Born and raised in Brantford, Ontario, Campbell became a steelworker in Hamilton in the 1960s. In his first career move, he joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and was transferred to Vancouver in 1969, later joining the RCMP drug squad in 1973.

With more than twelve years experience with the RCMP, Campbell transitioned into death investigation, establishing Vancouver's first District Coroner's Office in 1981 and becoming the Chief Coroner for British Columbia in 1996. In this capacity, he became the inspiration behind the popular CBC drama Da Vinci's Inquest, as well as its spin-off, Da Vinci's City Hall. Larry Campbell was intimately involved with the television programs, writing and collaborating on scripts for the series.

A huge proponent of the Four Pillars approach to ending drug abuse, Campbell ran for Mayor when he felt this strategy was being neglected. In 2002 he was elected by the citizens of Vancouver under the banner of the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) in what was a landslide election. Carrying on the legacy of his predecessor Philip Owen, Mayor Campbell spearheaded the approval and establishment of North America's first legal safe injection site and continued to champion the Four Pillars Drug strategy. In addition to drug and crime prevention, he was also instrumental in the successful Vancouver bid to host the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

In August 2005, Campbell was summoned to the Senate of Canada by Prime Minister Paul Martin. As a Senator, Campbell has continued his work on drug policy, mental health, and aboriginal issues.

Senator Campbell is currently a member of the Senate Standing Committees on Aboriginal Peoples and Legal and Constitutional Affairs. In addition, he is a member of the Liberal Urban Caucus and continues to work as an advocate for Canadian municipalities.

He holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from City University of Seattle in Vancouver.

Managing Director IBM International Services Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia

Eva Megova graduated from Commenius University, Bratislava with major in Slovak and English language and literature. First years of professional life she spent at her Alma Mater - teaching Slovak as foreign language.

In 1991 - 1994 she worked as the executive assistant and HR specialist in Probugas company.

In 1995 she joined management team of IBM Slovakia for the position of HR manager and since 2004 she became managing Director for IBM ISC. She was responsible for all HR related matters in newly created company as well as she was involved in implementation of local and global processes. At the same time she was deeply involved in building up shared services centres in Bratislava.

In 2005 and 2006 she utilised gained experience for SAP company in the Czech Republik to build up the EMEA Shared Services Centre there. She re-joined IBM in 2007 for the position of Managing Director IBM ISC.

Currently she is responsible for coordination and consolidation of 28 different international missions operating under the umbrella of IBM ISC in Bratislava.