The “knowledge era” is here. Do you know how to survive? An internationally recognized intellectual-capital expert, Dr. Nick Bontis helps individuals and organizations navigate the new
world of digital technology, industry disruption, and information bombardment. His dynamic and engaging presentations empower audiences to maximize performance and secure a
sustainable competitive advantage in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business world.

An award-winning tenured professor of strategic management at McMaster University, Professor Bontis has won more than 12 major teaching awards. He is ranked among the Top 30
management gurus world-wide and is recognized by the former Editor of Harvard Business Review and Fortune Magazine as "a pioneer and one of the world's real experts in intellectual
capital." Maclean's Magazine has rated him as one of "McMaster University's most popular business professors for six years in a row". He is also a 3M National Teaching Fellow, an
exclusive honour only bestowed upon the top university professors in the country and is considered Canada's Nobel-prize of teaching.

As the Director of the Institute for Intellectual Capital Research, a leading strategic management consulting firm, Nick’s advisory services have been sought after by leading organizations, including the United Nations, Microsoft, Health Canada, Royal Bank, Telus, and IBM. He was recently named one of Canada’s top 10 Business and Management Scientists by
Research.com.

Nick is the author of Information Bombardment: Rising Above the Digital Onslaught, and associate editor of the Journal of Intellectual Capital. Formerly, he was president of Canada Soccer and is a frequent contributor on popular TV and radio shows.