Jodi Kovitz
Jodi Kovitz is the Founder and CEO of #movethedial, a global movement she created to advance the participation and leadership of all women in tech. Since launching #movethedial, sh...
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Diversity Equity and Inclusion Speakers are uniquely equipped to tackle some of the most important conversations happening in organizations today. They bring not only knowledge and expertise, but the ability to connect i...
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David A. Robertson
David A. Robertson stands as one of Canada’s most influential voices in literature and public discourse. A member of Norway House Cree Nation, he is a celebrated author, graphic no...
Ashley Callingbull
Ashley Callingbull is an actress, model, host and First Nations activist from the Enoch Cree Nation. She is an actress on Blackstone, Tribal, The Great Salish Heist and was a conte...
Jesse Lipscombe
Jesse Lipscombe is a powerful keynote speaker and expert on leadership, productivity and belonging. Jesse has inspired organizations to make significant changes in workplace cultur...
Dr. Jane Barratt
Dr. Jane Barratt is an internationally recognized expert on ageing, health, and social policy. Holding a PhD in Public Health, she is known for examining how systems succeed or fai...
Harrison Browne
Harrison Browne made history as the first transgender athlete in North American professional sports, breaking barriers for future generations of LGBTQ+ athletes. During his three s...
Ali Hassan
Ali Hassan is the host of the CBC Radio hit stand-up comedy show Laugh Out Loud – which also airs across North America on SiriusXM. Ali is also heard on CBC Radio, NPR and PRX as a...
Fotini Iconomopoulos
When organizations need to turn high-stakes conversations into high-impact outcomes, they book Fotini Iconomopoulos. As a globally recognized keynote speaker and bestselling author...
Layne (the Auctionista)
Layne (the Auctionista) is on a mission to fire up human connection and ignite transformation. Known to millions as The Auctionista, Layne is a non-binary Canadian entrepreneur, au...
Anthony Morgan
Anthony Morgan is an innovation leader and collaboration guru who helps organizations solve complex problems by harnessing the power of human curiosity and creativity. He delivers...
Omari Newton
Omari Newton is an award-winning professional actor, writer, director and Ted X speaker. As a writer, his original Hip Hop theatre piece, Sal Capone, received critical acclaim and...
Harnarayan Singh
Harnarayan Singh, born and raised in small-town Alberta, has become one of Canada’s top media personalities. He has over 800 games of experience as an NHL broadcaster. Known for hi...
Rick Hansen
Rick Hansen, C.C., O.B.C., is a Canadian icon and six-time Paralympic medalist who has dedicated his life to raising awareness of the potential of people with disabilities. He is b...
Hannah Beach
When you want to understand kids deeply, few voices are as trusted—or as heartfelt—as Hannah Beach’s. Hannah is a leading emotional health consultant, award-winning educator, and a...
Jennifer Heil
Jennifer Heil’s pursuit of challenging the status quo saw her circling the globe for over a decade of competition. As a result, she became the first freestyle skier to achieve the...
Joze Piranian
Joze Piranian is a Global Keynote Speaker, Author of Stop Holding Back: An Honest Guide to Turning Fear into Action (HarperCollins, 2026), and stand-up comedian who empowers people...
Kendal Netmaker
Kendal Netmaker is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and dynamic keynote speaker on a mission to inspire and empower people around the world. By sharing his personal journey,...
Matthew Corkum
Matthew Corkum is a dynamic and passionate keynote speaker who fearlessly tackles difficult topics. He embodies a lifelong drive to excel in diverse settings, despite living with c...
John Langan
John Langan is a Saulteaux (pronounced So-Toe)/ Cree indigenous man from Keeseekoose First Nation, Saskatchewan, Treaty 4 Territory, and hails from the Bear Clan. A graduate of the...
Mariana Atencio
Mariana Atencio is on a mission to help people supercharge their careers, their workplace cultures, and their happiness by embracing the power of authenticity. Coming to America fr...
