Time

Activity

5:30pm-7:00pm

Arrival and Registration

Dinner buffet

6:30pm-7:00pm

Committee Welcome

7:00pm-7:30pm

Pamela Valentine

President and CEO, MS Society of Canada

7:30pm-8:30pm

Keynote

Matt Tod

Time

Activity

7:00am-7:30am

Optional neighbourhood walk

8:00am-8:45am

Breakfast buffet

9:00am-9:15am

Committee Welcome

9:20am-9:45am

Aaron Solowoniuk

Drummer for Billy Talent

Long-time volunteer and fundraiser for the MS Society of Canada

9:45am-10:45am

Plenary Session:

Wellness – How to Treat Yourself First

Presenter: Scott Dunham, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College

10:45am-11:00am

Break

11:00am-12:00pm

Breakout session #1:

Fundraising for Change

Facilitator: Dana Hansen, Specialist, Fund Development, MS Society of Canada

Panelists: Patrycia Rzechowka

Molly MacDougal

Candice Colwell

Breakout session #2:

Online Strategies: Leveraging social media and building communities

Presenter: Francette Maquito, Glendon Campus of York University

12:00pm-1:00pm

Lunch buffet

12:30pm-1:00pm

Lunch session:

Speaker: Shannon King, Virgin Radio Montreal Morning Show Host

1:00pm-2:00pm

Breakout session #3:

Communicate with Confidence

Presenters: Bruce Hunt, Toronto Speakers Academy, and Aaron Solowoniuk

Breakout session #4:

Advocacy 101

Presenter: Charles Bird, Earnscliffe Strategy Group

2:00pm-2:15pm

Break

2:15pm-3:15pm

Plenary Session:

Mental toughness for MS: How to build resilience and create success

Presenter: Brendan J. Fox, Exercise Therapy Association

With Aaron Solowoniuk

3:15pm-3:30pm

Break

3:30pm-4:30pm

Breakout session #5:

Framing your MS Journey: the art of storytelling

Presenters: Amanda Piron & Chris Piron

Breakout session #6:

How to Plan a Successful Event

Presenter: Kim Miyama, Kim Miyama Events

4:35pm-5:00pm

End of day closing remarks

6:00pm-7:00pm

Dinner buffet

6:30-7:00pm

Night to Fight panel discussion

Facilitator: Melissa Ribble

Panelists: Kim Miyama

Shane Miyama

Jason Love

7:30pm-onwards

Optional social time at bar with Brendan J. Fox and Aaron Solowoniuk

Time

Activity

7:00am-7:30am

Optional morning breathwork and meditation

8:00am-8:45am

Breakfast buffet

9:00am-9:30am

Committee Welcome: Intro to some creative ideas – get inspired!

9:30am-10:30am

The Future of MS Can Be: Visualizing Individual and Group Impact

Idea Generation - Table Discussions

Graphic facilitation: Thinklink Graphics

10:30am-10:45am

Break

10:45am-11:25am

The Future of MS Can Be: Visualizing Individual and Group Impact

Individual and Group Action Planning

11:25-11:45

Closing group activity

11:45am-12:00pm

Closing Remarks

12:00pm-1:00pm

Lunch buffet or boxed lunch