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Nova Scotia
Workplace
Health
& Safety
Conference

Theme: From Path to Purpose

March 31 - April 2, 2027
The Westin Nova Scotian Hotel
Halifax

We are delighted to announce our featured speakers.

Frankie Russo

An entrepreneur with a proven track record for using innovative methods to unlock rapid growth.

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Spencer West

Author, Content Creator, and Disability & 2SLGBTQ+ Advocate, Entrepreneur, Actor.

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Nova Scotia Workplace
Health & Safety
Conference

March 31 - April 2, 2027
The Westin Nova Scotian Hotel
Halifax

Contacts

Conference Secretariat

(902) 422-1886
1-877-731-1333

News

2026-07-27 Stay tuned for more information on the next Conference.

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Frankie Russo

GENERATION A.I.™+
Challenge the notion that artificial intelligence will replace us and consider instead that AI offers an unprecedented opportunity to augment our human capabilities and drive transformational growth. Discover how tapping into your authenticity, imagination, and generosity - your "weird" - is the key to thriving in the machine age. Learn practical strategies to partner with AI tools as your "copilot" to enhance your own ideas and mission and walk away with a roadmap to unleash your unique talents, out-innovate the future, and create a world where no one gets left behind. This keynote features fast, mind-blowing demos that make the possibilities real—and give your team practical ways to start building momentum right away.

Questions Audiences will be able to answer: 

How do we embrace AI without losing what makes us human?
AI isn’t here to replace our genius. It’s here to amplify it. This talk explores how we harness AI as a growth engine to enhance creativity, deepen collaboration, and elevate purpose, while keeping people at the center.

What does practical, real-time AI adoption look like?
Frankie walks the walk. He’ll demo real platforms like: FrankAI, Gamma, Lovable, plus many other AI agents, and show how teams at any skill level can start using AI today to boost productivity, personalize outreach, and make faster, smarter decisions by creating their own agents.

How do we lead teams through this shift with clarity and confidence?
Using the Growth Loop™, we help teams get honest about what’s holding them back, get curious about what’s possible, and collaborate without boundaries to drive meaningful change. It’s not just about tech…it’s about transformation with purpose.


Frankie Russo is a visionary in authenticity, imagination and growth. An entrepreneur with a proven track record for using innovative methods to unlock rapid growth. Russo has led multiple companies to remarkable growth landing on the Inc. 500/5000 list 8 years in a row, including 60X growth in three years of his tech company 360ia, leading to an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company.

Organizations that Russo has collaborated with who have embraced his “Love Your Weird” movement were able to adapt, innovate and grow through massive uncertainty and change. In his latest work Russo shares the critical unlocks for driving unprecedented and continuous growth by leading with authenticity, imagination and generosity.

He is the author of two best-selling books and a sought-after speaker known for transforming organizational cultures and inspiring individual and corporate growth. His keynote experiences are tailored, experiential, and full of actionable insights for fostering a culture of authenticity, imagination and collaboration to unlock breakthrough results and extraordinary transformation and growth.

Since 2001, Frankie Russo has been building the Russo Capital portfolio of companies throughout multiple industries including technology, advertising, marketing, music, automotive, agriculture, publishing, and finance. The companies he has invested in have offices in the USA and India.

Russo and his team have led 2 of his companies [Potenza Inc. & 360ia] to become some of America’s fastest growing privately owned organizations 8 years in a row. In 2020, 360ia was named the fastest growing company in Louisiana by Inc. Magazine. Russo was also named Entrepreneur of the Year, Top 20 Under 40, and a Founders to Watch in 2019. In addition, he has been featured in many media outlets, including Forbes, Entrepreneur, Time, CNBC, Bloomberg, and Inc. magazine. He has also earned many Addy and Telly awards for his work at Potenza, Inc.

The Art of WHY (2016), Russo’s first book, was on Amazon’s bestseller list in the business self-help category, and has been readapted and expanded into his second bestselling book the rules-defying Breaking WHY (2022). Frankie’s highest calling is his family, and he happily lives with his wife and six children in Louisiana.

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Spencer West

Author, Content Creator, and Disability & 2SLGBTQ+ Advocate, Entrepreneur, Actor

Redefine Possible: Lessons for Tackling Mountains in Your Personal and Professional World
Spencer invites audiences to experience the transformation that can occur when we “redefine possible”. With his trademark humour and humility, Spencer spins a spellbinding story of the challenges he faced after losing his legs from the pelvis down at age five, and the journey of discovery that ultimately enabled him to summit Mount Kilimanjaro using his hands and wheelchair. Spencer applies the insights gleaned from a lifetime of overcoming obstacles to help leaders and employees identify their own roadblocks and push past them. His inspiring message and tangible life lessons motivate business audiences to believe they can tackle any goal, whether personal or professional.

Learning Objectives:

  • Key lessons he has learned throughout his life and how they can be applied both personally & professionally
  • The importance of obstacles and how they are an integral part of our growth as individuals and as employees
  • The importance of asking for help and why it is such an important skill for all leaders to practice and demonstrate
  • How we all have the capacity to create value both at home, in our communities, and in the workplace


Spencer West is a globally renowned keynote speaker, author, content creator, and activist whose life embodies resilience, creativity, and the power of redefining what’s possible. Born with a rare genetic condition that resulted in the loss of his legs at the age of five, and coming out as gay at the age of 21, Spencer has spent his life challenging expectations - using adversity and lived experience as a catalyst for impact.

Today, Spencer is one of the most recognizable and influential disability advocates in the world. With a social community of over 4 million followers on TikTok, millions more across Instagram and YouTube, and a growing global audience, Spencer combines humour, vulnerability, and powerful insight to challenge assumptions about disability, belonging, and identity.

Spencer first captured international attention when he summited Mount Kilimanjaro using his hands and wheelchair, a seven-day, 19,340-foot ascent completed to raise awareness and funds for clean water and global education. The climb became the basis for the feature documentary Redefine Possible: The Story of Spencer West, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and spotlighted Spencer’s belief that we can help reduce barriers, physical or otherwise, through community collaboration, courageous vulnerability, and creativity.

Spencer’s bestselling memoir, Standing Tall: My Journey, chronicles his early life, the loss of his legs, and the experiences that shaped his resilience and purpose. His most recent book, Breaking Free, Stop Following Expectations and Start Following Yourself (Hay House, May 2026) offers a powerful and more vulnerable look at Spencer’s journey, blending personal stories with practical guidance on shedding expectations, embracing identity, and living authentically.

Spencer has spoken to audiences worldwide, from educational institutions and corporations to global leadership arenas, inspiring millions to challenge their assumptions and lead with empathy. He has shared the stage with prominent figures such as Mia Farrow, Jennifer Hudson, Martin Sheen, Martin Luther King III, and Natalie Portman, and was the opener for the North American portion of the Demi Lovato World Tour, bringing his message to audiences of tens of thousands. As a globally recognized speaking and advocate, Spencer’s inspiring conversation about accessibility and technology, with Apple’s CEO, brought powerful perspectives into how one of the world’s largest companies is making strides in creating more inclusive, accessible products for all.

Spencer has been featured on ABC News, CBS This Morning, CTV, and in The Globe and Mail, among others. Whether he’s climbing mountains, sharing his journey online, or helping audiences rethink their relationship to adversity, Spencer continues to spark meaningful global conversations about disability, inclusion, pride, and possibility. His work reminds us that challenges & expectations do not define us; how we respond and navigate them does. Spencer currently resides in Toronto, Canada.