Speakers at the
Mental Health Summit

Dr. Andy Hargreaves, author of The Age of Identity, is a prominent figure in the field of education, known for his innovative thinking. He served as the former President of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) and as Adviser in Education to the Premier of Ontario. Read more

Dr. Julia Rucklidge is the Director of Te Puna Toiora, the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Lab at the University of Canterbury. She is the co-author of The Better Brain, and her widely acclaimed TEDx talk has been viewed over five million times. Read more

Dr. Jean Clinton is a Clinical Professor at McMaster University, specializing in Child Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences. A Fellow of the Child Trauma Academy and Zero to Three, and author of Love Builds Brains, her research and advocacy focus on brain development and the importance of relationships and connectedness. Read more

Dr. Hayley Watson, clinical psychologist and author of Finding the Words, holds a PhD in school bullying interventions and four additional academic degrees in the field of mental health. Dr. Watson is the Founder & CEO of Open Parachute. Read more

Dr. John-Tyler Binfet, author of Cultivating Kindness, is a prominent researcher and professor at UBC’s Okanagan School of Education. Dr Binfet is the Founder & Director of “B.A.R.K.”, a UBC therapy dog program. Read more

Kate Arthur, author of Am I Literate?, is an adviser and contributor to the Montreal AI Ethics Institute, Oxford University’s AI in Education Hub, and UNESCO’s AI competency frameworks. Kate delivered UNESCO’s 2025 International Literacy Day keynote, and consulted on UNICEF’s EdTech data governance. Read more