Program

Thursday, April 30

Session Information
Opening Keynote: Amanda Leuschen, Vice-President, Leadership & Learning, Leaps and Bounds Consulting
Afternoon Session: Chris Carter, Principal Governance Advisor at Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity) Governance Professionals Panel and Discussion Ted Cogan, University Secretary, University of Guelph Claire Milton, University Secretary and General Counsel,Saint Mary's University Kate Peters, University Secretary, University of Alberta

Session Information

Opening Keynote:

Amanda Leuschen, Vice-President, Leadership & Learning, Leaps and Bounds Consulting

Afternoon Session:

Chris Carter, Principal Governance Advisor at Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity)

Governance Professionals Panel and Discussion

Ted Cogan, University Secretary, University of Guelph

Claire Milton, University Secretary and General Counsel,Saint Mary's University

Kate Peters, University Secretary, University of Alberta

Friday, May 1

Session Information
Opening Keynote *Rahul K. Bhardwaj*, President and CEO, Institute of Corporate Directors
The University Presidency and Impact of Board Governance Glen Jones, Ontario Research Chair in Postsecondary Education Policy and Measurement President’s Panel: *Benoit-Antoine Bacon, University of British Columbia Vivek Goel, University of Waterloo Deborah MacLatchy, Wilfrid Laurier University Wendy Rodgers*, University of Prince Edward Island
Shared Governance: What’s Possible *Cheryl Foy*, President, Strategic Governance Consulting Services
The Scarborough Charter in 2026 John Ariyo, Executive Director, Scarborough Charter Secretariat Andrea Davis, Associate Vice-President Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Wilfrid Laurier University Christopher Taylor, Associate Vice-President Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism, University of Waterloo
Board Member Breakout Session for Board Chairs: Beyond the Job Description: How University Presidents Lead—and How Boards Can Better Support Them. - Daniel Atlin, Executive Coach and Strategic Advisor - Grand River Meeting Room Governance Professionals Breakout Session: Shared Governance Confessionals and Conversations. - *Silver Lake Ballroom*

Session Information

Opening Keynote

Rahul K. Bhardwaj, President and CEO, Institute of Corporate Directors

The University Presidency and Impact of Board Governance

Glen Jones, Ontario Research Chair in Postsecondary Education Policy and Measurement

President’s Panel:

Benoit-Antoine Bacon, University of British Columbia

Vivek Goel, University of Waterloo

Deborah MacLatchy, Wilfrid Laurier University

Wendy Rodgers, University of Prince Edward Island

Shared Governance: What’s Possible

Cheryl Foy, President, Strategic Governance Consulting Services

The Scarborough Charter in 2026

John Ariyo, Executive Director, Scarborough Charter Secretariat

Andrea Davis, Associate Vice-President Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Wilfrid Laurier University

Christopher Taylor, Associate Vice-President Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism, University of Waterloo

Board Member Breakout Session for Board Chairs: Beyond the Job Description: How University Presidents Lead—and How Boards Can Better Support Them. - Daniel Atlin, Executive Coach and Strategic Advisor - Grand River Meeting Room

Governance Professionals Breakout Session: Shared Governance Confessionals and Conversations. - Silver Lake Ballroom

Saturday, May 2 Schedule

Session Information
AI Adoption in Governance Devan Mescall, Professor, Edwards Enhancement Chair in Business, University of Saskatchewan
Bringing it All Together: Leading Change and Exercising Influence J. Mark Weber, Special Advisor to the Provost on Leadership Strategy and Development and Professor of Management and Organizations
Closing Remarks
CUGA Annual General Meeting