Go to speakers by last name
Plenary Speakers
| Name |
Session Title |
Day/Time |
| Dr. Marshall Goldsmith |
What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There |
May 1 / 8:30am |
| Dan Ariely |
Predictably Irrational: How Behavioral Economics Impacts the role of Human Resources |
May 1 / 3:00pm |
| Amanda Lang |
The Power of Why |
May 2 / 8:30am |
| Sir Ken Robinson |
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything |
May 2 / 3:00pm |
Breakout Session Speakers by Track
Organizational Effectiveness
| Name |
Session Title |
Day/Time |
| Joyce Gwilliam, Deborah Edwards, CHRP |
Engage, Empower, Enrich: Metrics for Changing Times |
May 1 / 10:15am |
| Natalie Michael, CHRP, Marlene Higgins, CHRP |
Global Leadership Development – Kal Tire’s BEST Careers Program and Learning Culture |
May 1 / 1:15pm |
| Doug McCann, Margaret Blair |
Your People: Harnessing the Power of Your Greatest Asset |
May 1 / 1:15pm |
| Jon Husband, Brad Palmer |
Adapting Hierarchies for the New Workplace |
May 2 / 10:15am |
| Dr. Merv Gilbert, Dr. Dan Bilsker |
Taking Action: A Proactive Guide to Psychological Health & Safety in the Workplace |
May 2 / 1:15pm |
| Ian Cook, CHRP |
The Goal of HR Analytics – Demonstrating HR’s Value–Add |
May 2 / 1:15pm |
Skill Development
| Name |
Session Title |
Day/Time |
| Gervase Bushe |
Real Engagement for Real Results: The Clear Leadership Model |
May 1 / 10:15am |
| Larry Birckhead |
Converting Ideas into Business Solutions |
May 1 / 1:15pm |
| Deborah Rossouw |
Personal Energy Management for Well-Being in the Workplace |
May 2 / 10:15am |
| Cy Charney |
The Mentoring Conundrum |
May 2 / 10:15am |
| Gregory Schroeder |
Living With Good Influence: Leading Beyond Control |
May 2 / 1:15pm |
Talent Management
| Name |
Session Title |
Day/Time |
| Kevin Jones |
Embracing Organizational Failure |
May 1 / 10:15am |
| Louis Vong |
The Impact of Social Influence Marketing on Employer Brands |
May 1 / 10:15am |
| Dan Pontefract |
The 6 C’s of a Connected Leader |
May 1 / 1:15pm |
| Tom Gram |
Practice Makes Perfect Revisited |
May 2 / 10:15am |
| Jay-Ann Fordy, CHRP, Cameron Laker, Larry Gregg, CHRP, Brian Clendenin, Mike Vilimek |
Making the Puzzle Pieces Fit: How to Ensure Your Workplace Technology Implementation is a Success |
May 2 / 1:15pm |
HR & The Law
| Name |
Session Title |
Day/Time |
| Lindsay Lyster, Adriana Wills, Bruce Grist |
Are you Accommodating Enough? |
May 1 / 10:15am |
| Taryn Mackie, Terrence (TJ) Schmaltz, CHRP |
How to be a Super Sleuth: Workplace Investigations Workshop |
May 1 / 1:15pm |
| Marino Sveinson, Rita Ferrera, Kathleen Flemming, Nancy Harwood, Rachel Fisher |
Navigating WorkSafeBC Mental Disorder Claims and Bullying & Harassment Policies |
May 2 / 10:15am |
Bonus
| Name |
Session Title |
Day/Time |
| Marshall Goldsmith |
Helping Successful People Get Even Better |
May 1 / 10:15am |
| Host: Debra Finlayson, CHRP |
Speed Networking |
May 1 / 1:15pm |
| Host: Nic Tsangarakis |
Cracker Barrel - Making your Performance Management System Sing |
May 2 / 10:15am |
| Roger Hardy |
Through their Eyes: Innovation and Corporate Culture at Clearly Contacts |
May 2 / 1:15 pm |
| Host: Lisa Ryan, CHRP |
HR Cafe – Topic Determined by Attendees! |
May 2 / 1:15pm |