CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Registration fee: $60 per persom for Chamber Members, $75 per person for entrepreneurs & $100 for government/community representatives.

We constantly keep updating the program with new exciting additions. Please come back soon and check what's new!

Location: Complete program will take place in the banquet room of the Parkland Rec Complex in Dauphin (how to get there?).

Time	Event
12:00 pm	Registration Desk Opens
1:00 pm	Welcome & Opening Remarks
1:15 pm	Keynote Speaker (David Chalk) – entire afternoon focused around keynote speaker. First half of the afternoon is a keynote address (theory) with the second half of the afternoon being an interactive learning experience to get participants putting thoughts in to action.
2:30 pm	Break
4:45 pm	Wrap-Up
6:30 pm	A Manitoba Party! A celebration of Manitoba food, fun and friendship

Time	Event
7:30 - 8:45 am	The Breakfast Club - Building the Foundation one-on-one help from financial, marketing and business experts.
8:00 am	*Breakfast* (served 8:00 - 8:45 am)
9:00 am	Welcome
9:05 am	*Session #1: Marketing - social networking sites, websites, selling online, etc.**
10:45 am	Break
11:15 am	MTS Allstream presentation (45 mins)
12:00 pm	Lunch
12:45 pm	*Topic #2: Customer Service - using technology to build relationships, request feedback (surveys, blogs), etc.**
2:00 pm	*Topic #3: Business Management-** bookkeeping software, equipment to improve efficiency, etc. Topic #4: Human Resources* - online resources to help with recruitment and retention, automatic payroll software, etc.
3:00 pm	Break
3:15 pm	What’s next? What’s in it for me?- facilitated session with panelists to talk about business networks and connecting within your region
4:45 pm	Conference Wrap-Up & Door Prizes

*Does not depict the final order of these sessions. All are interchangeable based on speaker/entrepreneur availability.