Courageous Conversations With Meeting Professionals

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Meeting and event professionals operate in high-pressure environments—tight timelines, constant change, client expectations, and long days that don’t always leave room for personal wellbeing.

This session creates space to pause, reflect, and talk honestly about mental health in our industry.

On February 26, join fellow meeting professionals for a morning of courageous conversation, shared lived experience, and practical tools to support your mental health—both personally and professionally.

At , our mission is simple and bold: to change the way we think about OUR mental health.
That begins by normalizing real conversations, reducing stigma, and reminding ourselves that mental health is something we all have—and need to actively care for.

This is not a panel of polished success stories.
It’s real people, real struggles, and real practices that help us keep going.

Together, we’re building a mental health playbook for an industry that gives so much to others.

🌿 Honest mental health stories from meeting professional leaders
🌿 Practical insights you can apply immediately
🌿 Meaningful connection with peers who get it
🌿 A guided mental health exercise you can reuse beyond the event
🌿 A welcoming, stigma-free space to reflect and recharge

8:15 AM
Doors Open | Coffee, tea & light breakfast
Courtesy of Rogers Centre Ottawa

8:45 AM
Opening Remarks

8:50 AM
Welcome & Presentation by Susan Blain,
Founder, Dare To Be Vulnerable Project

9:10 AM
Courageous Conversations
Meeting professional leaders share their mental health stories
(Speakers to be announced soon)

9:45 AM
Mental Health Exercise
Facilitated by Katie Faloon Drew

10:05 AM
Wrap-Up & Reflections

10:10 AM
Closing Remarks by Rudi Asseer,
DTBV Board Chair

When we change the way we think about our mental health, we create healthier people, stronger teams, and more sustainable careers.

🧡 By fostering Courageous Conversations, we change lives.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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