Name: Keynote - Your Brain, Your Life - Foundations of Thinking
Start: 2026-04-19T13:00:00-0600
End: 2026-04-19T14:15:00-0600

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Welcome to uLead 2026. We are thrilled you will be joining us at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel for our annual school leadership conference hosted by the Council for School Leadership of The Alberta Teachers’ Association.

If you have any questions during the event, we will have uLead team members throughout the venue wearing red and black plaid. The registration desk will also have our team available throughout the conference. This table can be found just outside of the Van Horne Ballroom, where all of our keynote presentations are taking place.

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Finally, if you are interested in earning University credits for attending uLead, please visit the uLead website

Keynote - Your Brain, Your Life - Foundations of Thinking

Sunday April 19, 2026 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT

Van Horne Ballroom (Conference Centre)

You've seen it before: you say one thing, and your colleagues hear something else entirely. You point out what feels obvious, yet somehow everyone still misses it. Why is meaningful change so hard to achieve, even among intelligent, well-intentioned educators?

The answer often has less to do with leadership techniques and more to do with how the human brain actually works to make sense of reality. In this engaging and interactive session, we will explore the counter-intuitive foundations of thinking, the power of stories to shape perception, the essential role of error in building understanding, and how these forces quietly determine whether leadership succeeds or stalls.

Buckle in - here's where things get real.

Speakers

Jared Cooney Horvath

Director, LME Global

Jared Cooney Horvath (PhD, MEd) is a neuroscientist, educator, and author of the best-selling book Stop Talking, Start Influencing: 12 Insights from Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick. He has conducted research and lectured at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, the... Read More →

Sunday April 19, 2026 1:00pm - 2:15pm MDT
Van Horne Ballroom (Conference Centre)

Keynote

uLead2026 - The Summit of Educational Leadership

Jared Cooney Horvath

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uLead2026 - The Summit of Educational Leadership

Jared Cooney Horvath

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