Speakers in IncentiveWorks - Canada's Meetings and Promotion Show 2011

Kevin Durkee is executive vice-president at The Jetstar Group, Canada’s engagement agency. He has been leading the client services team since 2007, with such clients as Pepsi, Doritos and Sennheiser. The Jetstar Group specializes in creating innovative marketing programs that engage consumers with authentic brand experiences they want to share socially and with their communities.

Marsha Jones, CMP, CMM, is the founder of MCC Planners Inc., a meeting, special events and destination management firm from 1988 to 2008. She sold the company after 20 successful years and has now started another chapter in her life with her new company, The Spot Inc., offering services in site selection, consulting and training. Marsha has held many key leadership positions for MPI, Site, SHMSE and Tourism Toronto. She has also received honours as Toronto Chapter Supplier (1990), Planner (1998), Volunteer of the Year (2002) and Inaugural M&IT Hall of Fame Award for Industry Volunteer 2009. She is a past nominee for MPI Marion N. Kershner Memorial Chapter Leader Award and has been featured in The Financial Post and CBC’s Venture.

Tyra Hilliard, Esq., CMP is an attorney, consultant, and educator providing legal counsel and services to meeting and event professionals in corporate, non-profit, and association settings. Tyra is one of very few practicing attorneys who also holds the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation. As a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and The George Washington University, Tyra has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in meeting and event management in class as well as online. Early in her career, Tyra worked in the meetings industry as a meeting planner, a catering manager, and an association executive. Her industry experience gives her a unique perspective on the legal and business aspects of meeting and event man

Seth Mattison is a generation expert and speaker. Part of BridgeWorks’ multigenerational team of experts and speakers, Seth was recently a key contributor and served as the voice of the Millennials for the recently released The M-Factor: How the Millennial Generation Is Rocking the Workplace. He has conducted numerous one-on-one interviews with both Millennials and top executives to discover firsthand the ways in which his generation is shaking up today’s business world. Seth’s keynote speeches and workshops offer valuable insights and actionable solutions that Traditionalists, Boomers, Gen Xers and Millennials can use to bridge generational gaps, become more productive, and achieve organizational success.

Ken Wong is an award-winning professor and one of Canada’s most frequently cited marketing authorities. He is the 2006 inductee into the Canadian Marketing Hall of Legends and a partner in Level 5 Strategic Brand Consulting, which was named on Profit Magazine’s list of 100 fast-growing firms. One of IncentiveWorks’ most popular speakers, Ken is an expert in marketing and business strategy and is a columnist for Meetings & Incentive Travel, Marketing and the Globe & Mail.

As the founder and CEO of ePrize, Linkner has led a revolution by dislodging the old guard and dominating the industry through disruptive innovation and creativity. ePrize, an award-winning technology firm, has produced over 5,000 industry-leading interactive promotions across 36 countries, for 74 of the Top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble and Microsoft. A highly sought-after keynote speaker and author, Linkner’s second book, Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System for Breakthrough Creativity, offers a five-step process that will transform your organization – or your career – into a non-stop creativity juggernaut.

Peter Sheahan has spent a decade teaching businesses how to flip their thinking and find opportunity where others cannot. He believes that the real money gets made in the cracks, and that the opportunity for mind-blowing success is all around us. Peter has been honoured as Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Australia, and was awarded the National Speakers Association Keynote Speaker of the Year in 2006. He is the author of numerous books including, Fl!p and Generation Y: Thriving and Surviving With Generation Y at Work. Peter’s success is driven by his ability to identify areas of untapped potential within organizations, develop the unique thought processes needed to profit from them, and then catalyze the key individuals to take the risks r

Les Selby has more than 20 years experience as a corporate, independent and third party event manager. For seven years, he sat on the board of directors for the MPI Toronto Chapter. Currently, he supports a team of event managers and transportation coordinators as manager, strategic delivery at Carlson Marketing and sits on the event management advisory board at Fleming College. Les is a regular contributor to MeetingsCanada.com, and his blog, Industry Insider, provides a jumping off point for his IncentiveWorks session.