Location: Walper Hotel, 20 Queen St South, Kitchener, ON N1G 1V6
Registration ends on 4/10/2026 There are currently 20 spots remaining out of 30
Event Description
A full day session dedicated to those Aspiring CAOs thinking about the next steps on their journey to becoming a municipal CAO / City Manager.
Join your peers for a jam-packed day filled with great advice, networking, and hands-on workshop segments. Participants should bring a laptop or tablet.
830-900 Registration
900-915 Welcome and Participant Introductions
915-1015 Pathways to Becoming a CAO: lessons learned from experienced CAOs. Laurie Kennard, CAO Township of Severn, and Rob Adams, CAO Town of Erin.
1015-1045 Opportune times in the municipal sector.
1045-1100 Break
1100-1200 Things Councils look for in a new CAO and Recruiter Q&A. Kartik Kumar, Legacy Executive Search Partners , and Tony Haddad, Haddad & Associates + StrategyCorp
1200-1245 Networking Lunch
1245-1330 Positioning to Move Forward: Contracts, Mentoring, and Building your Brand--Scott Vokey, OMAA Executive Director
1330-1415 Participant work on Elevator Pitch (Headline and About)
1415-1430 Break
1430-1500 Elevator Pitch Delivery and Feedback
Pricing
Members $25
Non-Members $99
You can book a room at the Walper for 16 April at the OMAA Discount Rate of $169 by contacting Jennifer Becker at 519-500-3663 or jennifer.becker@walper.com