Orene “DJ O Show” Askew
Orene “DJ O Show” Askew is an Afro-Indigenous and 2Spirit award-winning DJ from BC’s west coast. Orene was born and raised on X̱wemelch’stn (Capilano) Reserve in North Vancouver, B...
Dr. Pamela Palmater
Dr. Pamela Palmater is a Mi’kmaw lawyer, professor, author, and social justice activist from Ugpi’ganjig (Eel River Bar First Nation). She has 4 university degrees, including a Doc...
Dr. Eugenia Addy
Dr. Eugenia Addy is a scientist, educator, and social entrepreneur. As the CEO of Visions of Science, she is dedicated to equitable STEM access and community transformation. With a...
Dr. Naheed Dosani
Dr. Naheed Dosani is a dedicated palliative care physician and health justice activist. He champions equitable healthcare for those facing poverty and homelessness. For example, he...
Daryl Davis
Daryl Davis is an internationally acclaimed musician, author, and speaker known as “The Rock’n’Roll Race Reconciliator.” While his professional career revolves around music, perfor...
Ethan Bear
Ethan Bear is a Plains Cree athlete, proud member of the Ochapowace Nation, and a powerful voice for courage, resilience, and cultural pride. Born and raised in rural Saskatchewan,...
Vivek Shraya
Vivek Shraya is a critically acclaimed artist, writer, and cultural thinker. Her work explores leadership, identity, and what it means to be human. Working across music, literature...
Christine Sinclair
Christine Sinclair is one of the most influential athletes in Canadian history. She is also the most prolific goal scorer the world has seen. She served as captain of Canada’s Wome...
Tod Maffin
Tod Maffin has emerged as one of Canada’s most distinctive voices on the Canadian identity. A former national CBC Radio host, Tod has built a loyal following through sharp weekly e...
Prasanna Ranganathan
Prasanna Ranganathan is a documentary producer, DEIAB (diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging) consultant and advisor, speaker, writer, arts columnist, and form...
Steve Joordens
Professor Steve Joordens is an award-winning psychologist, educator, and global innovator passionate about learning and organizational transformation. As a Professor of Psychology...
Nav Bhatia
Nav Bhatia, also known as the Official Toronto Raptors Superfan, has not missed a home game since the team’s inception in 1995. You’ll often see him at Scotiabank Arena, sitting in...
Madison Tevlin
Madison Tevlin is an acclaimed keynote speaker, a trailblazing advocate for inclusion and Down syndrome, and a celebrated content creator whose magnetic presence captivates audienc...
Dr. Stephanie Nixon
Dr. Stephanie Nixon is a straight, white, middle class, able-bodied, cisgender, settler woman of English and Irish ancestry who strives to understand the pervasive effects of privi...
Martina Navratilova
When you book Martina Navratilova, you secure one of the most dominant and outspoken figures in modern sports history. Martina Navratilova is, in the words of Billie Jean King, “th...
Samantha Nutt
Samantha Nutt is an award-winning humanitarian, bestselling author and acclaimed public speaker. A medical doctor and a founder of the renowned international humanitarian organizat...
Jessica Campbell
In July 2024, Jessica Campbell etched her name in the history books when she was named assistant coach for the Seattle Kraken. Further, in the fall of 2024 she became the first fem...
Laila Ali
Laila Ali is a world-class athlete, entrepreneur, and trusted wellness advocate. Laila is best known as the daughter of the late global icon, Muhammad Ali. She successfully built h...
Spike Lee
Spike Lee is an award-winning writer, director, actor, producer and author who revolutionized the role of Black talent in cinema. Widely regarded as a premiere African-American fil...
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King is a legendary tennis champion, equality advocate, and founder of the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative. She is also the co-founder of World TeamTennis and ha...
Harley Knife
Harley Knife, known by his Cree name “Good Morning Rising Sun,” is a proud member of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation from Treaty 6 territory and currently resides in Kelowna, BC. With...
