Dan Pontefract

  5-time best-selling and award-winning author • 4x TED speaker • 600+ keynotes delivered globally

Dan Pontefract is an award-winning author and leadership strategist who helps organizations and leaders to bloom.

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Dan  Pontefract

Travels from: Victoria, Canada

Languages: English

Speaking Fees: STARTING AT $12,500

Leadership speaker

5-time best-selling and award-winning author of leadership book,
4-time TED Talk speaker
Forbes, HBR and Inc. contributor,
600+ keynotes delivered globally
Funny Canadian but not as good looking as Ryan Reynolds.



A renowned leadership keynote speaker, Dan has presented at four different TED events and delivers roughly 50 keynotes per year. In addition to keynotes, Dan facilitates workshops as well as small or large consulting engagements. He writes for Forbes and Harvard Business Review and is an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria, Gustavson School of Business. 

For 20 years, Dan held senior roles at SAP, TELUS, and Business Objects leading corporate culture change, leadership development, employee experience and overall performance improvement. Ever since, he has worked with organizations around the world including the likes of Salesforce, Amgen, State of Tennessee, Nestlé, Canada Post, Autodesk, Manulife, Nutrien, City of Toronto, BMO, D2L, among many others.

Dan is honoured to be on the Thinkers50 Radar list. HR Weekly listed him as one of its 100 Most Influential People in HR. PeopleHum listed Dan on the Top 200 Thought Leaders to Follow and Inc. Magazine listed him as one of the top 100 leadership speakers. He has earned over 25 professional, leadership, and author awards over his career.



View Popular Speaking Topics

The Keys to Flourishing in Work and Life:

The Keys to Flourishing in Work and Life: It’s Not Work-Life Balance

Purpose Fuels People:


Why a Meaningful Role & Purpose-Driven Organization Matters.

Awards & Publications

Awards Received

Thinkers50 Radar Winner, getAbstract International Book of the Year, Chief Learning Officer of the Year (twice), Nautilus Book Award Silver Medal, Axiom Business Book Awards Silver Medal, Inc. Top 100 Leadership Speaker, PeopleHum Top Thinker.

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We are so proud to have had you at our event. Your talk was a         hit.

We are so proud to have had you at our event. Your talk was a     hit.

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Dan                   us to have clarity of purpose, both as individuals and as an organization.

Dan                   us to have clarity of purpose, both as individuals and as an organization.

 He related inspiring stories drawing on his experience in business, technology and academia. As he said, ‘There is no ownership without belonging.

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Dan not only brought his presentation to life with his charisma, but also content, style and                      finesse.

Dan not only brought his presentation to life with his charisma, but also content, style and                      finesse.

Our members were especially interested in his thought provoking and top of mind topic on the future
of work and how we’re going to be leading the next generation of leaders.

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