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Nikolas Badminton

Futurist Speaker, Trends, & Innovation Expert

Nikolas Badminton is one of Canada's and the World's leading experts and keynote speakers for futures and foresight predictions and trends. He is a master of igniting curiosity in the changing world.
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Christopher Bauer

Ethics, Values and Trust Expert

Christopher Bauer is a licensed psychologist with over twenty-five years of experience as a trainer, keynote speaker, and consultant. Between coaching, speaking and consulting, he has worked with front-line workers to senior executives and everyone in-between.
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Peter Brown

Expert Master of Ceremonies and Awards Host

Peter Brown has always had one foot in two different worlds. By day, he’s spent two decades as an award-winning radio host, celebrated for his intellectual curiosity, thorough research and intelligent questions.
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Kevin Burns

Safety in the Workplace, Workplace Safety Expert

Keynote speaker Kevin Burns is the author of the M4 Method of interpersonal management skills development for supervisory and safety personnel. He is an internationally recognized speaker in safety leadership and also one of the top motivational presenters in Canada.
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Lorne Calvert

Politics, Government and Influence Expert

Lorne Calvert is an entertaining and humourous presenter. He can address most topics related to economics and the growth of social programs in conjunction with economic growth.
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Jessica Correa

Climate Action Engagement Expert

Since 2015, Jessica Correa and her team have been inspiring individuals and organizations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions through behavioural change. Her focus is to bring awareness to climeate change being everyone’s problem and responsibility, while being able to deliver practical insights on how to contribute to a greener planet.
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Elaine Froese

Agriculture, Farming and Succession Planning Expert

Elaine Froese (CSP), is a lifelong farmer. Every day, she uses her background in conflict resolution and communication to help fellow growers and ranchers face make-or-break issues head on - so they can focus on the business of farming.
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Jim Harris

Futures, Strategy, Innovation, Change Expert

Jim Harris is a one of North America’s foremost management consultants, authors and thinkers on disruptive innovation, leadership, innovation, organizational change, future trends and mitigating risk. Association Magazine ranked him as one of the nation’s top-ten speakers.
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Jim Hole

Gardening, Horticulturalist & Agriculture Expert

Jim Hole knows the business of farming and horticulture like no other. He learned about growing and selling produce from his parents, Ted and Lois Hole, who set up a vegetable farm in St.
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Anthony Johnson

LGBTQ2, Two Spirit and Diversity Expert

Anthony Johnson is a Two-Spirit, LGBTQ2 and Indigenous advocate originally from Navajo Nation located in North of Phoenix, Arizona. He is currently project consultant and project coordinator at Kehewin Health Services, Northeast of Edmonton, where his partner Dr.
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Todd Leader

Psychology, Social Policy and Mental Health Expert

Todd Leader is a Registered Psychologist and Registered Social Worker who has spent the last 26 years leading service development and transformation, as well as health promotion, particularly in the areas of mental health, addictions, and primary health care while also teaching in the Faculty of Science at Saint Mary’s University. He has earned the 2014 Excellence in Teaching Award; Faculty of Arts, and the 2016 Overall Excellence in Teaching Award, from the Saint Mary’s University Students’ Association, and health services under his leadership have earned two international best practice awards, and a leadership award for excellence in women’s health.
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Filipe Masetti Leite

Long Rider, Best-Selling Author and Film Maker

Filipe Masetti Leite, world-renowned Long Rider, award-winning journalist and best-selling author, is the youngest person in the world to cross the Americas on horseback. In an eight-year journey that took Filipe Masetti Leite and his beloved horses across 12 nations and more than 25 000 kilometres, Filipe Masetti Leite saw the reality of life on this planet.
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Greg Lindsay

Future and Technology, Globalization, Urbanization and Innovation Expert

Greg Lindsay is a journalist, urbanist, futurist, and speaker. Lindsay is also a senior fellow at the New Cities Foundation, where he leads the Connected Mobility Initiative exploring the future of smart cities and networked transportation, sponsored by the Toyota Mobility Foundation.
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Chief Clarence Louie

Aboriginal Indigenous and First Nation Expert

In December 1984 Chief Clarence Louie was elected as the Chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band, part of the Okanagan Nation in south central British Columbia. Chief Clarence Louie has consistently emphasized economic development as a means to improve his people’s standard of living.
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Tod Maffin

