In response to Renfrew County’s growing need for local, affordable, and quality professional development opportunities, Algonquin College's Pembroke Campus presents its annual Fall Business and Leadership conference opportunity again this year on Thursday, October 24, 2024. Participants can join the conference from their homes or offices or come on campus to network with other conference registrants.
2024 Facilitators Line-up
KEYNOTE: Rick Hillier, Leadership Under Fire – Lessons Learned From The School of Hard Knocks
FIRESIDE KEYNOTE CONVERSATION: Amber MacArthur, Relentless Transformation: 4 Lessons to Thrive in our A.I. Future in 2024 and Beyond
WORKSHOP: Shelley Styles, Integrated Mentoring, Navigating Mentorship: Unlocking Positive Potential
WORKSHOP: Rebecca Wilson, ICF certified coach, mindfulness teacher, and experienced senior leader, Beyond the Grind: A High Performing Leader’s Guide to Finding Harmony in Business and Life
WORKSHOP: Becky Wright, Founder and CEO of Milestone Scheduling & Consulting Inc. Project Management Essentials-Getting Projects Done!
WORKSHOP: Jeff Lucier, Founder of Catylyst Leadership Development, From Good to Great: Crafting High-Performance Teams
WORKSHOP: Allison Miller, The Labour Market Group of Renfrew and Lanark & Jodi Bucholtz, Local Immigration Partnership – Larnark and Renfrew, Tapping into Talent: A different approach to addressing local labour market pressures
WORKSHOP: Renata Rusiniak, Corporate Community Engagement-Volunteer Canada, Social Cohesion through Employer-Supported Volunteerism
Read full profiles and workshop descriptions.
View conference schedule here.
Registration Information
When you register, you will be required to select your workshops. Please review workshop descriptions prior to registration. Descriptions and conference details are available on our website: https://www.algonquincollege.com/pembroke/business-conference/workshops/.
Early Bird Registration Fee (Until September 30, 2024): $250 + tax and Eventbrite Fees - includes 2 keynote addresses, choice of 3 workshops, refreshment breaks, lunch, and an after-conference social. For virtual attendees, a $25 gift card will be provided to purchase a special lunch for the day of the conference.
Registration Fee After September 30, 2024: $300 + tax and Eventbrite Fees - includes 2 keynote addresses, choice of 3 workshops, refreshment breaks, lunch and an after-conference social. For virtual attendees, a $25 gift card will be provided to purchase a special lunch for the day of the virtual conference.
*** Special bonus: Register 3 or more employees and receive one bonus registration for free! If you register 3 or more employees to attend the conference please email Mackenzie Mancel at: mancelm@algonquincollege.com or call 613-735-4700 x2831 to complete the registration for your bonus registration. ***
*Please note: If you would like to receive an invoice and are registering 5 or more employees, please contact 613-735-4700 ext. 2831 to arrange an invoice.
Conference Cancellation Policy
Substitution:
- If, after registering you are unable to attend, you are welcome to appoint someone else from your organization to attend in your place.
- Please advise substitutions in writing. All substitutions can be emailed to Mackenzie Mancel at mancelm@algonquincollege.com.
- When requesting a substitution, please indicate which workshops your substitute wishes to attend if they are different from the ones you registered for. We will attempt to accommodate; however, our ability to accommodate is based on the availability of workshops and timing of the request. If we are unable to accommodate, your substitution will be registered in the workshops you originally registered for.
Refund:
- Cancellation prior to October 16, 2024: 100% refund, minus Eventbrite processing fee.
- Cancellation less than 7 days before the conference (after October 17, 2024): No refund.
- Cancellation must be in writing. Cancellation notice can be emailed to Mackenzie Mancel at mancelm@algonquincollege.com.
Thanks to our past and present sponsors for helping to make this professional development opportunity possible:
Please note, this event is not eligible for a visitor's visa.
