HOT BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Apprenticeship Awards Presentation

• Outstanding Journeyperson Award Presented by the Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
• Skilled Trades Ontario Outstanding Apprentice Awards
• Skilled Trades Ontario Award of Excellence
• Skilled Trades Ontario Trades Safety Champion Award

WELLNESS BREAK

Featured Session - Details to be Announced

We’re putting the finishing touches on a special session. Stay tuned for the announcement!

Keynote:  BUILT FOR UNCERTAINTY: Leading Teams in a World That Has Never Moved Faster

We can’t predict the future – but we can prepare for it. In this engaging, research-backed presentation, workplace culture and leadership expert Eric Termuende shares a practical blueprint for building resilient teams, strengthening trust, removing friction, and thriving in a world that’s changing faster and more unpredictably than ever.

Eric is a keynote speaker, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and researcher focused on one of the defining leadership challenges of our time: how to navigate uncertainty and change when the world refuses to stand still.

LUNCH BREAK

STO: The Next Chapter

The skilled trades system is at an important moment of change - and our agency is stepping into an expanded role. CEO Candice White will share what we’ve learned, what the current landscape is telling us, and where the biggest challenges and opportunities lie. Most importantly, she’ll look ahead at what it will take to move from insight to action and build a skilled trades system that is stronger, more connected, and ready for what comes next.

Closing Remarks