Conferences

Once again, it is our pleasure to invite you to join us at the annual OBEA Spring Conference. The Conference will be held on April 18th and 19th at the Holiday Inn Express on Dixon Road in Toronto. The OBEA Executive and PD Committee have once again worked hard to provide an excellent selection of workshops and presentations along with vendor and corporate sponsor displays. Inside the brochure, you will see a wide variety of workshops covering all areas of business studies with a focus on financial literacy. Our keynote speakers for this year's conference are Pat Foran and Melissa Schenk.

On Thursday, we are excited to present Pat Foran, the host of the popular 'Consumer Alert' segment on CTV Toronto. A strong voice for Financial Literacy, Pat is the author of four best-selling books on personal finance and a well-known consumer advocate. Pat has also served on the Federal Government's Financial Literacy Task Force and has worked with World Vision and The Christian Children's Fund of Canada.

On Friday, it is our pleasure to introduce Melissa Schenk, an educator, entrepreneur and TV personality. Her professional experience spans a wide range of networks including CTV, CNN, Shop NBC, The Shopping Channel and Online Shop TV. Melissa is also the owner of MS2 Productions - a high impact video, training and marketing agency that cost-effectively brands, networks and markets for corporations and businesses with the next generation of media, video marketing and corporate storytelling.

Please be sure to register early and pass this information along to other business educators who might not be members. It is a wonderful PD experience for business educators in Ontario and a chance to learn, share and collaborate with your colleagues from across the province.

Mike Atkins & Kevin Johnstone
VPs Professional Development, OBEA

View Full Spring 2013 Brochure

Important Dates

Student Awards
October 5, 2013

Fall Conference
November 2, 2013

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