Dr. David S. Weiss, SHRP, ICD.D is President and CEO of Weiss International Ltd., a firm specializing in strategy, innovation, leadership, and Human Resources consulting. Previously Chief Innovation Officer in a multinational consulting firm, David’s current university positions include Affiliate Professor at the Rotman School of Management of University of Toronto, Senior Research Fellow of Queen’s University, and Visiting Faculty member of The University College of Cayman Islands. His doctorate is from the University of Toronto and he has three Masters degrees. He has been honoured with the “Distinguished Lecturer” certificate from the Government of Canada, the “HR Leadership Award” at the Asia-Pacific HR Congress, the “HR Distinction Award” from HR Israel, the lifetime designation of “Fellow CHRP” from HRPA, and the first lifetime “Fellow Member” of CSTD in Canada. David is a sought-after keynote speaker who has presented at over 200 conferences and is the author or co-author of five best-selling business books: Innovative Intelligence (2011), Leadership Solutions (2007), The Leadership Gap (2005), High Performance HR (2000), and Beyond The Walls of Conflict (1996). For more information, visit www.weissinternational.ca or follow David at @DrDavidWeiss.

John Hallward Director of Global Development Ipsos ASI   Topic:  The Happiness Equation

John was born in Montreal in 1961 and still calls it home, when he's not traveling the world. He graduated from the Queen's University business school, in Kingston, Ont., with a BComm in 1983, and has been "studying" marketing ever since.

John was a Research Manager at Johnson + Johnson Inc., in Montreal, and a Research Associate at Procter & Gamble in Toronto. In 1986, because he thought he could build a better mousetrap, he co-founded Tandemar Research. After 14 years of running and successfully growing his own business, he and his business partner sold the company to Ipsos, the global survey based market research company. John has been with Ipsos since 2000, and is now Global Director of new product development for one of its divisions, Ipsos ASI, The Advertising Research Company.

At Ipsos ASI, John has continued to think and act as an entrepreneur by leading the global support for such products as Equity*Builder (for brand health), Ad*Graph/Brand*Graph tracking (for brand health tracking and advertising effectiveness), and introducing the new Brand*Graph 360° for holistic evaluation. He also helped develop the unique "Quality of GRP's" media model in the USA + Canada. Most recently, John has been developing Ipsos ASI's industry leading R&D into measuring emotions, motivational research, and holistic marketing communications.

John has spoken at ARF events in the USA, MRIA events in Canada, the World Wide Print Symposium in Prague, Plurimedia in Brazil, the first IAA Conference in Amman, and numerous client events around the world.

Hallward, married with three children, describes himself as a "curious ordinary layman."
 

Lisa Kember Regional Development Director Constant Contact   Topic:  Social Media Marketing Made Simple

Lisa Kember is the Regional Development Director for Constant Contact. She works with small business owners, associations and non-profits, teaching best practices in online marketing.

Lisa is also an entrepreneur. She launched Hyperactive Communications, a business marketing agency, in 1999 and worked with the likes of Canada Life, Research in Motion, EllisDon Corporation, AMJ Campbell, GE Canada, and ICICI Bank Canada. She currently holds ownership in two ventures in the real estate and educational sectors.

Recognized for her leadership, Lisa has been honored with numerous business awards. She is active in the business community, sitting on the board of directors for the Mississauga Board of Trade and writing frequently for the Business Times.

Lisa holds a BA in Honours English from University of Waterloo, a marketing certificate from Ryerson University, and a Resource Development Management diploma from Sheridan College.

 

Dr. Min Basadur Professor DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University   Topic:  Making profit by thriving on change

Dr. Min Basadur is Professor of Innovation in the Michael G. DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University and Founder of Basadur Applied Creativity. Dr. Basadur is a recognized world leader in the field of applied creativity with years of experience in building creative thinking, innovation and problem solving capabilities across organizations. He has helped numerous industry leaders, including Procter & Gamble, Frito-Lay, PepsiCo, Goodrich and Pfizer, to involve employees at every level in using their creativity to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenues and cost savings. His work is noted for its applicability and scaleability within organizations.

Educated in organizational psychology and engineering physics, Dr. Basadur began refining his insights about creative thinking and problem solving while working with teams developing new products at Procter & Gamble. He created the award-winning Simplex System with its unique set of interconnected tools. Today, Dr. Basadur and his associates work with clients engaged in a range of industries, including software, microelectronics, telecommunications, finance, health, food and beverage, publishing, energy, retail, manufacturing, e-commerce and many others. He is an active member of numerous professional organizations, including the Academy of Management, the Professional Engineers of Ontario and the American Psychological Association.

John Clarke Head of Industry Technology Google Canada   Topic:  Digital Marketing John has over 20 years experience in marketing and media sales. He began his career in advertising working with tier one companies like P&G and General Motors and later moved client side into brand management roles with Kraft and Kellogg’s. In 2000, he joined Trader Media as Director of Marketing & Business Development helping bring their classified businesses online.  John joined Google Canada in 2006 as Head of Industry Sales and over the past 5 years has managed several key sectors for Google including Auto, Retail, Finance and most recently their Technology Sales group.

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