Join us Saturday, March 15, from 8:45 AM to 12:30 PM as we welcome Drew Dudley and Len Pierre. 

Drew Dudley will offer several simple yet transformative leadership strategies for embedding self-care and cultivating resilience and psychological safety in our daily routines. Through powerful stories that recognize the difficult parts of life and work with humour and compassion, he will help us discover how to close the gap between the person we are and the person we want to be without compromising our happiness, fulfillment, or work-life balance.

Drew will remind us that we are not alone in our frustrations and fears and that taking care of ourselves is key to feeling engaged and connected every day.

Drew Dudley

Called one of the most inspirational TED speakers in the world, Drew Dudley is on a mission to redefine leadership. With more than five million views, his TED talk “Everyday Leadership (The Lollipop Moment)” proved that leadership is not a characteristic of an elite few, but one that lives within us all. Through his high-energy talks, Dudley shares practical and actionable insights on creating cultures of leadership that lead to higher levels of pride, productivity, happiness, and retention. He empowers audiences and equips them with the tools needed to make a difference, at home and work. 

Len Pierre will generously share his knowledge and experience to help us learn more about what it means to be an ally to Indigenous peoples. He will also offer practical tools for incorporating anti-racism into our professional practice.

Being an ally is not a static identity, and it is not a badge of honour. Instead, being an ally is a sign of privilege. Allyship is also not declared but based on the context in which you ACT. Len will unpack the similarities and differences between being an ally to Indigenous peoples and other ally contexts.

Len Pierre

Len Pierre is Coast Salish from Katzie (kate-zee) First Nation. Len is an award-winning entrepreneur, professor, consultant, TEDx Speaker, social activist, change agent, and traditional knowledge sharer. He specializes in developing education programs and services with decolonization and reconciliation as core values. Len holds a Masters in Education from Simon Fraser University focusing on Indigenous curriculum and instructional design. His experience includes Indigenous education and program leadership from various organizations across colonial Canada. He comes to us with an open heart and open mind, and hopes to be received in the same way.