- 2002-11-15
- Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto
"There are Elections and a leadership
contest coming up in Ottawa and Ontario. The approach of an election changes the
attitudes and behaviours of both governments and opposition parties.
Pre-Election offers the opportunity to move your negotiations forward and create
win - win solutions."
-Len Domino
Len Domino understands the pre-election adrenalin rush: he's a former elected
Politician and a Campaign Manager. Since 1984, he's been a full-time government
relations specialist, helping clients in both the private and not-for-profit
sector establish and maintain effective working relationships with the
government
Conference Agenda
8:00 am-9:00 am
Wren Room Complimentary Hot Breakfast
9:00 am-9:45 am
Leonard Domino
"How Does the Pre-election change a Cabinet Minister's needs and how you can
best take advantage of the government fears and hopes."
How to negotiate needs, not prescriptions, to produce win-win solutions.
Understand the relationship between the campaign team advisors, the
parliamentary caucuses and senior bureaucrats.
Understand how bureaucratic attitudes and needs change as an election
approaches.
9:45 am-10:00 am
Break / Networking Session
10:00 am-10:45 am
Dr. Peter Regenstreif
"Coping with the federal leadership environment."
Negotiating with the federal government's changing needs.
Understand how the leadership contest affects the Liberal Party of Canada's
values and needs. Understand the federal, provincial, liberal interaction and
how best to use this information to your advantage.
10:45 am-11:00 am
Break / Networking Session
11:00 am-12:00 pm
"Four practical steps toward successful pre-election government negotiations."
Questions and answer panel discussion with Rory Demetrioff & Ken
Bednarek
12:00 pm-1:15 pm
Stevensons Room, Lunch
Larry Sault, special luncheon speaker, "Negotiating with the Federal
Government". Larry is a former Grand Chief for the Association of Iroquois and
Allied Indians and is currently the Senior Vice President, North American Native
Division, First American Capital Management Inc.
1:15 pm-2:30 pm
"A View from the Inside"
Question and Answer Panel Discussion with Bronwen Evans, Rick Dykstra, and
Leonard Domino.