| Douglas R. Conant Vice-President, Human Resources and Industrial Relations Campbell Soup Company Peter Edwards was appointed Vice-President Human Resources and Industrial Relations in August 2010, responsible for the integrated function across North America. Prior to joining Canadian Pacific in 2009 as Vice-President Human Resources, Peter held senior positions at Labatt Breweries / Interbew and Canadian National Railway. He has also co-authored two books on managing a changing railway (How We Work and Why and Change, Leadership, Mud and Why) to establishing individual employee performance scorecards. Peter also co-authored Switchpoints: Culture Change on the Fastrack. He currently serves on the Boards of the School of Industrial Relations and the Centre for Industrial Relations at Queen's University. Peter holds an undergraduate and Master of Industrial Relations degrees from Queen's University in Ontario. | |
| S. Max Brown Principal Recognition Management Institute In the last ten years, Max has made nearly one thousand presentations in locations all around the world. He’s taken clients rappelling off the Great Wall of China, facilitated at the Parliament of World Religions Conference in Spain, and spoken in hundreds of cities including Athens, Bangalore, Hong Kong, Paris, New York, and Sydney . . . Nebraska. With his experience in leadership training, speaking, and facilitating around the world, Max brings a global perspective to the challenge of motivating people. Audiences at companies such as American Express, GE, HSBC, and Jones Apparel have raved about his interactive, engaging style. As a result, he travels 200,000 miles per year to deliver presentations to clients around the globe! Max laces his presentations with stories and examples that inspire people to act. He is consistently given high ratings including an “all-star” recommended speaker designation from the International Association of Business Communicators. Max has a certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University, a master’s degree in Organizational Learning from George Mason University, and he is a member of the National Speaker’s Association. He and his wife, Sally, live in Salt Lake City, Utah and they are the proud parents of two amazing kids. Previous adventures include living five years in Shanghai, China. | |
| Jay Whitehead President, VISTANCE; Founder HRO Today & Corporate Responsibility Magazines VISTANCE, a Rideau Company Jay Whitehead is President of VISTANCE, a global leader in private cloud computing employee recognition solutions and predictive analytics. He also serves as publisher emeritus of Corporate Responsibility Magazine, home of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens List. Jay is a pioneer in HR technology-based services and B2B media, with over 30 years’ experience founding and leading companies with iconic brands such as HRO Today Magazine, PC Magazine, EmployeeService.com, Trinet, HRO World, Corporate Responsibility Magazine, CRN, UPSIDE Magazine and The 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, among others. Jay served on the Boards of Directors of Rideau Recognition, 2007-2011 and Harvard University’s SEM Program 2009-2010. In 2009 he authored the book The Post-Carbon Economy (2009). In the capital markets, Jay has raised 9-figures in equity and debt for his and other companies. Jay holds a B.A. in History from UCLA and a Strategic Finance certificate from Harvard Business School. He splits his time between the company's HQ in Montreal and his home in New Jersey. He proudly reports that he is over half-way to his goal of completing 100 marathons. Certifications: Certified Recognition Professional Languages Spoken: English, French Citizenships: USA, France | |
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