10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Portman Room, 2nd Floor
The Yorkville Royal Sonesta, 220 Bloor Street West
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: Breakfast and Welcome, Portman Foyer
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.: Welcome to ODA Lobby Day 2024; Dr. Maneesh Jain, President, ODA and Dr. Kelvin Fung, Chair, Political Action Committee, ODA, Portman Room
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.: Government Relations and Advocacy Update - Key Messages; Mr. David Gentili, Chief Advocacy & Policy Officer, ODA, Ms. Sara Cleland, GR&A, Senior Manager, ODA and Mr. Joe Chiera, Co-ordinator , GR&A, ODA, Portman Room
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Keynote Speaker: Mr. Tim Hudak, Portman Room
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch, Portman Foyer
1:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.: How to be a Strong Advocate; Ms. Sadaf Abbasi, Vice-President, Sussex Strategy Group and Ms. Carys Baker, Senior Associate, Sussex Strategy Group, Portman Room
1:20 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.: Communications Update and Social Media Initiative; Ms. Bonnie Dean, Director of Communications, ODA and Mr. Faraaz Moledina, Community Management, ODA, Portman Room
1:40 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Round Table Discussion and Q&A, Portman Room
2:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Depart for Queen's Park; refreshments available in Portman Foyer
2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Queen's Park), 111 Wellesley Street West
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.: Check-in with Security at Queen's Park, Visitor's entrance.
Note; ensure your name matches your government-issued ID; see further details here: https://www.ola.org/en/visit-learn/plan-your-visit
2:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Members of Provincial Parliament meet with ODA Political Contact Dentists; meeting room locations will be shared with Political Contact Dentists once confirmed, and invites will be sent out
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Ninoododadiwin (committee room 228) and Ę dwaę na ga da:t (commitee room 230), Second Floor, West Wing, Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 111 Wellesley Street West.
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.: MPP Reception; committee rooms 228 & 230