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2019 CAIS Heads & Chairs Conference

Heads & Chairs Conference: October 17 - 19, 2019
Annual General Meeting: October 19, 2019
Pre-Conference Workshop: October 16, 2019
New Heads and New Chairs Dinner & Workshop: October 16 - 17, 2019
Location: Marriott on the Falls, Niagara Falls, ON
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Steve Clarke

Armbrae Academy
Head of School
Halifax, Nova Scotia

https://armbrae.ns.ca/

4:00pm EDT

Pre-Registration: CAIS Board, New Heads & New Chairs Oakes Foyer

6:00pm EDT

Reception and Dinner for new Heads and their Mentors, new Board Chairs, Conference Planning Committee and CAIS Board [Invitation Only] Ridley College

7:30am EDT

Breakfast: CAIS Board, New Heads & New Board Chairs

8:30am EDT

New Heads & New Board Chairs Session Hennepin South

10:00am EDT

New Heads Session Hennepin North

1:30pm EDT

Conference welcome Oakes BallroomEd Kidd

1:45pm EDT

Keynote: Nurturing Resilience Through a Strong Community Oakes BallroomDr. Michael Ungar

3:00pm EDT

Networking break Oakes Foyer

3:15pm EDT

Trends / Standards / Accreditation Update and Working Session Oakes BallroomPatti MacDonald • Catherine McCauley

5:45pm EDT

Welcome Networking Event Queenston Heights / Table Rock

9:30pm EDT

Hospitality Suite Salon A

7:00am EDT

Networking breakfast Oakes Foyer

8:30am EDT

Launch of the Leadership Praxis and the Enhancing Board Effectiveness Framework Oakes BallroomDon Kawasoe • Patti MacDonald

8:45am EDT

Keynote: Building the HERO Generation: A happier, healthier, higher-performing education ecosystem Oakes BallroomJennifer Moss

10:00am EDT

Networking break Oakes Foyer

10:15am EDT

Crisis Communications (For Heads & Chairs) HennepinShirley Muir • Joanne Kamins

11:30am EDT

Better Board Orientation and Ongoing Education: Strategies for Success (For Heads & Chairs) OntarioSusan Wright Optimizing Board Meetings (For Heads & Chairs) Salon BMaureen Reid

12:30pm EDT

Networking lunch + Marketplace Showcase Oakes Foyer

12:45pm EDT

Working Lunch - Accreditation Session for Board Chairs HennepinCatherine McCauley

1:30pm EDT

Panel: Setting the Global Independent School Context Oakes BallroomKevin Ruth • Susan Krumrei • Mike Buchanan • Amada Torres • Patti MacDonald

2:30pm EDT

Networking break + Marketplace Showcase Oakes Foyer

2:45pm EDT

Speed Innovation Sessions Oakes Ballroom

3:45pm EDT

Keynote Session: Illness, Wellness, Resilience and Survival Oakes BallroomHal Hannaford • Susan Doherty

5:00pm EDT

Marketplace Showcase & Networking Reception Oakes Foyer

7:00pm EDT

Networking Dinner Oakes Ballroom

7:45am EDT

AGM Check-in Oakes Foyer Breakfast and AGM Oakes Ballroom

8:30am EDT

Launch of CAIS Connect Oakes BallroomJulie Clement

8:45am EDT

Networking Break Oakes Foyer

9:00am EDT

Chair-only Keynote: Building a generative Board HennepinJohn Littleford • Susan Wright • Georgina Black • Aubrey Baillie Heads-only Keynote: Leading Change in Our Schools Oakes BallroomBrandon Wiley

10:15am EDT

Networking Break Oakes Foyer

10:30am EDT

Economic Sustainability Culture: An Integrated Approach to Program, Population & Philanthropy for Heads + Trustees Salon AWilliam Kummel Legal Issues Impacting Leadership Culture OntarioEric Roher

11:30am EDT

Lunch Oakes Foyer

12:00pm EDT

Closing Keynote: The structure of Team Engagement Oakes BallroomToby Shannan

1:00pm EDT

Closing Remarks Oakes BallroomPatti MacDonald