David E. White
Consultant · Synergy Solutions
Business Development Strategist
Resilience Managing Change Conflict Resolution Corporate Financial Mangement Corporate Sustainability
Tim Brodhead
Senior Fellow (SiG National) · Social Innovation Generation (SiG)
A non-profit pioneer who continues working to create a more resilient society by enhancing inclusion, sustainability, and social innovation
Philanthropy Non-Profit Management Social Innovation Social Finance Sustainability
Bryan Strawser
Principal Consultant & CEO · Bryghtpath LLC
Experienced dynamic speaker & trainer. A leading expert on organizational resiliency, crisis management, & business continuity.
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Crisis & Emergency Management Enterprise Risk Management Crisis Communications Crisis and Issues Management
Dr. Frances Westley
JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation, University of Waterloo · Social Innovation Generation
Putting the SOCIAL in change is the JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation at SiG@Waterloo, which builds capacity for social innovation
Sustainable Development Social Innovation Social Finance Engagement and Social Change Social Innovation and Resilience
Robin Cox
Research Director and Professor · ResilienceByDesign Research Lab and Royal Roads University
Robin Cox's expertise includes the psychosocial dimensions of disasters, disaster resilience, and traumatic stress and coping.
Resilience Higher Education Community Resilience Disaster Psychosocial Response Stress and Coping
Jonathan Copulsky
Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP · Deloitte Services LLP
Author and consultant whose career has been dedicated to developing and growing profitable customer relationships
Charmaine Hammond
Transformational Speaker, Best Selling Author, Trainer and Radio Host · Hammond International Inc.
Professional Speaker, Corporate Trainer, Author, Radio Host. The Bounce Forward Expert...solving people issues.
Einat Metzl
Chair and Associate Professor of Marital & Family Therapy, College of Communication and Fine Arts · Loyola Marymount University
Chair and Associate Professor of Marital & Family Therapy
Marital and Family Therapy Art Therapy Resilience Creativity
Donna Thomson
Author · McArthur and Co. Publishing
Inspirational speaker who links personal experience with lessons in leadership and resilience.
Strategic Advocacy Resilience Changing Optics: Seeing Deficits as Assets
Martha Lanier
President · IGNITE Your Potential Inc
Empowering Women for Courage & Confidence | Breast Cancer and Heart Attack Survivor, Iron Girl Triathlete, Skydiver, Author.
Stress Management Personal Achievement Women Spouse Programs Empowerment & Motivation
Polly Letofsky
Motivational Speaker · Elite Speakers
Mapping the Course Through Your Overwhelm: Lessons in resilience from one woman's walk around the world
Shannon Moroney
Author & Public Speaker · National Speakers Bureau & Global Speakers Agency; Random House Canada, Simon & Schuster USA/UK/Australia
Shannon Moroney: Speaker, Author, Advocate
Forgiveness/Reconciliation Restorative Justice Violence Prison Reform Resilience
Paul Clifford
Organisational Psychologist · FBG Group
Experienced, informative and engaging speaker who is an expert in helping organisations create solutions to improve performance
Building Employee and Organisational Resilience Strategic Employee Wellbeing Being A Leader With A Difference Recruiting With the End in Mind How to Influence Successfully
Hiba Baroud
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering · Vanderbilt University
Expert in risk, reliability and resilience of critical infrastructure against climate change and natural disasters, particularly flooding.
Climate Change Flood Mitigation Natural Disasters Resilience modeling Interdependent Systems Data Analytics
Dr. Jackie Eldridge
Co-Founder Hearts and Minds Matter and Teacher Educator · Hearts and Minds Matter and Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Expertise in building safe, nurturing inclusive classrooms for all children through trauma-informed teaching and effective pedagogy.
Trauma-Informed Schools Presonality Dimensions Emotional Intelligence in School Leadership Teaching & Parenting
Steven Melnyk
Professor of Supply Chain Management · Michigan State University
Expert on supply chain implementation and impact, risk and resilience, strategic supply chain management and behavioral research.
Supply Chain Management Metrics Process Management and Improvement Supply Chain Risk and Resilience Certified Management Standards
Russell Vergara
Adjunct Assistant Professor · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
R. BONG VERGARA focuses on tech-enabled solutions to food-energy-water nexus issues in smart sustainable development.
Social Innovation and Resilience Global Health Smart sustainable urban development
Nicholas Hastings
Director · TILM (The Inspirational Leaders Mindset)
Director at TILM (The Inspirational Leaders Mindset)
Optimism Co-Operation Confidence & Resilience Sport Psychology Leadership
James Ellor, Ph.D.
Professor of Social Work · Baylor University
Dr. Ellor works with older adults around issues of mental and spiritual health
Meaning Oriented (Logo) therapy The Role of the Church as Service Provider Training Needs for Paraprofessionals and Professionals Hunger among Older Adults Spiritual Assessment Among the Elderly