IECONF 2025

Past Speakers

Dr. Lynda Folan is a Doctor of Organisational Psychology, a leading expert in Leadership and Organisational Development with a highly successful track record of strategically developing and managing global Human Resource teams. She has over 35 years of experience working with businesses across the globe to successfully deliver transformational change. As the Managing Director of Inspired Development Solutions, Lynda leads a team that provides leading-edge and bespoke solutions for businesses to enhance their business and human resources outcomes. 

She is a Registered Organisational Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Lynda has a Doctorate in Organisational Psychology from Murdoch University, a Master’s in Organisational Psychology from the University of London, a Post Graduate Diploma in Consulting Psychology from Murdoch University, an Honours Degree in Industrial Psychology from the University of South Africa, and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Natal (South Africa). Lynda is a published author of the acclaimed book “Leader Resilience — The New Frontier of Leadership” (2021).

Frederic is an academic, researcher, consultant, and UDL & Inclusion specialist. Over the period of his doctorate, Frederic held the position of Director of the Office for Students with Disabilities at McGill. For close to four years he was responsible for triggering and sustaining, from that office, a campus-wide move toward UDL implementation. His Ph.D. itself focused on students in K-12 who feel marginalized and alienated by their school experience.

Initially, his research and practice focused on the inclusion of students with social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties (SEBD), and have later broadened to encompass all aspects of learner diversity and inclusion. His work as head of accessibility at McGill University has enabled him to integrate Disability Studies into his perspective on inclusion and this scholarship now richly informs his work. He is also deeply committed to the implementation of critical pedagogy which represents an important lens on his practice. 

Frederic is excited to support student learning and mentor graduate students keen on understanding and exploring all aspects of inclusion.

Here’s our Featured Speakers lineup