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WPG Conference Schedule

Monday June 1, 2026
Time	Session	Room Assignment	Presenter(s)	Attendees
6:45am – 7:30am 7:00am – 7:45am	Bus Transport from GH to Victoria Inn BREAKFAST	Wellington Ballroom		Buses depart GH at 6:45am. Arrival to Victoria Inn by 7:30am. Hotel Attendees Only.
8:00am – 8:30am	Store Manager Welcome	Centennial South		Hotel Guests Only.
8:30am – 10:00am	Opening Plenary	Centennial South	Dan McConnell Jim Caldwell	All Staff.
10:00am – 10:30am	BREAK
10:30am – 11:45am	Breakout Session #1 (75mins)Maintenance & Repair (Store & Housing) Building & Developing Your Store Team Community Relations & Social Media Leading from the Floor	Centennial 6 Centennial 1 Centennial 3/4 Centennial 5	Jeff Suggitt, Kelsey Janzen, Patrick Jacob Robert Mader, Pat O’Donnell Andrew Thunder, Brigitte Burgoyne Darcie Gault, Nana Bush	Store Management, Operations, Executive Management, Directors, Senior Managers. Staff are invited to attend if relevant to position.
11:45am – 12:45pm		Wellington Ballroom
12:45pm – 2:00pm	Breakout Session #2 (75mins) Maintenance & Repair (Store & Housing) Building & Developing Your Store Team Community Relations & Social Media Leading from the Floor	Centennial 6 Centennial 1 Centennial 3/4 Centennial 5	Jeff Suggitt, Kelsey Janzen, Patrick Jacob Robert Mader, Pat O’Donnell Andrew Thunder, Brigitte Burgoyne Darcie Gault, Nana Bush	Store Management, Operations, Executive Management, Directors, Senior Managers. Staff are invited to attend if relevant to position.
10:00am – 10:30am	TRANSITION
2:15pm – 3:30pm	Breakout Session #3 (75mins) Maintenance & Repair (Store & Housing) Building & Developing Your Store Team Community Relations & Social Media Leading from the Floor	Centennial 6 Centennial 1 Centennial 3/4 Centennial 5	Jeff Suggitt, Kelsey Janzen, Patrick Jacob Robert Mader, Pat O’Donnell Andrew Thunder, Brigitte Burgoyne Darcie Gault, Nana Bush	Store Management, Operations, Executive Management, Directors, Senior Managers. Staff are invited to attend if relevant to position.
3:30pm – 3:45pm	BREAK / TRANSITION
3:45pm – 5:00pm	Breakout Session #4 (75mins) Maintenance & Repair (Store & Housing) Building & Developing Your Store Team Community Relations & Social Media Leading from the Floor	Centennial 6 Centennial 1 Centennial 3/4 Centennial 5	Jeff Suggitt, Kelsey Janzen, Patrick Jacob Robert Mader, Pat O’Donnell Andrew Thunder, Brigitte Burgoyne Darcie Gault, Nana Bush	Store Management, Operations, Executive Management, Directors, Senior Managers. Staff are invited to attend if relevant to position.
6:00pm – 9:30pm	Awards Dinner & Celebration 6:00pm – Cocktails 7:00pm – Dinner Service 9:30pm – Conclusion	Centennial South	Entertainment: Panic at the Bistro Emcees: Keri Cress, Larry Fortes	Store Management, Operations, Executive Team, Directors, Senior Managers.