Training & Speaking

Empower Your Team with Knowledge

Transform how your organization approaches governance and workplace culture through engaging, practical training.

Keynote Speaking

Insightful, human-centred speaking on governance, workplace culture, and trauma-informed leadership for conferences, retreats, and professional-development events.

Known for her ability to bridge law and leadership, Monica brings both depth and practical insight to every keynote, making concepts relevant and accessible to her audience through storytelling.

She leaves audiences inspired to lead and govern, equipped with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to make well-informed decisions for their organizations. Her keynotes challenge audiences to think differently, ask better questions, and turn insight into meaningful action.

Board Training

Interactive workshops that equip board directors with practical knowledge and skills that actually stick.

Monica Chohan brings an interactive, accessible, and down-to-earth approach to board training that dispels myths and misconceptions about “good governance” while demystifying abstract concepts. With a commitment to organizational health  and an emphasis on relationships, Monica helps participants learn about their fiduciary duties and legal obligations through practical examples, applied scenarios, and case studies that are relevant to their specific contexts. Participants leave her sessions equipped with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to make well-informed decisions for their organizations.

Practical takeaways. Relatable storytelling. Grounded in real-world experience.

Book Monica for your next:

  • Conference

  • Board Retreat

  • Leadership Event

  • Sector-Specific Gathering

Keynote Topics:

  • Rethinking “Good Governance”

  • Trauma-Informed Leadership

  • Navigating Complexity in Nonprofits

  • When Governance and Workplace Issues Collide

Training Philosophy

Governance is about relationships

There are no one-size-fits-all models

Governance is a practice that can be learned

We should question conventional notions of “good governance”

Participants should always leave equipped with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to make well-informed decisions for their organizations

Training Topics:

  • Governance Fundamentals for Boards

  • Roles & Responsibilities of Directors

  • Navigating Workplace Conflict

  • Trauma-Informed Leadership

  • What Boards Need to Know about Human Rights

  • Psychological Safety at Work

Interested in booking a session?

Let’s discuss your goals and design a training or speaking experience that creates lasting impact for your team.