October 16, 2025

Speaker: Tim Westhead

Remember When...For Baby Boomers

Tim Westhead is an award-winning Canadian educator, author, actor, and popular conference presenter. With a dynamic style and humorous delivery, his entertaining and inspiring sessions have made him a keynote speaker with an international reputation.

Tim’s educational background includes three university degrees, with a Master of Arts in English. He has taught for the Scarborough Board of Education, the Toronto District School Board, the University of Waterloo, and Queen’s University’s Faculty of Education, and was head of English at Toronto’s Stephen Leacock Collegiate for almost two decades.

A 1999 nominee for the Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence, Tim received OPSBA’s award in 2003 and was acknowledged by world-renowned actor Mike (“Austin Powers”) Myers, one of Tim’s former students, during Myers’ induction into Canada’s Walk of Fame that same year. Tim was also honoured with the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Arts Alumni Achievement Award in 2004.

Website: www.timwesthead.com

November 20, 2025

Speaker: Dr. David Chandross

Code Of Honour: The Philosophy And Psychology Of Courage

What is honour and what is valor? This lecture explores the history of “honour”: Great incidents of courage and determination in the battlefield and outside it, of setting aside one’s own desires and uplifting the lives of others.

David Chandross began his career as a neuroscientist working in the field of selective attention and cognitive science. After receiving his Ph.D. in curriculum and a second masters degree in medical education he went on to become an academic Dean and then held positions in senior administration across Canada in higher education.

Currently, Dr. Chandross is a faculty member in the Masters Program In Digital Media at Ryerson University where his graduate students participate in research initiatives in gamification.