Rohit Bhargava a leading authority on marketing, trends and innovation. He is the Founder of the Non-Obvious Company and previously spent over 15 years leading advising large organizations on digital and marketing at two respected global agencies: Leo Burnett and Ogilvy. Rohit is widely considered one of the most entertaining and original keynote speakers on marketing disruption and innovation in the world.

He is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of five books on topics as wide ranging as the future of business, building a human brand with personality, and why leaders always eat left handed. He has been invited to deliver sold-out keynotes and workshops to change the way teams and leaders think at the World Bank, NASA, Intel, LinkedIn, MetLife, Under Armour, Univision, Disney and hundreds of other well-known organizations. 

Rohit also teaches a popular course on marketing and storytelling at Georgetown University in Washington DC and writes a monthly column on trends for GQ magazine in Brazil. 

Mark Bowden is a world-renowned body language expert, keynote speaker, and bestselling author. Voted Global Gurus' #1 Body Language Professional in the world, Mark's uniqueGesturePlane system of nonverbal communication helps audiences maximize the power of using their own body language to stand out, win trust, and gain credibility every time they communicate.

Founder of communication training company TRUTHPLANE®, Mark's live and virtual keynote speeches and training prove invaluable to business leaders and teams from major companies across the world including Zoom, Shopify, Toyota, KPMG, American Express, the US Army and NATO; and prime ministers of G7 nations. Mark has years of experience training business and political leaders across the globe on how to use their body language both live and over digital media most effectively for superior communication.

His bestselling books on body language and human behavior, translated into multiple languages, are: Winning Body Language; Winning Body Language for Sales Professionals; Tame thePrimitive Brain; and Truth & Lies, What People are Really Thinking. Mark is a popular instructor for Canada's #1-ranked EMBA program at Kellogg-Schulich School of Business, and he is President of the National Communication Coach Association of Canada.

Mark's highly acclaimed TEDx talk "The Importance of Being In-Authentic" continues to reach millions of people, as does his own YouTube Channel and the weekly YouTube sensation "The Behavior Panel," as recently featured on The Dr. Phil Show. He is a go-to media commentator on the body language of politicians, celebrities and public figures, appearing regularly on CNN, CBS, and Global News, and he is frequently quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and GQ Magazine.
 

Leonard Brody has been called “a leader of the new world order” and was recently named one of top 30 management thinkers in the world. Brody is an award-winning entrepreneur, venture capitalist, bestselling author, and a two-time Emmy-nominated media visionary. Brody has helped in raising hundreds of millions in capital for startup companies, been through taking a company to a six billion market cap IPO, and has been involved in the founding and successful exit of numerous companies to date. In his compelling, customized talks — for clients ranging from the United Nations to Visa and Pepsi — Brody addresses the rapid pace of change, innovation, and disruption facing us all, and what to do about it.

After selling his company in 2009, Brody became the president of the Innovation and Digital Group for the Anschutz Company, one of the largest live sport and entertainment businesses in the world. The company owns assets such as the O2 Arena in London and Staples Center in LA; sports teams like the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Galaxy, and the Los Angeles Kings; and is one of the premiere concert promotion businesses in the world, seating hundreds of millions of people a year.

Currently, Brody is the co-founder and executive chairman of Caravan, a joint venture with Creative Artists Agency, the largest sports and entertainment agency in the world. He oversees the building of new ventures for some of the most well-known celebrities and political leaders in the world like Carrie Underwood, Tom Hanks, and President Joe Biden. Brody is also one of the proud owners of the professional soccer team Coventry City in England.

Brody is working on a new book in partnership with Forbes magazine, The Great Re:Write, based on the successful documentary series Brody and Forbes produced, which has already garnered an audience of over 7 million in the last year. He holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from Queens University, a law degree from Osgoode Hall, and is a graduate of the Private Equity Program at the Harvard Business School.

Alyse has 11+ years of experience as an executive in the luxury fashion industry. She's a core energy coach through iPEC and ELI-MP certified coach, with hundreds of hours of formal training.

Alyse possesses a calm leadership style that soothes everybody in the room. Her authenticity is infectious and she epitomizes the importance of building quality relationships with everybody she works with.

Alyse also runs the Inner Energy team at Own It, focusing on finding fulfillment and balance along with high achievement.
 

With a background in theatre, Anthony McLean delivers lively presentations on diversity, anti-racism, and mental health. He has delivered hundreds of inspiring talks across Canada, the US, and Australia. As a respected voice in his field, McLean has appeared on CBC News, Global Toronto’s Morning Show, and Breakfast Television. Delivering research-backed tools and actionable strategies, McLean always leaves his audiences inspired to bring their best every day.

McLean is also an actor who has starred in television commercials for Ford, Milk, Sprite, Verizon Wireless, and Bell. He hosted the CBC Television show The X and was featured in the documentary films Colour Me, SOAR, and Rising Above. In his theatre career, McLean acted in the renowned Stratford Festival, where he developed his passion for Shakespeare. He also loves to freestyle rap — give him any topic in the world and he’ll make up a rap on the spot about it.

