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SUMMARY:2026 Spring Conference & Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:PGO Conference Chair Lisa Darling invites all members and partners to the 2026 Spring Conference & AGM. Police Governance Ontario’s 2026 Spring Conference and AGM is being held in person! \nOPP Detachment Boards:\nJune 1 – 2\, 2026 \nMunicipal & First Nations Boards:\nJune 1 – 3\, 2026 \nThe Brock Niagara Falls – Fallsview\nNiagara Falls\, Ontario Canada \n\nEarly Bird Member: $899\nEarly Bird Non-Member: $999\nCompanion Meal Package: $225\nOne Day Pass: $550 \nEarly Bird pricing ended April 10\, 2026 at 11:59 PM. \nMember: $999\nNon-Member: $1099\nCompanion Meal Package: $250 \n\nCANCELLATION & SUBSTITUTION POLICY\nCancellations must be received in writing. Cancellations received by March 31\, 2026 will be eligible for a full refund\, less a $25 administrative fee. \nCancellations received between April 1 and May 1\, 2026 will be entitled to a 50% refund. \nNo refunds will be granted after May 1\, 2026. \nIn all cases noted above\, delegate substitution is permitted with written notice to PGO. \n\nPROGRAM\nMonday\, June 1:\n\n\n\nTime\nProgram\n\n\n7:30 AM – 9:00 AM\nHot Buffet Breakfast\nSponsored by York Regional Police Service Board\n\n\n8:15 AM – 8:45 AM\nOPP Detachment Boards\nWelcome Remarks\nDeputy Commissioner Chris Harkins\, Ontario Provincial Police\nLisa Darling\, Executive Director\, PGO\n\n\n9:00 AM – 10:15 AM\nOPP Detachment Boards\nBreakout Session 1A:\nOPP Boards – Getting Organized for Governance\nLisa Darling\, Executive Director\, PGO\n\n\n9:00 AM – 10:15 AM\nOPP Detachment Boards\nBreakout Session 1B:\nOPP Boards – Rules\, Transparency\, & Accountability\nAnitra Basant\, Trainer\, PGO\n\n\n9:00 AM – 10:15 AM\nOPP Detachment Boards\nBreakout Session 1C:\nOPP Boards – Understanding Your Role in Community Safety\nNatalie Champagne\, Trainer\, PGO\nJosh Veenstra\, Resolution & Restoration Specialist\, OPP’s Office of Professionalism\, Respect\, Inclusion and Leadership\n\n\n10:15 AM – 10:30 AM\nNetworking Break\n\n\n10:30 AM – 11:45 AM\nOPP Detachment Boards\nBreakout Session 2A:\nOPP Boards – Getting Organized for Governance\nLisa Darling\, Executive Director\, PGO\n\n\n10:30 AM – 11:45 AM\nOPP Detachment Boards\nBreakout Session 2B:\nOPP Boards – Rules\, Transparency\, & Accountability\nAnitra Basant\, Trainer\, PGO\n\n\n10:30 AM – 11:45 AM\nOPP Detachment Boards\nBreakout Session 2C:\nOPP Boards – Understanding Your Role in Community Safety\nNatalie Champagne\, Trainer\, PGO\nJosh Veenstra\, Resolution & Restoration Specialist\, OPP’s Office of Professionalism\, Respect\, Inclusion and Leadership\n\n\n12:00 PM – 1:00 PM\nLunch\nSponsored by Toronto Police Service Board\n\n\n1:00 PM – 2:15 PM\nAll Boards\nPGO Annual General Meeting: Professionalizing Police Governance\nElections\nRestricted to Member Boards & Their Staff\n\n\n\n2:15 PM – 2:45 PM\nNetworking Break\n\n\n2:45 PM – 4:30 PM\nAll Boards\nPGO Strategic Update: Building Governance Architecture\nLisa Darling\, Executive Director\, PGO\nJeanine Lassaline-Berglund\, Director of Communications & Engagement\, PGO\nLinda Skoyles\, Director of Curriculum & Training\, PGO\n\n\n4:45 PM\nBy Invite only\nPGO Board of Directors’ Meeting\nElection of Officers\n\n\n6:00 PM\nPGO Welcome Reception & Conference Dinner\nFeaturing Rose City Dueling Pianos!