Wednesday September 27, 2023
Welcome Reception
5:00pm - 6:15pm
At 43 Down, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
Michelin Star Reveal Celebration
7:00pm - 9:30pm
At
History Toronto (hotel departure at 6:30pm)
Nightcaps
10:00pm
At 43rd - Club Lounge, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
Thursday September 28, 2023
Birchwood Ballroom, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
Breakfast in the Pine Room
7:30am - 8:30am
Welcome & Introductions
8:30am - 9:15am
Toronto Narrative Project
9:15am - 10:45am
Speakers:
Tara Gordon, Paula Port, Andrew Weir - Destination Toronto
Guest:
Randell Adjei, Community Leader & first Poet Laureate of Ontario
Coffee & Communications Break
10:45am - 11:05am
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
11:05am - 12:30pm
Speakers:
Megan Henshall, Global Events Solutions Strategic Lead, Google
Darrell Schuurman MBA, Co-Founder & CEO, CGLCC
(Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce)
Maayan Ziv, CEO, Access Now
Lunch
12:30pm - 1:30pm
CAB Interactive!
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Industry Trends & Learnings Discussion
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Voice of Customer Report
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Speaker:
Frank Wolfe, CEO
Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals
Coffee & Communications Break
3:30pm - 4:00pm
AI & Event Industry Applications
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Speaker:
Jon Bromstein, Head of Industry, Google
Free Time
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Experience Toronto at Stackt Market (reception & dinner)
7:00pm - 10:00pm (hotel departure at 6:30pm)
Friday September 28, 2023
Birchwood Ballroom, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
Breakfast in the Pine Room
7:30am - 8:30am
Sustainability and Climate Change
8:30am - 9:30am
Speakers:
Laura Purdy, General Manager, Exhibition Place
Vivian Fleet, Vice President Operations, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
David Bridgeman, Head of Event Operations & Logistics, Swift & Sibos
Coffee & Communications Break
9:30am - 9:45am
Air Canada & Airports Panel Discussion
9:45am - 10:45am
Speakers:
Bradley Sutherland, National Manager, Business Development, Air Canada
Cheryl Stone, Director, Stakeholder Relations, Nieuport Aviation
Isabelle Corbin, Assistant Director, Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada
Michael Mendel, Associate Director, Corporate Initiatives, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
2023 Global Economic Significance of Business Events Study
10:45 am - 11:30am
Speaker:
Amy Calvert, Chief Executive Officer, Events Industry Council
Meeting Summary and Adjournment
11:30am - 11:45am
12:00pm
