2022 Tourism Summit Agenda

November 29 & 30 |  THE WESTIN NOVA SCOTIAN

Tuesday – November 29, 2022
9:00am-6:00pm REGISTRATION DESK  | SILENT AUCTION Registration Area
9:30am-11:00am PRE-SUMMIT SESSION FOR STUDENT DELEGATES – STEVE FORAN
Gratitude at Work (open to all Delegates)
Atlantic Ballroom
11:30am-1:00pm SUMMIT 2022 OPENING – CHAIRMAN’S LUNCH Commonwealth Ballroom
1:00pm-2:00pm OPENING KEYNOTE
CHAD HYMAS
Best Selling Author & President, Chad Hymas Communications
Commonwealth Ballroom
2:00pm-2:30pm NETWORKING BREAK Mezzanine
2:30pm-4:30pm Ministerial Address, The Honourable Pat Dunn
TIANS/TNS Strategy Session
TOWARDS A NEW DIRECTION
Atlantic Ballroom
5:30pm

6:00pm

RECEPTION
Sponsored by Johnson Insurance

CELEBRATION DINNER/NOVA SCOTIA MUSIC SHOWCASE
Featuring Reeny Smith, Morgan Toney & Barn Breagh, DeeDee Austin, Ellen Gibling & Sarah Frank, With Headliner Joel Plaskett
 
Mezzanine

Commonwealth Ballroom

Conference schedule subject to change.

Wednesday – November 30, 2022
7:30am-4:00pm REGISTRATION DESK  Registration Area
8:00am-9:30am INDUSTRY BREAKFAST WITH ADDRESS FROM FEDERAL TOURISM MINISTER, THE HONOURABLE RANDY BOISSONNAULT & TOURISM TALK WITH DAVID ROBINSON, DESTINATION CANADA, AND PHILIP MONDOR, TOURISM HR CANADA
Sponsored by The Westin Nova Scotian
Commonwealth Ballroom
9:30am-10:30am PLENARY SESSION
CHAD HYMAS- Interactive and Engaging Deep Dive
Commonwealth Ballroom
10:30am-11:00am NETWORKING BREAK Mezzanine
11:00am-12:15pm CONCURRENT SESSION 1
STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY – LEVERAGING NOVA SCOTIA’S CULTURAL ASSETS FOR TOURISM GROWTH
Lunenburg Room
11:00am-12:15pm CONCURRENT SESSION 2
BOOST YOUR TOURISM BUSINESS WITH TNS & TIANS
Maritime Room
11:00am-12:15pm CONCURRENT SESSION 3
BEST PRACTICES FOR ACCESSIBILITY IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY
Atlantic Ballroom
12:30pm-1:30pm SILENT AUCTION CLOSES @ 12:30
INDUSTRY LUNCHEON 
Commonwealth Ballroom
1:30pm – 2:30pm BULDING YOUR TOURISM WORKFORCE
Philip Mondor, CEO & President, Tourism HR Canada
Commonwealth Ballroom
2:45pm – 4:30pm CLOSING KEYNOTE SESSION
STEFAN ROESCH
The Power of Film as a Tourism Driver
Commonwealth Ballroom

2022 Summit - Entertainment Highlights

Opening Performance by multiple ECMA award winner and JUNO nominee – John Gracie
Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal Presentations
Celebration Dinner & Nova Scotia Musical Showcase featuring Joel Plaskett and more