2025 Conference Agenda

The Directors' Forum Board is excited to present the programming for the 2025 fall conference! All sessions will be live-streamed for our virtual participants, and for those attending in person, all sessions will take place in the Graydon Hall Ballroom, and all meals and networking breaks in the Graydon Hall Foyer.

Saturday, October 25

7:00am Registration opens

7:45 - 8:45am Hot Buffet Breakfast

8:45 - 9:00am Chair's Welcome

9:00 - 10:00am Plenary 1: Canada at a Crossroads (Keynote Address)

10:00 - 10:15am Networking Break

10:15 - 11:45am Plenary 2: Risk Management Oversight: What Makes an Effective Board?

11:45 - 12:45pm Hot Buffet Lunch

12:45 - 2:15pm Plenary 3: Risk Management Synergies & Innovative Solutions

2:15 - 2:45pm Networking/Refreshments

2:45 - 4:15pm Plenary 4: Future-Proofing your Membership

4:15 - 4:30pm Long-Term Service Awards

5:00 - 6:30pm Welcome Cocktail Reception

Sunday, October 26

7:30 - 8:30am Hot Buffet Breakfast

8:30 - 10:00am Plenary 5: Future-Ready Governance (Half-day CUDA level session)

10:00 - 10:30am Networking/Refreshments

10:30 - 12:00pm Plenary 5 continued

12:00pm Wrap-up