DisruptHR Kelowna (BC, Canada) will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at The Innovation Centre and we’re excited to announce an awesome lineup of speakers for their 1st DisruptHR event!
Goldie Hartford — CEO of H.A.V.E. Solutions
“Your People Aren’t Unmotivated — They’re Unrecognized.”
Alannah Shaffer — HR Manager at TEKsystems
“Unlocking the Audacity of Gen Z”
Richard Wong — Partner, AI Enablement at The Change Fluency Co.
“What’s the Point of AI?”
Denise Young — CEO of Tiger’s Eye Advisory Group
“The Future of Work Is Human”
Melissa McCann-Tilton — President & CRO at Criteria Corp.
“HR Needs Main Character Energy”
Laura Hambley Lovett — Organizational Psychologist at Canada Career Counselling / DrLaura.live
“Stop Toxic Bosses!”
Ester Pike — CEO of Fledge Solutions
“Personalizing Leadership Development”
Mike De Vies — Integration Lead at City of Kelowna
“In Praise of Range”
Liliane de Vries — CEO of ALIVE Leadership & Coaching
“Conflicting Leadership: You Lead the Team… But Who Leads You?”
Antonio Zivanovic — Founder of ElektraFi / The ReFrame Group
“The Financial Stress Epidemic: Turning Crisis into Competitive Advantage”
Pamela Boyko — COO at Minga
“Answers Are Easy. Thinking Is Not.”
Adrianna Stange — Vice Chair at CPHR BC & Yukon Southern Interior Advisory Council
“Talent Acquisition Is Dead”
Renee Thompson — Managing Partner at Tandem People Partners
“Earn the Seat”
Kara James, CPA — COO at Pushor Mitchell LLP
“The Leadership Transfer Myth”
Michelle Dragon — HR Manager at Westbank First Nation
“What if You Learned Leadership Twice”
Paul McCarthy — Author, Founder of F.I.R.E.D. Leadership
“What If We’re Firing the Leaders We Actually Need?”
Scott Dedels — CEO of Block Rewards
“The Missing Dimension of Total Rewards: Time”
Thanks to DisruptHR Kelowna 1.0 Sponsors!
