Dr. Ryan Todd is a psychiatrist at Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alberta, where he has seen and treated thousands of individuals who have a mental illness as a result of trauma, medical or surgical illness. Dr. Todd believes mental wellness can be learned and practiced by everyone, and that technology is a vital resource in helping bridge the gap between demand and mental healthcare today. This belief fuelled his desire to start headversity, a mental wellness tech company where he acts as CEO. Through headversity, Dr. Todd envisions building a culture of mental wellness in the Canadian workforce through mobile, micro, and measurable training.

Dr. Ryan Todd will be speaking about the importance of resilience during times of adversity. He will discuss how skill-based behaviours can be trained and will create marked shifts in mindset and mood to drive behaviour change and improve mental wellness. Dr. Todd’s mission as a psychiatrist and a CEO is to help people get ahead of adversity.