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DR. ROBYNE HANLEY-DAFOE

Expert on Resiliency and Workplace Wellness

Everyday Resiliency in Ever-Changing Times
 

Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe is a multi-award-winning psychology and education instructor who specializes in resiliency, navigating stress and change, and personal wellness in the workplace. Described as transformational, engaging, and thought-provoking, Hanley-Dafoe’s keynotes provide practical strategies, grounded in global research and case studies, that help foster resiliency within ourselves and others.

As the senior educational developer for the Centre for Teaching and Learning at Trent University, Hanley-Dafoe focuses on providing professional development for the teaching community and cultivating student engagement. She is committed to finding innovative solutions for creating positive learning relationships and environments for both students and teachers. Hanley-Dafoe has also been a psychology instructor and researcher at Trent for more than 13 years.

Hanley-Dafoe’s work is inspired by her interest in resiliency and wellness including the intersections of stress, optimal challenge, navigating change, goal-setting, and personal alignment.

FRANK HUGELMEYER

President, National Marine Manufacturers Association

Overview of the North American Industry through COVID and Beyond

Frank Hugelmeyer is president of the National Marine Manufacturers Association.  He has more than 30 years of experience in the sporting goods, fitness and outdoor recreation sectors along with an extensive background in retail, manufacturing, brand development, public policy and trade association management.

Prior to National Marine Manufacturers Association, Hugelmeyer was president at RV Industry Association and co-chairman for Go RVing. Before that, he was the longtime president and CEO of Outdoor Industry Association where he inspired and led the renowned campaign that defined the economic importance of the $734 billion outdoor recreation industry for the first time in U.S. history.  He also collaborated closely with Utah Governor Gary Herbert to establish the first state Office of Outdoor Recreation in the country.

Hugelmeyer is the vice chairman and a co-founding board member of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, a coalition of America’s premiere outdoor recreation organizations working to promote and grow the outdoor recreation economy.  In addition, he serves on the board of directors for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, was a co-founding director for the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and Outdoor Foundation and has served on advisory boards for The National Forum on Children and Nature, Western Governors’ Association and President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors.  In 2012, Frank was recognized by The White House as a Champion of Change.

Frank lives in northern Virginia near Washington D.C. and maintains a home in Colorado. His leisure time is spent in the outdoors usually boating, sport and fly fishing.

WALT JUDAS

CEO, Tourism Industry Association of BC

What's Next for BC's Visitor Economy?

Walt has been involved in the tourism industry for more than 30 years, having worked at BC Pavco, Port Metro Vancouver and Tourism Vancouver prior to joining the Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia (TIABC) in May 2015.

As CEO, Walt leads multiple advocacy/policy files, sets the strategic course for TIABC, builds relationships with members and industry stakeholders, and communicates the value of B.C.’s visitor economy to various constituents.

Before TIABC, Walt spent 15+ years at Tourism Vancouver as Vice President of Marketing Communications, Membership and Sport.

Over the years, Walt has held dozens of board and committee positions. At present, he is on tourism program advisory committees for both Capilano University and Vancouver Community College.  He also serves on the City of Vancouver’s Sport Hosting Grant Committee, and most recently was Treasurer of the Better Transit and Transportation Coalition.

Walt has a Bachelor of Hospitality Management Degree from Vancouver Community College, as well as a Diploma in Broadcast Communications from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

ANTOINE LEJEUNE

Commercial Leader, Dealer Relationships, Wells Fargo Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF)

2020 Economic Overview of the Recreational Boating Industry

We are extremely pleased to welcome back Antoine Lejeune, Commercial Leader, Dealer Relationships at Wells Fargo Commercial Distribution Finance who will kick off the 2020 Boating BC Conference with an economic update of the Canadian recreational boating industry. Antoine is a CPA, CMA with a Business Administration Degree from the University of Montreal Business School ( HEC), and has been with Wells Fargo (formerly GE Capital) for 18 years. His internal and external commercial team members service CDF’s network of over 3,400 dealers across Canada ensuring dealers have the necessary credit facilities in place to meet their business targets.

michelle young

Clean Marine BC Coordinator, Georgia Strait Alliance

Clean Marine BC: Preserving Our Waters Together 

Michelle Young is a coastal person at heart, and has lived on four of BC’s beautiful islands, finally settling on Gabriola where she loves running and exploring with her dog along the shores of the Strait of Georgia.  She has been boating since her childhood in the Broughton Archipelago, where she took four younger siblings to the one room elementary school in a little open aluminum, and worked at Echo Bay Resort in the summers to put herself through University. Her love of the ocean and boating have led to the perfect match as Georgia Strait Alliance’s Clean Marine BC green boating and marina eco-certification program coordinator, and she’s happy to be talking to you about Clean Marine BC: Preserving Our Waters Together.