Nick Nurse is currently the head coach for the Toronto Raptors and the Canadian Senior  Men’s National team. During his 30+ years of coaching experience, Nurse has earned numerous championships around the world at the professional level and a reputation as one of the most innovative coaches. 

Nurse was named the ninth head coach in Raptors history in June 2018 following five seasons as an assistant. In his first year at the helm, he guided the Raptors to 58 regular-season victories and the franchise’s first NBA Championship title. He became the ninth head coach in NBA history to earn a title in his first season. Nurse has been named NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month three times (January 2020, October/November 2019 and October/November 2018) earned honor of coaching Team Giannis at the 2020 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago and is this season 2019-2020 Coach of the Year.

Prior to the NBA, Nurse had a successful run as a head coach in the NBA G League, where he was the only coach to lead two different teams (Iowa Energy and Rio Grande Valley Vipers) to the league championships. He was named head coach of the NBA G League All-Stars three times and was named the 2010-11 recipient of the Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year award.

Nurse coached in Europe for 11 years beginning in 1996, winning nine championships and two Coach of the Year awards while earning six All-Star head coach selections in the British Basketball League. During that time, he also gained coaching experience in Italy, Belgium and the USBL.

A graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, Nurse began his coaching career at the age of 23 when he became the head coach of Grand View College. He was also an assistant coach at the University of South Dakota before heading overseas.

Justin has 12+ years in the performance, health, nutrition, and mindset space. He's worked as a performance director in the NHL & NCAA, and runs a private camp for professional hockey players. He's written three books on body development and fitness (Amazon best sellers). Justin runs the Outer Energy team at Own It.

From a young age he has always been self-motivated to improve, developing the discipline and work ethic necessary to excel everywhere he's been.

His relentless work ethic and enthusiasm rub off on anybody who speaks with him, and his knack for making the complex simple is among the best in the performance industry. Nobody takes the latest research on nutrition, training, and recovery, and packages it into digestible, applicable steps for anybody.
 

Warren Sarafinchan leads the firm’s Sales & Supply Chain Effectiveness Discipline. He also serves clients in the areas of Business Strategy, Negotiation as well as Leadership Coaching.  Warren has extensive experience working with leading organizations to design and implement solutions to complex business challenges.  Warren’s facilitative approach has allowed teams he has worked with to accomplish ‘impossible dreams.’

In addition to Warren’s experience leading Supply Chain functions, he has implemented multiple ERP solutions, lead a Sales organization through a period of significant challenge and change as well as heading Information Technology functions.  This broad-ranging experience allows Warren to bring total business solutions to his clients.  Warren works from the initial problem solving / visioning through to successful implementation. 

Most recently, Warren was the Executive Vice President of Supply Chain and Sales at SunRype Products Limited.  Prior to SunRype, Warren worked in senior leadership roles for Mars Canada, Maple Leaf Foods and Labatt Breweries of Canada.  Under his leadership, the teams Warren worked with have developed and implemented strategies that have delivered significant financial improvements, increased customer collaboration and overall improvement in team engagement.  Additionally, Warren has developed and implemented a Negotiations professional development program that is proven to enable organizations to create significant value for both customers and suppliers.

Warren’s practice will bring his clients a broad spectrum of industry-leading resources that can create the right solutions for your business.  Warren and the Lighthouse NINE team have an extraordinary dedication to making sure clients are thrilled with winning service and solutions that deliver lasting impact.

Marnie Smith serves as Partner & Chair of Lighthouse NINE Group in Toronto, where she heads the High Performing Teams practice. Her expertise encompasses Change Management, Organization Design and Effectiveness, Team Development, Facilitation and Training, as well as Leadership Coaching.

With over 20 years of experience as an internal and external consultant, Marnie works from initial problem scoping/visioning through to customized solution design and careful implementation. Marnie has been a trusted advisor at multinational organizations such as McCain, State Farm, Royal Canin, Corning and OTPP, and has consulted in industries including Financial Services, Insurance, Manufacturing, IT, and Consumer Packaged Goods. 

Mr. Tal is responsible for analyzing economic developments and their implications for North American fixed income, equity, foreign exchange and commodities markets. He also acts in an advisory capacity to bank officers on issues related to wealth management, household/corporate credit and risk.

Well-known for his ground-breaking published research on topics such as labour market dynamics, real estate, credit markets, international trade and business economic conditions, Mr. Tal not only contributes to the conversation, but frequently sets the agenda. He has over 20 years' experience in the private sector advising clients, industry leaders, corporate boards, trade associations, and governments on economic and financial issues.

National and global media regularly seek him out for his insight and analysis on economic issues that impact financial markets, consumers, corporations and public policy. He is also a frequent lecturer in the economics programs of various Canadian universities.

Mr. Tal is a member of the Economic Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, The Economic Development Committee of the Toronto Board of Trade. He is also a member of the board of Governors of Junior Achievement of Central Ontario, and a board member of the Toronto Financial Alliance.