ideacity 2014: Fourth Speaker Announcement!

With less than two months to go until we kick off ideacity 2014, we’re finding it hard to keep all of our intriguing, influential and provocative presenters under wraps! This week, we’re excited to unveil speakers known for their big ideas, practical outlooks, and comprehensive knowledge of their respective fields. Their stories, concepts and experiences are sure to resonate with idealists both at home and in our live audience, and offer a different way of thinking about problems that face us on individual, professional, and global planes.

RASMUS ANKERSEN – The Gold Mine Effect

Rasmus Ankersen is a bestselling author, a speaker on performance development and a trusted advisor to businesses and athletes around the world. He wrote his first book The DNA of a Winner at the age of 22. A year later he published his second, Leader DNA, based on field studies of 25 high-profile leaders, including the Secretary of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen and the CEO of the LEGO Group, Jorgen Vig Knudstorp. With more than 40.000 sold copies, Leader DNA has been the bestselling leadership book in Denmark over the last 10 years. MORE…

PETER LAUFER – The Dangerous World of Butterflies

Peter Laufer, winner of major awards for excellence in reporting, is an independent journalist, broadcaster and documentary filmmaker working in traditional and new media. He is the James Wallace Chair in Journalism at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. While a globe-trotting correspondent for NBC News, he also reported, wrote, and produced several documentaries and special event broadcasts for the network that dealt in detail with crucial social issues, including the first nationwide live radio discussion of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. MORE…

JANETTE & ALAN MURRAY – 365 Daily Marathons

Internationally acclaimed endurance athletes and inspirational speakers Janette Murray-Wakelin and Alan Murray have transplanted Rawsome Living Food and Conscious Lifestyle Personalized Programs, a new concept in Conscious Living, to Australia directly from Vancouver Island, Canada. Originally from New Zealand and now residing in Warrandyte just north of Melbourne, Janette and Alan have many stories to tell about their very diverse, adventurous life. Their personal lifestyle throughout 40+ years of marriage and raising a family, having a successful business partnership, and extensive world travel, has always been centered around health and wellness and sharing their consciousness with others. MORE…

PATRICK LÉONARD – Les 7 doigts de la main

Despite four consecutive titles as Canadian Artistic Roller Skating Champion, Patrick Léonard rejected a life of glory to pursue a bachelor’s in chemistry. However, he could not suppress his ever-lingering passion for performing, and he soon abandoned his mad scientific career for the equally mad world of circus. After training at Montreal’s National Circus School, Patrick performed as a comic character and diabolo artist at the Montreal Casino; in German cabarets Wintergarten Variete, Freidrichbau Variete, and Pomp Duck and Circumstance, in Teatro Zinzanni, and in the traditional Cirque Knie. MORE…

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: TEKNION

Like any great event, ideacity wouldn’t be possible without the vision and support of our sponsors.

A leading international designer, manufacturer and marketer of office systems and furniture products, Teknion has always embraced change and its inherent possibilities. That’s likely why they’ve been such an intuitive partner for ideacity, and one in which we continue to find inspiration. Their culture is one of innovation, and their diverse, yet integrated product line allows companies to adapt to new forms of work as they unfold. MORE…

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For more information or tickets to the 2014 ideacity conference, visit our ticketing page or contact David Cravit at [email protected], 416-607-7739 or cell 647-280-8163.