KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

(New: Contact for information about Virtual Keynotes)

Dr. Jon Callegher, Executive Director of Job Talks, is an award-winning Skilled Trades researcher and marketing expert. Drawing on extensive research, he delivers engaging and thought-provoking keynotes to industry associations throughout the United States and Canada.

A dynamic and highly energetic presenter, Jon will captivate your audience with compelling insights and encourage reflection and inquiry. His expertise ensures that participants leave with actionable ideas and a renewed focus on workforce recruitment and retention.

Keynotes are based on Job Talks research and can be customized based on your conference theme.

Jon has a Ph.D in Sociology from the University of Waterloo. He has appeared on radio and TV, sharing his research on the Skilled Trades, the Construction Industry and others areas of work. Contact for booking info.

RECENT EVENTS

International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators and Allied Workers \| 2024 Canada-USA Meeting of Elected Officers, Vancouver, BC	Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA) Annual Conference 2024 \| Fairmont Empress, Victoria, BC.	Roofers Union 30th Annual Convention \| Tropicana, Las Vegas, 2023 "How Attract and Retain Young People to the Roofing Industry"
BC Construction Safety Alliance, Health & Safety Conference \| Vancouver, 2023. Photo Credit: @kasselmancreative	Brantford Brant Chamber of Commerce \| Brantford, ON, 2023, "How to Attract and Retain Youth to the Skilled Trades"	Upper Grand District School Board \| Virtual Parent Night Keynote, 2023
Thames Valley District School Board + London District Catholic School Board, London, ON, 2023 \| Parent Evening Keynote	Concrete Ontario Annual Convention \| Toronto, 2023, "How to Attract and Retain Youth to the Construction Industry"	Host and Moderator, Women in Trades Event \| Toronto Catholic District School Board, 2023
Keynote Address to International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Executive Council \| Miami, Florida, 2023	Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Parent Night \| Virtual Keynote, 2023	YRDSB Grade 7/8 Virtual Keynote to 100+ classrooms (3,000+ students) \| York Region, ON 2023
6th Annual Women In Manufacturing Success Forum \| Keynote Speaker, 2023	Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association 50th Annual Conference \| 2023 Keynote	Opening Keynote "How to Attract and Retain Young People to the Skilled Trades" IFEBP Institute for Apprenticeship, Training and Ed. Annual Meeting \| San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2023
District School Board of Niagara \| Parent Night Keynote and Panel Moderation, 2023	IFEBP Institute for Apprenticeship, Training and Ed. Annual Meeting \| San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2023	Moderator, "Crushing Barriers to the Skilled Trades" with TV Host Sebastian Clovis, Top Chef Siobhan Detkavich & RBC Olympian Sam Effah \| Skills Canada, 2022
5 Great Great Reasons for Career in the Trades \| Virtual Keynote, 2022	LCDSB Parent Night \| Virtual Keynote 2021	TDSB Parent Night w/ Jamie McMillan, Toronto, ON \| 2020 Keynote
Job Talks Construction Video Launch \| Toronto, ON \| 2020 Keynote	Ontario Road Builders' Association Annual Convention \| Toronto, ON \| 2020	ORBA Hiring Ahead of the Curve Panel \| Toronto, ON \| 2020
Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association Annual Conference \| Calgary, Alberta \| 2019 Keynote	Fanshawe SCWI Breakfast Forum \| London, ON \| 2019 Keynote	IFEBP Canadian Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA \| 2019
YouthConnect 2019 Panel, CivicAction \| Toronto, ON	Toronto District School Board Experiential Learning PD Day, Toronto, ON \| 2019 Keynote	Retaining Employees in the Skilled Trades - Report Launch, Toronto, ON \| 2019
School-College Work Initiative Annual Symposium, Toronto, ON \| 2019 Keynote	Parent Night for Durham District School Board, Durham, ON \| 2019 Keynote	Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL) National Conference, Montreal, QC \| 2018 Keynote
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) National Conference, Victoria, BC \| 2018	OCEA Spring Conference, Toronto, ON \| 2018	Ontario Cooperative Education Association Spring Conference, Toronto, ON \| 2018
STEP to Construction Annual Stakeholder Meeting, Toronto, ON \| 2019	Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Forum Annual Symposium, Thunder Bay, ON \| 2018 Keynote	Retaining Employees in the Skilled Trades (REST) Stakeholders Meeting, Toronto, ON \| 2018
Host: Social Innovation Panel, George Brown College Applied Research Day \| 2018	Announcement: Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) National Conference, Victoria, BC \| 2018	Luncheon Keynote: Conference Board of Canada 5th Skills and Postsecondary National Conference, Toronto, ON \| 2017

