Dan Pontefract
Keynote Speaker | Vancouver, British Columbia
Future of Work
Leadership Strategist Award Winning Author & Culture Change Expert
Dan Pontefract Expertise Accessibility, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business & Corporate, Business Ethics & Values, Business Growth, Business Leadership, Business Management, Business Technology, Business Transitions, Change Management, Collaboration and Communication.
About Dan Pontefract
Dan Pontefract is a renowned leadership keynote speaker, award-winning best-selling author, future of work, and culture change expert. He has been a 4-time TEDx speaker and with expertise in leadership, engagement, and transformational change, Dan has achieved impressive career accomplishments, including two gold medals and numerous awards. He is currently the CEO of The Pontefract Group, where he helps organizations improve their leadership and culture. With degrees in leadership and adult education and a Doctorate in Professional Studies, Dan brings a wealth of knowledge and credibility to his speaking engagements. He is also a certified coach and has published four books on leadership and culture. Don't miss the chance to hear Dan Pontefract speak and empower you to reach new heights.
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DAN PONTEFRACT BIOGRAPHY
Dan Pontefract is a renowned leadership strategist, author, and keynote speaker with over two decades of experience in senior executive roles at companies such as SAP, TELUS, and Business Objects. In these roles, he focused on corporate culture change, leadership development, employee experience, and overall performance improvement. Since then, he has worked with organizations worldwide, including Salesforce, Amgen, the State of Tennessee, Nestlé, Canada Post, Autodesk, BMO, the Government of Canada, Manulife, Nutrien, and the City of Toronto, among others. Dan Pontefract has firsthand experience in turning leaders and corporate cultures into a competitive advantage, and he believes that the future of work is now.
As an award-winning and best-selling author, Dan Pontefract has written five books: WORK-LIFE BLOOM, LEAD. CARE. WIN., OPEN TO THINK, THE PURPOSE EFFECT, and FLAT ARMY. His third book, OPEN TO THINK, won the 2019 getAbstract International Book of the Year. His fourth LEAD. CARE. WIN. won the 2022 Nautilus Awards Silver Medal for Leadership. Dan also writes for Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and other outlets.
Dan Pontefract is a renowned keynote speaker who has presented at four TED events and delivers approximately 50 keynotes annually. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria’s Gustavson School of Business and has received over 25 industry, individual, and book awards. Furthermore, Dan Pontefract hosts the popular Leadership NOW series, where he interviews famous thinkers, authors, CEOs, and other incredible leaders. Through these interviews, he seeks to understand what makes leadership and people better.
Before leaving the world of full-time gigs in 2018, Dan Pontefract served as Chief Envisioner and Chief Learning Officer at TELUS, a Canadian telecommunications company with 50,000 global employees and over $14 billion in revenue. While at TELUS, he launched the Transformation Office, the TELUS MBA, and the TELUS Leadership Philosophy, all of which helped increase the company’s employee engagement to nearly 90%.
Prior to his ten years at TELUS, Dan Pontefract held senior executive positions for 12 years with SAP, Business Objects, Crystal Decisions, and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). Dan’s career is interwoven with corporate and academic experience, coupled with an MBA, B.Ed, and multiple industry certifications and awards. Notably, Dan Pontefract is listed on the Thinkers50 Radar, HR Weekly’s 100 Most Influential People in HR, PeopleHum’s Top 200 Thought Leaders to Follow, and Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers.
In 2010, Dan Pontefract was acknowledged by CLO as a Vanguard Award winner. In addition, he was a 2-time winner by the Corporate University Best in Class Awards of the Leader of the Year in 2010 and 2011. In 2012, SkillSoft awarded Dan the ‘Learning Leader of the Year for his work at TELUS, and CLO Magazine also bestowed the Learning in Practice
Innovation Award. He is also the recipient of the 2012 Brandon-Hall Gold Award in Strategy & Governance. In 2015, TELUS became a 10-time winner of the prestigious ATD BEST award under his leadership and was the first-ever recipient of the ATD Hall of Fame distinction.
Dan Pontefract and his wife, Denise, have three children, two dogs and two cats and live in Victoria, Canada.
Dan Pontefract Topic Presentations
Dan Pontefract Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.
The Keys to Flourishing in Work and Life: It's Not Work-life Balance
The Keys to Being a Truly Caring Leader: Lead. Care. Win.
Purpose Fuels People: Why a Meaningful Role & Purpose-driven Organization Matter
Collaborative Cultures: It's the Secret to Organizational Excellence
We are Losing the Ability to Think and What to Do About It
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