Deputy Commissioner Shawna Coxon currently leads Strategy, Governance and Performance at An Garda Síochána, Ireland’s National Security and Police Service. She is known for her continuous innovation and commitment to policing modernization in a rapidly changing, increasingly globalized world.Up until April 2021, she was a Deputy Chief of Police with the Toronto Police Service, Canada where she led three commands at different times, all of which were strategic to the community-centric model of policing outlined in the modernization plan for the Service. Dr. Coxon has had a diverse career working in many areas of policing including child abuse, sex crimes, human rights, professional standards, community response, vice, intelligence and national security. She was a proud member of the Transformational Task Force and is also well known for having implemented Service’s inaugural Computer Cyber Crime Section.Shawna Coxon has a B.A. in Psychology, a M.A. in Criminology, and a Ph.D. in Law. She has published and lectured internationally. Deputy Coxon has also won numerous awards, including being an Officer in the Canadian Order of Merit.

Renowned Psychologist and Bestselling Author, Kids These DaysDr. Jody Carrington is a renowned psychologist sought after for her expertise, energy and approach to helping people solve their most complex human-centred challenges. Jody focuses much of her work around reconnection – the key to healthy relationships and productive teams.A speaker, author, and leader of Carrington & Company, she uses all she has been taught in her twenty-year career as a psychologist to empower everyone she connects with. Jody has worked with kids, families, business leaders, first responders, teachers, farmers and has spoken in church basements and world-class stages; the message remains the same – our power lies in our ability to acknowledge each other first.

Her approach is authentic, honest and often hilarious. She speaks passionately about resilience, mental health, leadership, burnout, grief and trauma – and how reconnection is the answer to so many of the root problems we face. Her wildly popular book, Kids These Days, was published in 2019 and has sold 150,000 copies worldwide. Jody’s message is as simple as it is complex: we are wired to do the hard things, but we were never meant to do any of this alone.

With a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, work with major institutions and thriving clinical practice, she brings a depth of experience and insight that is unmatched in the industry.

Jody lives in small-town Olds, Alberta, with her husband and three children (she had three kids in 2 years to test her own resilience) and leads the amazing team at Carrington & Company.

Chief Janeé Harteau (retired) joined the Minneapolis Police Department in 1987, working her way from a patrol officer on the street to becoming the 52nd and first female Chief of Police in the city’s history in 2012. In February 2016, she was unanimously confirmed by the Minneapolis City Council for a second term as Chief.In March 2017, Chief Harteau was named #22 on Fortune Magazine’s list of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders, for creating the MPD 2.0 Policing Model and for excelling in, “offering hope, bringing followers physically together, and building bridges with others.”Today, Chief Harteau serves as President and CEO of Vitals™ Aware Services. Vitals creates safer interactions with police, first responders and people with behavioral, mental health, physical and developmental conditions by providing specific behavior triggers and de-escalation techniques in critical situations, in real time.

Chief Harteau has authored, “One Incident Away: My Life on the Minneapolis Police Department; Becoming Chief; and the 9 Minutes, 29 Seconds That Changed Policing in America,” a memoir detailing her tenure on the MPD and how she worked to change the department she once fought and would eventually lead. Publication is expected in 2022.

Upon her initial appointment, Chief Harteau rolled-out “MPD 2.0” — a model to implement 21st Century policing policies and was at the forefront of leading organizational change through the development of the President’s 21st Century Policing guidelines. Vocal in issues locally, nationally, and internationally impacting law enforcement, Chief Harteau held leadership positions within and is still a contributor of both the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) and the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF).

A sought-after source in local, national, and international publications and news programs, Chief Harteau has appeared in the Washington Post, TIME Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, the New York Times, Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, MSNBC, CBS This Morning, BBC, Rolling Stone Magazine and dozens more since the death of George Floyd. The 2020 documentary, Women in Blue, features Chief Harteau’s efforts to reform the Minneapolis Police Department and highlight contributions female officers make to the law enforcement profession.

Always committed to using her expertise to help others, Chief Harteau published A Woman’s Guide to Personal Safety (1998, Fairview Press) and A Senior’s Guide to Personal Safety (1999, Fairview Press). Janeé is an inspiring motivational keynote speaker, coach and consultant for business, government, educational institutions and women’s organizations through her organization, Titanium Leadership™.

Timea E. Nagy is a best selling author, internationally recognized human rights activist and entrepreneur who came to Canada, from Hungary, Budapest at the age of 21 to work a summer position as a nanny or general worker in order to keep her family from losing their home. Ms. Nagy’s employers turned out to be an international human trafficking ring, and she became a victim of international sex trafficking for 3 months. With the help of Canadians, she escaped but returning home to Budapest for the long term was not a safe option.

Ms. Nagy settled in Canada and started her new life. 10 years after her experience she started sharing her story with law enforcement and became one of the best known Canadian survivor speakers in the public sector. In 2009, she founded Walk With Me Canada Victim Services, Canada’s first 24/7 mobile victim care unit working closely with police assisting victims of sex trafficking. In 2010, she opened Canada’s first safe house for sex trafficked victims.