Ron Tite

The Purpose of Purpose is Growth

For too long, businesses have treated purpose like a comforting idea instead of a catalytic force. When purpose is done right, it’s not just another initiative — it’s the engine that accelerates innovation, drives efficiency, builds culture, enhances customer experience, and turns messaging into movements.

The bestselling author of The Purpose of Purpose, Ron Tite outlines the playbook to lead with impact and create meaningful growth that makes customers loyal, employees engaged, and competitors nervous. This Fall, turn hesitation into action, potential into performance, and words into results.

Shawn Kanungo

Strategy is Energy

Disruption is no longer a choice — it’s our new reality. Organizations can no longer afford to iterate at the edges, they must fundamentally reimagine how they approach work by embracing the one quality that separates survivors from the extinct: fearlessness.

Drawing from the frontlines of innovation, Shawn Kanungo reveals the counterintuitive approaches that turn market turbulence into transformative opportunity. His practical yet provocative roadmap shows leaders how to embrace uncertainty, experiment at scale, and build organizations that thrive on change.

Dr. John Izzo

Future Proof Leadership: Why We Often Miss What’s Coming and How to Be Ready

With the future uncertain and change more rapid than ever, it’s essential for leaders and organizations to be future proof — to learn how to anticipate future scenarios themselves and act NOW to be ready when change arrives.

In this presentation, business visionary Dr. John Izzo explores the major trends shaping the future of work, while equipping audiences with the power of foresight to identify future possible scenarios and learn how to make changes today ahead of changes coming tomorrow.

Juan Bendaña

Lead Through Change: How to Build Confidence, Develop Trust. and Inspire Authentic Leadership

With traditional leadership methods falling short in today’s volatile marketplace, confidence and leadership expert Juan Bendaña delivers a leadership blueprint for thriving in the face of change. He empowers leaders to turn uncertainty into a catalyst for growth and transformation.

Drawing from his work with Fortune 100 leaders and top-performing teams, Juan’s dynamic keynotes inspire audiences to embrace uncertainty by showing up with authenticity, leading with confidence, and cultivating a culture of trust where every team member feels valued and engaged.

Liane Davey

Change Has Changed: How to Build High Performance in a World of Perpetual Change

The relentless pace of modern change is leaving even the best teams exhausted and overwhelmed. As the “teamwork doctor,” Liane Davey helps organizations master the art of thriving in perpetual transformation, teaching leaders how to channel continuous disruption into peak team performance.

With extensive experience working with global organizations, including Fortune 500s, Liane equips audiences with the mindset and practical strategies to inspire performance through chaos, surface and resolve team resistance, and build the resilience needed to lead effectively over the long haul.

Jay Kiew

Navigate: Leading Teams through Digital Disruption

Digital transformation has become an unforgiving marathon of overlapping initiatives, shifting priorities, and exhausted teams. Change fluency expert Jay Kiew has cracked the code on leading through this constant disruption, showing organizations how to thrive when transformation never stops.

His informative keynotes share research-backed case studies and playbooks of the Mavericks — trailblazing organizations and individuals that have successfully navigated change — while unpacking Compass, a proven three-step change navigation framework to building adaptable organizations.

Shane Feldman

Sales Passport: Inspiring and Retaining Loyal Clients and Customers

Learn how to use tech as an advantage to making customers an integral part of your company’s community and story.

In today’s digital landscape, attention is the new economy. Sales teams who rise above the noise do so through authentic relationships and community building. Having researched relationship building across six continents, and through scaling his own company, Shane Feldman bridges the gap between technology and relationships, sharing tools that will inspire customers and increase loyalty and retention.

Diana Kander

Innovate to Sell

New York Times bestselling author Diana Kander has cracked the code on using curiosity as a catalyst for exponential growth. She shows audiences how to get better results by learning how to ask better questions, drawing on entertaining case studies and perspective-shifting stories.

Packed with principles from her book Get Curious and Grow, Diana transformative keynote equips sales teams with actionable tools to focus on what matters, eliminate distractions, and reimagine their approach to spark innovative thinking and high-impact opportunities.

Paul Epstein

Closing the Confidence Gap in Sales: A Masterclass to Build Momentum and Win

During his almost 15-year career as a high-level executive for multiple NFL and NBA teams, Paul Epstein broke every premium revenue metric in Super Bowl history, opened a billion-dollar stadium, and founded the San Francisco 49ers Academy.

In his keynotes, Paul unpacks exactly how he and his teams did it. With lessons and insights industry agnostic and universally applicable, he provides the perfect blend of sales mindset and winning psychology to distill tactical tools that will maximize confidence to achieve breakthrough performance.

Michael Hyatt

Business Unplanned: Unleashing the Power of a Growth Mindset

Serial entrepreneur Michael Hyatt has cracked the code on turning exponential change into exponential opportunity. With two billion-dollar tech exits under his belt, inspires audiences to embrace new possibilities, especially those fueled by AI and new tech, to become a catalyst for growth and success.

As a founding partner of the Rotman School’s Creative Destruction Lab, Michael’s dynamic keynotes equip leaders with the entrepreneurial mindset and strategic frameworks to fuel growth and remain agile amidst exponential change.

Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa

The Blueprint for Innovation: Three Pillars of Transformational Leadership

Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa‘s groundbreaking, science-backed three-pillar innovation framework unlocks the curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking that fuel unstoppable growth.

