THE AGENDA KEY SESSIONS

9:30 - 10:10 am

Harnessing AI to Transform Political Campaigns

speaker-1

Brett Thalmann

speaker-2

Jason Grier

speaker-3

John Meloche

speaker-4

Ben Cox

10:10 am - 10:40 am

Social Media & The Next Campaigns: Tips & Trends

speaker-1

Taylor Scollon

speaker-2

Katherine Janson

speaker-3

Kayla Iafelice

10:40 - 10:50 am

Spotlight: Vendor Pitches

speaker-1

Jay Rosenthal

speaker-2

Nancy Cooke

speaker-3

Steve de Eyre

10:50 - 11:15

Networking Break Sponsored by New River Strategies

speaker-1

New River Strategies

11:15 - 11:55 am

Future-Proofing Campaigns: Digital Advertising and Analytics

speaker-1

Harneet Singh

speaker-2

Brandon Langevin

speaker-3

Jeff Ballingall

speaker-4

Zubin Sanyal

11:55 - 12:30 am

Expanding Your Reach to Multicultural Audiences - Communications and Media

speaker-1

Hasneet Singh Punia

speaker-2

Yudhvir Jaswal

speaker-3

Amreet Kaur

speaker-4

Castro Liu

12:30 - 1:30 pm

Networking Lunch

1:30 - 2:10 pm

Lessons Learned: Insights from Recent Provincial Elections

speaker-1

Dan Arnold

speaker-2

Chad Bowie

speaker-3

Ange Valentini

speaker-4

Zain Velji

2:10 - 2:20 pm

Exclusive Ontario Election Polling Insights

speaker-1

Quito Maggi

2:20 - 3:00 pm

OBCM Mayor's Panel

speaker-1

Marianne Meed Ward

speaker-2

David West

speaker-3

Alex Nuttall

3:00 - 3:20 pm

Spotlight: Vendor Pitches

speaker-1

Greg Mortson

3:20 - 3:45 pm

Networking Break Sponsored by Enbridge

speaker-1

Enbridge

3:45 - 4:25 pm

Media, Messaging & Microtargeting: Lessons from U.S. Campaigns for Canada

speaker-1

Zita Astravas

speaker-2

Benjy Messner

speaker-3

David Wasserman

4:25 - 5:05 pm

Preparing for 2025 Elections: Key Strategies and Tools

speaker-1

Perry Tsergas

speaker-2

Helen Sabatine

speaker-3

Dave Sommer

speaker-4

Lena Gahwi

THE AGENDA KEY SESSIONS

8:35 - 9:15 AM

Shaping the Future: The Next Federal Election

speaker-1

Shachi Kurl

speaker-2

Fred DeLorey

speaker-3

Jeremy Broadhurst

speaker-4

Anne McGrath

9:15 - 9:55 AM

Ontario Votes: Key Trends and Insights for the Next Provincial Election

speaker-1

Hasneet Singh Punia

speaker-2

Nick Kouvalis

speaker-3

Mike Schreiner

speaker-4

Genevieve Tomney

speaker-5

Dave Clark

9:55 - 10:05 AM

In Conversation with Gerald Butts

speaker-1

Gerald Butts

speaker-2

Brett Thalmann

10:15 - 10:25 AM

Deepfakes and Campaigns

speaker-1

Dave Leichtman

10:25 - 11:05 AM

Online Advertising and the Future of Political Digital Marketing

speaker-1

Harneet Singh

speaker-2

Perry Tsergas

speaker-3

Zain Velji

speaker-4

Julie Ford

11:05 - 11:09 AM

Building AI Powered Campaigns

speaker-1

Alex Glebov

11:10 - 11:50 AM

AI in Action: Shaping the Future of Canadian Politics

speaker-1

Brett Thalmann

speaker-2

Dr. Alex Sévigny

speaker-3

Sam Andrey

speaker-4

Sean Wiltshire

11:50 - 12:00 PM

Data-Driven Campaigns: Using Hyper-Local Data to Understand, Reach and Persuade Canadians

speaker-1

Jan Kestle

12:30 - 1:00 PM

Why Platforms Matter and How They Happen

speaker-1

Tyler Meredith

speaker-2

Ken Boessenkool

speaker-3

Shannon Phillips

1:00 - 1:02 PM

Removing the Barrier to Action: Digital and Field Organizing with Qomon

speaker-1

Flow Barre

1:05 - 1:45 PM

Campaigns for Change: Effective Advocacy in a Digital Era

speaker-1

Ange Valentini

speaker-2

David Valentin

speaker-3

Chi Nguyen

speaker-4

Tim Gray

speaker-5

Rob Leforte

1:45 - 1:47 PM

Evaluating Impact - Tools and Tactics to Measure Advocacy Impact

speaker-1

Chris Moffatt Armes

1:50 - 1:52 PM

TikTok: Election Integrity and Authentic Engagement with Canadians

speaker-1

Steve de Eyre

1:55 - 2:35 PM

Influence and Impact: Leveraging Social Media for Political Victory

speaker-1

Elyse Surette-DiMuzio

speaker-2

DJ Koessler

speaker-3

Josh Matlow

speaker-4

Jeff Ballingall

2:35 - 2:45 PM

Hero, Hub, Help: Building an Organic Video Strategy for Your Next Campaign

speaker-1

Alex Paterson

3:10 - 3:50 PM

Targeting with Precision: Using Data to Connect with Canadian Voters

speaker-1

Vandana Kattar-Miller

speaker-2

Allen Alexandre

speaker-3

Benjy Messner

speaker-4

Chad Bowie

3:50 - 3:52 PM

Revolutionizing Political Campaign Management

speaker-1

Nancy Cooke

3:55 - 4:50 PM

Race to the Finish: Previewing Upcoming Provincial Elections

speaker-1

Sally Housser

speaker-2

Lindsay Brumwell

speaker-3

Rachael Segal

speaker-4

Nikki Hill

speaker-5

Matt DeCourcey

speaker-6

Katie Davey