SPECIAL PRESENTATION AND BOOK SIGNING WITH ROBIN SHARMA
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Light breakfast and networking.
8:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Be moved by motivator and author Robin Sharma. Ticket includes a light breakfast and a signed copy of his bestseller Letters From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, compliments of Dagmar Resort.
Click here to purchase tickets, $30 plus HST.
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
CULTURAL TOURISM
Specialist in Place-Based Cultural Tourism, STEVEN THORNE, discusses why “place” is the key to cultural tourism, and how you can unlock its treasures.
10:50 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
CYCLE TOURISM PANEL DISCUSSION
JEFF BROOKS, Principal Planner, Regional Municipality of Durham will moderate as ELEANOR MCMAHON, President and Founder, Share the Road; LOUISA MURSELL, Project Manager, Welcome Cyclists Network and MELISSA CLAXTON-OLDFIELD, President, Oshawa Cycling Club discuss how to foster a cycling culture and increase cycle tourism in the region.
Noon – 12:50 p.m.
CULINARY ARTS DEMONSTRATION
Durham College’s Chef DAVID HAWEY and his crew show us how to entertain in style. Using local ingredients they will demonstrate how to prepare hors d’oeuvres, mini-scotch eggs, keftedes, and herbed mushroom pastries.
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
CULINARY TOURISM
REBECCA LeHEUP, Executive Director, Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance (OCTA) will present about culinary tourism, giving visitors a taste of our culture.
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
SOCIAL MEDIA
BARRY A. MARTIN , Principal at Hypenotic, shares how marketing has changed and so has the way we’re influenced by it. Come learn how to design a marketing strategy for a social era!
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
FILM INDUSTRY PRESENTATION
DONNA ZUCHLINSKI, Film Commissioner, Industry Development Ontario Media Development Corporation and BRIAN MALCOLM, Executive Director, Parkwood National Historic Site, discuss the film industry.
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE
The Bowmanville Zoo’s MICHAEL HACKENBERGER speaks to The Biology of Training for Customer Service Excellence.
3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
CREATIVITY PRESENTATION
Artist WILLIAM LISHMAN speaks of the Creative Continuum.
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
SAVOUR THE SEASON SAMPLINGS
Sample food from restaurants boasting locally sourced products prepared by regional food artisans.
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
CREATIVE AWARDS CEREMONY
Emcee Dan Carter will lead us through the inaugural Durham Art of Transition Creative Awards.
6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
EVENT CLOSING
Remarks, followed by entertainment by Devi Mandir, Chinese Sword Dancers, H.E.R. and The GeekFreaks.
