Sophie Gregoire Trudeau

Mental Health: The Building Blocks for a Strong Foundation

A passionate advocate for mental health, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau believes that in order to know and accept ourselves fully, we need to understand why we think and feel the way we do.

Digging into the science behind brain health, Sophie offers fresh and educational insights, leaving audiences empowered and equipped with the tools and strategies needed to enhance emotional literacy and move forward on a path to wellness.

Anthony McLean

Fire Up Your Mental Health!

How can we regain enthusiasm, recapture joy, and get the pep back in our step? Mental health encompasses more than just dealing with stress; it’s about maintaining high energy levels, clear thinking, and a joyful approach to each day.

In this upbeat presentation, Anthony McLean provides practical tools to boost energy, enhance creativity, and infuse daily routines with enthusiasm and purpose. Discover the secrets to optimizing your mental well-being and transform your life.

Jessica Holmes

Mental Health: The Good, the Bad, and the Funny

The stigma surrounding mental illness leads to unnecessary suffering and stops people from seeking help. Higher rates of stress and burnout have left people grappling with how to be healthy, hopeful, and engaged.

Comedian and Bell Let’s Talk ambassador Jessica Holmes breaks down the stigma by using heart and humour to share her experience with depression. She weaves comedy, characters, and music to bring understanding and hope to a serious subject.

Tom Power

How Mindfulness Can Transform a Conversation

Tom Power shares how a panic attack on air led him to discover mindfulness and meditation — tools that reshaped his approach to both life and his work as the host of CBC’s Q. One key lesson? Learning to truly listen, not just waiting for your next turn to speak, can change the way we connect with others.

With humour, humility, and practical insights, Tom shows how mindfulness can improve not just our own well-being but those around us by improving the quality of our relationships at home and work.

Susan Stewart

A Bit More than a Rough Patch: What a Comedian Learned about Taking Mental Health Seriously

After enduring a mental health crisis in 2023, Susan Stewart shares her story to reduce stigma, normalize depression and anxiety, and help people see the humour in the hard parts of life.

Susan delivers a blend of wit and wisdom, giving lots of laughs amidst powerful messages about stress management, resiliency, and mental health, and how we can meet challenge with confidence, curiosity, and a sense of humour.

Michael Landsberg

Darkness and Hope: Depression, Sports, and Me

Michael Landsberg is best known as the charismatic host of TSN’s Off the Record. From watching his show, you’d never guess that he has been battling mental illness and depression for most of his life.

Lifting the stigma, Michael delivers a powerful and personal keynote on the dangerously misunderstood issues of depression, anxiety, and stress. He shares his own battle, as well as some of the world’s most recognizable sports figures, to show audiences that recovery, strength, and hope are possible.

Kellylee Evans

Unbreakable: Finding Strength in Adversity

In 2013, Kellylee Evans experienced a life-altering event — she was struck by lightning while washing dishes in her home. She has spent the last decade trying to heal, experiencing setback after setback with no answers, until she finally discovered what was truly holding her back — fear.

Through original songs with powerful storytelling, Kellylee recounts her journey to recovery. She emphasizes the important role mental health plays in our general well-being and empowers audiences to trust themselves in order to live up to their potential.

Ben Nemtin

Rethinking Mental Health

Ben Nemtin is a mental health advocate who believes the stigma around mental illness can be broken through open, honest conversations. However, the onus is not on the 1 in 5 who struggle, it’s on all of us.

By showing how his vulnerabilities have become his strengths, Ben gives others the courage to talk about their internal battles. He shares the mental health toolkit that helps him cope through anxiety and burnout, and, most importantly, emphasizes that it’s ok to ask for help.

Serena Ryder

Finding Strength Through the Struggle

A vocal powerhouse, Serena Ryder is a platinum-selling artist whose raw and earnest songwriting and beautifully electric live performances have made her a favourite amongst fans, peers, and critics alike. she was a rising international star. But, on the inside, she was battling a deep depression that triggered an identity crisis and onstage panic attacks.

In her powerful keynotes, Serena shares the difficult path she took to regain her health, and how she rediscovered her voice both as a performer and an advocate for those struggling with mental illness.

Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa

Organizational Wellness

Mental health and wellness is no longer just a conversation for home. Evidence shows that the workplace is both an opportunity and risk for mental health.

Currently a resident doctor in psychiatry, Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa dives deep into the mechanics of wellness and what it looks like on an organizational level. She equips leaders with tools and strategies to meet the needs of their team on a collective and individual level, and implement an organization-wide policy that promotes and protects mental health.

Matthew Pegg

Resilience Under Fire

The former chief of one of North America’s largest and most complex fire and emergency service organizations, Chief Matthew Pegg is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Warrior Health, where he leads the provision of mental health and resilience supports for Ontario’s public safety personnel.

Matthew draws from his experience as a fire chief, pilot, and COO of a mental health organization to distill practical and effective strategies for maintaining personal and corporate resilience in the face of pressure and stress.

Dr. Susan Biali Haas

Resilient Leadership: Leverage Stress, Prevent Burnout, and Maximize Your Impact

The old way isn’t working anymore. We need new ways of leading, that enable us to make our highest impact and contribution without paying as high a price.

Dr. Susan Biali Haas details the key factors that promote optimal resilience, mental well-being, and impact for leaders. Audiences will gain a deeper understanding of what creates a thriving workplace and be equipped with actionable goals and strategies to benefit you, your life, and your people.

Dr. Samra Zafar

Resilience Redefined: Become Your Biggest Ally

With burnout rates at an all-time high, it’s time to end the crash-and-burn cycle and finally become proactive about our mental health. In this insightful presentation, Dr. Samra Zafar shares simple practices to help you intentionally develop a life of true wellness.

Samra explores the neuroplasticity of burnout and resilience to help audiences understand why a proactive approach to mental health is the only approach. She will also break down the three essential pillars to well-being and how to strengthen and maintain them for optimal health.

Hamza Khan

Beyond Burnout: The Overachiever’s Playbook for Unlocking Sustainable Peak Performance

In the face of persistent burnout, is self-care still our best defense? It’s time to go beyond burnout by resisting the binary construction that is “work-life” and consider a new framework altogether.

Hamza Khan’s thought-provoking talk explores the transition from chronic overwhelm to sustainable high performance. He challenges audiences to rethink conventional approaches and equips them with real-world best practices that promote lasting well-being and cultivate a resilient and productive workplace.

Dr. Shimi Kang

Trust, Wellness, Performance: The Steps to a Productive, Resilient, and Inspiring Workplace

All animals must have a foundation of “safety” first and for humans whose physiological needs (food and shelter) are met, this comes down to psychological safety, i.e., trust and belonging.

One of the strongest predictors of team productivity, quality, creativity, and innovation, trust and belonging is the foundation for wellness and all performance-related skills. In this interactive keynote, Dr. Shimi Kang, an award-winning psychiatrist, researcher, and bestselling author, provides the why and how.