Mark DeVolder is recognized as a thought leader in change and transition management. As a researcher and practitioner for over 2 decades, the most compelling lesson Mark has learned is that change has changed. Now, in a world where disruption, uncertainty and crisis have become the norm, Mark teaches people how to change.

Mark’s unique insights into the dynamics of change and energetic style have empowered organizations like NASA, Orascom Construction, Qatar Petroleum, Associated General Contractors of America, Royal Bank of Canada, Coca-Cola, Siemens, PepsiCo, Bristol-Myers Squibb, PWC and Verizon. Mark has engaged and delighted audiences from Monaco to Dubai, from Singapore to Barcelona and from Istanbul to Kuala Lumpur. He delivers dynamic, high energy, humor-filled presentations in both the private and the public sector to Industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies.

As a researcher, consultant and author, Mark has written the multi-disciplinary book on managing change, entitled Perpetual Pivot: How the Best Leaders Adapt to Exponential Change. Mark is an award-winning speaker and recipient of the prestigious Top 5 Speaker Award in Business Management, Top 25 Speaker in Change Management and is listed on the Top 10 Speakers on Change in Canada and USA.

Edward Olson is a Regional Leader with MNP’s Enterprise Risk Services (ERS)
practice and Leader of the Firm’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
practice in Kelowna, B.C. With more than two decades of Canadian and
international experience in both public practice and industry, Edward delivers
practical and meaningful business advice to clients in the private and public sectors
alike.

Edward helps his clients with environmental, social, and governance sustainability
awareness and adoption, including identification, measurement, management and
reporting of financially material issues. He also provides enterprise risk
management, internal audit, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, process
efficiency, performance improvement, and value for money audits. This includes
identifying barriers to success, opportunities for value generation, and
understanding the underlying business processes and controls necessary to ensure
that organizations achieve their strategic priorities.

Join our panel participants as we discuss future trends in resilience planning in design and construction. Sustainability and resilience are two sides of the same coin. While sustainable design and construction seek to protect the environment from damage from building construction and operation, resilience seeks to protect the building and its operation from the environment. The panel will include representatives from The City of Kelowna, Insurance industry, Consultant and Contractor. Understand the demands and challenges of each sector?