Through cutting-edge neuroscience, Chika reveals how to rewire your brain for breakthrough thinking and develop an innovation-ready mindset that transforms obstacles into opportunities. She provides a powerful roadmap for driving ingenuity, adaptability, and long-term success, both at home and work, unlocking potential you didn’t know you had — and helping others do the same.

Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser

Cultivating a Growth Mindset: How to Stay Motivated

With an extraordinary career spanning six Olympic Games and success as both a physician and NHL executive, Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser draws on her unique journey to demonstrate how cultivating a growth mindset is the ultimate competitive advantage — even at the pinnacle of success.

Through compelling stories, Hayley will illustrate how the most successful individuals and organizations don’t simply adapt to change — they actively seek it, inspiring audiences to look for opportunities in their own lives and careers and transform challenges into stepping stones toward sustained excellence.

Dr. Catherine Hansen

Menopause as a Strategic Advantage for Organizational Success

With women over 40 comprising 25% of Canada’s workforce, unmanaged menopause symptoms cost the Canadian economy an estimated $3.5 billion annually in lost productivity

Dr. Catherine Hansen, a distinguished physician and certified menopause practitioner, transforms how organizations retain and maximize this key talent demographic. Through sharing evidence-based strategies, she reveals how forward-thinking leaders are slashing turnover by 20%, boosting productivity by 5%, and revolutionizing their talent pipeline.

Pam August

Moments that Matter and Dynamics by Design: Lead Culture Now

With an extensive background in leading culture development within diverse organizations, Pam August is a fierce champion of people and culture as essential drivers of strategic success. She helps high-performance organizations across the world unlock organizational potential in three key dimensions: individual growth, team dynamics, and cultural development.

During this activational keynote, Pam demonstrates simple yet powerful leadership actions that create the patterns and dynamics needed to foster cultures of clarity, connection, and commitment.

Jennifer Barroll

Happy at Work: A Conscious Leader’s Guide for Building Teams That Thrive

Jennifer Barroll has a rich history of leading diverse teams with over two decades of leadership experience in marketing, communications, and technology. As a keynote speaker, she is renowned for her ability to inspire lasting change, build resilient leaders, and foster high-performing teams.

Mixing humour with real-world insights, Jennifer reveals the mindset shifts and leadership behaviours that build cultures of trust, purpose, and psychological safety. Learn how to prevent burnout and inspire peak performance through fostering engagement, autonomy, and shared purpose.

Neil Pasricha

The Happiness Equation: Science-Backed Habits to Cultivate Positive Mindset

We live in a world where we’re bombarded by change, expectation, and uncertainty. With anxiety, depression, and loneliness rates at record highs, what we need is a splash-of-cold-water talk that is science-backed, story-laden, and full of laughs.

Based on Neil Pasricha’s #1 international bestselling book, The Happiness Equation, audiences will learn how it’s possible, despite larger tectonic plates they cannot control, to use specific research-backed tools and practices to cultivate a habit-based, positive mindset every day.

Colonel Chris Hadfield

Expect the Unexpected: How to Manage Through Complexity and Change

Being a commander of a spaceship means facing the highest of stakes — human lives, irreplaceable and expensive equipment, and worldwide scrutiny.

Colonel Chris Hadfield commanded the International Space Station for six months off planet. His daily routine was to prepare for and solve worst-case scenarios, while cultivating an optimistic and positive work environment. In this story-driven keynote, he draws from his 21 years in the astronaut corps to help audiences prepare for and meet the challenges of our rapidly changing world.

Peter Katz

Showing Up Wholeheartedly

How do you find the strength and courage to show up wholeheartedly when life is constantly presenting you with new challenges?

Part concert, part keynote, Juno-nominated singer-songwriter Peter Katz draws on his experience of surviving and thriving in the music industry to motivate attendees to stay on their path wholeheartedly, while also being open to change and embracing the unexpected along the way. Through his powerful songs and stories, Katz pulls attendees in and leaves them inspired to show up with purpose every day.

Sarah Wells

The Pursuit of Excellence

Excellence isn’t reserved for a privileged few — it’s a mindset that anyone can adopt, no matter who you are, or where you begin.

In this transformative keynote, Olympian Sarah Wells will reveal how we can all cultivate excellence in ourselves and in organizations. She will share the core principles that drive excellence: the power of belief in yourself, the courage to do things differently, and the resilience to rise from setbacks. By going all in on your unique strengths and experiences, you can unlock success in ways only you can achieve.

Dr. Ivan Joseph

Success, Self-Confidence, and Performance

Success begins and ends with self-confidence. Your belief in yourself is the foundation for thriving, achieving your dreams, and unlocking your potential.

As an award-winning coach and PhD sports psychologist, Dr. Ivan Joseph has focused on understanding the skill of self-confidence. He has developed, applied, and refined dozens of techniques that lead to high performance and excellence. In this energizing and motivational talk, you’ll learn the secrets Ivan used to help individuals and teams reach goals they never thought possible.

Dr. Kimberley Amirault-Ryan

Excellence: The Winners’ Traits

As one of the leading performance consultants in the field, Dr. Kimberley Amirault-Ryan has coached and trained some of the world’s top athletes and teams. She has witnessed and cultivated first-hand the habits, behaviours, and environments required for peak performance and sustainable excellence.

Interspersed with real life examples from her Olympic, NHL, and NBA championship experiences, Kimberley outlines the universal traits shared by those who experience the most success in their field, and shows how to replicate them within your own careers, teams, and organizations.