectively by creating and delivering better presentations. This presentation is based on my speaking experience, attending hundreds of presentations, scientific research showing presentation techniques that work and those that do not, and audience surveys. Learn how to apply these techniques to become a better presenter and to improve your communications.