PPPC Catalyst 2025 – Leading Change 2025
May 5-7, 2025 | Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa | Victoria
DATE | TIME | ITEM |
May 5 | 7:30 PM | Registration and Opening Night Cocktail Reception |
May 6 | 7:45 AM – 8:15 AM | Networking Breakfast |
8:15 AM – 8:30 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks – Jonathan N. Strauss, President & CEO, PPPC | |
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM | ![]() Keynote Session: Ashley McClune, Exec to Coach – Scaling Your Business: Unlocking the Power Of People and the Rockefeller Habits | |
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Networking Break | |
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | ![]() Keynote Session: Mike Schwarz, CEO, MyZone AI – The AI Wake-Up Call: Mastering AI Implementation With The MyZone AI Blueprint | |
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM | Networking Lunch | |
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm | Panel: Top Five ESG Hot Topics for 2025 facilitated by Heidi Reimer-Epp, MAS, CEO, Botanical PaperWorks & PPPC Sustainability Committee Member. Panel guests include Denise Taschereau, MAS (Fairware | PPAI Chair), Edward Huang (Promobilia | PPPC Board & Sustainability Committee Leader) and Brett Boake (Score Promotions) | |
2:00 PM – 230 PM | Networking Break | |
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Tech Talk – stay tuned! | |
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | ![]() Generational Panel Discussion with Mitch Freed (Genumark), Kate Plummer (Debco | HPG) and Morgan Edgecombe (Edgecombes Promotional Marketing & PPPC Board Member) | |
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Dine Around Dinner – Opportunity to meet and network with new members in the hotel’s signature restaurant. Pre-arranged dinner groups will be revealed on Day One of Catalyst. | |
May 7 | 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Networking Breakfast |
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Keynote Session: Drew Holmgreen, CEO, PPAI – “Shaping the Future: U.S. and International Market Insights, Emerging Trends, and Market Opportunities. | |
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Outsiders Panel Discussion on From Outsiders to Promo Industry Leaders: Integrating Different Skill Sets Into The Promo Industry” – More info coming soon! | |
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Networking Break | |
11:00 AM – Noon | Closing Session: We’re wrapping up Catalyst 2025 with an interactive session moderated by Jonathan N. Strauss (PPPC) to delve into the key learnings and takeaways from this year’s Catalyst event. More details to come! | |
NOON | Lunch (Optional) | |
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Round of Golf (pre-registered/pre-paid) |