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Max Valiquette

Innovation, Transformation, and Marketing Expert

An innovative approach to work is more important than ever
Virtual: Generations of Youth in Uncertain Times
Virtual: Marketing's Future across 3 Generations of Digital Natives
How your company can use social media effectively
The key to harnessing Millennials' potential
Social media is media we don't control
Max
An innovative approach to work is more important than ever
Virtual: Generations of Youth in Uncertain Times
Virtual: Marketing's Future across 3 Generations of Digital Natives
How your company can use social media effectively
The key to harnessing Millennials' potential
Social media is media we don't control

For over 20 years, Max Valiquette has been at the forefront of what’s now, what’s new, and what’s next. Anointed by Marketing Magazine as one of Canada’s “most influential marketers,” Valiquette has worked with some of the biggest companies in the world, helping them transform their organizations, business, and brands. He is an award-winning marketer and market researcher; an author; a broadcaster; and a journalist who relishes engaging with audiences. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called him a “don’t miss” speaker.

Valiquette’s entrepreneurial drive led him to found Youthography, a ground-breaking millennial marketing company. He is currently the Chief Strategy Officer at Diamond Integrated Marketing and acts as an advisor for various charitable organizations and tech-space startups.

Over the course of his career, Valiquette has worked with such renowned brands as Nike, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, and everything in between, and won multiple awards for his innovative anti-smoking campaign, Stupid.ca. He also sat on the Board of the Canada Media Fund, Canada’s largest single cultural endowment, helping to transition it towards a more digital future.

As a keynote, Valiquette’s engaging and entertaining presentations are filled with actionable strategies and insights, customized to each audience. His favourite thing in the world — after his family and the 1994 Montreal Expos — is to connect with an audience and help them learn, transform, and prosper.

When he’s not on stage, Valiquette can often be seen in the media speaking about popular culture, organizational transformation, innovation, marketing, branding, etc. He has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, MTV, Wall Street Journal, NPR, and many more.

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Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

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  • Max’s talk went over so well. I was just reviewing the post-event surveys and every single person gave him an “outstanding” rating. We were all impressed with how he was able to apply his presentation to our business; he really rejuvenated the room with his energy. I would recommend Max to anyone.

  • Great Presenter! Great Sense of Humour! Great knowledge base! Very interesting!

  • Comments like ‘awesome…inspiring…informative…enlightening…an amazing opportunity for learning and growth…” were sprinkled heavily throughout the evaluation responses. Max, we want to thank you for your part in making the conference such a success. Your audience was clearly fascinated by your presentation, which was rich in content and extremely relevant.

  • Your presentation was very well received and was an integral part of the overall event. We appreciate your valuable contribution, which helped us achieve our goals of promoting and providing an effective forum in which delegates could share their perceptions, experiences and knowledge relating to the forum theme of the ‘creative economy’.

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