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2025 Hybrid Conference:

Governing Risk,
Navigating Uncertainty

Oct. 24, 25 & 26, 2025 - Mississauga, Ontario

2025 Programming

There is a lot of exciting events and activities planned for Directors this year - all in one convenient, accessible, and affordable venue! More information will be posted via the links below in the coming weeks and months as they are finalized.

Programming

Guest Speakers

Our guest speakers are carefully selected to ensure they have the expertise and experience required to provide delegates with relevant and useful information to their role as Director.

Guest Speakers

2024 Sponsors

The Directors' Forum is truly grateful for all the support that our sponsoring organizations provide. With their help, we are able to plan, produce, and execute both the in-person and virtual programming that has been highly valued by our directors year after year!

A special thank you for those organizations that sponsored the 2024 conference and virtual sessions throughout the year.

If your organization would like to support this year's (2025) programming, we would love to add your logo and recognize you before, during, and after each event! Please click the buttons below to view the Sector Proposal (for credit unions and caisses populaires) and the Stakeholder Proposal for other organizations that provide products and services to the financial sector.

Sector Sponsor Proposal

Stakeholder Sponsor Proposal

Premier Partner

The Canadian Credit Union Association (CCUA) is the national trade association for Canada's credit unions, caisses populaires (outside Quebec), and regional Centrals. Representing 187 credit unions and caisses populaires with $308 billion in assets, CCUA provides advocacy, research, education, compliance and other support to its members. CCUA is dedicated to the success of credit unions and promoting their values of putting members first and supporting local communities. To learn more, visit www.ccua.com.

Platinum Sponsors

Desjardins is a co-operative financial institution with the largest regional presence in Quebec and is also well established in Ontario. It was the first caisse founded in 1900 by Alphonse and Dorimène Desjardins, and today serves 7.7 million members, has 56, 165 employees, and has had 2.379 elected directors! Desjardins has been ranked by Mediacorp Canada Inc. among Canada's Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People, and Greenest Employers, and has received the Women in Governance's Platinum Parity Certification, which recognizes the steps we're taking toward achieving equal representation of women at every level of the organization. To learn more, visit desjardins.com.

Frontline Credit Union was founded in 1948 by their very own Ottawa Fire Fighters. From humble beginnings of a select few, to now over 4,000 members, predominantly working in Fire, Health and Hydro services, and 20 staff who strive to offer the best possible service. At Frontline, improving the financial well being of their members and their families is their main objective. The key to providing different and valued service is their understanding of the complexities of family financial situations and providing creative and efficient banking solutions. They are a full service financial institution with a twist, and specialize in offering quality banking and investing, and sharing benefits to improve their members financial lives.

With 17 branches and a network of surcharge-free ATMs, Ontarians can access financial services close to home across southwestern and northern Ontario. At $2.5 billion+ in assets under administration and 53,000 members strong (and growing!), YNCU is one of the largest credit unions in Ontario. As a community-based organization, not only do YNCU’s partnerships and investments make a difference, its employees live and work in the communities they serve. YNCU’s foundation is built on connectedness to the communities where it operates. Together with its members, employees and community partners, YNCU is helping to make life better in the places Ontarians live, work, learn and play!

Gold Sponsor

MatrixIT provides complete hardware/software analysis, design, LAN & WAN network implementation, web page development, E-Commerce, and telecommunications solutions, utilizing technology to its fullest potential. As a single source full-service network integrator, they are able to offer a complete solution custom fitted to your network infrastructure.