Pieter de Vos is a facilitator, change agent, and documentary photographer. He draws on methods from the worlds of social innovation, systemic design, evaluation, and anthropology to help community-based organizations navigate an increasingly complex world. Pieter has a PhD in Anthropology as well as a MSc in Public Health. His previous research used narrative and visual methods to explore home and belonging in South Africa and Canada.
Passionate for ethical responsibility, social justice, and better futures for all, Sterling assists businesses and individuals better practice executive leadership, progressive governance, meaningful strategy, and enlightened transformation. A former founder, a CEO across sectors, a board Director and Chair across sectors, all helps to elicit active engagement and ownership for creating and advancing sustainable performance outcomes.
Consultant and facilitator with seven years’ experience leading business planning, strategic planning, impact measurement, and deep community engagement projects. Robert’s strength is in facilitating processes that draw out and synthesize a group’s knowledge about an issue, enabling them to create change.
An Instructor of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainable Development at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. Has led several successful ventures and investments in the start up community and now uses innovative methods to teach Entrepreneurial Thinking.
An entrepreneur, passionate about helping organizations evolve to become happier, healthier, and more meaningful places to work. President and CEO at ET Group, a celebrated example of how a company can practice new ways of operating.
An entrepreneur and consultant with a knack for seeing areas where businesses can improve and where change can happen quickly and effectively. Highly adaptable and versatile and offers this way of approaching strategy and decision-making to clients.
A lead facilitator, researcher and business analyst with over 20 years of experience in economic development and opportunity strategic plans. Sara-Jane’s passion and focus has been on project and interim management and civic engagement and has played a significant role for clients during periods of transition and change.
A practitioner of helping people and organizations step into a higher potential. Passionate about organizing people and processes in unique ways that leverage the power of diverse people and perspectives so as to be more competitive in the 21st century.
Stephanie is a champion of social impact and builder of networks for the new economy. Since founding Respect for the Earth and All People (REAP) Business Association in 2006 (now operating as Be Local Network), she helps organizations scale social impact through program collaborations, social procurement, market development, branding, and accessing values-aligned capital.
Director of the Trico Changemakers Studio at Mount Royal University. An educator, facilitator and consultant with over 18 years experience working with local government, academic institutions and community organizations. Her work focuses on facilitating systems change, social innovation and sustainability, with an emphasis on processes that foster deep collaboration and transformation.
