Keynote Speaker
Linda Edgecombe, CSP is an internationally renowned award-winning humorous speaker, trainer and consultant. She is a best selling author who energizes every room as she leads people to loosen up, lighten the load and laugh.
Her audiences are motivated and shown how they can shift their perspectives on life, work and themselves. Change has never been this painless!
As a professional, with a degree in Physical Education, Linda brings over 20 years of Recreation, Employee Wellness, Lifestyle and Corporate Consulting experience to her programs and her clients. She was a consultant for PARTICIPACTION promoting healthy living to Canadians and is known for being one of the country's most popular Speakers. Linda was featured in the Wall Street Journal as an expert in "Shifting Perspectives".
Inside all the laughter, Linda's audiences are inspired to find the meaning in what they do and let go of what's not working. Her message is as welcome as a deep belly laugh and as profound as an honest look in the mirror.
Secondary Keynote
Dr. David Scott is an Associate Professor of Sport Psychology in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of New Brunswick.
He completed a B.A. and a P.G.C.E. at the University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland, and an MA in Sport Psychology, an MA in Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Sport and Exercise Psychology from the University of Victoria, in British Columbia.
He teaches and does research in the area of sport and exercise Psychology. Since coming to the University of New Brunswick in 1997, Dr. Scott has been involved in over 35 research projects and published or presented over 80 papers. In addition, he has given over 150 invited talks and workshops.
He has been a consultant with a number of companies and government departments, in addition to being a sport psychology consultant with a number of teams including the Florida Panthers, the Vancouver Canucks, and the Philadelphia Flyers, of the National Hockey League, the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Manitoba Moose, the Rochester Americans, and the Louisville Panthers of the American Hockey League, the North Bay Centennials of the Ontario Hockey League, The Kamloops Blazers, the Moose Jaw Warriors and the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League, the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Hockey League, as well as with the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds. He is currently working with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League.