George Kourounis is an award-winning explorer, one of the world’s most active storm chasers, television presenter, and freshly-minted Explorer-in-Residence with The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Based in Toronto, his efforts to document nature’s most extreme conditions have taken him all over the globe, into places most normal peo...

George Kourounis

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Dr. Greg Wells was a 15-year-old competitive swimmer when his neck was broken by strong ocean waves. After neurosurgery, he was told by doctors that he would never compete again. That set him on a lifetime journey to learn how the human body responds to extreme conditions.

Dr. Greg Wells

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Location : TELUS Convention Centre - Macleod HallDragons' Den Personality, Entrepreneur, Marketing Communications ExpertArlene Dickinson is one of Canada’s most renowned independent marketing communications entrepreneurs. As CEO of Venture Communications, her creative and strategic approach has turned the company into a powerhouse with a blue chip client list. She is also the CEO of YouInc.com, a company she founded in 2012 that is dedicated to serving and investing in entre...

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All Keynote sessions will be recorded. The recordings will not be available before February 18, as they must be edited before posting. The Keynote recordings will be available until March 15, 2021.Born at home, Tara was never immunized nor taken to see a doctor. She has no birth certificate and did not attend public school. Tara Westover was seventeen when she first set foot in a class. Today Tara is a Senior Fellow at Harvard...

Tara Westover

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NOTE TO READER: THIS IS A LIVE SESSION ONLY! THIS SESSION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW POST CONVENTION."As an award-winning, Harvard-educated physician, scientist, innovator, pilot, communicator, and educator, my speciality is 3D printing. With 3D printing technology, we can treat injured astronauts in outer space and provide low-cost lifesaving supplies in remote world regions. While it may may sound like a fantasy, it is indeed reality." - Dr. JulieLynn Wong

Dr. JulieLynn Wong

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All Keynote sessions will be recorded. The recordings will not be available before February 18, as they must be edited before posting. The Keynote recordings will be available until March 15, 2021.Brian Keating has been exploring wild areas since he was a little boy.In 1986, he had a pivotal life moment.Invited by Dr. Jane Goodall, Brian and Dee traversed Tanzania to spend a week in Gombe National park with Jane, following wild chimpanzees. Jane, B...

Brian Keating

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