Conference

2016 Keynote Speakers
Opening Ceremonies
Keynote Speaker
Featuring
Jann Arden
Canadian Icon
Friday Morning
Keynote Speaker
Featuring
Harley Pasternak
Fitness and nutrition guru and trainer to the stars
8:00 – 9:00 am
Thursday,
May 5, 2016
Hall F – 800 Level
8:00 – 9:00 am
Friday, May 6, 2016
Hall F – 800 Level
Jann Arden can bring a venue full of people to
tears through song, only to have them rolling in the
aisles moments later with her off-the-cuff comedy.
Whether she’s performing her music, hosting an
event, or telling her deeply personal and affecting
stories, Arden’s wisdom and wit shine in everything
she does.
Arden catapulted onto the Canadian music scene
in 1993, with the release of her debut album, Time
and Mercy. To date, she has released 12 albums,
boasts 19 top 10 singles, and has received eight
Juno Awards, including “Female Artist of the Year”
and “Songwriter of the Year.” She has also been
recognized with 10 SOCAN Awards, four Western
Canadian Music Awards, a Much Music Video
Award, three Prairie Music Awards and an Alberta
Recording Industry Association Award. And the
list goes on – she has been honored with a star
on Canada’s Walk of Fame, and inducted into the
Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
Arden was also the host of Being Jann on CBC
Radio, she has been a judge on television’s Canada
Sings, and has appeared on CBC TV’s Rick Mercer
Report and in several sitcoms. On stage, she was
part of the cast for the Canadian tour of The Vagina
Monologues. Arden has also authored four books.
A native of Toronto, Harley Pasternak is a best-selling fitness
and diet author, whose books include The 5-Factor Fitness,
The 5-Factor Diet, The 5-Factor World Diet, The Body Reset
Diet Cookbook, and 5 Pounds, which hit shelves March 2015.
Pasternak’s titles have attained global bestseller status and have
been published in 14 languages and in more than 25 countries.
Pasternak holds a master of science in exercise physiology and
nutritional sciences from the University of Toronto and an honors
degree in kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario. He is also
certified by the American College of Sports Medicine and the Canadian
Society of Exercise Physiology, and has served as an exercise and
nutrition scientist for Canada’s Department of National Defense.
As a fitness and nutrition specialist, Pasternak has trained many
celebrities, including Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Halle
Berry, Katy Perry, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Pattinson, Jessica
Simpson and Hilary Duff, to name a few. He has appeared on
MTV, VHI, E!, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Oz, The View, Access
Hollywood, Extra, The Today Show and much more. In addition,
Pasternak has been covered in a wide array of newspapers, health
and fitness magazines, and women’s lifestyle and entertainment
magazines, including the New York Times, LA Times, Washington
Post, Shape, Men’s Health, Fitness, Glamour, Elle, People, In Touch,
US Weekly and Star.
Pasternak has made worldwide speaking appearances in more than
30 countries for a diversity of Fortune 500 companies, health and
fitness organizations and government entities.
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