Building Culture, One Story at a Time
What if the stories you tell shaped your culture? Learn how to create meaning, mobilize people, and build lasting connection across teams.
The Future of DEI: From Counting People to Changing Culture
What if diversity was transformation, not decoration?
Adding profiles is a step forward, but if systems remain unchanged, inequality persists. True inclusion requires more than numbers and dashboards.
This keynote shows how to move from “how many” to “how” — evolving structures, processes, and practices so that diversity becomes culture. You’ll explore the levers of real, lived, and sustainable inclusion.
Because DEI isn’t just about representation — it’s about transformation.
This keynote will give you a clearer understanding of how EDI can help drive transformation, providing you with concrete tips for changing the structures, processes, and practices that lead to genuine, tangible, and sustainable inclusion.
Tailored keynotes for your business
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Duration
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45-60 mins
Inspiring and impactful keynote
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90 mins
Keynote + interactive exchanges, light exercises or practical integration
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Format
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In Person
From Montreal to Paris, from Dubai to Shanghai, our speakers join you wherever you are in the world. Whether in your offices or factories, at your events or on stage, they create a lively and memorable experience.
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Virtual
Live on Teams or Zoom: your conference, accessible to everyone, everywhere.
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Recorded in our Montreal studio and streamed live wherever you are.
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Add-ons
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Recap video
We film your keynote and deliver a dynamic highlight reel, ready to share internally or externally.
Speaker
Location : Montreal
Languages spoken : English & French
Marie-Chantal Paris is a leading expert in talent management and organizational transformation, with more than 25 years of experience across North America. She helps organizations align their people strategies with their business goals, placing inclusion, innovation, and performance at the heart of their practices.
Her distinctive career path, which combines 12 years as an HR manager and 12 years as a consultant, gives her unique insight into how to turn bold strategies into tangible results. With a background in cultural anthropology, she excels at analyzing organizational cultures and helping leaders adopt more inclusive management practices.
Known for her strategic vision, human approach, and audacity, Marie-Chantal inspires organizations to build workplaces where teams are more cohesive, engaged, and productive. Her presentations give leaders the tools they need to transform their culture and harness their people’s full potential.
FAQ
Yes, absolutely. Our speakers can prepare a custom conference tailored to your specific needs. And if you’d like to go beyond a keynote, we can also design a training session or workshop adapted to your teams. Contact us to discuss the possibilities.
Yes. The majority of our conferences are available in English and French, depending on your needs. Some speakers can even deliver in Spanish, allowing you to reach your teams even more broadly.
No. The fee is fixed, regardless of the number of attendees. You can bring together your entire team — or even multiple departments — at no extra cost. In fact, the more people present, the greater the collective impact.
Yes, certain terms apply:
- Travel time: for any trip of 60 minutes or more (one way), a fee equal to 50% of the speaker’s hourly rate is charged.
- Mileage: for any car travel over 25 km (one way), a fee of $0.60/km is added.
- Additional expenses: parking, taxi, airfare, meals, accommodation, etc., are billed at actual cost, if incurred.
Absolutely. We offer three delivery options depending on your needs:
- In person, directly at your workplace or during your event.
- Virtual, via platforms like Teams or Zoom, to easily reach remote teams.
- Webcast format, with a live broadcast from the Oranje studio, offering a professional and dynamic “studio experience.”
Yes. Each conference can be adapted to reflect your context, challenges, and audience. Before the conference, we schedule a preparatory call with the speaker to fully understand your needs and adjust the tone, stories, and examples accordingly.