Dr. David Weiss is President & CEO of Weiss International Ltd. David and his team of organizational consultants lead innovative consulting and training projects that generate effective strategy, leadership, and HR solutions for boards, executives and senior leaders throughout North America and Europe. David also is a highly sought after keynote speaker at conferences throughout the world, such as ASTD, AMA, CSTD, HRAP, the Conference Board. He is an affiliate professor of the Rotman School of Management, a senior research fellow of Queen's University, and a faculty member of the Technion Institute of Management (Israel). He also is a guest faculty member for the Schulich School of Business and for the University College of Cayman Islands.

 

Claude Legrand is the president of Ideaction Inc., which specializes in sustainable innovation and change management. Claude has extensive experience in innovation, strategic planning, marketing, interactive technologies, and culture change, mostly for large organizations. Ideaction's clients include AOL, Apple, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Tire, GlaxoSmithKline, Harris Bank (US), ING Insurance, Kimberly Clark, Novartis, TD Waterhouse US, and the firm is opening a subsidiary in France to serve the European market. Legrand founded the Centre of Excellence in Innovation Management at the Schulich Executive Education Centre and was the first program director. He is also the founding chair of the Association of Innovation Professionals.