\nPresented by Niagara Police Service Board\n\n\n\nTuesday\, June 2:\n\n\n\nTime\nProgram\n\n\n7:00 AM – 9:00 AM\nHot Buffet Breakfast\nSponsored by York Regional Police Service Board\n\n\n8:15 AM – 9:00 AM\nAll Boards\nOpening Ceremonies & Remarks\nNiagara Police Service Chief’s Colour Guard & Piper\n\n\n\n9:00 AM – 10:15 AM\nAll Boards\nFrom Compliance to Governance: Why the Shift is Challenging in Practice (Panel)\nModerator: Lisa Darling\, Executive Director\, PGO\nPanelists:\n– Melanie Fix\, Partner\, Advisory Services\, MNP\n– Cal Corley\, CEO\, Community Safety Knowledge Alliance\n– Stephanie Johannsen\, Chief Governance Officer\, London Police Service Board\nSponsored by London Police Service Board\n\n\n10:15 AM – 10:35 AM\nNetworking Break\nSponsored by Owen Sound Police Service Board\n\n\n10:35 AM – 10:50 AM\nAll Boards\nGoverning the AI Era: What Police Service Boards Need to Know\nStefan Schurman\, Director of Sales\, Axon Public Safety Canada\n\n\n10:50 AM – 12:00 PM\nAll Boards\nGovernance Under Pressure: Lessons from Peel (Panel)\nModerator: Robert Serpe\, Executive Director\, Peel Police Service Board\nPanelists:\n– Al Boughton\, Chair Finance Committee\, Peel Police Service Board\n– Mark Dapat\, Deputy Chief\, Community Safety & Well Being\, Peel Regional Police Service\n– Dyson Smith\, Superintendent\, Peel Regional Police Service\nSponsored by Peel Police Service Board\n\n\n12:00 PM – 1:00 PM\nLunch\n\n\n1:00 PM – 2:00 PM\nMunicipal Boards\nBreakout Session 3A:\nBudgeting for Governance – Strengthening Board Oversight & Decision-Making\nCaitlin Brown\, Partner\, MNP Community Safety & Well-Being Practice\n\n\n1:00 PM – 2:00 PM\nOPP Detachment Boards\nBreakout Session 3B:\nUnderstanding the OPP – Structure\, Roles\, & the Board’s Place in the System\nLisa Darling\, Executive Director\, PGO\n\n\n1:00 PM – 2:00 PM\nFirst Nations Boards\nBreakout Session 3C:\nFirst Nations Police Governance – Understanding the CSPA\, Options\, & Practical Implications\nJeff Cooper\, Inspectorate of Policing\nDylan Kekanovich\, Police Services Advisor\, Indigenous Policing Unit\nDeputy Grand Chief Mike Metatawabin\, Nishnawbe Aski Nation\nFrank McKay\, Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Board\n\n\n2:00 PM – 2:30 PM\nNetworking Break\nSponsored by Waterloo Regional Police Service Board\n\n\n2:30 PM – 3:45 PM\nOPP Detachment Boards\nBreakout Session 4A:\nUsing Data to Inform Community Safety & Governance Decisions\nDubi Kanengisser\, Inspectorate of Policing\n\n\n2:30 PM – 3:45 PM\nOPP Detachment Boards\nBreakout Session 4B:\nDetachment Commander Performance Evaluation – Governance in Practice\nLisa Darling\, Executive Director\, PGO\n\n\n2:30 PM – 3:45 PM\nFirst Nations Boards\nBreakout Session 4C:\nFirst Nations Police Governance – Defining Roles\, Responsibilities\, & Relationships\nAnitra Basant\, Trainer\, PGO\nNatalie Champagne\, Trainer\, PGO\n\n\n3:00 PM – 4:45 PM\nMunicipal Boards\nMunicipal Boards Joint Sessions with OACP\nOACP-Run Sessions at the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel\n\n\n3:45 PM – 4:00 PM\nNetworking Break\n\n\n4:00 PM – 5:00 PM\nOPP Detachment Boards\nBreakout Session 5A:\nUsing Data to Inform Community Safety & Governance Decisions (repeat)\nDubi Kanengisser\, Inspectorate of Policing\n\n\n4:00 PM – 5:00 PM\nOPP Detachment Boards\nBreakout Session 5B:\nDetachment Commander Performance Evaluation – Governance in Practice\nLisa Darling\, Executive Director\, PGO\n\n\n4:00 PM – 5:00 PM\nFirst Nations Boards\nBreakout Session 5C:\nFirst Nations Police Governance – Building Effective Relationships with Police Leadership\nKai Liu\, Executive Director\, Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario (IPCO)\nJeanine Lassaline-Berglund\, Director of Communications & Engagement\, PGO\n\n\n5:00 PM – 6:30 PM\nFree Time\n\n\n6:30 PM – 9:30 PM\nPGO Networking Reception\nPresented by AXON\n\n\n\nWednesday\, June 3:\n\n\n\nTime\nProgram\n\n\n7:00 AM – 8:30 AM\nHot Buffet Breakfast\nSponsored by Ottawa Police Service Board\n\n\n8:30 AM – 9:30 AM\nMunicipal Boards\nOpening Remarks\nLabour Relations & Bargaining: Emerging Pressures & PGO’s Path Forward\nLisa Darling\, Executive Director\, PGO\nJessica Barrow\, Partner\, Perley-Robertson\, Hill & McDougall\nSponsored by Medallion Group Insurance\, by McFarlan Rowlands\n\n\n9:30 AM – 10:30 AM\nMunicipal & First Nations Boards\nStrategic Planning as a Governance Tool:\nSetting Direction & Measuring Progress\nNeil Dubord\, Leadership Expert\, Former Chief of Police\, Author\nSponsored by Consilium Public Sector Services\n\n\n10:30 AM – 11:00 AM\nNetworking Break\n\n\n11:00 AM – 12:00 PM\nMunicipal & First Nations Boards\nGovernance in a Reactive World: Applying the Principles That Matter\nLisa Darling\, Executive Director\, PGO\nJeanine Lassaline-Berglund\, Director of Communications and Engagement\, PGO\nSponsored by Infinit Drones\n\n\n12:00 PM\nClosing Remarks\n\n\n\n\nALTERNATE HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS\n\nCourtyard by Marriott Niagara Falls (3 minute drive)\n5950 Victoria Ave\, Niagara Falls\, ON L2G 3L7\n(905) 358-3083 \nCLICK HERE TO BOOK \n\n\nDoubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa (4 minute drive)\n6039 Fallsview Blvd\, Niagara Falls\, ON L2G 3V6\n(289) 932-1990 \nCLICK HERE TO BOOK \n\n\nHilton Niagara Falls/Fallsview Hotel & Suites (5 minute drive)\n6361 Fallsview Blvd\, Niagara Falls\, ON L2G 3V9\n(905) 354-7887 \nCLICK HERE TO BOOK \n\n\nSPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES\nThere are sponsorship opportunities available for the 2026 PGO Spring Conference! Please contact Holly Doty at holly@policegovernanceontario.ca or 1-800-831-7727. \n\nMEMBER SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES\n \nCORPORATE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES \n\n\nTHANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
URL:https://policegovernanceontario.ca/event/2026-spring-conference-annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:The Brock Niagara Falls – Fallsview\, 5685 Falls Ave\, Niagara Falls\, Ontario\, L2E 6W7\, Canada
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