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Sport Summit is Canada's premier conference dedicated to the Business of Sport.

Bringing together sport leaders, organizations, and industry experts from across the country, Sport Summit delivers meaningful education, collaboration, and networking

10/11/2026

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM SPORT SUMMIT! 🧡🍁

This Thanksgiving, we have so much to be grateful for!

At Sport Summit, we believe that sport is more than competition — it's about connection, community, opportunity, and the power to inspire change.

We are incredibly thankful for the athletes, coaches, sport leaders, organizations, sponsors, volunteers, and passionate individuals who continue to make the Canadian sport community so extraordinary.

We are grateful for the conversations that spark new ideas, the relationships that create opportunities, and the people who believe in building a stronger future for sport.

As we look ahead to Sport Summit 2027, we are especially thankful for everyone who continues to believe in our vision and support this journey.

Because when we come together, we can accomplish so much more.

Today, we celebrate gratitude, community, and the incredible people who make sport what it is.

From all of us at Sport Summit, Happy Thanksgiving!

Collaboration Over Competition. Always.

10/10/2026

WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY | OCTOBER 10

Awareness is important. But awareness alone is not enough.

World Mental Health Day is an incredible opportunity to start conversations, share stories, and remind people that mental health matters.

But at Sport Summit, we believe the conversation needs to go further.

We need to create a world where people are no longer afraid to come forward. Where asking for help isn't seen as weakness. Where athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, and sport leaders don't feel they have to hide their struggles out of fear of judgment, losing opportunities, or being treated differently.

In sport, we celebrate strength, resilience, determination, and pushing through adversity. But somewhere along the way, we also need to recognize that strength is knowing when to ask for help, and courage is being able to say, "I'm not okay."

We need to do better.

Not just today. Not just when a campaign reminds us. Every single day.

We need to listen without judgment, support without hesitation, and build sporting environments where mental health is treated with the same importance as physical health.

Because the goal shouldn't simply be to encourage people to speak up.

The goal should be to remove the fear that stops them from speaking up in the first place.

Let's move beyond awareness and create meaningful change.

💚 The strongest teams are the ones where nobody has to struggle in silence.

09/30/2026

Today, we pause to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

A day to honor the children who never returned home, the Survivors of residential schools, their families, and the communities forever impacted. It is also a reminder that reconciliation requires more than remembrance, it calls for continued learning, listening, and meaningful action.

As a community built on connection, collaboration, and bringing people together through sport, we recognize the importance of creating spaces where everyone feels respected, included, and heard.

🧡 Every Child Matters.

09/02/2026

An important message from our Sport Summit Founder, Lesley Plumley, regarding the 2026 Sport Summit.

09/01/2026

🚨 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

We’re excited to welcome Kerry Dankers, OLY Dankers to the stage at the 2026 Sport Summit! 🎤

From representing Canada as a 2006 Olympian and competing internationally with the National Speed Skating Team to now leading the future of biathlon as Chief Executive Officer of Biathlon Canada, Kerry brings a unique perspective shaped by experience both on and off the field of play. 🇨🇦

With a career spanning high-performance sport, Olympic operations, business leadership, and sport administration, Kerry knows what it takes to lead, evolve, and create impact across Canada’s sport system.

Join us October 19–21 as Kerry shares her journey and insights with leaders, athletes, coaches, and changemakers from across the sport industry.

🎟️ Get your tickets and be part of the conversation!

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08/31/2026

Growth doesn't end when you reach the top.

The best athletes, coaches, and leaders continue learning, adapting, and challenging themselves every day.

Success isn't a destination, it's a mindset.

How do you continue pushing yourself forward?

BUY TICKETS TODAY!

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08/28/2026

Every tournament is about more than competition.

Sport brings visitors.
Sport supports local businesses.
Sport creates jobs.
Sport boosts regional economies.

Communities win when sport thrives.

08/27/2026

Still wondering why you should be in the room at the 2026 Sport Summit?

Listen to our event Emcee, Joe McFarland, tell you why.

🎟️ Get your tickets today!
www.thesportsummit.com

08/26/2026

Meet Julian Smith 🎿🇨🇦

We’re excited to welcome Julian Smith to the Sport Summit 2026 speaker lineup!

A former Canadian national team cross-country skier, Julian represented Canada internationally for 12 years, competing at the World Junior Championships, U23 World Championships, World Cup, and Senior World Championships.

Today, Julian continues to make an impact well beyond competition. As one of Nordiq Canada’s Athlete Directors and a member of the AthletesCAN Board of Directors, he advocates for athletes and works to advance equity, diversity, inclusion, positivity, and athlete-centred leadership across the Canadian sport system.

Based in Thunder Bay, Julian is also passionate about strengthening communities through local outreach and his volunteer work with The Urban Abbey.

From elite competition to athlete advocacy and sport leadership, Julian brings an authentic athlete voice and a powerful perspective on building a more inclusive, positive, and athlete-centred future for sport.

🎟️ Join us at Sport Summit 2026: October 19–21.

www.thesportsummit.com

08/25/2026

🎤 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT: MICAELA WIDMER

We’re thrilled to welcome Micaela Widmer to the Sport Summit 2026 stage! 🇨🇦

A high-performance sport leader, coach, former international skeleton athlete, and partnership strategist, Micaela brings a unique perspective on leadership, athlete development, community, and the power of sport to create meaningful change.

From competing internationally for both Canada and Switzerland, to leading the development of Canada’s National Skeleton Program, Micaela has worked across every level of the sport, from an athlete’s first race to the 2026 Winter Olympics.

🌎 As Co-Chair of the IBSF Development Committee, she is helping shape the future of skeleton internationally.

💪 As Head Coach at the 2025 Invictus Games, she helped more than 200 adaptive athletes face their fears and compete in skeleton.

🤝 And beyond sport, as Senior Manager of Partnerships at the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada, she brings her passion for people, partnerships, and social impact into the charitable sector.

Micaela believes sport is about far more than what happens on the field, track, ice or track — it’s a catalyst for developing people, building communities, and creating positive social change.

We can’t wait to have her in the room.

📅 October 19–21, 2026
📍 Sport Summit 2026

🎟️ Join us and be part of the conversation.

www.thesportsummit.com

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Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm

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