The Event Atlantic

Event Summit 2023

June 14th – 16th | St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador

Event Atlantic Summit returns to St. John’s!

As strong partners of Event Atlantic, The City of St. John’s, Destination St. John’s, STEP St. John’s and Celebrate NL support the vision of bringing together community and event industry leaders to strengthen the spirit of collaboration in event hosting and to create opportunity for developing new business through partnership and learning.​

The 2023 Summit will highlight all the best things St. John’s and all of Newfoundland and Labrador has to offer, including a night out on the dance floor under the big top at Iceberg Alley Performance Tent.

Registration Fees: 
Members: $249.00 +HST
Non-members: $349.00 +HST
Students: $99.00 +HST

 

Registration is now OPEN!

What to Expect in St. John's

Tuesday June 13

12:00pm-5:45pm
Registration/Check-in
Murray Premises Hotel
5:15pm-6:15pm
Meet, Mingle & Music Cocktail Hour
Murray Premises Hotel Courtyard
Dinner on your own
Ask us for a list of where to go!

Wednesday June 14

8:00am-5:00pm
Registration/Check-in
St. John's Convention Centre
8:00am-9:00am
Breakfast (provided)
9:00am-9:30am
Welcome
9:30am-10:15am
Keynote Address (TBA)
10:20am-11:10am
Leaders from Major Events Panel
NL Canada Games (Karen Sheffifs) | George Street Festival (Pete Quinton) | Shellfish festival (Emma MacKenzie)
11:15am-12:00pm
Equity Diversity and Inclusion
12:00-1:00pm
Lunch and Annual General Meeting
1:00pm-1:30pm
Networking Break + Headshot Studio
1:30pm-2:30pm
Roundtable Working Sesssion (Topic TBA)
2:35pm-4:00pm
Mayor's Panel
4:05pm-5:00pm
Indigenous Tourism & Reconcili-ACTION
Nova Scotia Indigenous Tourism Enterprise Network - NSITEN (Robert Bernard)
5:15pm-6:45pm
Meet, Mingle and Music Cocktail Hour
Murray Premises Hotel Courtyard
Late night networking
Evening on your own exploring downtown St. John's
Ask us for a list of where to go!

Thursday June 15

9:00am-5:00pm
Registration/Check-in
St. John's Convention Centre
9:00am-10:00am
Breakfast (provided)
10:00am-11:30am
Session TBA
11:35am-12:25pm
Creating Sustainable Events
City of Charlottetown (Katrina Cristall)
12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch and Excellence Awards
Hosted by Spirit NL
1:30pm-2:00pm
Networking Break
2:00pm-3:00pm
Roundtable Working Sesssion (Topic TBA)
3:05pm-3:55pm
How to evaluate Social and Cultural and Civic Events
4:00pm-4:50pm
Decoding the funding process
5:00pm-6:30pm
Dinner on your own
Ask us for a list of where to go!
6:30pm-6:45pm
Bus departs for Iceberg Alley
Murray Premises Hotel
Late night networking
Night on your own exploring Downtown St. John's
Ask us for a list of where to go!

Friday June 16

8:30am-9:30am
Breakfast (provided)
St. John's Convention Centre
9:30am-10:30am
Roundtable Working Sesssion (Topic TBA)
10:30am-11:00am
Real-Time Survey
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Stay at the Murray Premises Hotel

To secure a room at the Murray Premises Hotel at the delegate rate ($179.00), please contact the hotel directly: 

Call 709 738 7773 and book under the group Event Atlantic, code 316128

Deadline to book as part of the delegate block is June 1, 2023

Flying Into St. John’s?

The St. John’s airport is a short 20 minute drive away from Downtown St. John’s. 
Taxi services are readily available no matter what time you arrive.