Opening Keynote Cherry Rose Tan, AI,
Innovation & Mental Health Speaker & 5th Generation Entrepreneur
Who is Cherry Rose Tan?
Fifth Generation Entrepreneur, Cherry Rose Tan is the Entrepreneur in Residence at the Schulich School of Business, based in Canada’s third largest university, where she advises an ecosystem of 250 startups and 3,000 members. She leads Advisory and Fundraising services, where Schulich founders have raised $60M in four years, while teaching three MBA courses on Entrepreneurship.
With 18 years of experience in Tech, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, she has a reputation as the First Mover in several industries. Tan served as Pre-Seed Investor of Paycase Financial, a Canadian blockchain pioneer that provides infrastructure to global markets. She was also a General Partner at Renew Venture Capital, an early-stage firm focused on impact and underrepresented founders.
Her previous company #REALTALK, the mental health movement for the tech industry, is known for being North America’s first and largest platform on Entrepreneurial Mental Health. Specializing in working with C-Suite leaders, Tan grew the movement to 40,000 leaders and 70 national champions in four years, with a synonymous Top 14 Business podcast on iTunes as well.
As an Innovation & Mental Health Speaker, she works with clients to ensure that leaders build the future of their organization, without burning out along the way. Speaking to corporations, associations, and universities around the globe, Tan is adept at demystifying complex technologies and translating possibility into reality through her methodology Possibility Executed™.
Her companies have been featured on Forbes, Inc., The Globe and Mail, CBC, Nasdaq, Reuters, and Insider for being disrupters in their industries. She also sits on the boards for Wellspring and the Canadian Mental Health Association, and is the best-selling author of Still Standing: What It Takes to Thrive and Innovate in. a Messy World, a tactical roadmap for building and leading our organizations into the future.
Cherry Rose Tan is uniquely positioned to speak to the call-centre and customer experience sector as organizations navigate rapid change driven by AI, automation, and evolving workforce expectations. With deep expertise in innovation and the future of work, Cherry Rose helps leaders and teams understand how AI can improve efficiency, and empower frontline professionals; rather than replace them. Her ability to translate complex technology into practical, understandable strategies makes her highly relevant for call-centre environments where performance, empathy, adaptability, and leadership all matter. Cherry Rose leaves audiences confident, future-ready, and equipped to turn disruption into opportunity while keeping people at the centre of the work.
Learn more about Cherry Rose
https://cherryrosetan.com/
https://taspeakersmanagement.com/speakers/cherry-rose-tan/
Dr. John Fallahee, Director of Training and Artificial Intelligence Dr. John Fallahee is Director of Training and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for AnSer, with over 30 years of experience in sales, training, consulting, programming, and pastoral leadership. A published author with an MBA, MDiv, and PhD, he is passionate about lifelong learning and applying technological solutions to help organizations thrive. |
Tom Dalton, Director of Operations Tom Dalton has served as Director of Operations at Anserve, Inc. and has spent the past two years helping advance operations within the Telephone Answering Service industry. Tom is also the Vice President of the ASTAA Board of Directors and is an elected member of the ATSI Board of Directors. With more than 25 years of contact center leadership experience, Tom specializes in improving operations, service performance, and the customer experience through effective leadership, process improvement, and technology. He is also a longtime Contact Center Week speaker, judge, and instructor, and has presented at both the ASTAA and ATSI annual conferences. |
| Gary Pudles, President & CEO Gary A. Pudles is a “serial entrepreneur” who focuses on helping business people and organizations have more fun in business by executing better and being more profitable. He is actively realizing this goal by teaching and supporting entrepreneurship at many levels and by owning and operating multiple technology and service businesses that help other companies run better. He is the Founder and CEO of AnswerNet, and the President of SA Hosted (an MSP), Splendtastic (Software Company), Fineline (non-profit donor services and fundraising), TPV.com, Telemarketing.com and AppointmentSettingPros.com. He is a winner of the Tom Ryan Award and the prestigious "Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year" for business service providers. Pudles has also led AnswerNet to the 21st spot on the Inc. 500 and has also been named to the Titan100 Hall of Fame. Pudles welcomes the opportunity to share his experience with other entrepreneurs. His insights have been featured on podcasts, TV, radio and in many publications including the Wall Street Journal, Inc. and Forbes magazines. He formerly taught Entrepreneurship at the University Of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School Of Business and is a regular investor judge at Montreal's Startup Festival (www.startupfest.com). When not working, Gary is a proud husband, father to five children, grandfather to two children and you can find him playing drums in two local bands, Fun Size and Bucket Band Philly. |
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