Rita McGrath
Rita McGrath is one of the world’s top experts on strategy and innovation. Rita consistently ranks among the top 10 management thinkers in the world by the prestigious Thinkers50 a...
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Innovation
In a world that’s changing faster than ever, innovation is at the heart of progress. It’s about pushing boundaries, sparking creativity, and turning bold ideas into transformative results. Whether you're familiar with th...
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Marc Randolph
Marc Randolph is a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, advisor, and investor. He is the co-founder and first CEO of Netflix. In that role, he laid much of the groundwork for a ser...
Zack Kass
Zack Kass is a global AI advisor, researcher, keynote speaker, the former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI, and bestselling author of The Next RenAIssance: AI and the Expansion of Hu...
Jamie Mason Cohen
Jamie Mason Cohen helps organizations reduce the Isolation Tax of Leadership by building mentorship cultures that strengthen trust, performance, and accountability. Early in his ca...
Charlie Grinnell
Charlie Grinnell is the CEO at RightMetric, a library of data-backed research that helps marketers plan, build and deliver more effective marketing. RightMetric provides insights t...
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...
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...
Doug Griffiths
Doug Griffiths is a wildly popular community strategist and author of two best-selling editions of “13 Ways to Kill Your Community”. He has supported, guided and inspired hundreds...
Joe O’Connor
Joe O’Connor is a globally recognized future of work expert and a leading authority on the four-day workweek, smart work design, and sustainable performance. As Co-founder and CEO...
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...
Jon Erlichman
Jon Erlichman is a renowned financial commentator and contributor on BNN Bloomberg, celebrated for his engaging interviews with top global CEOs, athletes, and entertainers. With a...
Marc Champagne
Marc Champagne is a best-selling author, podcast host, keynote speaker, and futurist for the mind who helps corporate teams and individuals enhance their mental well-being. Leverag...
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...
Chris Barton
Chris Barton wanted a way to identify songs anywhere he heard them. There wasn’t one, so he invented an app called Shazam. His creation is now considered pure magic. Chris aims to...
Scott Wabano
Often blending traditional Indigenous storytelling with contemporary fashion, media, and digital culture, Scott Wabano is an award-winning fashion stylist and designer, creative di...
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,...
Eric Termuende
Eric Termuende is the Co-Founder of NoW of Work, author of Rethink Work, trusted advisor, and award-winning speaker on leadership, culture, and the future of work. His research int...
Sean Silcoff
Sean Silcoff is an award-winning business writer with The Globe and Mail and co-author of Losing the Signal, the critically acclaimed, best-selling story about the rise and fall of...
Shaun Frankson
Shaun Frankson is the co-founder of The Plastic Bank, a social enterprise that makes plastic waste a currency to STOP Ocean plastic while reducing global poverty. The Plastic Bank...
David Allison
David Allison is redefining how organizations solve problems and seize opportunities by proving a fundamental truth: everything we do is driven by our values. Known as “The Values...
Kevan Gilbert
Kevan Gilbert is a sought-after facilitator, thought leader, and educator known for his ability to create inclusive spaces that empower individuals and organizations to transform t...
Cecily Sommers
Cecily Sommers is a renowned business futurist, keynote speaker, and best-selling author of Think Like a Futurist. She helps leaders decode disruption and lead with clarity by deve...
Paul Barter
Paul Barter is a Management Consultant, Business Professor, Entrepreneur, and Venture Investor. He is passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship and focusses on the intersect...
Nikolas Badminton
Nikolas Badminton is a world-renowned global futurist speaker and Chief Futurist at Futurist.com. He mentors top executives and the highest levels of government to create bold visi...
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...
Iliana Oris Valiente
Iliana Oris Valiente, CPA, CA is a recognized authority on artificial intelligence, future of work strategy, and global talent mobility. She has been featured across television, ra...
Kyle Scheele
Kyle Scheele is a speaker, author, and creativity advocate known for transforming unconventional ideas into innovative projects that spark widespread engagement. Often described as...
Daniel Lubetzky
Daniel Lubetzky is a distinguished social entrepreneur and “Builder,” best known as the founder of KIND Snacks, and a Shark Tank star. His mission is to equip people to think flexi...
Rebecca Minkoff
An industry leader in accessible luxury handbags, accessories, footwear and apparel, Rebecca Minkoff’s modern bohemian designs are inspired by strong, confident and powerful women...
