Speakers
Below you'll find the biographies for each of our speakers, along with what you'll learn at their talk. You can find out when each speaker takes the stage on our agenda page.
ADVERSITY, CHANGE AND CONFIDENCE
What You Will Learn
- The road to career success in a male-dominated industry.
- Performing under pressure and coping with change.
- Finding your voice, building trust and storytelling.
DR. HAYLEY WICKENHEISER
Five-time Olympic Medalist, Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee, Order of Canada Recipient, and Assistant GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs
TEAM EFFECTIVENESS, PERFORMANCE AND SUCCESS
What You Will Learn
- The importance of always looking for improvements or opportunities on your path to greatness.
- Why complacency kills – how to stay motivated and where to find inspiration.
- What successful teams need to perform under criticism and pressure.
RITU BHASIN
Global Diversity & Inclusion Expert, Authenticity Advocate, Lawyer, and Bestselling Author
INCLUSION, EMPOWERMENT AND WORKPLACE CULTURE
What You Will Learn
- How bringing our authentic selves to work can create happier, more productive organizations and teams.
- Why authenticity is the practical antidote to exclusionary work cultures and the strategies required for interrupting bias.
- How to unlock the power of differences for more inclusion, empowerment, and innovation within our organizations.
FOTINI ICONOMOPOULOS
Negotiation & Communication Expert, MBA Instructor, Top 40 Under 40 Recipient, and Bestselling Author
NEGOTIATION, COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
What You Will Learn
- How to become a more effective communicator and influential leader to achieve the results you want.
- Understanding the power of pause, uncovering more opportunities, and new perspectives on the likeability equation.
- Identifying different negotiation strategies and the mindset shift from conflict to conversation.
DR. SHIMI KANG
Resilience & Wellness Expert, Award-Winning, Harvard-Trained, Psychiatrist, Scientist, and Bestselling Author
RESILIENCE, ADAPTABILITY AND WELLNESS
What You Will Learn
- How to master the most effective workplace culture components that lead to optimal self-motivation, adaptability, and teamwork.
- Discover simple tools to effectively deal with mental health, social anxiety, habit formation and emotional stress.
- How to adapt, innovate, and tap into peak performance potentials during turmoil, uncertainty, and transition.
You can find a complete list of our past speakers on our main site.