Dr. Patrick Owen

Keynote Speaker | Montreal, Quebec

Author, Nutrition & Biology Educator
Workplace, Performance & Stress Management Expert

Dr. Patrick Owen's Expertise: Health & Wellness, Nutrition & Fitness, Mental Health, Stress Management, Peak Performance, Health Performance, Mindset & Goal Accomplishment, Personal Growth and Resilience & Adversity.

Dr. Patrick Owen

About Speaker Dr. Patrick Owen

Dr. Patrick Owen is a human nutrition expert, evolutionary biology educator, author, and award winning professional speaker who examines how modern life affects human health, performance, and workplace success. Holding a Ph.D. in Human Nutrition from McGill University, he translates research in evolutionary science, physiology, and psychology into practical strategies that improve sleep, stress management, movement, nutrition, human connection, and performance. Named TEC Canada's Rookie Speaker of the Year, Patrick is recognized for interactive presentations that make complex science clear, engaging, and immediately applicable. Through keynote presentations, consulting, and his forthcoming book, The Mismatch Era, he helps organizations and individuals design environments and daily practices that better align with human biology and support sustainable performance.

Sleep Hacks That Actually Work

Sleep Hacks That Actually Work

Warrior Growth Academy | the Health Blueprint with Dr. Patrick Owen

Warrior Growth Academy | the Health Blueprint with Dr. Patrick Owen

Introduction to Ancestral Health

Introduction to Ancestral Health

 the Importance of Sleep

the Importance of Sleep

Dr. Patrick Owen Biography

Dr. Patrick Owen is a human nutrition expert, evolutionary biology educator, author, and award winning professional speaker whose work examines the growing mismatch between human biology and modern life. Holding a Ph.D. in Human Nutrition from McGill University, he translates research in evolutionary biology, physiology, psychology, and nutrition into practical strategies that help individuals and organizations improve health, performance, and workplace well being. Named TEC Canada’s Rookie Speaker of the Year, Dr. Patrick Owen is recognized for highly interactive presentations that combine science, storytelling, humour, and audience participation to make complex research accessible and immediately applicable.

At the centre of Dr. Patrick Owen’s work is a simple premise: many of the challenges people experience today are predictable responses to environments and systems that no longer align with human biology. His research and presentations explore how modern conditions influence sleep, stress, movement, nutrition, social connection, decision making, and performance. Rather than focusing on willpower alone, he demonstrates how changing the conditions surrounding people can create healthier behaviours, stronger engagement, and more sustainable results.

Dr. Patrick Owen is the author of the forthcoming book The Mismatch Era and the founder of SIGRID, a human systems consultancy that applies evolutionary science to workplace environments, organizational systems, and human centred design. His work supports organizations seeking practical solutions to burnout, absenteeism, employee turnover, declining workplace connection, and long term performance.

His expertise is built on extensive international research examining the relationship between traditional diets, local food systems, and human health. His fieldwork in Tibet, Himalayan India, and Papua New Guinea investigated the bioactive properties of medicinal plants and the impact of changing food systems on metabolic health. His research demonstrated how environmental conditions and lifestyle can influence the development of chronic disease and continues to shape his evidence based approach to nutrition and human performance.

Throughout his career, Dr. Patrick Owen has co authored two books, published more than a dozen peer reviewed scientific papers, and served as host of AskMen’s THRIVE web series. He is also a certified personal trainer and lifestyle consultant, combining scientific research with practical experience to provide a comprehensive perspective on health, movement, and human behaviour.

His contributions to research have earned national and international recognition, including a National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship, a Fonds de Recherche du Québec Nature et Technologies Scholarship, the International Development Research Centre of Canada Ecosystem Approach to Human Health Graduate Training Award, the Richard Evans Schultes Award from the Society of Economic Botany, and the Elsevier Reviewer of the Year Award for Pharmacology.

Dr. Patrick Owen has presented to audiences across industries in both English and French, delivering engaging sessions that encourage participation while making scientific concepts easy to understand. Through keynote presentations, consulting, and education, he helps leaders and organizations create environments that work with human nature, enabling healthier people, stronger teams, and lasting organizational performance.

Dr. Patrick Owen Topic Presentations

Dr. Patrick Owen From Montreal, Quebec, 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.

Ethno Nutrition

Functional Nutrition and Ancestral Health

The Origins and Future of Stress

It All Begins in Your Gut: Digestive Health and Happiness

How to Lose Weight: People Who Can't Lose Weight

Books
Dr. Patrick Owen
  • Edible and Medicinal Plants of Canada
  • Superfoods Cookbook
Podcasts
Dr. Patrick Owen
  • The Surprising Impacts of Food on Your Health & Sleep (p.1)
  • The Surprising Impacts of Food on Your Health & Sleep (p.2)

Dr. Patrick Owen Speaking Testimonials

"Dr Patrick Owen provides excellent, life-changing health programs to me and the patients I work with. Learning about nutrition is a daily ritual and sometimes a struggle. Thankfully, I can rely on Dr. Owen’s expertise."

Betty

"Dr Patrick Owen seriously knows his stuff! Unlike so many “nutritionists”, he won’t give you a one-size-fits-all program or generic fad diet. Taking all things into consideration, he’ll help you come up with a plan to change your lifestyle and the way you think about food for the better."

Brittany

"Dr Patrick Owen is very good at keeping the class’ interest for the full three hours. He has a unique approach to teaching that I have not seen at McGill yet. He should definitely teach more classes at McGill!"

McGill Student

"Dr Patrick Owen is a very energetic and highly motivated professional. He has great contact with his peers and with other coworkers, is very approachable, and was a pleasure to work with. Patrick was assigned to be a lecturer for a nutrition class on the downtown McGill campus during my time working at the nutrition office, and I know he received excellent feedback through the student reviews that year. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him for any position that would require a good contact with the client on top of professional expertise."

Maryse Charlebois

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