Chantal & Raine
Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida have been critical members of the global music scene for over 20 years. They have topped the charts with their original sounds — Chantal as a solo...
Sol Rashidi
As the world’s 1st Chief AI Officer for Enterprise (2016), Sol Rashidi has 10 patents and is the best-selling author of ‘Your AI Survival Guide’ (‘Top 50 AI’ books). A 3x TEDx spea...
Duncan Wardle
Duncan Wardle is a globally recognized innovation keynote speaker and the former Head of Innovation & Creativity at Disney. During his three-decade career at Disney, Duncan helped...
Vincenzo Guzzo
Guzzo is a sassy entertainment mogul who has disrupted the movie landscape by living and breathing the Canadian Dream. As the only son of Italian immigrants, he always believed he...
Patrick Lee
Patrick Lee is best known as the Co-Founder and former CEO of Rotten Tomatoes, the world’s most trusted site for movie reviews and news. A proven entrepreneur and a visionary, Patr...
Jim Harris
Jim Harris ranks among North America’s top thought leaders on AI, GenAI, disruption, and innovation. As one of the world’s leading keynote speakers, he delivers over 60 in-person a...
Mark DeVolder
Dr. Mark DeVolder is a Global Change Management Expert, Transition and Transformation Thought-Leader, and Award-Winning Speaker. Known worldwide as The Change Specialist, Mark help...
Vickie Kerr
Vickie Kerr is the fearless and down-to-earth founder of one of Canada’s most iconic snack brands — Miss Vickie’s. In 1987, she began making kettle-cooked chips in her farmhouse ki...
Chad Millman
Media executive, author, and 2025 Hall of Fame inductee, Chad Millman, stands at the forefront of the sports gambling industry. Defining his career is a unique ability to foresee i...
Matthew Luhn
Matthew Luhn is a writer, story branding consultant and keynote speaker with over 25 years’ experience creating stories and characters at Pixar Animation Studios and beyond. Alongs...
Ted Graham
Ted Graham is the Head of Open Innovation at General Motors (GM). In his role, Ted works with external partners to tackle important issues pertaining to the future of transportatio...
Jon Montgomery
Jon Montgomery is a Canadian icon, celebrated both for his Olympic Gold Medal victory and for his role as the beloved host of CTV’s The Amazing Race Canada. His life became a whirl...
Barbara Corcoran
Best known as the brilliant, brash, and beloved “Shark” on ABC’s four-time Emmy award-winning show, Shark Tank, Barbara Corcoran is one of North America’s most recognized and respe...
Billy Anderson
Billy Anderson is an international speaker, executive leadership coach, and author of the book “Your Comfort Zone Is Killing You.” Previously, Billy was an advertising manager in E...
Cameron Atlas
As a leading authority on adaptability, resilience & continuous improvement, Cameron Atlas has spent the past 15 years helping organizations, leaders, and teams break through limit...
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...
Michelle Stacy
Michelle Stacy is a dynamic business leader, keynote speaker, and board director known for building billion-dollar brands and driving business growth. As the former President of Ke...
Ramy Nassar
Ramy Nassar is an internationally acclaimed speaker and thought leader in the domains of AI and Strategic Foresight. As the former Head of Innovation for Mattel and author of the A...
Dr. Gillian Mandich
Dr. Gillian Mandich is one of Canada’s leading experts on the science of happiness and health. In a world where burnout and disconnection are on the rise, her evidence-based approa...
Seth Godin
Seth Godin is a world-renowned marketing speaker, bestselling author, and branding expert whose work has transformed how businesses approach creativity, customer engagement, and st...
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...
Freestyle Socials
Freestyle Socials are a popular social collaboration workshop developed by Award-Winning Science Communicator Anthony Morgan. Freestyle Socials help organizations encourage their a...
Rocky Ozaki
Rocky Ozaki is one of North America’s leading voices on the Future of Work, modern business transformation and Artificial Intelligence (AI). He is a 3-time tech start-up Founder an...
Mandy Gill
After building and scaling one of the most effective behavior change apps, Mandy Gill has one of the world’s largest datasets. The app, Hooked on Healthy Habits, provides data focu...
Wallis Mills
Wallis Mills is a seasoned marketing executive with nearly 25 years of experience driving brand growth, digital transformation, and strategic innovation across the technology secto...
Saul Colt
Saul Colt is the Founder and Creative Director of The Idea Integration Co., an award-winning marketing agency known for bold ideas and legendary results. His work appears in six Ne...
