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About Showcase 2025: Meeting the Moment

Canada is at a crossroads.

What do we need to do as a country, as organizations, as leaders, and as individuals to meet the moment?

This is what we’re exploring at our 26th annual Showcase.

This exclusive, client-only event will feature four incredible speakers who will address today’s most pressing challenges from a big picture perspective to an organizational, leadership, and individual lens. Learn how to navigate complexity and ambiguity with confidence — and join us in meeting the moment.

Showcase 2025 takes place on Thursday, May 1 at CBC’s Glenn Gould Studio. This year’s lineup of speakers will see us explore:

Navigating Economic Uncertainty: Acclaimed journalist Amanda Lang will explore how Canada can tap into its own ingenuity to transform economic uncertainty into opportunity.

The Future of Competitive Advantage: Business futurist Doug Stephens will map the evolving competitive landscape and how innovative companies are redefining market success.

Leading with Impact in a Changing Landscape: Leadership expert Hamza Khan will demonstrate how hope-driven leadership empowers teams to thrive amid unprecedented disruption.

Elite Performance: Olympic champion Tessa Virtue will share personal resilience strategies for achieving consistent excellence under intense pressure.

Meet the 2025 speakers below and see this year’s agenda. Space is limited — register today to reserve your spot!

  • Why attend?

    Speakers Spotlight’s Showcase provides our valued clients with the unique opportunity to see four of our most in-demand speakers, plus one of our top hosts/emcees, in action, in-person, all in one morning.

    With our speaker lineup tackling some of today’s most pressing topics, Showcase is also a unique personal and professional development opportunity and offers our clients the chance to network with hundreds of fellow conference organizers, meeting professionals, and event planners.

  • Is there a fee to attend?

    No, this is a free, invitation-only event. Space is limited, so please register early to ensure a seat is reserved for you.

    In lieu of a registration fee, we partner with a charitable organization at each of our Showcase events to raise funds in support of the important work they do within our communities and beyond.

    Giving back and helping children and their families around the world has always been a big part of what we do. In 2025, we’re proud to partner with Kids Help Phone, Canada’s only 24/7 e-mental health service for youth. Your donation will help ensure that someone is always there when support is needed for any issue, big or small.

    Donations by credit, debit, cash, and cheque will be accepted on site, or donate online today.

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Speaker lineup

We’re proud to present the Showcase 2025 featured speakers.



Agenda

What to expect at Showcase 2025.

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Registration and continental breakfast

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Event

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Reception / Meet & Greet

Fee

This is a free event. As with past Showcase events, we are accepting voluntary donations in support of Kids Help Phone, Canada's only 24/7 e-mental health service for youth. Debit, credit, cash, and cheques will be accepted on site or donate online today.

RSVP

Registration closes on Wednesday, April 23. Space is limited — reserve your spot today!

Charity

Giving back has always been a big part of what we do.

Kids Help Phone

At each of our Showcase events, we’re proud to partner with a charitable organization to raise funds in support of the important work they do within our communities and beyond.

In 2025, we’re accepting voluntary donations in support of Kids Help Phone, Canada's only 24/7 e-mental health service for youth. The challenges facing young people in Canada have grown more complex, and youth need access to the supports most relevant to them. Kids Help Phone offers free, multilingual, and confidential support to help all young people “Feel Out Loud”.

Sponsors

Showcase is made possible through the support of our incredible partners.

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