Speakers

Alex is a senior profession in human resources with over a decade of leading and managing high-performing teams. As an experienced leadership coach and trainer, and organizational development expert, who specializes in developing high-performing leaders and workplace cultures.

As a Chartered Professional in Human Resources and a Senior Certified Professional, Alex has been both recognized and sought after for his knowledge on leadership, human resources and market trends. He is a regular contributor to human resource industry publications and a presenter at various events.

Alex is an experienced speaker, trainer, and facilitator who has worked with hundreds of individuals, from front-line staff to senior executives. He has facilitated sessions of up to 300 individuals from across North America in a variety of industries, including agriculture, oil and gas, technology, healthcare and financial services.

He has led organizations through the discovery, development and implementation of leadership and change management programs, which have yielded a more productive and engaged leadership team and workforce. These programs include leadership and talent development, performance management, communication, influence and change management, leadership coaching, succession planning, and more.

Alex is currently the Director of People and Culture for one of the fastest growing kids only streaming services. Alex began his career in the energy sector working as a Financial Analyst. He then moved into Human Resources, working as an Analyst and Advisor, before leading a not-for-profit as the Executive Director. He then found his way into the agricultural industry as a Human Resources Business Partner, where he found a love for coaching and training individuals and building resilient organizations. This led him to learning and development, where he worked as the Manager of Organizational Development before turning to consulting as a leadership coach.

Alex is a native Calgarian, now living in Airdrie with his wife and five children.

My name is Sashka Regina, Forbes-featured founder of BRANDSASHKA and FUTURE FORWARD HUB Podcast, author and Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Kufstein and Salzburg, Columnist for the magazine Tirolerin-Illustrierte and mentor at the female factor.

Sashka Regina is the leading International Brand and Business Strategist for Creative Visionaries. She’s an edutainer, author, and speaker, serving creative visionaries in the lifestyle market, who want to go from no-name to brand leadership without selling their soul but leading with it. Her signature approach is to Brand Your Soul® using Soul Brand Marketing®. Her methods are creative, wise, humorous and imaginative, to help creative visionary entrepreneurs create and market their unforgettable brand that is tailored to the entrepreneur rather than the profession. And to be understood in a crowded market.

Sashka is the author of Soul’d Out: Your Guide to Finding Your Life Purpose, which also includes a 50-page workbook, written for creative visionaries who want to find their life purpose and apply it to their vocation. Trained as an actress, dancer, singer, consumer behaviourist, marketer and advertiser, she’s empowered hundreds of clients, students, children and event attendees, to see that their life purpose is what steers their brand and gives it soul and the brand leadership entrepreneurs desire.

She’s been featured on Forbes, Yahoo Finance!, Buzzfeed, Natural Born Coaches, Trafeze, Steven Aitchison, various virtual on-and offline summits and more. Born and raised in South Africa, residing in London (UK), she now lives in the Tyrolean Alps with her three children.

During my journey so far I have been lucky to grow into becoming an experienced owner with a demonstrated history of leadership, marketing and sales in the tech industry.

I am skilled in people management, coaching, cross-country and multilingual leadership and account management. My multicultural background allows me not only to speak German, Spanisch, Catalan and Dutch on a native level, but to appreciate and cherish diversity. During my Master of Business Administration (MBA) I focussed on the importance of diversity and cultural values in the success of any organization and process.

After several years building and leading teams at big tech companies I decided to do a drastic change and quit my quite secure job and entering the startup world. After some months of Covid 19, without knowing what the next months would bring I was offered to become co-owner and CSO/CMO of an influencer search-plattform. The startup needed funding and so the risk was very high. Still I decided to go for it and I don’t regret it one bit.

Professional experience in online sales, and communication PR. Currently working in event planning, organization, and execution. Previous experience in eCommerce (fashion) with a focus on the Portuguese market.

Fed up with living a mediocre life, Jody decided she wanted a memorable one instead. Her unyielding ambition fuelled her into the world of stand-up comedy, a place where she learned to roll with the punch lines and turn life’s lemons into delicious lemonade.

Jody’s skills are not only limited to being super funny; she is also a motivational speaker and participates in over 100 events per year.

Her mission is simple, to eagerly empower worn-out professionals with humor, hindsight, and hallelujahs. She firmly believes it’s not what you do that matters- it’s how you feel about what you do. With more than twenty-three years of experience inspiring and entertaining audiences across the globe, Jody Urquhart delivers uplifting, engaging motivational speeches that help professionals cultivate a much-needed blissful can-do attitude towards fun and meaningful work.

Every keynote is a stepping stone towards building the work-life you have always wanted.

She is the author of All Work & No Say’s best-selling book, a tongue-in-cheek insight into the rat race and how to reveal joy.

In her spare time, Jody loves to meditate and still performs stand-up comedy, but not at the same time.

Jody does not use PowerPoint- just pure engagement, inspiration, and clean, catered comedy.

Lara is a seasoned strategist with 12+ years of experience in digital retail and marketing consulting practice, having worked with various clients to establish their digital footprint through strategy, brand, product design and business analysis. She’s uniquely positioned to share digital strategy from a broader lens through years of technology and delivery experience.