Jay Baer
Jay Baer is a business growth and customer experience expert, advisor, researcher, author, and analyst. He has spent 30 years helping more than 700 of the world’s most iconic brand...
Andrew Pelling
Andrew Pelling has built a career on unapologetic curiosity, creativity and serendipity. Andrew is a professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of Ottawa. There, he foun...
Adam Cheyer
Adam Cheyer is a top technology speaker, AI expert and entrepreneur. He co-founded Siri, which was acquired by Apple, and later co-founded Viv, which became the basis of the voice...
Nicholas Ning
Nicholas Ning is a serial entrepreneur with a background in mechatronics systems engineering and an MBA from MIT Sloan. Over the past decade, he has built a reputation for bringing...
Steve Wozniak
Considered by most to be the real “brains” behind Apple, Steve Wozniak is not just a first class engineer with three decades of world-famous credentials; he’s also a really nice gu...
Julie Angus
Julie Angus is an accomplished adventurer, scientist and bestselling author of Rowboat in a Hurricane, Rowed Trip and Olive Odyssey. She is the first woman to row across the Atlant...
Dan Chuparkoff
Dan Chuparkoff is one of the world’s leading experts on AI, innovation, & the future of work. As a technology leader at Google, McKinsey and more; Dan led transformations for teams...
Jonathan Brill
Jonathan Brill was ranked the #1 Futurist in the World by Forbes and “The world’s leading transformation architect” by Harvard Business Review. In his talks, he draws upon his uniq...
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...
Kofi Hope
Kofi Hope is a Rhodes Scholar and has a Doctorate in Politics from Oxford University. He is the co-founder of Monumental, a Toronto-based strategic advisory firm. He writes a month...
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...
Ashley Freeborn
Ashley Freeborn, born and raised in Vancouver, co-founded Smash + Tess with her mother after recognizing a gap in the fashion industry for comfortable, stylish loungewear. Determin...
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...
Ross Simmonds
Ross Simmonds is an entrepreneur and marketing strategist who helps B2B & SaaS brands use content marketing, SEO, content distribution, and technology to unlock new levels of organ...
Heather Thomson
Heather Thomson is the Executive Director of the Alberta School of Business – Centre for Cities and Communities. As one of the founders of the centre, Heather is mentoring the next...
Linda Nazareth
Linda Nazareth is an economist, a futurist and a respected authority on the future of work. As a newspaper columnist and an author, she knows how to frame things in ways that both...
Lisa Bodell
Lisa Bodell is a global leader in simplification, collaboration, and innovation. She empowers organizations to transform their performance by reimagining how they work. When the mo...
Alfredo Tan
A thought-leader, change agent, and impact-focused innovator, Alfredo C. M. Tan has led companies through changing digital landscapes, ever-evolving consumer expectations and behav...
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...
Josh Linkner
Josh Linkner – a New York Times bestselling author – is a rare blend of business, art, and science. On the business front, Josh has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies,...
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...
Cheryl Cran
Cheryl Cran, the founder of NextMapping™ and CEO of Synthesis at Work Inc., is a leading authority on the future of work. Named the #1 Future of Work influencer by Onalytica and a...
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...
Harris III
Harris III (“the third”) is a top-rated speaker, award-winning illusionist and #1 bestselling author. As one of the most seasoned speakers in the world, he has performed and spoken...
Ariel Garten
As the founder of Muse, she told the world you could control computers with your mind, and made that dream a reality. It’s like science fiction brought to life for anyone to enjoy....
Stephanie Staples
Stephanie Staples is a master motivator and psychosocial wellness expert who travels internationally as a keynote speaker, from the Mayo Clinic to the Middle East, delivering idea-...
David Katz
An ambassador of Social Recycling by purpose, David is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Plastic Bank – an internationally recognized solution to ocean plastic. His idea h...
Andini Makosinski
Andini Makosinski is a 2020’s multipotential, inventor, host, and in-demand speaker with many passions in the sciences and arts. Her first toy was a box of transistors, which kicks...
Marc Lafleur
Marc Lafleur had holes in his shoes at sixteen. He was homeschooled up until high school, where he struggled to fit in as the only Black student in his small hometown. He was a tro...
Philippe Richard Bertrand
Philippe Richard Bertrand is one of the founding partners of illuxi and Amplio Stratégies, and now serves as President and CEO. A recognized leader within the entrepreneurial ecosy...