AUDIENCE RESPONSES

International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators and Allied Workers \| 2024 Canada-USA Meeting of Elected Officers, Vancouver, BC	Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA) Annual Conference 2024 \| Fairmont Empress, Victoria, BC.	Roofers Union 30th Annual Convention \| Tropicana, Las Vegas, 2023 "How Attract and Retain Young People to the Roofing Industry"
BC Construction Safety Alliance, Health & Safety Conference \| Vancouver, 2023. Photo Credit: @kasselmancreative	Brantford Brant Chamber of Commerce \| Brantford, ON, 2023, "How to Attract and Retain Youth to the Skilled Trades"	Upper Grand District School Board \| Virtual Parent Night Keynote, 2023
Thames Valley District School Board + London District Catholic School Board, London, ON, 2023 \| Parent Evening Keynote	Concrete Ontario Annual Convention \| Toronto, 2023, "How to Attract and Retain Youth to the Construction Industry"	Host and Moderator, Women in Trades Event \| Toronto Catholic District School Board, 2023
Keynote Address to International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Executive Council \| Miami, Florida, 2023	Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Parent Night \| Virtual Keynote, 2023	YRDSB Grade 7/8 Virtual Keynote to 100+ classrooms (3,000+ students) \| York Region, ON 2023
6th Annual Women In Manufacturing Success Forum \| Keynote Speaker, 2023	Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association 50th Annual Conference \| 2023 Keynote	Opening Keynote "How to Attract and Retain Young People to the Skilled Trades" IFEBP Institute for Apprenticeship, Training and Ed. Annual Meeting \| San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2023
District School Board of Niagara \| Parent Night Keynote and Panel Moderation, 2023	IFEBP Institute for Apprenticeship, Training and Ed. Annual Meeting \| San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2023	Moderator, "Crushing Barriers to the Skilled Trades" with TV Host Sebastian Clovis, Top Chef Siobhan Detkavich & RBC Olympian Sam Effah \| Skills Canada, 2022
5 Great Great Reasons for Career in the Trades \| Virtual Keynote, 2022	LCDSB Parent Night \| Virtual Keynote 2021	TDSB Parent Night w/ Jamie McMillan, Toronto, ON \| 2020 Keynote
Job Talks Construction Video Launch \| Toronto, ON \| 2020 Keynote	Ontario Road Builders' Association Annual Convention \| Toronto, ON \| 2020	ORBA Hiring Ahead of the Curve Panel \| Toronto, ON \| 2020
Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association Annual Conference \| Calgary, Alberta \| 2019 Keynote	Fanshawe SCWI Breakfast Forum \| London, ON \| 2019 Keynote	IFEBP Canadian Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA \| 2019
YouthConnect 2019 Panel, CivicAction \| Toronto, ON	Toronto District School Board Experiential Learning PD Day, Toronto, ON \| 2019 Keynote	Retaining Employees in the Skilled Trades - Report Launch, Toronto, ON \| 2019
School-College Work Initiative Annual Symposium, Toronto, ON \| 2019 Keynote	Parent Night for Durham District School Board, Durham, ON \| 2019 Keynote	Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL) National Conference, Montreal, QC \| 2018 Keynote
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) National Conference, Victoria, BC \| 2018	OCEA Spring Conference, Toronto, ON \| 2018	Ontario Cooperative Education Association Spring Conference, Toronto, ON \| 2018
STEP to Construction Annual Stakeholder Meeting, Toronto, ON \| 2019	Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Forum Annual Symposium, Thunder Bay, ON \| 2018 Keynote	Retaining Employees in the Skilled Trades (REST) Stakeholders Meeting, Toronto, ON \| 2018
Host: Social Innovation Panel, George Brown College Applied Research Day \| 2018	Announcement: Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) National Conference, Victoria, BC \| 2018	Luncheon Keynote: Conference Board of Canada 5th Skills and Postsecondary National Conference, Toronto, ON \| 2017

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

RECENT EVENTS

International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators and Allied Workers | 2024 Canada-USA Meeting of Elected Officers, Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA) Annual Conference 2024 | Fairmont Empress, Victoria, BC.