Celina Caesar-Chavannes
Celina Caesar-Chavannes is a visionary leader at the intersection of neuroscience, leadership, and social transformation. She is a PhD candidate in Neuroscience at Queen’s Universi...
Susan Aglukark
During a career that has spanned more than 30 years, Susan Aglukark’s journey as a singer-songwriter has led her to reflect on who she is, where she comes from and the importance o...
Dambisa Moyo
Dr. Dambisa Moyo is a pre-eminent thinker, who influences key decision-makers in strategic investment and public policy. She is respected for her unique perspectives, her balance o...
Beverly Priestman
Beverly “Bev” Priestman (born 1986 in England) is an internationally recognized soccer coach. She is best known for leading the Canadian Women’s National Team to gold at the Tokyo...
Andre De Grasse
Andre De Grasse is the most decorated Olympian in Canadian history, with an incredible seven medals to his name. His legendary status was further cemented at the 2024 Paris Olympic...
Jade Simmons
Jade Simmons is a creator of transformational experiences designed to activate audiences into becoming the biggest, boldest version of themselves possible. The world-class concert...
Kardinal Offishall
Originating from Toronto, Canada, Kardinal Offishall has become an icon in the global music scene. He has collaborated with the world’s biggest artists, such as Rihanna, Drake, Lad...
Jully Black
Jully Black is a Platinum selling recording artist, Multi-Award-Winning Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Actor, Activist and Cultural Connector. She is a Canada Walk of Fame 2021 indu...
Kate Beirness
Kate Beirness is a leading voice in Canadian sports broadcasting, serving as the host for all Toronto Raptors broadcasts and the CFL on TSN. Her journey to the forefront of sports...
Mark Tewksbury
Mark Tewksbury is an Olympic champion, human rights advocate, and global leader in inclusion, ethics, and sport. He first made headlines at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, winning gol...
Marina Iakovleva
Marina Iakovleva is the founder of the popular YouTube channel, Dating Beyond Borders, which explores the intersection of culture and communication trends worldwide. Through her wo...
Irshad Manji
Irshad Manji is the founder of Moral Courage College, where she teaches businesses, universities, and K-12 schools to transform contentious issues into constructive conversations a...
Dwayne Morgan
Dwayne Morgan is a celebrated spoken word artist, author, and motivational speaker, appointed to the Order of Ontario in 2023. A two-time Canadian National Poetry Slam Champion, Mo...
Angela Sterritt
Angela Sterritt is an award-winning investigative journalist, TV, radio, and podcast host, and national bestselling author. She comes from the Wilp Wiik’aax (we-GAK) of the Gitanma...
Sandy Hudson
Sandy Hudson is a visionary strategist, community builder, and media producer who is a powerful force for transformative social change. Renowned for co-founding the Black Lives Mat...
Dr. Onye Nnorom
Dr. Onye Nnorom is a medical doctor, public health specialist, and educator who has a passion for equity, inclusion and justice. She engages audiences on these topics because it tu...
Raia “Coach” Carey
Raia ‘Coach’ Carey is a firm believer that everyone is capable of greatness, and she’s made a career of empowering others to reach it. Coach Carey is a captivating motivational spe...
Brandi Morin
Brandi Morinis an acclaimed Cree/Iroquois/French journalist from Treaty 6 territory in Alberta, Canada, who has dedicated over a decade to amplifying Indigenous voices and shedding...
Dr. Karyn Gordon
A Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Dr. Karyn Gordon is a world-renowned speaker, ranked among the World’s Top #10 TEDx Talk Speakers (2022) and a nominee for the RBC Canadia...
Erica Dhawan
Erica Dhawan is an internationally recognized leading authority, speaker and advisor on 21st-century teamwork, collaboration and innovation. Named as one of the top 50 management t...
