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2019 CAIS National Leaders Conference

Location: Delta Hotel Toronto Airport & Conference Centre in Toronto
Theme: Connected by Complexity & Design
April 6, 2019 – Pre-Conference Workshops (optional)
April 7 – 9, 2019 – National Leaders Conference
Learn more and register: Conference webpage
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Theresa Butler-Porter

Lakefield College School Foundation
Philanthropic Relations
Ontario, Canada

8:00am EDT

Conference registration Plaza Foyer A

10:00am EDT

Conference Welcome: Setting the Context Plaza Ballroom ABPatti MacDonald

11:15am EDT

Keynote - Complexity: Disrupting Education Plaza Ballroom ABJesse Wente

12:15pm EDT

Networking Lunch Plaza Ballroom C

2:00pm EDT

Roundtable Discussion 2: St Clement's School's Diversity Journey: Working Towards Sustainable Change Plaza Ballroom ABMartha Perry • Heather Henricks

3:00pm EDT

Collaboration Within Networks - Closed Session - Advancement - Leadership Rewired: Ignite A Thriving Community In A Digital Age Of Disconnection HaltonShane Feldman

4:00pm EDT

Collaboration Within Networks - Closed Session - Advancement - Advancement Fundamentals in the Future: What’s Changed and Where are We Going? HaltonRoss Marsh

4:30pm EDT

Collaboration Within Networks - Advancement - Flow Through Share Donation Format: learn how this simple tool can help your major gift donors achieve their philanthropic goals sooner than they thought and start to... HaltonJames McMillan • Les Ross • Robin Turack

5:00pm EDT

Vendor Marketplace + Networking Reception Plaza Foyer ABC

6:30pm EDT

Advancement Network Dinner - Lee Restaurant

7:00am EDT

Networking Breakfast Plaza Ballroom C

8:00am EDT

Welcome Remarks Plaza Ballroom ABPatti MacDonald

8:15am EDT

Keynote - Design: How Open Are We To Being Open? Plaza Ballroom ABDan Pontefract

9:30am EDT

Grab and Go Break School Tour: Greenwood College School Meet in Hotel Lobby - West entrance

12:00pm EDT

Networking Lunch Plaza Ballroom C

1:00pm EDT

Roundtable Discussion 1: Going Beyond Imitation: How can a thoughtfully designed employee rewards program set your school apart? Plaza Ballroom ABJacob Hall • Sarah Becker

3:00pm EDT

Collaboration Within Networks - Closed Session - Advancement - Lightning Talks HaltonJames McMillan

7:30am EDT

Working Breakfast/Collaboration Within Networks - Closed Session - Advancement - Q & A "Everything you wanted to know about Advancement, but were afraid to ask" HaltonRudy Massimo

8:30am EDT

Networking Break Foyer

8:45am EDT

LightningTalk 1 - Talking to a Millennial? 3 DOs and DON'Ts to Help Yourself Be Heard Mississauga ABJanet Hueglin Hartwick

9:05am EDT

LightningTalk 2 - Engaging Support Staff in Student Life Mississauga ABJillian Lamothe