DisruptHR Ottawa (ON, Canada) will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology and we’re excited to announce an awesome lineup of speakers for their 8th DisruptHR event!
Victoria Cluney — Founder & CEO of BILD Co.
“Can’t Find Great People? Maybe You’re Not Worthy of Them.”
Sarah Boardman — Executive Coach & Facilitator at Light Stone Coaching
“I Told You So: Why HR is the Organization’s Moral Shock Absorber – And What That’s Costing Us.”
Sanita Alias — Director, People & Culture at CIRA
“Hire Adults and Burn the Employee Handbook
Rabih El Khodr — Author & P/T Professor at George Brown Polytechnic
“They’re Not Burned Out. They’re Pretending.”
Laura Townson — COO at Iversoft
“You Weren’t Promoted. You Were Used.”
Katie Faloon-Drew — CEO of Healthy Confident You
“Stop Telling Employees What to Do. They Already Know.”
Josh Garellek — CEO of Arctic Leaf
“The End of the Employee.”
Mike Deslauriers — Global People, Culture & Community Programs Manager at Assent, Mandy Roberts — Talent Acquisition Specialist at Assent, Keira Torkko — Chief People & Performance Officer at Assent, and Rachel O’Neil — Senior Director, Talent Acquisition & Acceleration at Assent
“Making Human Moments More Human”
Dr. Ali Shaker — Executive Director at Foodeliver Community Group
“The Talent Shortage is Really a Hiring Imagination Shortage”
Alexandre Messager — Founder & CEO of Human Leadership Humaine
“Your Team Does Not Need More Agreement”
Thanks to DisruptHR Ottawa 8.0 Sponsors!