Dr. Roberta Bondar
The world’s first neurologist in space, Dr. Roberta Bondar is globally recognized for her pioneering contributions to space medicine research, fine art photography and environmenta...
Professor Maja
Professor Maja is the leading expert on gendered confidence killers. A sociologist, she is known for her charismatic storytelling on the everyday obstacles women face in building c...
Leah Hextall
Leah Hextall is no stranger to being the first. She didn’t simply enter the broadcasting world — she made history as the first woman to call play-by-play commentary in the NHL. Her...
Anthony N. Morgan
Anthony N. Morgan is a distinguished racial justice analyst, strategist, educator, and lawyer with a passion for transformative social impact. Currently, he serves as a Senior Stra...
Rinki Sethi
Rinki Sethi is Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at BILL, responsible for leading efforts to protect its information and technology assets and advising t...
Nataly Kogan
Nataly Kogan is a Russian-born, American entrepreneur. She came to the US as a refugee in her teen years, and resided in the projects outside of Detroit. From struggling to adapt t...
Nabil Karim
Nabil Karim joined TSN at the end of 2011, leaving CBC, where he had hosted Hockey Night in Canada Online and acted as sports anchor for CBC News. Since then, he has become a mains...
Dr. Chitra Anand
Dr. Chitra Anand is an award-winning technology, communications, and marketing executive with over two decades of experience. She specializes in driving growth and transformation i...
Nicholas Johnson
Nicholas André G. Johnson has engaged in optimization and machine learning research at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Princeton University, Oxford University and...
Shannon Lee Simmons
Shannon is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Investment Manager (CIM), media personality, author and founder of the New School of Finance. She is widely recognized as...
Shane Feldman
Shane Feldman believes community is the answer to every question, and the solution to every problem. Recognized by the White House, Prime Minister of Canada and United Nations, and...
Zahra Ebrahim
Zahra Ebrahim is the Co-Founder of Monumental. She is an award-winning strategist, educator, and public interest designer. She is known for her innovative, cross-sectoral work and...
Takara Small
Takara Small is a gifted multitasker. She appears on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning as a technology columnist, discussing the latest tech trends, breaking news and more. Additionally, T...
Justice Faith
Justice Faith, co-founder of Révolutionnaire and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree, is a changemaker, social entrepreneur, and sought-after speaker. She is regularly invited to share h...
Daymond John
An entrepreneur in every sense of the word, Daymond John has come a long way from taking out a $100,000 mortgage on his mother’s house and moving his operation into the basement. J...
Gregory Robinson
A 33-year veteran of NASA, Gregory Robinson is the former director of the $10 billion dollar James Webb Space Telescope (Webb). With 100 times more power than its predecessor, the...
Sage Paul
Sage Paul is an urban Denesuliné tskwe based in Toronto. She is a member of the English River First Nation. An award-winning artist and designer, Sage is also a recognized leader o...
Dave Meslin
Dave Meslin is a community organizer, bestselling author and popular TV host. Dave shows audiences how to build a culture by creating meaningful opportunities to engage employees,...
Chad Foster
Chad E. Foster is a motivational keynote speaker, sales/finance leader, and inspirational change agent at Red Hat/IBM. He was the first blind executive to graduate from Harvard Bus...
Benjamin Alexander
In 2022, Benjamin Alexander made history as Jamaica’s first-ever Olympic Alpine ski racer. A complete outlier in his field, his skiing career only started at the age of 32, just si...
Tareq Hadhad
Tareq Hadhad is telling his story. He was a Syrian refugee and is now living his new life with his entrepreneurial family on Canada’s east coast. He is the founder and CEO of Peace...
Mark Harrison
Mark Harrison is the founder of the MH3 Collective, a group of ventures whose purpose is to connect people & ideas to create social impact. The Collective includes Humanity, T1, Si...
Farkhunda Muhtaj
Farkhunda Muhtaj is a professional soccer player and social activist. She is the captain of the Afghanistan Women’s National Soccer Team and competes for Fortuna Sittard in the Dut...