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...
Paul Klein
Paul is a global thought leader, social change entrepreneur and author. In 2001, Paul founded Impakt, a B Corp that has helped corporations including Cadillac Fairview, De Beers, G...
Fionn Ferriera
Fionn Ferriera is a young scientist, anti-plastic pollution campaigner and engineer. He is a native of West Cork, Ireland- a very remote region surrounded by the stunning Irish lan...
Peter Sheahan
After decades of standing in the fire with leaders of high-performing organizations, Peter Sheahan has come to believe that an organization will only go commercially where its lead...
Andrew Au
When companies like Microsoft, FedEx, and 3M want to accelerate innovation, they call Andrew Au. Referred to by Forbes as a “digital transformation expert”, Andrew helps organizati...
James Altucher
James Altucher’s entrepreneurial career began in 1996 when he founded Reset. Inc, a website design firm, while still working for HBO. His clients included Wu Tang Clan, American Ex...
The Hon. Michelle Lee
Michelle Lee is the former Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 2015-2017. As the first female to lead the USPTO, executive at Google, and any other v...
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...
Dag Kittlaus
Dag Kittlaus is the co-founder and CEO of Viv, the global brain. Prior, he founded Siri (acquired by Apple in 2010), the world’s first virtual personal assistant, as an Entrepreneu...
Jesse Hirsh
Jesse Hirsh is a futurist famer who brings an outsider’s perspective and literal critical distance, operating from his farm in rural Eastern Ontario. Yet this is no ordinary farm....
Nancy Giordano
Nancy Giordano is a strategic futurist with a drive to help enterprise organizations and visionary leaders transform to meet the escalating expectations ahead. Described as endless...
Roger Haskett
Roger Haskett is an award-winning international keynote speaker and President of Engagement Unlimited. With his innovative keynotes and programs, he ignites positive transformation...
Deborah Perry Piscone
Deborah Perry Piscione has uncovered how leaders are changing the mindsets of their companies and driving unprecedented innovation and growth as a result. Her intriguing work stems...
Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki is one of the most recognizable leaders in innovation, tech and marketing. Currently, Guy serves as the Chief Evangelist at Canva. Guy’s entertaining and informative t...
John Stix
John Stix is an “I’m In” transformation specialist. Having helped lead multiple organizations and their people, starting with his own, Fibernetics – the 5th largest Telecom company...
Jacquie McNish
Jacquie McNish is Canada’s most respected business journalist. She is the recipient of numerous awards for revealing newspaper investigations and writing gripping non-fiction books...
Genevieve von Petzinger
Genevieve von Petzinger is a Canadian paleoanthropologist, author and explorer. She is one of the world’s leading experts on Ice Age art and the origins of graphic communication. G...
Omar Johnson
Omar Johnson is the former CMO at Beats by Dre and former VP Marketing at Apple. At Beats Electronics, Johnson was responsible for brand development, advertising, retail experience...
Bruce Croxon
Bruce Croxon made his mark as a digital pioneer by co-founding Lavalife and revolutionizing how people connect. Under his direction, he grew this early tech start-up into the marqu...
Brian Solis
Brian Solis is a world-renowned digital analyst, anthropologist and futurist. He is also an award-winning author and a global keynote speaker. Brian’s research, advisory and presen...
Beau Lotto
Beau Lotto is a world-renowned expert in the science of perception. His thrilling keynotes reveal why trading certainty for doubt increases our capacity to adapt, lead, innovate an...
Susan Cain
Susan Cain is the author of the bestsellers Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts, and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking, which has been t...
Lane Merrifield
Lane Merrifield is the creator of Club Penguin, the world’s largest children’s social network. Just 18 months after launch, Lane sold the company for $350 million and accepted his...
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...
Joel Cohen
As the Emmy award-winning writer and producer for The Simpsons, the longest-running American scripted primetime television series in history, Joel has been a key part of the show’s...
Eric O’Neill
Eric O’Neill is the subject of Universal Studios’ feature film, Breach. Eric is an accomplished public speaker and security expert that lectures internationally about espionage and...
Doug Lipp
Doug Lipp is a distinguished consultant, eight-time business author and world authority on building esteemed, organizational cultures. Doug helps companies recognize how values and...
Cesar Kuriyama
Cesar was born in Peru but grew up a math and science nerd in New Jersey. A passion for movies and storytelling ultimately drew him to study several artistic fields at Pratt Instit...
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