Doors Open

Registration & Breakfast

Jeff Gans

Opening Remarks

Som Seif

Founder's Keynote

Arlene Dickinson

Lessons from the Den: Valuation, Trust & The Power of Brand

Fireside Chat

Building a meaningful business starts with the courage to back yourself before anyone else does. In conversation with Som Seif, Arlene reflects on her journey from being a single mother of four to acquiring Venture Communications. Together, they explore how courage, brand value, and empowered teams can drive lasting growth, from understanding valuation to building a culture of ownership. They also discuss how leaders can create the conditions for others to succeed and how Canadian wealth creators can build with confidence.

Anthony Lacavera

Challenging Entrenched Powers and Backing the Future

Fireside Chat

Creating meaningful change requires conviction and the courage to back bold ideas. Drawing on his journey from founding Globalive in 1998 with a small-business loan to launching WIND Mobile, now known as Freedom Mobile, Anthony reflects on what it takes to build through uncertainty. As the leader of Globalive Capital, he has backed dozens of companies across AI, fintech, and telecom. In conversation with Vlad Tasevski, he shares lessons from building businesses that stay anchored to real human needs. Together, they explore what it means to shape what comes next.

David Mrazik

Capital Structure, Enterprise Value Creation & Founder Autonomy in Wealth Management

Fireside Chat

Durable value is never built in isolation; it is shaped through aligned partnerships and thoughtful capital design. David reflects on how wealth management has evolved over the past two decades in the U.S. and shares insights into how firms can unlock capital while preserving their autonomy. Join a grounded discussion on choosing partners who support long-term growth while ensuring your voice remains at the table.

1:20 – 2:00 PM

2:10 – 2:50 PM

3:10 – 3:40 PM

3:50 – 4:05 PM

5:00 – 9:00 PM

Doors Open

Breakfast & Networking

Susan Senecal

From Strategic Planning to Strategic Doing: Mobilizing People and Managing Change

Fireside Chat

Growing an organization while preserving its heart requires shared conviction and a culture where every voice matters. Guiding one of Canada's most familiar networks, Susan demonstrates how human-first leadership can build resilience through unpredictable seasons. Join this session to explore how leaders can encourage participation, foster shared ownership, and build systems rooted in a team-first approach. Her insights offer practical ways to strengthen culture and support a firm's long-term success.

Andrew Graham

Built for the Long Run: Market Innovation, Growth Leadership, and Executive Resilience

Fireside Chat

Building an enduring enterprise is a marathon of purposeful pacing, not a sprint toward short-term wins. Drawing on his experience building transparent credit solutions and his discipline as an endurance triathlete, Andrew shares practical insights on sustaining leadership over the long run. Join this session as he explores how founders can build trust early, rally teams through challenging conditions, and create recovery rituals that support consistent performance.

Brett Huneycutt

Behind the Polished Story: Resilience, Brand, and the Changing Value of Advice

Fireside Chat

From the outside, building a category-defining brand can look effortless, but real growth brings quiet friction, hard trade-offs, and critical moments when things break along the way. In this candid session, Brett reflects on the leadership shifts required to scale a growing business, sharing lessons on making pivotal decisions under pressure, instilling sound judgment across growing teams, and shaping what comes next.

Jeff Gans

Closing Remarks