Speakers

Nicknamed “the negotiator” since childhood, Fotini Iconomopoulos is an expert communicator with a passion for helping organizations and individuals get what they want.

The Honourable Marci Ien is a former Canadian politician, journalist, and television personality who has built a remarkable legacy in both public service and media.

Sheena S. Iyengar is the inaugural S.T. Lee Professor of Business in the Management Division of the Columbia Business School.

John Jantsch is a marketing consultant, speaker and bestselling author Duct Tape Marketing, The Commitment Engine and The Referral Engine.

Valerie B. Jarrett was the longest serving Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama throughout the President’s two terms in office.

When brands like Google, Starbucks, Shopify and GE want to leverage technology to better connect with their consumers, they call Mitch Joel.

Dr. Leslie K. John is the James E. Burke Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and an award-winning behavioural scientist whose work sits at the intersection of decision-making, communication, trust, and influence.

Recognized as one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (Thinkers50), Whitney Johnson is an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption; specifically, a framework which she codifies in the critically acclaimed book Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work and in her latest book Build an “A” Team: Play To Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve.

An award-winning medical doctor, researcher, and expert on the neuroscience of adaptability, leadership, and motivation, Dr. Shimi Kang provides science-based solutions for health, happiness, and achievement.

As a globally recognized innovation and disruption strategist, Shawn Kanungo works at the intersection of creativity, business, and technology.

Avinash Kaushik is the Digital Marketing Evangelist for Google and the co Founder of Market Motive Inc.

Guy Kawasaki is the co-founder of Alltop.com, an “online magazine rack” of popular topics on the web, and a founding partner at Garage Technology Ventures. He is also a columnist for the Open Forum of American Express.