
About this Event
Algonquin College's Pembroke Campus is prpud to present its annual Fall Business and Leadership conference. Please join us on Thursday October 23 for this exceptional local professional development opportunity!
Keynote Addresses
- Leading with Heart and Integrity – A Conversation with Ron MacLean
- The Heart of Connection: Unleashing the Power of Human Relationships in a Digital World with Jeff Butler
Workshops
- Creating Work Environments for Humans to be Humans with Donald Pardy.
- How to Effectively Integrate AI into Your Workplace with Matthew Neadow.
- Behind the Lens: Building a Business with Vision with Matt LeMay and Crystal Martin.
- When Work and Life Collide: Off-Duty Misconduct and Inflammatory Social Media Behaviour with Quinn Brown and George G. Vuicic.
- The Heart of Connection: Putting the Keynote into Action with Jeff Butler
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.
Registration Fees
- Early Bird Registration Fee (Until September 30, 2025): $250 + tax and Eventbrite Fees: includes 2 keynote addresses, choice of 3 workshops, refreshment breaks, lunch, and an after-conference social.
- Registration Fee as of October 1, 2025 : $300 + tax and Eventbrite Fees - includes 2 keynote addresses, choice of 3 workshops, refreshment breaks, lunch and an after-conference social.
Special Offer - Bonus Registration
Register 3 or more employees and receive one bonus registration for free! If you register 3 or more employees to attend the conference on Eventbrite please email Brittany Devine at: [email protected] or call 613-735-4700 x2831 to confirm and complete your bonus registration.
*Please note: If you are registering more than five guests and would like to receive an invoice , please contact Brittany to arrange this.
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 Brittany Devine - [email protected]
- 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, 2025: 100% refund, minus Eventbrite processing fee.
- Cancellation less than 7 days before the conference (after October 16, 2025): No refunds can be issued.
- Cancellation must be in writing. Cancellation notice can be emailed to Brittany Devine - [email protected]
Thank you to our past and present sponsors for helping to make this professional development opportunity possible:

Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Algonquin College – Pembroke Campus, Frank Nighbor Street, Pembroke, Canada
CAD 302.37