Top Leadership Speakers in 2025

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Every organization has unique leadership needs. Whether you’re developing leadership skills across your team or enhancing your executive leadership, we have a wide range of speakers suited to every level, ensuring the right fit for your audience.

These speakers cover a range of topics for audiences at the executive, managerial, and operational levels, including:

  • The Future of Leadership

  • Resilient Leadership & Leading Through Change

  • Building High Performance Teams

  • Emotional Intelligence in Leadership

  • Leadership in the Age of AI

  • Women in Leadership

    …and more.

 

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Arlene Dickinson | On Leadership, Marketing & Business Success: “Dragon” on CBC’s Dragons’ Den

Arlene Dickinson is a visionary entrepreneur and leader with a remarkable track record of success. Dickinson’s leadership and entrepreneurial prowess have earned her numerous accolades over the years, including induction into the Southern Alberta Business Hall of Fame, the Marketing Hall of Legends, recognition as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100 Hall of Fame, and the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Diamond and Platinum Jubilee Awards.  | view profile      

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Peter Diamandis | On Leadership & Growth Mindset: One of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders

Peter Diamandis is described by many as “the best and most dynamic speaker in the industry.” Diamandis’ mission through his keynotes and speaking engagements is to help his audiences understand the pace and implications of exponential technology, and how to drive innovation within their organizations.  | view profile      

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Justin Forsett | Former NFL Pro Bowl Veteran Turned Servant Leader & Entrepreneur
     

Justin Forsett, an NFL Pro Bowl Athlete, visionary entrepreneur, and servant leader, embodies the belief that “If you’re too big to serve, you’re too small to lead. In his keynotes, Forsett shares his journey from NFL player to entrepreneur and imparts valuable leadership, motivation, diversity, and success lessons. | view profile      

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Shawna Pandya | First named Canadian female commercial astronaut

Shawna Pandya is passionate about the two ‘extremes’ of humanity – surviving and thriving – namely furthering technological innovation and human knowledge and tackling humanity’s grandest challenges to effect positive change. Armed with backgrounds in neuroscience, space, entrepreneurship and medicine, Dr. Pandya has led a life devoted to technology, innovation, social development and, of course, adventure! | view profile      

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Dr. Samantha Nutt | Global Humanitarian, Founder of War Child & Public Health Specialist

Samantha Nutt is a leading authority on current affairs, war, international aid, public health, and foreign policy, Dr. Nutt is one of the most intrepid and recognized voices in the humanitarian arena and is a highly sought-after public speaker in North America. She touches on the meaning and significance of leadership and maps out the ways in which we can all be more effective leaders – in the world and in the workplace – because the capacity to lead exists in each and every one of us. Her keynotes help leaders tap into the tools needed to withstand and lead their businesses and organizations through unstable and unpredictable times. | view profile      

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General Roméo Dallaire | Leadership & Crisis Management Expert    

Lt. Gen (Ret) Hon. Roméo Dallaire embodies brave ethical leadership, and his motivational words inspire audiences to challenge the status quo, to be passionate about their work, and take pride in their team. One of the world’s most sought-after leadership speakers, his infectious humanity leaves lasting impressions and renewed optimism in all who hear him speak. | view profile      

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