8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
This one-day Governance Forum session with Dr. David Weiss provides compelling answers to Board members’ critical questions such as:
How can we build strategy that delivers sustainable competitive or comparative advantage? How can we mitigate the risk of the strategy of getting derailed? How can we build in an innovation plan to be ready for disruptors that may occur in our field? How can we track our strategic progress and our investment in innovations on a regular basis? Where do we start?.
Not included in the Conference Registration. For more information, click here.
Presenter: David Weiss (Weiss International Ltd)
1:30 PM to 6 PM
7:30 AM to 6 PM
7:30 AM to 9 AM
9 AM to 10:30 AM
Sponsored by TD Insurance
The Coup: How to Lead and Create Disruption Within Organizations & IndustriesKeynote Speaker: Ron Tite (Church + State) - Sponsored by Speakers Spotlight
10:30 AM to 11 AM
11 AM to 12 PM
Session 1
Life Lessons from Anne of Green Gables - The Bouquet Project, Catherine Cummings, CAE
Powering engagement with persona-driven marketing, Christine Saunders
Are You a Nervous Nellie? 5 tips for effective public speaking, Erin Roberts
Association Professionals Stand & Unite...The Future is Ours!, Dana Cooper
Benefits and Beyond: The changing definition of employee benefits, Saad Farooqi
Put Your Oxygen Mask on First – How to create professional resiliency to serve your members better, Natalia Popowych
Challenging Collaboration – Breaking Down Silos for Creative Solutions, Natalie Wallace, CAE
Session 2
Speaker: Heather McNair (Higher Logic)
Session 3
Speaker: Jill Birch, Ph.D, CAE (BirchGrove Inc.)
Session 4
Session 5
Speaker: Mark Sedgley (MemberClicks)
Session 6
Conférencière: France Daviault, CAE (l’Association des industries de l’automobile du Canada)
12 PM to 1:30 PM
Sponsored by Higher Logic
1:45 PM to 3:15 PM
Speaker: Dani Gagnon (The Like Button)
Sponsored by National Speakers Bureau
Speakers: Natalie Wallace, CAE (Redstone Agency Inc.), Rebecca Harris, CAE (Ontario Association of Residences Treating Youth), Maddy Marchildon (Redstone Agency, Inc.), and Aina Budrevics, CAE (Ontario Association of Landscape Architects)
Speaker: Warren Weeks (Weeks Media)
Speaker: Linda Wood Edwards, CAE (LUE-42 Enterprises)
Speaker: Louise Pauzé (Happico)
Conférencière : Geneviève Leclerc (Caravelle Strategies)
3:15 PM to 3:30 PM
3:30 PM to 5 PM
Speaker: Meredith Low, CAE (CSAE Ottawa Gatineau Network-Young Professionals)
Speakers: Andrew Chamberlain (Consort Strategy), Sarah Lampson, CAE (Canadian Association of Research Administrators), and Dominique Michaud (Concordia University)
Speaker: Barbara Odenwald (InnovaMundi Consulting)
Conférencière : Louise Pauzé (Happicoh)
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
The Westin Ottawa Hotel is so pleased to welcome CSAE conference delegates that they’re taking it to the streets! Join us for this unparalleled networking experience. Explore unique culinary delights, reconnect with old friends and meet new ones. An opening reception like no other!
Sponsored by the Westin Ottawa Hotel
7 AM to 5 PM
8 AM to 10 AM
Sponsored by Hilton Worldwide
Keynote Panel Moderated by Nora Young (CBC Radio One)
Panelists: Maya Roy, Abdullah Snobar, and Ahmad Zbib
Sponsored by Speakers Spotlight
10 AM to 2 PM
Showcase entry is limited to association executives and exhibitors.
10:30 AM to 12 PM
Facilitator: Jennifer Spear (Clean Slate)
10:30 AM to 10:45 AM
SWOT your online learning, Lydia Sani
11 AM to 11:15 AM
Cannabis in the Workplace, Manon Poirier
11:30 AM to 11:45 AM
When Birds of a Feather Flock Together - How Associations and their Members Can Avoid Running Afoul of the Competition Act, Terence Stechysin
12 PM to 1 PM
Sponsored by Tourism Hamilton
12 PM to 12:15 PM
Strengthen Sponsorship Relations and ROI, Kate Schlussler
12:30 PM to 12:45 PM
"Move Over Millennials - Gen Z is Coming! Decoding and Engaging Gen Z to Build Your Talent Pipeline for the Future", Mary Barroll
1 PM to 1:15 PM
Nearing the Dragon - Suggestions for Approaching a Bylaw Review, Sylvie Lalonde
1:30 PM to 1:45 PM
20,000 Leagues into your Phone: A Journey into the Depths of Mobile Marketing Tools, Dani Gagnon
2:15 PM to 3:45 PM
3:45 PM to 4 PM
4 PM to 5:15 PM
Speaker: Margo Crawford (Business Sherpa Group Inc.)
Speaker: Enette Pauze (Level 8 Leadership Institute)
Speaker: Mike Chopowick, CAE (Ontario Waste Management Association)
Speaker: Geneviève Leclerc (Caravelle Strategies)
Speaker: Lori Gotlieb (Lori Gotlieb Consulting)
Conférencier: Manon Poirier (l’Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés)
6:15 PM to Late
You are invited to The Ottawa Tourism Supper Club for an unforgettable evening. Enjoy an exquisite culinary experience to the cool vibes of local talent LeMeow and Grace Lachance. The evening will continue in the Trillium Ballroom with the Ottawa cityscape as the backdrop to a night of dancing to live music from Electrik. Dress code is cocktail formal.
Sponsored by Ottawa Tourism
7:30 AM to 2 PM
7:45 AM to 8:45 AM
8:45 AM to 9:45 AM
Speaker: David Coletto, PhD (Abacus Data)
Speaker: Marc Gordon (Foreword Marketing)
Speakers: Duncan Clark (Strategic Content Labs), Maryam Sanati (Strategic Content Labs), Sheldon Sawchuk (Strategic Content Labs), and Clarence Poirier (Strategic Content Labs)
Speakers: Jason Thomson (MCI Group Canada) and Alisha McFetridge (MCI Group Canada)
Speakers: Ashish Malik (ideaspace inc) and Gerald Bramm (Bramm Research)
9:45 AM to 10:05 AM
Sponsored by Québec City Business Destination
10:05 AM to 11:05 AM
Grassroots Advocacy in the Association World: A Global Landscape, Chazz Clevinger
Government Relations in the 2018 Landscape, Huw Williams
Creating a Learning and Innovation Culture, David E. Elliott
Speakers: Joanne Charlebois (Speech-Language & Audiology Canada) and Jeff Horne (Wicket)
Speakers: David Florio (Grant Thornton LLP) and Sophie Doukas (Grant Thornton LLP)
Speakers: Bryan R. Merrett (Recreation Association of the Public Service of Canada) and Tosha Rhodenizer (Recreation Association of the Public Service of Canada)
Speakers: Barry W. Kwasniewski (Carters Professional Corporation)
Conférencier: Matthieu Chouinard (ASIMM)
11:15 AM to 12:45 PM
CSAE Awards Presentation and Luncheon
Sponsored by Tourism Vancouver
12:45 PM to 1:30 PM
Final Act and Closing Keynote
The Power of Principle: Fearless (as Possible) on the Rocky Road to Ethical Leadership Keynote Speaker: Denise Donlon
Welcome to the at-a-glance schedule for CSAE National Conference 2018. Click below to download a PDF containing a snapshot of the event's activities: