2024 Hybrid Conference:
Building Governance Excellence:
The Next 40 Years
Oct. 25, 26 & 27, 2024 - Mississauga, Ontario
FSRA Conference & GSi Workshops
We are delighted to be hosting the 40th Annual Directors' Forum consecutively with the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario's second Annual Conference for mutual and credit union directors and sharing the same conference venue! We are also thrilled to be partnering with Governance Solutions Inc., who will be hosting workshops for directors between the FSRA and DF conferences. Please note that registration for each of these events will be held and hosted separately by each organization. For clarification on the programming dates, and links to more information about these events, please see below...
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024
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FSRA Conference Day 1 (for mutual directors)
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GSI training/workshops (for credit union directors) – additional cost, limited capacity.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2024
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FSRA Conference Day 2 (for credit union directors)
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GSI training/workshops (for mutual and other directors) – additional cost, limited capacity
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Directors' Forum Welcome Cocktail Reception
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2024
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Directors’ Forum Conference Day 1 (for credit union & mutual directors)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2024
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Directors’ Forum Conference Day 2 (for credit union & mutual directors)
2024 Directors' Forum (Draft) Conference Agenda
The Directors' Forum Board is excited to present the programming for the 2024 fall conference. This year we've added in more networking time to provide our delegates with plenty of time to meet, mingle, and talk about the topics between sessions, as well as built in more time for table discussions. Session topics and speakers will be added in the coming weeks. Please note that it is currently in draft format and subject to change.
Friday, October 25
4:00 - 6:00pm
Registration
5:00 - 6:30pm
Welcome Cocktail Reception
Saturday, October 26
7:30am
Registration opens
7:45 - 8:45am
Hot Buffet Breakfast
8:45 - 9:00am
Chair's Welcome
9:00 - 10:00am
10:00 - 10:15am
Networking Break (coffee & tea service)
10:15 - 11:45am
Plenary 2: Insights into Regulatory Change
11:45 - 12:45pm
Hot Buffet Lunch
12:45 - 2:15pm
Plenary 3: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (1/2-day CUDA® session)
2:15 - 2:45pm
Networking Refreshment Break
2:45 - 4:15pm
Plenary 3: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (1/2-day CUDA® session continued)
4:15 - 4:30pm
Long-Term Service Awards & Raffle draws
Sunday, October 27
7:45 - 8:45am
Hot Buffet Breakfast
8:45 - 10:00am
Plenary 4: Board Legal Duties & Responsibilities
10:00 - 10:30am
Networking Refreshment Break
10:30 - 12:00pm
12:30pm
Chair's Wrap-up
Event Material
Here you will find the PowerPoint presentations, reading materials, any additional resources and recordings for the sessions!
2024 Sponsors
The Directors' Forum is truly grateful for all the support that our past and present sponsors provide to us. 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 director delegates year after year!
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A special thank you for those organizations that have confirmed their sponsorship of the 2024 conference...
Premier Partner
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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 Sponsor
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.
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Partner Sponsors
Stakeholder Sponsors
