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About This Speaker: Glenn Cowan
Glenn Cowan founded ONE9 in 2013 while serving as an Assaulter Officer in Joint Task Force 2 and has grown ONE9 into one of Canada’s leading defence and security ecosystems with a focus on investing in dual-use technologies that are validated by national security end-users.
Having deployed on multiple combat tours in Afghanistan, sensitive information operations in the Middle East and hostage recovery efforts in Africa, he experienced first-hand how technological implementation and overmatch is a force multiplier for success.
Armed with a deep knowledge of the capability requirements of national security organizations Glenn is an advocate that a Tier 1 Special Mission Unit is an untapped technology incubator; accelerating talent, innovation and imaginative problem solving.
Glenn sits on the board of Ventus Respiratory Technologies, and holds board observer positions with Tomahawk Robotics, Strider, and Hidden Level. Causes important to Glenn include countering human trafficking, mentoring transitioning service members and supporting special operations and other military charities.
Glenn is a graduate of McGill University, The Army Operations Course, The Special Operations Assaulters Course, Canadian Securities Course, and Ivey’s Executive Leadership program.
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Triple 7
As one of the jumpers on the Triple 7 expedition, Glenn delivers an inspiring keynote on the lessons learned from the Triple 7 expedition where a team of 9 former US and Canadian Special Operations soldiers completed 7 skydives onto all 7 continents in 7 days raising money for the children of service members killed in action.
As the lone Canadian, Glenn brought an element to the team that leveraged his unique experience, networks and insights directly contributing to the success of the mission.
In this keynote, Glenn provides 7 lessons learned, one from each continent in a funny, inspiring, surprising and compelling story of taking big risks, setting audacious goals and overcoming obstacles to achieve something really difficult. The story was captured by documentary filmmaker Dan Myrick (best known as the writer, producer, director of the award-winning Indie film, The Blair Witch Project), Glenn is also the executive producer of the documentary.
The 7 lessons I take the audience through are:
• Antarctica – “If it was easy, everyone would do it”
• Santiago, Chile – “close time and space…. keep moving”
• Miami, Florida, USA – “don’t be afraid to ask for help”
• Barcelona, Spain – “the juice is worth the squeeze… take the risk”
• Cairo, Egypt – “there is magic on the ride”
• Abu Dhabi, UAE – “if you chase two rabbits both will escape”
• Perth, Australia – “don’t judge a book by its cover… you’ll be surprised who has your back”
two bonus lessons from training camp and a celebratory jump in Tampa Florida!
This keynote is full of awe-inspiring images and video clips captured in some of the most stunning locations on earth from the Antarctic Vinson Mountain ranges and Union Glacier to the bird’s eye view of the Great Pyramids of Giza.
As the lone Canadian, Glenn brought an element to the team that leveraged his unique experience, networks and insights directly contributing to the success of the mission.
In this keynote, Glenn provides 7 lessons learned, one from each continent in a funny, inspiring, surprising and compelling story of taking big risks, setting audacious goals and overcoming obstacles to achieve something really difficult. The story was captured by documentary filmmaker Dan Myrick (best known as the writer, producer, director of the award-winning Indie film, The Blair Witch Project), Glenn is also the executive producer of the documentary.
The 7 lessons I take the audience through are:
• Antarctica – “If it was easy, everyone would do it”
• Santiago, Chile – “close time and space…. keep moving”
• Miami, Florida, USA – “don’t be afraid to ask for help”
• Barcelona, Spain – “the juice is worth the squeeze… take the risk”
• Cairo, Egypt – “there is magic on the ride”
• Abu Dhabi, UAE – “if you chase two rabbits both will escape”
• Perth, Australia – “don’t judge a book by its cover… you’ll be surprised who has your back”
two bonus lessons from training camp and a celebratory jump in Tampa Florida!
This keynote is full of awe-inspiring images and video clips captured in some of the most stunning locations on earth from the Antarctic Vinson Mountain ranges and Union Glacier to the bird’s eye view of the Great Pyramids of Giza.
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