BC LIBERAL CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS
Held on June 10 – 12, 2022 at the
Penticton Trade and Convention Centre
Held on June 10 - 12, in Penticton, BC
Enjoy these Video Highlights from the Convention
THANK YOU TO OUR CONVENTION CO-CHAIRS
Puneet Sandhar
Having previously co-chaired our 2016 convention, Puneet brings experience to the role. A lawyer, mother, and former BC Liberal candidate (2017), Puneet is excited to help make this convention our best yet.
Niall Paltiel
Niall Paltiel is serving in his second term as a municipal councillor in Central Saanich. As a new father, he is excited to roll up his sleeves with BC Liberal colleagues and get to work to build the future province his son will grow up in.
CONVENTION CO-CHAIRS
Puneet Sandhar
Having previously co-chaired our 2016 convention, Puneet brings experience to the role. A lawyer, mother, and former BC Liberal candidate (2017), Puneet is excited to help make this convention our best yet.
Niall Paltiel
Niall Paltiel is serving in his second term as a municipal councillor in Central Saanich. As a new father, he is excited to roll up his sleeves with BC Liberal colleagues and get to work to build the future province his son will grow up in.
HEAR FROM OUR LEADERS
WHO get big things done for BRITISH COLUMBIANS!
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Arlene Dickinson
Serial Entrepreneur and General Partner of District Ventures Capital
Arlene Dickinson is a serial entrepreneur and General Partner of District Ventures Capital, a venture capital fund focused on helping market, fund and grow entrepreneurs and their companies, in the food and health space.
She is a three-time best-selling author, podcaster and accomplished public speaker. Dickinson is widely recognized for her role as a Dragon/Venture Capitalist for over 12 seasons on the multi-award-winning CBC television series, Dragons Den.
Ms. Dickinson’s leadership has been recognized many times, including Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100 Hall of Fame, the Pinnacle Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence, as well as PROFIT and Chatelaine’s Top 100 Women Business Owners. She is a Marketing Hall of Legends inductee and a proud recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Award. Dickinson has served for many years as an Honourary Captain in the Royal Canadian Navy.
She sits on several public and private boards and is actively involved in supporting community and country.
Angus Reid
Grey Cup Champion, CFL All-Star, 5-time BC Lions Team Captain
Angus recently retired from professional football after playing 13 years for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. The Richmond born native who went to Vancouver College before attending Simon Fraser University played in 200 professional games placing him in the top 5 all-time for games played by a BC Lion. Throughout his career, Angus has been a 3-time all-star, 2-time Grey Cup Champion, and 5-time team captain.
Today, Angus travels North America speaking with companies, schools, and teams about what it really takes to make it and win. He has done two successful TEDx talks, “Why We Need High School Football” and “Mastering the Skill of Trust” which have garnered him both praise and respect and has just recently released his first book – Thank You, Coach – which immediately became an Amazon bestseller.
AGENDA
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Sustaining Donor Lounge
1:00 PM
Welcoming Ceremonies & BCLP AGM
2:00 PM
Opening Plenary: Ellis Ross
2:30 PM
Building BC – Panel Discussion
3:15 PM
Open mic session: How do we re-build BC?
4:30 PM
BCYL AGM
Campaign College (Writ Period Bootcamp)
5:30 PM
Sustaining Donors Reception
6:30 PM
Leader’s Dinner*
Speaker: Kevin Falcon
Evening
Hospitality Suites
*Denotes ticketed events
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Sustaining Donor Lounge
7:45 AM
Founders’ Club Breakfast with Kevin Falcon*
9:00 AM
Critic Accountability Session (All BC Liberal MLAs)
10:00 AM
Panel #1: Winning in the City
Panel #2: Building Grassroots Movements
11:00 AM
Plenary Keynote: Angus Reid
11:45 AM
Plenary Keynote: Arlene Dickenson
12:30 PM
No-host Buffet Lunch
1:00 PM
Provincial Council
1:45 PM
Volunteer Awards
2:30 PM
Name Change Plenary
3:15 PM
Policy Plenary
7:00 PM
Caucus Reception*
8:00 PM
Saturday Night Event Hosted by Kevin Falcon
*Denotes ticketed events
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Sustaining Donor Lounge
8:30 AM
Women’s Network Breakfast*
10:00 AM
Winning BC Panel
11:00 AM
Closing Plenary: Kevin Falcon
*Denotes ticketed events
Thank you to everyone who attended!
