Young Professionals
Leadership Summit 2026
One day. Real connections. Career-changing conversations.
⚠️ YPLS 2025 sold out. Back bigger for 2026. Seats are limited.
The gap between where you are and where you want to be isn’t talent. It’s access.
The people breaking through aren’t smarter. They have the connections, the frameworks, and the rooms you haven’t been given yet. October 3rd changes that.
One day. The right people. Everything shifts.
Show Up Ready. We Handle the Rest.
Full-day food and beverage service included with every ticket.
Coffee and Tea
Hot beverages from the moment doors open.
Break Refreshments
Light snacks at every break to keep your energy sharp all day.
Complimentary Lunch
A fully hosted lunch, included. You connect. We take care of the rest.
Four Things That Change After October 3rd
Career Direction
Leave with proven leadership frameworks and a clear, personalized action plan.
Real Connections
Decision-makers, peers, and mentors across tech, energy, finance, law, and more, all in one room.
Forward Thinking
Panels on AI, sustainability, entrepreneurship, and what leadership looks like next.
Unshakeable Confidence
Break through limiting beliefs and build the mindset to lead from wherever you are right now.
Choose Your Table.
Choose Your Conversation.
At YPLS 2026, your seat isn’t just a seat. Each of the 40 tables is led by a vetted industry expert. You choose who you sit with, based on the career, industry, or challenge most relevant to you right now. Real talk. Real leaders. No slides. No filters.
Energy and Utilities
Nuclear, renewables, grid modernization
AI and Technology
Data science, ML, cloud, engineering
Finance and Strategy
Banking, consulting, capital markets
Leadership and Coaching
Career development, mindset, performance
Infrastructure
Transit, construction, project delivery
Entrepreneurship
Startups, founders, business growth
Law and Policy
Indigenous law, corporate, public sector
And Much More
HR, healthcare, real estate, supply chain
Built for the Next Generation of Leaders
⚠️ YPLS 2025 sold out. Seats for 2026 are limited.
Secure Your SpotVisionary Voices
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Yusuf Khoja
Author, Performance Coach and Keynote Speaker
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Neil Bunn
Director of Client Engineering, Strategic Verticals, Google Canada
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Coming Soon
Announcement coming soon
Entrepreneurship Panel
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Sara Jane Souliere
Founder, SL Indigenous Advisory Services
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Derick Samuel
Franchise Owner, Popeye’s Supplements and Founder, Quiktrain Coaching
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Chad Randall
5-Time Business Owner and Sales Leadership Expert
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Dr. Bobby Yanagawa
Division Head, Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital
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Leadership Panel
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Azin Dehmoobad
Engineering Partner, Deloitte
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Chris Smith
Corporate VP and Head, Toronto Markham Design Centre, AMD
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Arielle Kadoch
VP and Principal Sector Leader, Power Delivery Canada, Stantec
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Byron House
Senior Director of Major Projects, Bruce Power
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Cherie Brant
Partner, Indigenous Law, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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What to Expect
Expert Speakers
Industry leaders with firsthand success stories and frameworks you can act on immediately.
Curated Networking
Structured conversations with peers, mentors, and decision-makers in your field and beyond.
Career Momentum
Leave with direction, confidence, and connections that accelerate your professional trajectory.
Don’t Wait for the Right Moment.
This Is It.
⚠️ YPLS 2025 sold out. Seats for 2026 are limited. October 3 · Arcadian Court, Toronto.
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The experts leading each conversation at the summit.