Kinnear Centre & Max Bell Building
1:00 pm
Registration (ongoing)
3:00 pm
Peer to Peer Sessions
- A series of peer to peer discussions for Artistic Directors, Executive Directors, Board Chairs, Executive Leadership program participants and funders.
5:30 pm
Walter Phillips Gallery
Opening Cocktail Reception
Husky Hall 103 & 105, Kinnear Centre
9:00 am
Husky Hall 103/105, Kinnear Centre
Welcome: Land acknowledge and a message
- Lexi McKinnon,
Associate Director, Indigenous Leadership and Management, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
9:15 am
Husky Hall 103/105, Kinnear Centre
Fleck Keynote Address:
Collective Action
Climate Change and how Canada’s cultural sector can and is responding to this challenge to create a more sustainable ecosystem.
Speaker
Marina Melanidis, 24- year old Founder & Partnerships Director, Canada, Youth4Change
9:40 am
Husky Hall 103/105
Moderated discussion
Moderated discussion with panelists sharing case study and best practices
Panelists:
- Dr. Ben Twist, Creative Carbon Scotland
- Philippe Tortell, Professor of Oceanography, UBC & Head of the UBC Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
- Anita Gaffney, Executive Director, Stratford Festival
- Ann Duffy, Sustainability Expert
10:40 am
Break
11:00 am
Husky Hall 103/105
Breakout Sessions
- Facilitated breakout sessions on the theme of climate change and collective action by the arts sector.
12:00 pm
Husky Hall 103/105, Kinnear Centre
To be determined
12:30 pm
Vistas Dining Room
Lunch
2:00 pm
Husky Hall 103/105, Kinnear Centre
Advocacy Panel
State of the Arts Union
- Tara Mazurk, Senior Consultant, Global Public Affairs
Response Panel:
- Janet Yale, Special Advisor, Cultural Policy Advisory Panel
4:00 pm
End of Program Day
6:00 pm
Husky Hall 103/105, Kinnear Centre
Summit Reception
7:00 pm
Husky Hall 103/105, Kinnear Centre
Summit Dinner
Evening Performance
Philippe Tortell, Professor of Oceanography, is the co-creator of Earth Symphony based on the sounds of the ocean. This symphony will have its world premier in Vancouver on April 17. We have arranged a live simulcast at Banff for that evening, hosted by Phillipe.
Kinnear Centre 201, 203, 205
9:00 am
Kinnear Centre 201, 203, 205
Welcome: Land acknowledgement
9:15 am
Kinnear Centre 201, 203, 205
Cultural Shifts
As arts leaders, what is our role in community development and engagement? We will share examples of different approaches to community engagement across sectors/regions and examples of bold and transformational leadership in the cultural sector.
Speaker:
- Alicia Adams, Vice President, International Programming, Kennedy Center
10:15 am
Break
10:30 am
Kinnear Centre 201, 203, 205
Case Studies and Wise Practices
Case studies and wise practices from transformational leaders in Canada and internationally on their individual approaches to navigating cultural shifts across sectors/regions and their lessons learned along the way. This will be followed by a moderated panel discussion.
Speakers:
- Sasha Suda, director, National Gallery of Canada
- Diane Ragsdale, faculty director of the Cultural Leadership Program at Banff Centre
- Deadria Harrington, founder and artistic director, The Movement Theatre, New York City
- Jason Baerg, Indigenous curator, educator and artist
- Ry Moran, director of National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Moderator:
Irfhan Rawji, Chair, Glenbow Museum
12:15 pm
Vistas Dining Room
Lunch
1:30 pm
The Art of Board Governance
Kinnear Centre 201, 203, 205
Professor David R. Beatty C.M., O.B.E., F.ICD, CFA, Chair, David & Sharon Johnston Center for Corporate Governance Innovation, Professor of Strategy, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, will present the findings of The Art of Good Governance survey completed by Summit delegates. Our response panel will then discuss the findings, possible improvements and areas of potential challenges to address.
We will then have a larger group discussion with Summit delegates.
Speakers:
- Jennifer Tory, Chair, Toronto International Film Festival
- Janice Price, CEO, Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity
- Cornell Wright, Chair, National Ballet of Canada
3:00 pm
Succession Planning in the Arts
Kinnear Centre 201, 203, 205
Moderator:
- Michele Maheux
Panelists:
- Bruce Munro Wright, former chair Ballet BC
4:00 pm
Peer to Peer: Walk and Talk Sessions
For these sessions, we’ll encourage attendees to go outside and use the space and beautiful backdrop of Banff for the discussions. These sessions will be a series of self-organized peer to peer discussions for artistic directors, executive directors, board chairs, leadership fellows and funders
5:00 pm
End of Program Day
6:00 pm
Rolston Recital Hall
Closing Reception and Dinner
Organizers
Donors
