Conference Program 

The 2026 National Conference will offer a series of educational sessions and activities that will provide delegates an opportunity to learn, grow and improve their knowledge; a framework to help you and your organization become great.

Dress Code: Business casual attire is recommended for conference sessions. Please refer to individual program events for any specific dress code details.

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Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4


Tuesday June 9

Event Schedule
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
In front of Mary Schaffer Ballroom
Registration Desk Opens
7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Tekarra
National Board Meeting
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Beauvert Plateau
Welcome Reception Sponsored by CIC & Chapters
Refreshments and Appetizers
Dress code: casual wear

Wednesday June 10

Event Schedule
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
In front of Mary Schaffer Ballroom
Registration Desk Opens
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Room: Beauvert A
Breakfast
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Room: Beauvert A
Sponsor Micro Talks
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Room: Beauvert A
Opening Remarks
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Room: Beauvert A
Opening Keynote – Isabelle Mercier Turcotte
Brand Positioning Strategist & Business Performance Catalyst
Topic: Brand to Make Life Better: What Makes You the First, the Best, or the Only?
BREAK – EXHIBITORS HALL (10:15 AM – 10:30 AM)
Room: Mary Schaffer Ballroom
BREAKOUT SESSIONS (10:45 AM – 12:00 PM)
Room: Tekarra Breakout 1: Martin Girard, CPA
Accounting Manager at Barrette Structural
Topic: Power BI for Credit Management: Dashboards That Truly Drive Results
Room: Pyramid A Breakout 2: Kristin Gray, CIRP, LIT, CPA, CA
 Senior Vice President, Partner
Topic: Navigating Corporate Restructuring Proceedings as a Creditor: Avoiding Common Mistakes and Pitfalls
Room: Pyramid B Breakout 3: Andrea Browne, CPA, CMA, CCP
Finance and credit specialist
Topic: Credit decisioning through financial statement analysis
LUNCH (12:00 PM – 12:45 PM)
Room: Beauvert A
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM
Room: Beauvert A
Sponsor Micro Talks
12:45 PM – 2:45 PM

Roundtable Discussions:
Artificial Intelligence and Innovation in Credit Management
BREAK (2:45 PM – 3:00 PM)

Room: Beauvert A
BREAKOUT SESSIONS (3:00 PM – 4:00 PM)
Room: Tekarra Breakout 4 (French session): Martin Girard, CPA
Chef comptable chez Barrette Structural
Sujet: Power BI pour le crédit : des tableaux de bord qui font vraiment une différence
Room: Pyramid B Breakout 5: Andrea Browne, CPA, CMA, CCP
Finance and credit specialist
Topic: Credit decisioning through financial statement analysis
Room: Pyramid A Breakout 6: Kyle Hanlon
Director, Regional Underwriting for Western Canada, EDC
Topic: Credit Risk Trends in Canadian Mid Market & Small Business Segments
Room: Pyramid C Breakout 7: Siddhartha Bhattacharya, he/him
Senior Economist, ATB Economics
Topic: Economic Update
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
Micro-presentations: 
Bectran - Pyramid A
Topic: Annual Reviews Are Dead: Why Continuous Risk Monitoring Is Becoming the New Standard
NetNow - Pyramid B
Topic: Fraud, AI, and Tech Trends Shaping Credit & AR
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
EVENING EVENT SPONSORED BY
              
Dress code: casual wear
 

Thursday June 11

Event Schedule
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
In front of Mary Schaffer Ballroom
Registration Desk Opens
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Room: Beauvert A
Breakfast
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Room: Beauvert A
Sponsor Micro Talks
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Room: Beauvert A
Daily Announcements
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Room: Beauvert A
Keynote Speaker – Alayne Hing (she/her)
Certified Mental Performance Consultant, Senior HP Certified Founder, Alayne Hing Consulting
Topic: Performing Under Pressure: Mental Skills for High-Stakes Decision-Making
BREAK — EXHIBITORS HALL (10:15 AM – 10:30 AM)
Room: Mary Schaffer Ballroom
BREAKOUT SESSIONS (10:45 AM – 12:00 PM)
Room: Tekarra Breakout 1: Howard J. Sniderman, K.C.
Partner - Witten LLP, Barristers & Solicitors
Topic: The commercial litigation process, what are the steps, do you have to sue, and if you do will you win!
Room: Pyramid A Breakout 2: Rhonda T. Fox-Miles, LIT RSW CIRP
Founder, Fox-Miles & Associates Inc.
Topic: Commercial insolvency, what does this mean for the corporate credit manager, and what can you do to protect your company?
Room: Pyramid B Breakout 3: Alayne Hing (she/her)
Certified Mental Performance Consultant, Senior HP Certified Founder, Alayne Hing Consulting
Topic: Resilient Performances in Uncertain Times
LUNCH (12:00 PM – 12:30 PM)
Room: Beauvert A
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Room: Beauvert A
CIC National AGM
BREAK (1:30 PM – 1:45 PM)
Room: Beauvert A
BREAKOUT SESSIONS (1:45 PM – 2:45 PM)
Pyramid A Breakout 4: Scott Harwardt
Statute Administrator, Service Alberta
Topic: Commercial collections practices, commercial credit reporting, and other regulated areas
Pyramid B Breakout 5: Trina Casey-Myatt
Regional Director at Robert Half, Alberta
Topic: Securing Tomorrow's Leaders by Succession Planning Today
Pyramid C Breakout 6: Howard J. Sniderman, K.C.
Partner - Witten LLP, Barristers & Solicitors
Topic: The commercial litigation process, what are the steps, do you have to sue, and if you do will you win!
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM

Micro-Presentation:
Creditsafe powred by Equifax - Pyramid A 

Equifax and Creditsafe will present on Economic insights as well as supply chain resiliency which global events are currently challenging.

5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
EVENING EVENT SPONSORED BY

 
      

Trefoil Lake
Dress code: country and western wear (theme is Cowboy Extravaganza)

Friday June 12

Event Schedule
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Room: Beauvert A
Breakfast
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Room: Beauvert A
Sponsor Micro Talks
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Room: Beauvert A
Daily Announcements
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Room: Beauvert A
Closing Fireside Chat: Judgment Under Pressure: Leadership, Risk & Responsibility in Uncertain Times 

Julie Pottier

Senior Vice President, Partnerships, and Head of Insurance at Export Development Canada

Peter Smith, CCP, CPA, CA
Chairman, President, and Dean of the Credit Institute of Canada, Controller, Brett Young Seeds

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Room: Beauvert A
2028 Conference Presentation
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Room: Beauvert A
Prize Draw
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Room: Beauvert A
Closing Remarks
End of Day 4 – Conference Wraps Up
Thank you for attending!