Rob Kearney
As a professional strongman and the only openly gay man competing at the highest level of his sport, Rob has plenty of experience when it comes to overcoming obstacles, tackling st...
Hénoc Muamba
Hénoc Muamba is a Congolese-Canadian professional football player and motivational speaker. Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Hénoc and his family made Mississauga, Ontario...
Karina LeBlanc
Karina is a retired Olympic bronze medalist and professional athlete who has the distinguished honor of being one of the longest-serving soccer players in Canadian national team hi...
Georges “The Rock” Laraque
Fluently bilingual, Georges’ gregarious personality is matched only by the size of his heart. Known as an enforcer during his 13-year NHL career, “The Rock” is the recipient of bot...
Kwame Osei
Kwame Osei immigrated to Canada with his family at the age of four from Ghana, West Africa. They made a home in Rexdale, a less favourable neighbourhood in Toronto. Young and susce...
Gabrielle Scrimshaw
Gabrielle Scrimshaw is an Indigenous professional with a passion for creating social impact. She has an MBA from Stanford and is a Gleitsman Fellow at the Center for Public Leaders...
Jay Shetty
Jay Shetty is a British-born #1 New York Times best-selling author, award-winning storyteller, podcast host and former monk, on a mission to make wisdom go viral. In 2019, AdWeek m...
Jeff Adams
For Jeff Adams, a wheelchair is a vehicle for success. This six-time Paralympian and six-time World Champion in Athletics is living proof that focus, determination, and spirit are...
Rachel Loui
Rachel Loui excellently combines her skills as a C-suite market expansion leader, entrepreneurship experience, and cultural insights in her humourous published book on China. Her C...
Dr. Wade Davis
Wade Davis is a Professor of Anthropology and the BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia. Between 2000 and 2013, he served as...
Stacey McKenzie
Stacey McKenzie was dubbed by Vogue magazine as one of five Jamaican models to Change the face of fashion. This Canadian supermodel, born in Jamaica, is one of the most recognizabl...
Katty Kay
Katty Kay is an award-winning journalist whose instinctively global perspective on American politics and global affairs comes from having lived and worked in the Middle East, South...
Jeannine Carter
Jeannine Carter is the former Head of Diversity Engagement at Facebook. Her inspirational style delivers a rare blend of impactful stories and lessons learned with actionable strat...
Damon Stoudamire
Damon Stoudamire has proved people wrong his entire life. Prior to his career in pro basketball, the point guard was told he was “too short to play professionally.” In the 1995 NBA...
Clary Chambers (she/her)
A powerhouse in her own right, this ambitious, queer woman of colour who lives with a chronic illness is definitely one to spark joy in any room. Nicknamed Joy Queen by those close...
Gayathri Shukla
Gayathri Shukla is a dynamic, thought-provoking speaker who inspires individuals to rise to their personal and collective potential. She is the Founder of a social enterprise, Camp...
Kirstine Stewart
Kirstine Stewart was VP at Twitter Inc, leading North American media partnerships in tv, sports, gaming, music, news and government. Before her move to the US, she was Twitter’s fo...
Brooke Lynn Hytes
Equal parts ballerina, showgirl, and 90’s supermodel, Brooke Lynn Hytes is drag perfection – personified. After training at the National Ballet School of Canada, this extraordinari...
Risha Grant
Motivated by her passion to correct societal “isms” like racism, sexism, classism and plain old stupidism, it is Risha Grant’s personal mission to expose the subtleties and values...
Dr. Stephen Peters
Dr. Stephen Peters is the CEO and President of The Peters Group- a national education consulting company. Dr. Peters’ career in education reigned over 32 years. He had been a class...
Chris Bashinelli
Chris “Bash” Bashinelli is a former television actor who left the industry to pursue a more meaningful path. He is the executive producer and host of “Bridge the Gap” on PBS and th...
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