Lecture Archive

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Public Lectures (formerly Lougheed College Lectures) sponsored by Syncrude have been broadcast online since they started in 2015 to ensure audiences at other U of A campuses and beyond can participate live. See a full history of the lectures below, and if the speaker has given us permission to share, click the link in the title for a recording of the presentation.

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2021-22 Series

  • Ian Chisholm | Mentorship in Complex Times
  • Digit Murphy |
  • Dr. Lorne Tyrrell |
  • Jesse Lipscombe | Advocating for a Position
  • Dr. Patricia Makokis | Serve with Humility: Leadership is Action, Not Position!
  • Dr. Kristin Neff | Self-Compassion: How to Effectively Motivate Yourself with Encouragement Rather Than Criticism

2020-21 Series

What did we learn in the 2020-21 series? Read the wrap-up article.

  • Tricia Smith | Leadership in the Olympic Movement in Canada
  • James B. Stewart | Leadership in the Newsroom: has the Media Lost its Bearings?
  • Cindy Blackstock | Reforming the Repeat Offender: Ending Canada's Discrimination toward First Nations Children
  • Tyler Waye | 10,000 Days: How to Navigate the Unknown Future of Work
  • Irshad Manji | Moral Courage for Messy Times hosted in partnership with the Edmonton Public Library's
  • Persis Drell & Heather Zwicker | Universities and COVID19 – One year after. Perspectives from the United States and Australia.
  • Dr. Deena Hinshaw | Leadership in the Public Service hosted in partnership with the School of Public Health

2019-20 Series

  • Francine Pelletier |
  • Robert Saik |
  • Alex Benay, Roger Oldham & Dominique Bohn |
  • Anthony Johnson, James Makokis & Janice Makokis | Truth and Reconciliation in Alberta
  • Michelle Dagnino | Will Millennials Save Alberta? Unpacking the Impact of Generational Trends
  • Chris Turner |

2018-19 Series

  • Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon |
  • Ken Regan |
  • Drew Hayden Taylor |
  • Bradley Clark |
  • Dr. Verna Yiu |
  • Jana Pruden |
  • Alvin Law |

2017-18 Series

  • Murad Al-Katib |
  • Coach Laurie Eisler |
  • Omar Mouallem |
  • Rev. Dr. Catherine MacLean |
  • Dale Lutz | Safe Software: The Power of Teamwork
  • Dr. Marcy Levy Shankman |
  • Councillor Michelle Wilsdon |

2016-17 Series

  • Dr. Shawna Pandya |
  • Darrell Reid | Lessons in Leadership
  • Dr. Brian Goldman | Disruptive Leadership & Innovation
  • Chris Morris |
  • Dr. Jodi L. Abbott |
  • Kim Katrin Milan & Tiq Milan | Centering the Margins: Intersectional Leadership
  • Dr. Jill Konkin | Ethical & Moral Dilemmas

2015-16 Series

  • Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell |
  • Dr. Ray Muzyka & Lieutenant General Christine Whitecross | The End of Hierarchy
  • Dr. David Rast | Leadership, Influence, and Psychology
  • Dr. Deryk Beal, Kelly Falardeau, & Dr. Arya Sharma | Barriers to Participations
  • Margot Ross-Graham | Emotional Intelligence
  • Mark Tewksbury | Ethical & Moral Dimensions of Leadership