Jann Arden: My Story

OPENING KEYNOTE
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Jann Arden, renowned Canadian singer-songwriter and bestselling author, will bring her unique blend of humor, wisdom, and raw authenticity to her opening keynote presentation at Convention 2024! With a career spanning decades and marked by numerous accolades, Jann has captivated audiences worldwide with her music, wit, and unwavering resilience.

Candidly taking audiences through her personal journey, she shares poignant anecdotes and insights, illustrating how even in life's most challenging moments, there is room for laughter and loving by finding the silver lining. Jann's ability to infuse humor into the toughest of situations inspires audiences to approach life's trials with courage and optimism.

One of the most touching aspects of Jann's story is her experience as a caregiver to her mother, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's shortly after the passing of Jann's father. In her own heartfelt words, Jann recounts the emotional rollercoaster of navigating her role as both daughter and caregiver. She shares the heartbreak and struggles, but also the profound love and moments of wonder that emerged amidst the difficulties.
 

Jann Arden is a Canadian icon, a multi-platinum, award-winning singer, songwriter, actor, and author. She catapulted onto the Canadian music scene in 1993 with the release of her debut album, Time for Mercy. Since then, she has released 15 albums with 19 top-10 singles, and has received eight Juno Awards, including “Female Artist of the Year” and “Songwriter of the Year.” She has also been recognized with 10 SOCAN Awards and four Western Canadian Music Awards, among many other accolades. In 2020, Arden was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. She has also been honoured with a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame and been named to the Order of Canada.

A brilliant multi-dimensional talent, Arden is currently starring in the wildly popular CTV show, Jann, where she plays a fictionalized, self-deprecating version of herself. Now in its third season, the first season was the most-watched new Canadian comedy series of the 2018-19 broadcast season. Other screen credits include guest appearances on Wynonna Earp, Private Eyes, and Workin’ Moms. 

Arden is the author of five books, with the most recent being her memoir If I Knew Then: Finding Wisdom in Failure and Power in Aging. This followed the Canadian bestseller Feeding My Mother: Comfort and Laughter in the Kitchen as My Mom Lives with Memory Loss, which spent a combined 44 weeks on the Globe and Mail’s bestseller lists.
 

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Truly Integrated Seniors' Care in Ontario

Where Are We At and What is Needed in the Short and Long Term 

MODERATED PANEL DISCUSSION
Thursday, April 18, 2024
9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

Ontario’s health system has long aspired to provide integrated care for seniors. At its core, this approach recognizes that seniors require many types of support and care, at varying times, from different providers and in a variety of settings along the health care continuum. It is viewed as a cost-effective method of delivering accessible, coordinated, high-quality care and services. But where are we at in terms of truly integrated seniors’ care? How do both providers and those accessing the system feel about the progress we have made and where we need to go? Join us for a spirited discussion moderated by CEO Lisa Levin who will explore these and other questions with a panel of guests offering a diversity of viewpoints.
 

Laura Tamblyn Watts

President and Chief Executive Officer
CanAge

Steven Harrison

Chief Executive Officer
Tri-County Mennonite Homes

Nathan Stall

Staff Geriatrician
Sinai Health

Grace Welch

Chair
Champlain Region Family Council Network

Gail Dobell

Integrated Health Systems - Long-Term Care
Ontario Health

Lisa Levin

Chief Executive Officer
AdvantAge Ontario

Forget Bouncing Back – Soar High!

Trish Tutton 

CLOSING KEYNOTE
Friday, April 19, 2023
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Long-term care has navigated arguably the biggest challenge it has ever faced through the pandemic and its lingering effects, a testament to you and your team’s strength, patience and compassion. 

Now it’s time to focus on you. Take a transformative journey with mindfulness expert Trish Tutton to help you soar high, not just “bounce back,” with quick and easy mental shifts you can make to flourish in your life and work. With warmth and insight, Trish will take you through techniques to boost calm, positivity and hope, show you how to tune into your inner narrative, turn down the volume on your worries and fears, and help you reframe stories of challenge into motivating lessons for growth in yourself and your team. Embrace a new paradigm of success and fulfillment and leave feeling more relaxed, recharged and inspired to reconnect with the greater meaning behind the work you do.

Trish Tutton helps high stress, service-driven organizations make the most of their potential by building an unshakable mindset for times of challenge and change. She has taught mindfulness techniques for more than a decade, weaving a background in non-profit events and corporate team environments with extensive training in mindfulness, wellbeing and coaching by a variety of world-class teachers and educational institutions. She is a teacher on the meditation app, Insight Timer, and is the author of the Mindful Mornings Journal. 
 

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