Karla Thorpe

Director, Leadership and Human Resources Research · The Conference Board of Canada

It's not always about money: Learn what it takes to not only attract and retain employees but to increase employee commitment

Labour Relations Workplace Health and Wellness Compensation and Benefits

Kevin Burns

Safety Communications Consultant/Speaker · Safety Speaker - Safety Communications Consulting

I Help Companies Help Their Employees To Buy-in To Safety

Safety Communications Management/Engagement

Vicki J. Magley, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology · University of Connecticut

Professor Magley researches sexual harassment coping at individual and organizational levels

Workplace Civility Sexual Harassment Coping at Individual and Organizational Levels Occupational Health, Gender and Stress Sexual Harassment Prevention Sexual Harassment

Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia

President & CEO · Digital Nova Scotia

Multilingual senior level ICT executive with over 20 years in the private, public and academic sectors, spanning five geographic regions.

ICT/Digtal Startups, SMEs & Multinational Corporations Diversity, Inclusion, Immigration & Global Talent Public Speaking & Presentation STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) Education Stakeholder & Government Relations

Gregory DeFreitas

Professor of Economics · Hofstra University

Prof. DeFreitas is an expert on labor studies.

Labor Economics Research Methods Urban Economics Microeconomics African Economic Development

Leisha DeHart-Davis, Ph.D.

Professor of Public Administration Government · UNC-Chapel Hill

Leisha DeHart-Davis is a professor in the Master of Public Administration Program in the School of Government at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Employee Voice Emotional Labor Organizational Development Employee Morale Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Mark Holder

Associate Professor · University of British Columbia

I am a passionate, energetic person who recognizes that life is short, but wide

Science of Happiness Happiness and Health Children and Happiness

Annette Bergeron, P.Eng., MBA, FEC

Corporate Director · Electrical Safety Authority, Engineers Canada / Ingénieurs Canada

Experience in speaking & media on topics of women in STEM, women on boards, engineering regulation, advocacy, governance, policy, education

Governance, Not-For-Profit Regulation of Engineering, Regulation of Electrical Safety Advocacy for Engineering Engineering Education, post-secondary and professional development

Michelle Kaminski

Associate Professor of Human Resources & Labor Relations · Michigan State University

Michelle Kaminski is an expert in labor unions, right-to-work, women and leadership, collective bargaining and workplace bullying.

Workplace Bullying Right to Work Labor Unions Women and Leadership