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Keynote Speaker
Andrea Parker Coaching
Andrea Parker helps leaders and teams use fun as a strategic advantage to transform high-pressure environments into cultures where engagement, creativity and performance thrive.
As a former police detective and competitive athlete, Andrea spent nearly a decade working in high-stakes environments where clarity, discipline,and real-time decision-making mattered. That experience shapes her approach to leadership, performance and culture.
Trained in human behavior, subconscious programming and performance coaching, Andrea has spent over a decade working in the field of human potential. She is an accredited International Professional Certified Coach (IPCC) and has partnered with organizations including IMEX, MPI, RE/MAX and GBTA to help leaders and teams elevate performance, connection and culture under pressure.
Today, Andrea helps leaders and teams interrupt pressure in real time, regain clarity and perform at a high level without losing themselves in the process. Through her interactive keynote, Where’s the Fun?!, she delivers a simple, repeatable framework that can be applied immediately in meetings, decisions, projects and high-pressure moments, helping organizations elevate performance while enjoying the work along the way.
Andrea lives in Muskoka, Canada, with her wife, Mel, and their dog. Outside work, she enjoys traveling, spending time on the dock, and exploring the outdoors.
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Make the most of your first IMEX America 2026 experience and connect with other first timers. Get practical tips from the IMEX team to help you navigate the show with confidence, then take part in a fun connection experience using guided prompts, movement and intentional conversations.
Learning outcomes:
Leave with new connections, a shared language and a fresh perspective
Use a simple, repeatable framework you can apply in meetings, decisions and high-pressure moments
Build confidence to navigate IMEX America 2026 with greater ease
Fun isn't a perk, it's a performance strategy. Discover practical ways to use fun as a real-time tool to interrupt pressure, unlock new possibilities and strengthen collaboration. Leave with ideas that can help improve decision-making, increase engagement and bring more enjoyment to work and life.
Learning outcomes:
Use fun as a strategic tool to unlock momentum, creativity and sustainable performance
Apply the W the Fun framework as a real-time reset during meetings, decisions and challenging moments
Lead with a renewed perspective that creates greater fulfillment, impact and enjoyment
Busy, high-pressure lives in the events industry can make it hard to find balance between work and fun. But what if the two could work together?
Explore how experiential design can blur the lines between work and play, helping to boost creativity, productivity and connection. Discover how joy, thoughtful learning design and culture can help teams perform at their best.
Learning outcomes:
Identify what mindful design is and how enjoyment can support productivity
Recognize the value of mindful fun and creativity in high-performing teams
Build a play-forward mindset to engage your team in learning experiences
This session is approved for the following certifications.
* ICCA Skills Domain CICS/CICE: 0.5
* CSEP Approved
Pressure can pull you away from what matters most. Over time, urgency can replace intention and performance can come at the expense of fulfillment.
Join Andrea for an interactive workshop designed to help you reconnect with your top priorities and create more joy in the areas that matter most. Through guided reflection and practical exercises, leave with greater clarity, a personalized action plan and useful tools to support fulfillment, sustainable performance and lasting results.
Learning outcomes:
Identify your top three priorities and discover how joy can support focus, engagement and sustainable performance
Use fun as a practical reset to interrupt pressure, restore energy and reconnect with clarity, creativity, alignment and momentum
Align daily actions and decisions with what matters most to create greater fulfillment, impact and lasting results
This session is approved for the following certifications.
* ICCA Skills Domain CICS/CICE: 0.5