Training

A variety of intensive hands‐on training will be offered on Monday and Tuesday, May 17‐18. These sessions provide in‐depth focus on a particular topic and are limited to 12 delegates. Laptops are provided. Prerequisites are outlined in the Conference Agenda. However, trainers will contact you for a one‐on‐one to ensure you meet all prerequisites, and these prerequisites will be strictly adhered to.

Full details are available in the Conference Agenda.

Special Events

Welcome Reception - Shipwrecked

Tuesday, May 18^th - 7pm-11pm

Sheraton Wall Center, Pavilion Ballroom  

A Perfect Storm is brewing - and it has shipwrecked us on Agresso Island! Luckily we have survival kits, entertainment and some colorful characters to keep you going! Join us at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre to connect with your Agresso team and meet your fellow stranded Agresso users. We look forward to seeing you all!

Free to Conference Delegates. You may register a guest for $50CAD (fees are to cover costs only)

Make a Splash

Thursday May 20^th, 2010 - 7.00pm - Midnight

The Vancouver Aquarium (http://www.vanaqua.org/)

Join us for a spectacular dinner and dance at the Vancouver Aquarium! Beginning with a leisurely tour direct from the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Center to Stanley Park you'll get a taste of the Pacific Northwest atmosphere and a view of the water. Upon arrival at the Aquarium, with a cocktail in hand, you'll have a chance to experience first-hand how charismatic and acrobatic Pacific White-Sided Dolphins really are as they welcome you to Vancouver their own way. You'll enjoy your meal surrounded by the animals and marine life as the tables are set in and amongst the exhibits. Dance the night away, and don't worry, we'll make sure you get to and from the hotel safely and with a guided tour of some nearby sites thrown in!

Free to Conference Delegates. You may register a guest for $140CAD (fees are to cover costs only)

Speakers

Keynote Speaker - Navigating the Perfect Storm: Influencing People in Times of Change

When a turbulent economy creates a need for deep and rapid change, people in your organization aren’t exactly jumping out of their seats to take it on. Sometimes you’re not either! These circumstances – each difficult on its own – can converge into the perfect storm, threatening to knock your organization far off course. This entertaining, research-based session explores how to handle the “people side of change” through strategies that the top 1% of leaders use to guide their staff through transition. The program answers two monumental questions: How do you get people to implement change without causing them to lose the will to live? And how do you personally avoid being overwhelmed as you promote change through the organization if you have to battle your own resistance to it? With an emphasis on teamwork, communication, and leadership, this program shows you how to weather the perfect storm while still looking damn good in a raincoat!

About Garrison Wynn

Garrison Wynn helps people learn how to make the jump from being great at what they do to understanding and developing the qualities it takes to be chosen for the job. He gets them to understand why their products, services, or leadership styles— or those of their competitors — are selected. As he says, “If the world agreed on what’s best, everybody would choose the best and nothing else would be considered. Decision making doesn’t work that way.”

As a keynote speaker, author, and consultant, Garrison has worked with some of the world’s most effective corporate leaders and salespeople, from multibillion-dollar manufacturers to top New York Stock Exchange wire houses. He has a background in manufacturing, entertainment, telecommunications, and financial services. Garrison started as a sales and marketing person in a branch office of a Fortune 500 company at age 24 and was chosen to be department head at corporate headquarters three years later. He researched and designed processes for 38 company locations nationwide and developed and marketed products still being sold in 30 countries. An experienced actor in films and a former professional stand-up comedian, he has hosted television specials and national radio programs.

His new book published by McGraw Hill titled “The REAL Truth about Success: What the top 1% do differently and why they won’t tell you” is available in all major bookstores.