Paul Simard is an entrepreneur, having founded orange ecosystems design, a Montreal-based firm that focuses on helping organizations to better understand, engage and activate the communities and ecosystems in which they live. 

Through the design and facilitation of customized and curated moments, orange ecosystems design focuses on the activation and maintenance of meaningful dialogue and connection to ensure the long-term sustainability of those communities.

He is also an intra-preneur, and is honored to be taking on the role as the Director of Community and Impact Partnerships for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Quebec Division. In this role, he seeks to engage and partner with Quebec individuals, foundations and corporations who seek to tackle the complex challenges facing refugees around the world. 

He is, most importantly, a proud husband and father of three daughters.

These remain the key messages that are meant to motivate so many of us throughout our lives, it is no wonder we have normalized the 70-hour work week. While the message is the same, the changing environment means that no matter how hard we work, our future place in the workforce cannot be guaranteed. What does it mean to build resilience into your professional life? What are some ways we can do it? And how will we know if what we are doing is working?

Paul will share his experiences, the highs and the very lowest of lows, on how he has done it over the years, and what we know about how this can help you as we look ahead to the future.