Emma Hunter

Finding the Funny, Embracing the Unexpected & Learning to Roll With It

Let's face it. Most of us are just making it up as we go.

We make plans. We set goals. We convince ourselves we've got things under control.

And then life happens.

A career takes an unexpected turn. Something goes spectacularly wrong. We say the wrong thing, make a questionable decision, or find ourselves wondering how on earth we ended up here.

For most people, these are moments of stress, embarrassment or frustration.

For Emma Hunter, they're often the beginning of a pretty great story.

As a multiple Canadian Screen Award-winning actor and comedian, Emma has spent her career navigating the unpredictable world of entertainment, where rejection is common, expectations are high, and sometimes you have to figure things out while everyone is watching.

In this hilarious, refreshingly candid keynote, Emma takes audiences behind the scenes of her career and explores what happens when we stop expecting everything to go according to plan.

Through personal stories, sharp observations and plenty of laughs, she explores our relationship with failure, the pressure to have everything figured out, and the freedom that comes from not taking ourselves quite so seriously.

Because while we can't always control what happens to us, we can learn to approach the unexpected with a little more perspective, confidence and humour.

Audiences will walk away with:

— A healthier perspective on setbacks. Why the moments that don't go according to plan don't have to define us.

— The confidence to be imperfect. How to stop letting the fear of looking foolish hold us back.

— A fresh approach to uncertainty. Why adaptability, curiosity and a willingness to improvise matter in work and life.

— Permission to lighten up. How humour can help us find perspective when things feel overwhelming.

— A reminder that we're all human. Why being relatable, authentic and willing to laugh at ourselves can bring people closer together.

Part comedy, part storytelling and part much-needed reality check, Well, That Didn't Go as Planned is a keynote designed to leave audiences laughing, energized and feeling a little better about the beautiful messiness of being human.

Because sometimes the best stories come from the things we never saw coming.