2023 Conference Schedule

Tuesday, May 14

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Check in for Pre-Conference Courses & Info Desk
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Pre-Conference Courses
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Delegate Registration/Check In

Wednesday, May 15

8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Delegate Registration/Check In
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Trade Show – FREE ADMISSION FOR PUBLIC ATTENDANCE
8:30 am – 9:15 am
Continental Breakfast
9:15 am – 11:30 am
Opening Ceremonies & Keynote #1
11:30 am –12:00 pm
Trade Show Visiting/Autographs with Keynote
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Workshop Session #1
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Refreshment Break on Trade Show Floor
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Workshop Session #2
5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Banquet

Thursday, May 16

8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Registration & Information
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Trade Show – FREE ADMISSION FOR PUBLIC ATTENDANCE
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:30 am – 10:45 am
Workshop Session #3
10:45 am –11:30 am
Refreshment Break/Trade Show Visiting
11:30 am – 12:45 pm
Workshop Session #4
12:34 pm – 1:45 pm
Lunch
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Keynote #2
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Trade Show Visiting/Autographs with Keynote/ Booth draws posted in Trade Show
May 16

Pre-Conference Course A: Financial Management for Non-Profits

Jason Denbow, Community Futures Leadership Institute
Jason Denbow
May 17

Grand Entry, Opening Ceremonies & Keynote Presentation: JR LAROSE

Grand Entry, Opening Ceremonies & Keynote Presentation: JR LAROSE, Grey Cup Champion, Community Leader, Member of One Arrow First Nation

JR LaRose

Introduction To Business Planning

WORKSHOP
Melissa Chung-Mowat

Be More than a Bystander

WORKSHOP
JR LaRose

Natural and Spiritual Law

WORKSHOP
Wanbdi Wakita

Job Search 101

WORKSHOP Sponsored by RBC Future Launch
RBC Shield
Debbie Tabor
May 18

Keynote Presentation: WANEEK HORN-MILLER

Keynote Presentation: WANEEK HORN-MILLER Olympian, Activist, Speaker on Indigenous Health & Reconciliation
Waneek Horn-Miller

Refreshment Break / Trade Show Visiting / Autographs with Waneek Horn-Miller

Refreshment Break / Trade Show Visiting / Autographs with Waneek Horn-Miller
Waneek Horn-Miller

You’re Gonna Make It with a Career in Manufacturing

WORKSHOP Sponsored by Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
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Tax Exempt? Learn of the Benefits You Could Still Receive

WORKSHOP
Blayse Moore and Tannis Billington
Sean Matyas

How Drumming Changed My Life

WORKSHOP
Ray (Co-Co) Stevenson

You’re Gonna Make It with a Career in Manufacturing

WORKSHOP Sponsored by Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
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Banquet

Three Course Dinner, Awards & Cultural Presentations
Featuring: From America’s Got Talent – Comedic Illusionist (Winnipeg’s own!) Chris Funk
Chris Funk

A COMMUNITY FUTURES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INITIATIVE PRESENTED BY:

Cedar Lake CFDC Dakota Ojibway CFDC Kitayan CFDC North Central CFDC Southeast CFDC