Roofers Union 30th Annual Convention | Tropicana, Las Vegas, 2023 "How Attract and Retain Young People to the Roofing Industry"

BC Construction Safety Alliance, Health & Safety Conference | Vancouver, 2023. Photo Credit: @kasselmancreative

Brantford Brant Chamber of Commerce | Brantford, ON, 2023, "How to Attract and Retain Youth to the Skilled Trades"

Upper Grand District School Board | Virtual Parent Night Keynote, 2023

Thames Valley District School Board + London District Catholic School Board, London, ON, 2023 | Parent Evening Keynote

Concrete Ontario Annual Convention | Toronto, 2023, "How to Attract and Retain Youth to the Construction Industry"

Host and Moderator, Women in Trades Event | Toronto Catholic District School Board, 2023

Keynote Address to International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Executive Council | Miami, Florida, 2023

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Parent Night | Virtual Keynote, 2023

YRDSB Grade 7/8 Virtual Keynote to 100+ classrooms (3,000+ students) | York Region, ON 2023

6th Annual Women In Manufacturing Success Forum | Keynote Speaker, 2023

Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association 50th Annual Conference | 2023 Keynote

Opening Keynote "How to Attract and Retain Young People to the Skilled Trades" IFEBP Institute for Apprenticeship, Training and Ed. Annual Meeting | San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2023

District School Board of Niagara | Parent Night Keynote and Panel Moderation, 2023

IFEBP Institute for Apprenticeship, Training and Ed. Annual Meeting | San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2023

Moderator, "Crushing Barriers to the Skilled Trades" with TV Host Sebastian Clovis, Top Chef Siobhan Detkavich & RBC Olympian Sam Effah | Skills Canada, 2022

5 Great Great Reasons for Career in the Trades | Virtual Keynote, 2022

LCDSB Parent Night | Virtual Keynote 2021

TDSB Parent Night w/ Jamie McMillan, Toronto, ON | 2020 Keynote

Job Talks Construction Video Launch | Toronto, ON | 2020 Keynote

Ontario Road Builders' Association Annual Convention | Toronto, ON | 2020

ORBA Hiring Ahead of the Curve Panel | Toronto, ON | 2020

Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association Annual Conference | Calgary, Alberta | 2019 Keynote

Fanshawe SCWI Breakfast Forum | London, ON | 2019 Keynote

IFEBP Canadian Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA | 2019

YouthConnect 2019 Panel, CivicAction | Toronto, ON

Toronto District School Board Experiential Learning PD Day, Toronto, ON | 2019 Keynote

Retaining Employees in the Skilled Trades - Report Launch, Toronto, ON | 2019

School-College Work Initiative Annual Symposium, Toronto, ON | 2019 Keynote

Parent Night for Durham District School Board, Durham, ON | 2019 Keynote

Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL) National Conference, Montreal, QC | 2018 Keynote

Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) National Conference, Victoria, BC | 2018

OCEA Spring Conference, Toronto, ON | 2018

Ontario Cooperative Education Association Spring Conference, Toronto, ON | 2018

STEP to Construction Annual Stakeholder Meeting, Toronto, ON | 2019

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Forum Annual Symposium, Thunder Bay, ON | 2018 Keynote

Retaining Employees in the Skilled Trades (REST) Stakeholders Meeting, Toronto, ON | 2018

Host: Social Innovation Panel, George Brown College Applied Research Day | 2018

Announcement: Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) National Conference, Victoria, BC | 2018

Luncheon Keynote: Conference Board of Canada 5th Skills and Postsecondary National Conference, Toronto, ON | 2017

AUDIENCE RESPONSES