2026 Acetech Leadership Retreat Agenda
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5:00 - 7:00 VIP/Speaker Reception – Kananaskis Room
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10:30 - 11:30 Speaker 1 - Caleb Spitler, BecomeAGreatSpeaker.com, CEO Retreat opener
Topic: Connect First: The Hidden Driver Behind Leadership, Sales, and Team Performance11:30 - 1:00 Lunch in Wildflower
1:00 - 3:00 Keynote – David Yoffie case study – Frontenac ABC and Foyer.
Topic: From LLM to Agent? Anthropic’s Next Move.3:00 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:30 Steven Langer, Well By Design
Topic: The Coherence Compass: Designing A Life That Fits)4:30 - 6:00 Break
6:00 - 7:00 Reception in Foyer
7:00 - 9:00 Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony
CEO Stormy Story (from Roundtable)
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7:00 - 9:00 Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 Coffee Table Topics
9:00 - 10:00 Sandy Joy Weston
Topic: Building with Joy as Your Competitive Edge10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:45 Heidi Roizen and Aidan Madigan-Curtis, VCs
Topic: Funding11: 45 - 1:15 Lunch in WildFlower Restaurant
5:00 - 6:30 Break
6:30 - 8:30 Reception/Dinner in Portobello OR offsite dinner
8:30 - 10:30 Casino Night if dinner is in Portobello; if Offsite, then no evening activity.
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7:00 - 9:00 Breakfast
7:45 - 8:45 Coffee Table Topics
9:00 - 10:30 Sean Flaherty
Topic: Operations/Scaling - the Momentum Framework10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:00 Keynote – Jack Newton (Clio) OR Alison Taylor (Jane App)
Topic: Scaling and Staying in BC12:00 - 12:30 Wrap Up & Thank Yous
12:30 - 1:30 Buffet Lunch in Frontenac Foyer
1:30 - 3:30 Unconference Sessions
3:30 - 4:30 Informal Goodbyes in Mallard Bar
Featured Speakers & Sessions
Caleb Spitler
Monday, April 13 | 10:30 – 11:30 AM
Topic: Connect First: The Hidden Driver Behind Leadership, Sales, and Team Performance
Retreat Opening Session focused on leadership communication, influence, and connection as a performance multiplier.
CEO, BecomeAGreatSpeaker.com
David Yoffie
Monday, April 13 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Topic: From LLM to Agent? Anthropic’s Next Move
Strategic case discussion exploring AI evolution, large language models, and next-generation competitive positioning.
Professor, Harward Business School
Founder, Well By Design
Steven Langer
Monday, April 13 | 3:30 – 4:30 PM
Topic: The Coherence Compass: Designing a Life That Fits
Framework for aligning leadership, performance, and personal coherence.
Sandy Joy Weston
Tuesday, April 14 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM
Topic: Building with Joy as Your Competitive Edge
Practical tools to reset your nervous system, sharpen focus, and lead with clarity and confidence.
Founder, Weston Fitness & SJW Productions
Heidi Roizen & Aidan Madigan-Curtis
Tuesday, April 14 | 10:30 – 11:45 AM
Topic: Funding
Strategic session on venture capital, scaling capital, and investor dynamics.
Venture Capitalists
Wes Bush
Tuesday, April 14 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Topic: Product-Led Growth
Framework for scaling through product-driven acquisition and expansion.
Founder, ProductLed
Sean Flaherty
Wednesday, April 15, 9:00 – 10:30 AM
Topic: Operations & Scaling – The Momentum Framework
Operational scaling systems to sustain growth and execution discipline.
CEO, Advanced Leadership Concepts