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WPG Conference Schedule

Wednesday June 3, 2026
Time	Session	Room Assignment	Presenter(s)	Attendees
7:00am – 8:00am	BREAKFAST NSA – Red Lake NSA – Pickle Lake / Kapuskasing Air Inuit	Centennial South Victoria Boardroom Regency Kensignton	/	Hotel Attendees Only
8:00am – 8:30am	Daily Opening	Centennial South	Mike Beaulieu	Store Management, Operations, Executive Management, Directors, Senior Managers.
8:30am – 8:40am	TRANSITION
8:40am – 9:55am	Breakout Session #7 (75mins) SCO: Execute with Confidence, Improve with Consistency SCO: Looking Back, Moving Forward Labour & Payroll Operating Standard	Wellington AB Carlton Embassy AB Embassy CD	Jennifer Wilkinson, Tyler Wilson, Stephen Parsons, Peter JirJis Matthew LeClair Jarek Wroblewski, Darcie Gault Andrey Kharitonov, Rasa Kanagaiah	Store Management, Operations, Executive Management, Directors, Senior Managers. Staff are invited to attend if relevant to position.
9:55am – 10:05am	TRANSITION / BREAK	/	/	/
10:05am – 11:20am	Breakout Session #8 (75mins) SCO: Execute with Confidence, Improve with Consistency SCO: Looking Back, Moving Forward Labour & Payroll Operating Standard	Wellington AB Carlton Embassy AB Embassy CD	Jennifer Wilkinson, Tyler Wilson, Stephen Parsons, Peter JirJis Matthew LeClair Jarek Wroblewski, Darcie Gault Andrey Kharitonov, Rasa Kanagaiah	Store Management, Operations, Executive Management, Directors, Senior Managers. Staff are invited to attend if relevant to position.
11:20am – 12:30pm	LUNCH	Centennial South	/	/
12:30pm – 2:15pm	Food Merchandising 1:1 SessionSee separate schedule. 15minutes per Category. Groups of 6-7 Store Managers.	Wellington AB	Category Managers, See Separate Tab	Store Management, Operations, Executive Management, Directors, Senior Managers, Category Teams.

11:20am – 12:30pm	Trade Show Setup	Centennial North	/	Trade Show Team, Category Teams, Volunteers
LUNCH	Centennial South	/	/

2:15pm – 2:30pm	BREAK	/	/	/
LUNCH	Centennial South	/	/
2:30pm – 3:45pm	Food Merchandising 1:1 Session See separate schedule. 15minutes per Category. Groups of 6-7 Store Managers.	Wellington AB	Category Managers, See Separate Tab	Store Management, Operations, Executive Management, Directors, Senior Managers, Category Teams.

3:45pm – 4:00pm	TRANSITION / BREAK	/	/	/
4:00pm – 5:00pm	Leadership Q&A	Centennial South	/	Store Management, Operations, Executive Management, Directors, Senior Managers.
5:00pm – 5:45pm	Vendor Appreciation Reception	Wellington A	/	Executive Management, Category Managers

EVENING	FREE EVENING PRESIDENT AWARDS 6:00pm – Cocktails & Photos 6:30pm – Dinner & Awards	Manitoba Club	/	/