Speakers Bios

  • Maxime Trempe

    Sport Scientist | Coaching

    Maxime Trempe is a research associate at the Institut national du sport du Québec and a professor at Bishop’s University where he teaches in both the Sport Studies and Biology programs.

  • Séverine Tamborero

    Author & Coach | Education & Research

    Séverine Tamborero, a certified Level 4 coach, has an immense amount of experience and tennis knowledge. Having been a touring coach with the national high performance wheelchair tennis program from 2000-2009, Tamborero was named national coach in May 2005. She was Team Canada’s head coach at three Paralympic Games in Sydney, Athens and Beijing as well as the men’s coach at the World Team Cup for 10 years.

  • Christiane Despatie

    Author
    Education & Research

    Christiane Despatie is the devoted mother of two-time Olympic medal-winning diver Alexandre Despatie. She has written a book with Séverine Tamborero called «La performance... à quel prix?», in which she talks about her experience and the role parents play in supporting young kids in their passion.

  • Magali Baton

    Sport Psychologist
    Coaching

    Magali Baton was a member of the French judo team for 10 years. In 2001, she ended her judo career and graduated from the University of Reims in psychology. Since then, she’s been providing high performance coaching and psychological support to help athletes, teams, and coaches reach their potential.

  • David Anderson

    eLearning Designer
    Education & Research

    David Anderson is a Community Manager at Articulate and an eLearning designer with over 15 years of experience.

  • Paul Mead

    Marketing professional | Leadership Development

    Paul Mead has built an impressive career in marketing and advertising and currently serves as president of Draftfcb Canada. Draftfcb Canada’s present client roster includes TD/Canada Trust, Air Canada, OLG, Molson/Coors and Kraft.

  • Bernard Petiot

    Bernard Petiot

    Bernard Petiot's gymnastics career has seen him go from "Athlete of the Year" to one of Quebec's most accomplished gymnastics coaches to VP of Casting & Performance at Cirque du Soleil.

  • Frank Dick

    Legendary Coach | Coaching

    Legendary coach Frank Dick, OBE joins sport physiology with business practices to help individuals and companies erase any lack of motivation and to rise to excellence.


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