Duane Forrester is the Vice President of Industry Insights for Yext and is author of ‘How To Make Money With Your Blog and Turn Clicks Into Customers’. Over the years, Forrester has worked for companies such as Casino Nova Scotia, SEMPO, Sports Direct Inc., has been the Senior Program Manager of SEO at Microsoft, worked in marketing & PR for... read full bio
Wil Reynolds is the founder and Director of Strategy for Seer, an interactive SEM/SEO consulting firm. Reynolds started Seer Interactive by himself operating out of his living room. Reynolds earned his education at the University of Delaware. He started his career as a Portal Strategist at NetMarketing. From there, he worked as a Web Producer for Aon before started Seer... read full bio
Michael Pinball Clemons is a notable name in CFL history. Initially a player for the Toronto Argonauts, Pinball later moved into the position of Head Coach. In his role as Head Coach, Pinball landed 12 all-time team records. For his work with the Argonauts, Pinball was a finalist for CFL Coach of the Year award. Pinball shares his motivational leadership... read full bio
Wayne Baker is a business expert. He is a researcher and professor, working hand in hand with the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Baker teaches business administration, management, and sociology. He focuses on organizations and the social-workings of business. Baker’s work has been published in the Harvard Business Review, Chief Executive Magazine, and Sloan Management Review. Baker has... read full bio
Maureen Chiquet is a fashion mogul and business expert. Chiquet has worked at a variety of fashion businesses including Chanel, Gap, L’Oreal, Old Navy, and Banana Republic. She is best known as the president of Banana Republic and later president and chief operating officer of Chanel. Chiquet, through her keynote speeches, provides noteworthy insight into being a successful leader, and... read full bio
Beau Lotto is a neuroscientist and entrepreneur. He is the Founder and CEO of Lab of Misfits, a neurology design studio that focuses on perception and culture. Lab of Misfits researches culture in order to provide businesses with scientific insight on cultural evolution. Combining art, science, and performance, Lab of Misfits has worked with companies like Cirque du Soleil and... read full bio
Welby Altidor is a creativity expert. Drawing from over fifteen years of experience with Cirque du Soleil, Altidor is an advocate for the creative inside each and every one of us. During his role as the Executive Creative Director of Creations at Cirque du Soleil, Altidor utilized his creative mind in a variety of ways. In addition to working on... read full bio
Scott Barry Kaufman is a psychologist and human potential enthusiast. A psychologist at Columbia University, Kaufman researches the mind at an individualistic level. He uses his work to showcase how we can live more meaningful lives. Kaufman contributes to Scientific American on a weekly basis in his column Beautiful Minds. He also hosts The Psychology Podcast, a popular podcast that... read full bio
Amber MacArthur, best known as Amber Mac, is an entrepreneur, author, blogger, and media host. Starting off her career in San Francisco during the dot-com boom, Mac has been heavily involved in emerging technology ever since. Collaborating with Microsoft to build a female-focused lifestyle portal, Mac garnered experience in software and the start-up space. She has worked with Tony Robbins,... read full bio
John Ibbitson is a seasoned journalist and author, focusing on our population and the future of our planet. Ibbitson authored the best-selling book titled Empty Planet, which covers our population’s future when undergoing a sizeable decline. Empty Planet discusses human life in all spectrums, including environmental change, work, and lifestyle. Ibbitson, apart from his book, has written for Ottawa Citizen,... read full bio
Rahaf Harfoush is a digital anthropologist. She studies the impact of technologies in relation to social infrastructure. Harfoush is also a teacher, speaker, and author. She teaches Innovation and Disruptive Business Models at SciencePo’s Masters of Finance and Economics Program and is the Executive Director of the Read Thread Institute of Digital Culture. Her work has led her to supportive... read full bio
Martin Ford, in essence, is a futurist. An expert in technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, and their effects on economy and society, Ford is an impactful keynote speaker that has been featured on outlets like TED Talks. Ford founded a Silicon Valley-based software development firm, has consulted on artificial intelligence for Lyxor/Societe Generale, and has authored several books on the aforementioned... read full bio
Chris Clearfield is a systems expert. From finance to physics to biology, Clearfield has studied exactly why things fail and how to mitigate failure. Clearfield is the founder of System Logic, which works to solve complex challenges with independent research. This risk-analyzer has worked in New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong for Jane Street, a quantitative trading firm. His writing... read full bio
Mark L. Busch is an international business expert. Currently, he is the Karl F. Landegger Professor of International Business Diplomacy at Georgetown University. His area of focus encompasses trade policy and law, business, and non-market strategy. Busch is a renowned teacher, having won awards including the Frank Knox Teaching Excellence Award for his work at Queen’s University. He has been... read full bio
Dr. Heather Berlin is a psychological expert. She is a cognitive neuroscientist, trained in clinical neuropsychology at the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Berlin uses her studies to explore treatments for psychiatric and neurological disorders. She has an interest in consciousness, unconscious processes, and the brain’s role in creative action. Dr. Berlin has been named on... read full bio
Susan Pinker is a renowned developmental psychologist. She incorporates her psychology background into the diverse world of social science. She has published work in a variety of journals and releases, including the New York Times, The Financial Times, Oprah Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal. Pinker has won various awards for her research including The William James Book Award by... read full bio
Michael Green is an architect and green design expert. Green combines architecture and nature in his awe-inspiring constructions. Green incorporates mostly wood into his designs, ensuring his work also reduces carbon emissions and is constructed sustainably. This notable architect has co-authored The Case for Tall Wood Buildings, giving insight into how nature’s designs can be used in modern life. In... read full bio
David Wallace-Wells is an author and editor. Currently, he is the deputy editor of New York Magazine, where he frequently contributes his insight into climate, science, and technology. He is well-known for his cover story on global warming and climate change worst-case scenarios. Wallace-Wells authored the best-selling The Uninhabitable Earth, which confronts key questions regarding global issues caused by potential... read full bio
Andrew Marantz is a technology expert. He’s well-versed in areas of social media, the alt-right, press, comedy, and pop culture. As a writer for The New Yorker, Marantz covers topics in the spectrum of American controversy and social issues surrounding the aforementioned topics. Marantz has authored the book Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation. Marantz,... read full bio
Jon Montgomery is best known as an Olympic champion and host of The Amazing Race Canada. Montgomery, at the Vancouver Olympics, won in Skeleton racing. In his keynote speeches, Montgomery talks about his journey to Olympic Gold, teamwork, leadership, and achieving one’s dreams. Montgomery is involved in charitable organizations such as Right to Play and KidSport. Montgomery believes youth have... read full bio
