Dr. Martin Brokenleg is co-author of the book Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future and co-developer of the Circle of Courage model and provides training worldwide for individuals who work with youth at risk. Dr. Brokenleg has consulted and led training programs throughout North America, New Zealand, Europe, Australia, and South Africa.

He is the father of three children and an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.

Dr. Mari Swingle is a practicing therapist, researcher, and author who has been working in the fields of mental health and education for over 25 years. Dr. Swingle is a known expert on the effects of i-technology (screen-based devices), and the effects of screen-based technology on our brains and behavior. Her mission is fostering health, happiness, and informed choice in the digital age. Dr. Mari speaks regularly on the topic of technology, societal shifts, and mental health. She is the author of i-Minds 2.0 (Second Edition): How and Why Constant Connectivity is Rewiring Our Brains and What to Do About it. 

Dr. Bruce Lanphear is a Clinician Scientist and Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia. His primary goal is to help quantify and ultimately prevent disease and disability – like asthma, learning problems and ADHD – due to exposures to environmental contaminants and pollutants. Over the past decade, Dr. Lanphear has become increasingly vexed by our inability to control the “pandemic of consumption” – the largely preventable, worldwide epidemic of chronic disease and disability due to industrial pollutants, environmental contaminants and excess consumption. 

Dr. Simon Davidson is a psychiatrist with a special interest in working with children, youth, emerging adults and their families. He is the Co-Founder of Youth Net/Réseau Ado, a more than 20 year old innovative service delivery model empowering youth in regard to mental health promotion, mental illness prevention and early intervention. He is a Past President of the Canadian Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (CACAP), was Chief of Staff at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and past Chair of the Child and Youth Advisory Committee of the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

Dr. Gordon Neufeld is a developmental psychologist who consults with parents and professionals regarding children and their problems. A foremost authority on child development, Dr. Neufeld continues to be an international speaker, a best-selling author (Hold On to Your Kids - co-authored with Dr. Gabor Maté) and a leading interpreter of the developmental paradigm.He brings to us his unique synthesis of the developmental literature and his exceptional ability to make children understandable. He has a widespread reputation for being able to make sense of difficult and complex problems and for opening doors for change. His style is dynamic, his approach is refreshing and his effect is to affirm intuition.

Dr. Sue Johnson researched how relationships can be repaired, how the bonds of love work, and how people change in psychotherapy. Dr. Johnson received many awards for her research and contributions to the psychotherapy field and was named “Psychologist of the Year” in 2016 by Division 43 of the American Psychological Association. She was recognized by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Couple and Family Therapy. Sue also received the Order of Canada for her overall body of work and positive impact on psychotherapy – all over the world.

Scott D. Miller, Ph.D. is the founder of the International Center for Clinical Excellence, an international consortium of clinicians, researchers, and educators dedicated to promoting excellence in behavioral health services. Dr. Miller conducts workshops and training internationally, helping hundreds of agencies and organizations, both public and private, to achieve superior results. Scott is the author of numerous articles and books.

Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter is a Professor at Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education in Trondheim, Norway. Her research focuses on children’s risky play and well-being. She believes children, all over the world, have the right to free play and that all childhood education should be based on play as a means for development, learning and well-being. Ellen maintains a particular interest in children’s need for thrilling and risky play in a time when the western society in increasingly becoming even more safety focused.

Michael Ungar, Ph.D. is the founder and Director of the Resilience Research Centre at Dalhousie University where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Child, Family and Community Resilience. In 2022, Dr. Ungar was ranked the number one Social Work scholar in the world in recognition of his ground-breaking work as a family therapist and resilience researcher. That work has influenced the way human development and organizational processes are understood and studied globally, with much of Dr. Ungar’s clinical work and scholarship focused on the resilience of marginalized children and families, and adult populations experiencing mental health challenges at home and in the workplace. In addition to providing consultation to international NGOs like the Red Cross and Save the Children, government agencies in more than a dozen low, middle, and high income countries, and educational institutions at all levels of study, Dr. Ungar’s research has also influenced the HR and corporate social responsibility initiatives of Fortune 500 companies like Unilever, DHL and Cigna.

Ryan E. Rhodes, PhD is a Professor in the School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, cross-appointed in the Department of Psychology, and Director of the Behavioral Medicine Laboratory at the University of Victoria, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Rhodes is also one of the world experts on the intention-behavior gap, made popular by New Year's resolutions that people struggle to enact every year. He has held over 100 grants for this research and he has contributed over 500 publications, 35 book chapters and three books. Dr. Rhodes is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Society of Behavioral Medicine, Academy of Behavioral Medicine, American Psychological Association, and a College Member of the Royal Society of Canada. He is also the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Psychology and Health, and Associate Editor of Exercise and Sports Sciences Reviews.'