For more than 20 years, Michael has travelled the world researching, writing, and speaking about inspiring workplace cultures, inspiring leaders, and businesses that leverage their humor resources to drive outrageous results for their employees and their customers.
He is known as one of North America’s leading speakers on creating high-performing, service-first cultures. His high energy, hilarious, inspiring, and thought-provoking programs are often rated as having the greatest impact and relevance of any presentation at a conference, which is why Michael has been listed as one of Canada’s most requested business speakers.
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First Canadian to Summit Mount Everest, Leadership and Teamwork Expert, Inspirational Keynote Speaker
In the summer of 1982, 21 Canadian mountaineers set off for the Nepal Himalayas to attempt the highest mountain in the world. The expedition had taken 5 years to plan, $3 million to fund, and 27 tons of equipment to outfit. On October 5, 1982, Laurie Skreslet overcame deadly odds, to become the first Canadian to climb to the summit of Mount Everest.
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Senia McPhersonSenia brings over 30 years of experience ranging from laboratory testing to operations management. For the past 11 years, she has managed the compositional laboratory with Bureau Veritas, which provides analytical data for natural gas, hydrocarbon liquids and carbon isotope in an extensive gas chromatography laboratory in Edmonton. In her 23-year career at Acuren Group Inc., she developed special expertise in the materials testing division, including the chemical and physical properties of metal. As a NAIT chemical technology graduate, she has been a C.E.T. member of ASET for over 27 years and is a Council member elect with the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta.
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Rob RoachDeputy Chief Economist and Managing Director
As the Deputy Chief Economist at ATB Financial, Rob is laser-focused on the Alberta economy, the forces that shape it and the challenges and opportunities affecting the prosperity of Albertans. He is the co-author of three books: “The Boiling Frog Dilemma: Saving Canada From Economic Decline,” “Spiders in Space: Successfully Adapting to Unwanted Change,” and “Spiders in COVID Space: Adapting During and After the Pandemic.” As Vice-President of Research with the Canada West Foundation, Rob had the opportunity to explore a broad array of economic and public policy topics. Rob recently served as the Chair of the National access Arts Centre–Canada’s largest and oldest disability arts organization. Rob also teaches courses on local government for the University of Alberta.
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Wayne DunningtonWayne Dunnington began his journey in the oil and gas industry in 1996 as an operator, gaining invaluable hands-on operational experience. He attended the University of Lethbridge, studying Kinesiology and Management, which provided him with a unique strategic perspective that he has carried throughout his career. With nearly three decades of industry involvement, Wayne has worked with both junior and large producers as well as vendors, giving him a well-rounded understanding of the industry’s diverse challenges and opportunities.
Wayne has become a recognized authority in regulatory compliance, measurement optimization, and operational efficiency. His extensive background includes building and implementing numerous FDC systems and actively contributing to regulatory frameworks by assisting the IMG, BCER, AER, and CAPPA in regulatory writings. Notably, he played a pivotal role in developing the effluent decision tree for the BCER (formerly the OGC), in collaboration with CAPPA.
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Randy HerrmannProject Manager and Business Analyst with an extensive background of 20+ years in the Energy industry with Automation, Measurement and Regulatory expertise.
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