Schedule

The Executive Retreat | Jan 21, 2026, 7:30 a.m. EST – Jan 23, 2026, 12:10 p.m. EST YWCA Toronto, 87 Elm St, Toronto, ON M5G 0A8, Canada

Wed, Jan 21

7:30 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.
55 minutes
Onsite Breakfast & Check-In
Rotary Club Reception Hall
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
45 minutes
Introductions & Overview
Nancy's Auditorium
9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
1 hour 15 minutes
What’s New on the Federal Scene
Nancy's Auditorium
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
15 minutes
Refreshment Break
Rotary Club Reception Hall
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
1 hour
Provincial/Territorial Updates
Nancy's Auditorium
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
1 hour
Lunch
Rotary Club Reception Hall
12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
1 hour
Municipal Landscape
Nancy's Auditorium
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
45 minutes
Taking It All In
Nancy's Auditorium
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
30 minutes
Refreshment Break
Rotary Club Reception Hall
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
1 hour 15 minutes
Implications for Government Relations
Nancy's Auditorium
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
1 hour
Reception (Offsite, Walkable)

7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
30 minutes
Light Start: Coffee, Pastries + Hot Seat Sign-Ups
Nancy's Auditorium
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
45 minutes
Political Windows & GR Math
Nancy's Auditorium
8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
30 minutes
Full Breakfast
Rotary Club Reception Hall
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
1 hour
Workshop 3A: Crash Course in Government Relations
Nancy's Auditorium
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
15 minutes
Morning Break
Rotary Club Reception Hall
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
1 hour
Workshop 3B: From Map to Calendar
Nancy's Auditorium
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
1 hour
Fireside: Inside the Room
Nancy's Auditorium
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
1 hour
Lunch
Rotary Club Reception Hall
1:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
1 hour 45 minutes
Workshop 4A: Campaign-in-a-Box
Nancy's Auditorium
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
15 minutes
Afternoon Break
Rotary Club Reception Hall
3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
1 hour 45 minutes
Workshop 4B: Minister Brief Practice
Nancy's Auditorium
5:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
1 hour 30 minutes
Reception (Offsite, Walkable)

8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
15 minutes
Arrival + Coffee & Pastries
Nancy's Auditorium
8:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
1 hour 45 minutes
Synthesis Clinic
Nancy's Auditorium
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
15 minutes
Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
1 hour 30 minutes
Lock the Plan + Accountability
Nancy's Auditorium
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
15 minutes
Final Circle + Farewell
Nancy's Auditorium