Speakers

Drew Dudley believes we routinely ignore a huge percentage of the leadership that exists around us. He aims to remedy this by helping individuals and organi­za­tions create ​“cultures of everyday leadership” through daily acts of generosity. The former Director of one of the largest university leadership devel­opment programs in Canada at the University of Toronto, Drew Dudley never­theless embraces the idea that ​“leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.”

He has spoken to over 250,000 people on 5 conti­nents, been featured on The Huffington Post, Radio America, Forbes​.com, and TED​.com, where his TED talk was voted ​“one of the 15 most inspi­ra­tional TED talks of all time” and has been viewed millions of times around the web. TIME recently named the talk one of their ​“seven speeches that will make you a better leader.” His work with some of Canada’s largest schools, corpo­ra­tions and government agencies has led to him being called ​“one of the most motivating and inspiring speakers on leadership out there right now” (Dr. Brian Harrington, Oxford University).

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As Corporate Director of Learning at Emerson’s Charles F. Knight Learning Center, Terrence Donahue leads a team of talented, passionate, and high-performing profes­sionals focused on the instruc­tional compo­nents of Leadership Devel­opment. At the same time, he and his team support Emerson’s broader talent management initia­tives. Terrence is a popular keynote speaker at inter­na­tional confer­ences on the topics of leadership, learning & devel­opment, and perfor­mance improvement. He has contributed to six books over the last ten years. Over the last 25 years, he has personally trained over 41,000 people on five conti­nents. He is the recent recipient of several inter­na­tional awards for his work in Leadership Devel­opment, including the presti­gious Excel­lence in Practice Award from the Associ­ation for Talent Devel­opment and the Learning in Practice Award from Chief Learning Officer.

The best leaders never operate intuitively — They are inten­tional in all they do. They are keenly aware of what they are doing, why they are doing it, and under­stand the impact that their what and why has on the dynamic of their organi­zation. Inten­tional Leadership is the process of consciously adapting your leadership style to create a positive work climate that motivates your team toward high perfor­mance. In this session, we will explore the research around leadership inten­tion­ality and the most signif­icant actions a leader can take to move employees to engage in discre­tionary effort and high performance.

Raji co-founded Wholesome Inter­na­tional in 2004, a multi-concept restaurant devel­opment company, which owns and operates Choolaah Indian BBQ restau­rants and franchised Five Guys Burgers and Fries restau­rants. She is co-CEO and is respon­sible for people, opera­tions and infra­structure. Previ­ously, she held executive and opera­tional leadership positions in technology and media companies. She has served as an adjunct professor of Entre­pre­neurship at Carnegie Mellon University and as a member on the Board of Directors for Pitts­burgh Habitat for Humanity.

Raji earned a Bache­lor’s degree in Metal­lurgy from VNIT India, Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Science and MBA from Carnegie Mellon University

Amy Daly-Donovan is an experi­enced and highly skilled consultant, facil­i­tator, and trainer with over twenty-five years of experience in the organi­zation devel­opment field. She has success­fully managed several large projects and has a proven ability to create engaging learning experi­ences, lead high-performing teams, and build collab­o­rative relationships.