Category: Interview

Brenda Bence

Brenda Bence

Global Speaker, Executive Coach & Author As a Certified Global Executive Leadership Coach, Brenda Bence works with leaders at the highest levels of major multinationals across the world.  Known for inspiring long-lasting, positive changes in mindset and behavior, Brenda has coached over 1,000 executives who hail from 60 nationalities and 70 industries. Recognized by Thinkers50 as a World Leader in Coaching, Brenda is also consistently ranked by GlobalGurus as a Top 10 Executive Coach and…

Mary Wheeler

Gail Donner & Mary Wheeler

Partners, donnerwheeler Career Planning Consultants Gail Donner RN, PhD, Professor Emerita and former Dean in the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto and Partner in donnerwheeler Career Planning Consultants has had a long and varied career in nursing and health care including Professor and Dean, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Director, Nursing Education and Research, Hospital for Sick Children, Executive Director, Registered Nurses Association of Ontario and Chair, Nursing,…

Liane Davey

Liane Davey

Co-Founder and Principal, 3Coze Inc., New York Times bestselling author of “You First : Inspire Your Team to Grow Up, Get Along, and Get Stuff Done.” For the past 25 years, Liane has researched and advised teams on how to achieve high performance. Known as the “teamwork doctor,” she’s worked with teams from the frontlines to the boardroom, across a variety of industries, and around the globe from Boston to Bangkok. In working with hundreds…

Eddie Turner

Eddie Turner

Principal Consultant & Executive Coach Eddie Turner is an in-demand leadership development expert. He is “Changing the Face of Leadership” as a Principal Consultant and Executive Coach at Linkage, Inc—an international leadership development firm. Eddie is a Certified Speaking Professional™ (CSP®) and ranked #9 on the Top 30 list of Motivational Speakers by Global Gurus. Forbes recognized Eddie as the Preeminent Authority on Emerging Leaders. He is ranked #18 on the Top 25 Thought Leaders…

Lydia Lee

Lydia Lee

Global Co-Lead, KPMG Connected Enterprise for Health, KPMG International; Partner and National Leader, Digital Health Transformation As Global Co-Lead, KPMG Connected Enterprise for Health, Lydia collaborates with a global network that supports customer-centric digital transformation in health systems aimed at providing exceptional experiences, creating organizational value and driving sustainability. In Canada, Lydia leads KPMG’s Digital Health Transformation practice. Lydia brings over 25 years of healthcare industry and public sector transformation experience to her role. She…

Dr. Ben Chan

Dr. Ben Chan

Assistant Professor of Global Health, University of Toronto Dr. Ben Chan is a Consultant with the World Bank and Assistant Professor of Global Health at the University of Toronto.  He advises governments in low- and middle-income countries on healthcare quality and health system strengthening.  Over the past decade, he has supported the development of national quality strategies in Colombia, Georgia and Uzbekistan and facilitated the design of quality improvement projects to improve diabetes and hypertension in…

Samra Zafar

Samra Zafar

Keynote Speaker | Best-selling Author | Future Physician Samra Zafar is an award-winning internationally renowned speaker, bestselling author and educator for equity, mental health, and human rights. She has been recognized among the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada, Top 25 Most Inspirational Women in Canada, and Top 25 Canadian Immigrants. Her book, A Good Wife: Escaping The Life I Never Chose, based on her journey of escaping an abusive child marriage to pursue…

Dr. Lawrence Loh

Dr. Lawrence Loh

Medical Officer of Health, Region of Peel Dr. Loh has served as an Associate Medical Officer of Health since 2016, leading many key health initiatives for Peel Region including community water fluoridation, Lyme disease prevention, Zika virus, provincial food and recreational water regulations, renewal of the Ontario Public Health Standards, and deployment of electronic medical records. Prior to his time at Peel Public Health, Dr. Loh served at all 3 levels of government in 2…

Rob Salafia

Rob Salafia

CEO, Protagonist Consulting Group Driven by a passion to coach business leaders to develop their presence, tell compelling stories, and establish authentic connections, Rob combines two decades of experience as a top leadership development executive with a well-established career in the performing arts. He’s the CEO of Protagonist Consulting Group and the author of Leading from Your Best Self. For the first half of his career Rob was a performing artist where he traveled the globe delivering his unique,…

Naveed Mohammad

Dr. Naveed Mohammad

President & CEO, William Osler Health System Dr. Naveed Mohammad was appointed President & CEO of William Osler Health System (Osler) in April 2020. Osler is one of Canada’s largest community hospital systems, serving 1.3 million people living in a fast growing and culturally-diverse region. He is leading the hospital through an exciting time in its history as it goes beyond to deliver on its Vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries Dr. Mohammad joined…