Dan Pontefract is a world-renowned keynote speaker, leadership strategist, best-selling award-winning author and founder of The Pontefract Group, a firm that improves the state of leadership and organizational culture. He has over 25 years of experience and has written three books, ‘OPEN TO THINK’, ‘THE PURPOSE EFFECT' and ‘FLAT ARMY'. Dan being a renowned keynote speaker and has presented at four different TED events and writes for Forbes and Harvard Business Review. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria, Gustavson School of Business and has garnered more than 20 industry awards over his career. Previously as Chief Envisioner and Chief Learning Officer at TELUS, he had launched the Transformation Office, the TELUS MBA, and the TELUS Leadership Philosophy which helped to increase the company's employee engagement to record levels. Prior to TELUS, he also held senior roles at SAP, Business Objects and BCIT.