Digital Marketing, Reputation Management and Technology Expert

Tod Maffin is president of ENGAGEQ Digital, a social engagement agency that helps such brands such as the Grey Cup, Mountain Equipment Coop, Pacific Coastal Airlines, Ivanhoé Cambridge, Abbott Pharmaceutical, OK Tire, and more. At ENGAGEQ, he leads a small world-class team of social engagement experts, developing digital strategies, driving social engagement, and helping our clients build measurable results.
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Dr. James Makokis

Canada's Two Spirit, Diversity, Indigenous Health and First Nation Expert

Dr. James Makokis leads one of North America’s most progressive family medical clinics serving both LGBTQ2S and First Nation peoples from all over Canada.
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Patricia Makokis

First Nation & Indigenous Expert

Dr. Patricia Makokis, is one of Canada’s grass roots Indigenous servant leader, consultant and expert.
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Janice Makokis

Truth and Reconciliation, Aboriginal and First Nation Expert

Janice Makokis, the oldest sibling of the Makokis family, is a legal scholar, mother and Indigenous consultant from Saddle Lake Cree Nation located in Treaty 6 territory. She holds a B.
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Vik Maraj

Leadership, Communications, Team Building and Transformation Expert

What does it take to leave an audience altered through a keynote or workshop presentation? It takes the kind of talk that delivers such a fundamentally penetrating message that you are left compelled to act on what you hear. This is exactly what you get when Vik Maraj speaks.
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Ian McCormack

Providing guidance, advice, capacity and independence to organizations in local government, post secondary, and social service sectors.

Since 2000, Ian McCormack has worked on governance and structural reviews, strategy development and implementation, and orientations or refreshers for boards of directors and elected officials. Over many years of working with elected officials across Canada, Ian McCormack has gained some insight into the principles of great governance in action.
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Simon O'Byrne

Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Expert

Simon O'Byrne is an award winning urban designer/planner and is Senior Vice President of Stantec's 2,000 person Community Development Business Line. As a planning expert, he is frequently quoted in the media and is a sought after global public speaker.
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Joe Pavelka

Recreation Management, Adventurer and Leisure Expert

Dr. Joe Pavelka has 30 years of experience as a practitioner, researcher, educator, speaker, and author.
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Michael Rogers

Futurist, Technology, Media and Trend Forecasting Expert

Michael Rogers studied physics and creative writing at Stanford University with additional training in finance and management at the Stanford Business School Executive Program. He has been a keynote speaker with companies ranging from FedEx, Boeing and GE to Microsoft, Pfizer and American Express, as well as both NASA and the Department of Defense.
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Dianne Saxe

Environmental lawyer, Environmental Commissioner, Expert on Climate, Energy and Environment

Dr. Dianne Saxe is one of Canada’s most respected environmental lawyers, with 40+ years’ unparalleled experience writing, interpreting, and litigating Ontario’s energy and environmental laws.
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Murray Smith

Natural Resources, Government Relations and Business Expert

Murray Smith is a member of Energy Advisory Board of TD Securities Inc. He is a Member of the Advisory Board of Hatch, a Canadian-based global engineering firm with over 8,000 employees.
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Ravi Tangri

Leadership, Innovation and Business Strategy Expert

Ravi Tangri (CSP), has invested his whole life studying and applying  the science of success. Tangri helps individuals, teams and organizations identify the key habits, systems and processes that play a key role in what limits and increases engagement, productivity and accountability in today's fast changing working environments.
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Massey Whiteknife

Two-Spirit, Award-Winning Indigenous Businessman, Serial Entrepreneur, Economic Development, Health & Safety Expert

Massy Whiteknife is an Award-Winning Indigenous businessman, serial Entrepreneur, industry relations, economic development expert with a 25-year background in occupational Health & Safety Embraces Two-Spirit Lifestyle. He is much more than an oil-patch entrepreneur who overcame great adversity to build a multi-million-dollar enterprise.
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Glenn Wright

Farmer, Mechanical Engineer, Lawyer and Advocate of Social Justice

Glenn Wright worked as a mechanical engineer for 20 years before changing careers to become a lawyer. Glenn Wright was called to the bar in 2021 and practices law in Saskatoon, SK at Wardell Gillis.
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