ACEC-SK 2026 Future Leaders Conference
Schedule
Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Staybridge Suites Saskatoon - University, an IHG Hotel | Saskatoon, SK
About this Event
Wednesday, March 25th - Louis' Loft
- 5:30-6:00pm Registration
- 6:00 -9:00pm Networking
Thursday, March 26th - Staybridge Suites, Saskatoon, SK
- 8 :00-8:45am Registration & Breakfast
- 8:45-9:00am Opening Remarks/Greetings
- 9:00-11:00am Creating Connections: Networking Skills for Introverts & Extroverts, with Jolene Watson, Clarity Coaching
- 11:00-11:15am Networking Break
- 11:15-12:15pm Contracts & Liability Essentials for Consulting Engineers, with Hannah J. Humphries, Lawyer, Fillmore Riley LLP
- 12:15-1:15pm Lunch
- 1:15-2:15pm Speed Mentoring
- 2 :15-2:30pm Networking Break
- 2 :30-4:15pm Infrastructure Project Presentations with Q&A
- 4 :15-4:30pm Closing Remarks
Creating Connections: Networking Skills for Introverts & Extroverts
9:15am - 10:15am
Do you easily connect with others? Do you have introverted tendencies?
Jolene will provide an engaging and interactive session with a focus on increasing confidence in terms of authentically connecting with others at events, meetings, tradeshows, and conferences.
OBJECTIVES
1. Discover your personality preferences and communication styles.
2. Enhance professionalism via effective conversation starters and elevator pitch.
3. Understand body language with a focus on increasing charisma.
Biography:
Jolene Watson is the President of Clarity Coaching & Development, Certified Myers-Briggs® Practitioner, Executive Business Coach, Emotions-Centered Coach, Best Selling Author, and Award-Winning Professional Speaker. She is also a facilitator at the Praxis School of Entrepreneurship.
Jolene is also honored to be the recipient of seven Saskatchewan Business Excellence awards in the Customer Service Excellence, Entrepreneurship, Resiliency, and Growth and Expansion categories. She has notable expertise in the areas of emotional regulation, leadership strategies, goal setting, communication styles, and is well known as ‘Canada’s Networking Expert’. She is looking forward to continuing to expand her business across North America this upcoming year and truly loves being an entrepreneur!
Contracts & Liability Essentials for Consulting Engineers
Speed Mentoring Session
- Ali Al-Mahdawe, AASH Consultants Limited
- Ania Anthony, Ministry of Highways
- Anna Cardenas, KGS Group
- Bia de Freitas, AECOM
- Danae Lemieux, NewFields Canada
- David DeRoose, KGS Group
- Erin Moss-Tressel, NewFields Canada
- Jason Henry, Clifton Engineering Group
- Jaclyn Mann, CIMA Canada Inc. (CIMA+)
- Jeff Horan, Associated Engineering
- Lindsey Ruel, KGS Group
- Leon Botham, NewFields Canada
- Tim Makahoniuk, WSP
- Matt Feige, BCL Engineering Ltd
- Mike Greier, Clunie Consulting Engineers Ltd
- Stephen Standish, ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd.
- Trevor Woiden, AECOM
Hotel Room Block
https://bit.ly/3Nnjv73
STAYBRIDGE SUITES EAST – UNIVERSITY
1838 College Drive, Building #2
Saskatoon, SK S1N 2Z8
Group Details
Group Name: ACEC SK
Group Code: ACE
Event Dates: Mar 25–27, 2026
Cut-Off Date: Feb 25, 2026
🏨 Your Stay Includes
• Comfortable room accommodations
• Full American Breakfast Buffet every morning
• Complimentary Parking
Room Rate: $169.00 per night
Where is it happening?
Staybridge Suites Saskatoon - University, an IHG Hotel, 1838 College Drive, Saskatoon, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 13.25 to CAD 236.46















