Sarah Baldeo is an experienced neuroscientist, technologist, corporate strategist, and entrepreneur, closing on 20 years of leadership experience. In 2024 Sarah was a recurring featured expert on national tv for CTV The Social, CTV Morning Live, and NBC News for 10 brain expert segments. In 2025 she kicked off the year with her “Habit Formation” segment on CTV's The Social.

Over the past 19 years Sarah has graced more than 1000 stages and was most recently nominated for the 2025 Women in AI USA Awards. 

Sarah’s keynotes focus on demystifying tech, science, and change, and illuminating the intersection between neural resilience, innovation, and change management.

Elisabeth Burks specializes in translating cultural relevance into commercial success. Her talks focus on deep consumer insights and actionable strategies that empower businesses to harness cultural insights, adapt to shifting consumer values, and create long-term competitive advantages.  

Elisabeth Burks delivers more than just inspiring keynotes—she offers workshops and seminars tailored to help organizations build their cultural capital and capture new opportunities in today’s fast-changing market for real-world results that move markets and mindsets.

Brooke Bridges grew up in Los Angeles California as an actress, appearing on TV shows like The Young and the Restless, 90210, Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, and more. Now, she is a certified Somatic Cognitive Behavioral Practitioner and also works as a mental health speaker.

Brooke's keynote speeches draw on her lived experience as a former child actor who struggled with anxiety and perfectionism, and her own path to healing. She speaks about anxiety, vulnerability and healing through storytelling, the impacts of social media on our mental health, and her unwavering faith that we can connect with ourselves and with one another to bring about personal and collective healing.

Eliza Reid is a bestselling writer, public speaker, gender equality advocate, cofounder of the acclaimed Iceland Writers Retreat and former first lady of Iceland.

Passionate about inclusion, belonging, and equality, Eliza has wielded her influence through poignant op-eds, a compelling TEDx talk, and dozens of keynote addresses to audiences of hundreds around the world. Her keynotes focus on gender equality and women's empowerment, embracing unexpected opportunities, storytelling for leadership and change, and the intersections of travel, tourism, and sustainability, often using Iceland as a case study.

Jean Teillet is an author, retired lawyer, treaty negotiator, and a women’s rights and Indigenous rights advocate. Over the course of her career, she has shaped public policy and helped enshrine the rights of Indigenous peoples into Canadian law.

She is a frequent public speaker, primarily on Aboriginal rights, justice, identity and equality issues. She is also available to discuss ideas and themes from her highly acclaimed, award-winning book The North West Is Our Mother.

Zarqa Nawaz is the award-winning creator, producer, and writer for Little Mosque on the Prairie, and most recently CBC Gem’s Zarqa, where she plays the lead character. She is the author of the bestselling books Laughing all the Way to the Mosque, and Jameela Green Ruins Everything, which were both finalists for the Stephen Leacock medal for humour.

As a speaker, Zarqa shares her journey of growing up Muslim in Canada with warmth and humour, exploring themes of identity and creativity. She discusses her career shift from medicine to TV writing, the impact of Little Mosque on the Prairie in showcasing Canada's diversity, and the power of comedy in bridging perspectives. She also highlights how storytelling combats harmful stereotypes, and how childhood experiences can inspire creativity.

Dr. Samra Zafar is an award-winning bestselling author, international speaker, and resident psychiatrist. Her upcoming title Unconditional: Break Through Past Limits to Transform Your Future weaves together research and personal stories to share how she has broken free of beliefs that held her back, and how readers can too.

Recognized amongst Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women, Samra is a trailblazer, spearheading inclusion and wellness in organizations across the world.

Carli Pierson is an opinion columnist and editor at USA TODAY. Her keynotes cover a wide range of topics, including parenting, feminism and sexual and gender-based violence, law and social justice, mental health and resilience, history, politics, Mexico-U.S. relations, U.S. law, and international human rights law.

Carli approaches serious topics by helping audiences relax with a self-deprecating sense of humour and compassionate, deeply thought out takes on big, often controversial, issues of the day. She is a vivid storyteller who engages deeply with her audience and takes a solutions-oriented approach to her writing and speaking. Carli is available for keynotes in Spanish and English.

Dr. Jean Marmoreo is a doctor, writer, athlete, advocate and adventurer.

For 45 years she was a family physician practising in downtown Toronto, and in 2016 became one of Canada’s first practitioners of MAiD, to provide Medical Assistance in Dying.

Jean is frequently called on to speak to women as a media commentator or directly to women’s audiences. In 2005, Jean was chosen as one of the “100 Most Powerful Women in Canada.” and in 2023 she was inducted into the Order of Canada. Her keynotes cover a range of topics for audiences both male and female, from aging meaningfully, to menopause, to medical assistance in dying.

Catherine Hernandez (she/her) is an award-winning author and screenwriter. She is a proud queer woman who is of Filipino, Spanish, Chinese and Indian descent and married into the Navajo Nation.

Catherine Hernandez speaks on topics related to social justice, community engagement, and artistic decolonization. Her talks explore embodied allyship, responsible outreach, and the importance of sustainable change. She also guides artists in breaking free from colonial influences in their creative practices and emphasizes resilience without romanticizing struggle. Her approach is deeply rooted in activism, storytelling, and fostering meaningful connections.