Events facilitation and keynote speaker

Creating space for candour, clarity, and forward motion.

The quality of facilitation and keynote speaker matters when teams step back for a retreat, strategy session or workshop. I help guide honest conversation, surface key issues, and align the group on what comes next.

I bring structure, calm, experience, humour, and a public sector lens to help you work through questions like:

  • What are we really trying to achieve?
  • What decisions do we need to make?
  • How can we do it better?
  • How do we want to lead together?

Events can be a few hours or several days. They can be focused or exploratory, formal or relaxed. Whether you need a keynote to spark thinking or facilitation to move the dialogue forward, I work with you to design the right session and create the conditions for progress.

What I offer

I design and facilitate tailored event for public sector teams, including:

  • Executive retreats and strategic planning days
  • Team building sessions
  • Governance or board workshops
  • Change and transformation conversations and info sessions
  • Process improvement workshops
  • Keynote talks to spark insight and set the tone

Each event is custom-designed. I can deliver a keynote, lead full group discussions, breakouts, scenario exercises, reflection tools, or decision-making activities — all with a focus on helping you move forward.

Recent events include:

  • 2025 – HC/PHAC Young Professional Network – Delivered a webinar on “Leading When You’re Not Yet a Leader” to 400 young public servants across the GoC.
  • 2025 – Employment and Social Development Canada – Led a series of facilitated workshops using root cause analysis tools to identify and address delivery issues in the Canada Pension Plan, engaging 50 staff across business lines.
  • 2025 – Privy Council Office – Designed and facilitated a leadership retreat for 20 EXs on team resilience, change and leading through complexity.
  • 2024 – Canada Water Agency – Prepared team sessions on culture, leadership principles, and internal service models as part of launching the new organization.
  • 2023 – National Defence – Facilitated a cross-team offsite session focused on renewal to meet changing procurement challenges.
  • 2023 – Shared Services Canada – Designed and led discussion sessions with 150 managers and executives on how to implement new workforce practices across their teams.

“First and foremost, François is an amazing individual.  As a bilingual facilitator, François is extremely affable, respectful, and professional. He is engaging, thoughtful and insightful – and infuses lightness, humour, and laughter in his interactions with others.  He is adept at reading the room (a necessary quality for a facilitator!), and I have no doubt you, and your entire group, will find your session/workshop with him rich and worthwhile.” – 2025

How I work

I tailor each session to your goals, group, and timing. I can:

  • Help clarify session objectives and build the agenda
  • Design interactive tools and exercises
  • Facilitate and speak with neutrality, energy, humour and sensitivity to your context
  • Provide a summary of key outcomes and next steps
  • Work in English or French, virtually or in person

Price and how to get started

Let’s start with a free consultation to discuss what you need and see if I can help. I’m happy to offer ideas. I can then develop a costed proposal for your review.

Price for speaking and facilitation services varies depending on the work needed and its complexity. 

I’m a qualified supplier to the federal government through PSPC ProServices for facilitation, leadership development, change management and organizational design.

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