{"id":1831,"date":"2025-12-22T17:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fedefranco.ca\/en\/?page_id=1831"},"modified":"2025-12-22T17:58:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:58:27","slug":"2026-forum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fedefranco.ca\/en\/2026-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>4th edition of the Franco-Ontarian Business Forum &#8211; Ottawa, April 30, 2026<\/h6>\n<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Building on its successful editions in Ottawa, Toronto, and Sudbury, the <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Franco-Ontarian Business Forum<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> is gearing up for its fourth edition on <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">April 30, 2026<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">. This flagship event will bring together leaders in economic development and francophone entrepreneurship from across Ontario and beyond. The conferences will once again adopt a short 20-minute format, similar to TEDTalks. The program will offer a full day of presentations, workshops, plenary sessions, and lightning talks. Networking will be a central focus, with multiple opportunities to connect throughout the day, including the Connexion Express activity and the closing cocktail reception.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/b2beematch.com\/fr\/events\/debccc4f-eebf-4276-9b64-408d28e43acb\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1637 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/fedefranco.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Inscriptions-2-300x60.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedefranco.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Inscriptions-2-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/fedefranco.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Inscriptions-2.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #418ac7;\">Themes\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>The main topics will cover the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Market diversification<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Transportation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Finance and investment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Technology<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Artificial intelligence<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #418ac7;\"><strong>Brief Schedule of the Day<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><strong>8 a.m. &#8211; 8:45 a.m.: Welcome and breakfast<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8:45 a.m. &#8211; 9:00 a.m.: Opening remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9:00 a.m. &#8211; 12 p.m.: <span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Presentation series &amp; networking<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12 p.m. &#8211; 13 p.m.: Working lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1 p.m. &#8211; 4 p.m.: <span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Presentation series &amp; networking<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4 p.m. &#8211; 5 p.m.: Plenary session<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5 p.m. &#8211; 7 p.m.: Networking cocktail<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Note: The program is subject to change.<\/em><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #418ac7;\">Important information<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Thursday, April 30, 2026 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Ottawa Art Gallery, 50 Mackenzie King Bridge, Ottawa, ON<br \/>\n<strong>Tickets<br \/>\n<\/strong>Entry fee per person, including access to all presentations, breakfast, tea, coffee, non-alcoholic beverages throughout the day, lunch, and cocktail (drinks and canap\u00e9s):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FGA members: $140 + HST<\/li>\n<li>Non-members: 190 + HST<\/li>\n<li>Students: $45 + HST<\/li>\n<li>Cocktail only: $50 + HST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Spotlighted Country: Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg\/1200px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png\" alt=\"Drapeau du Canada \u2014 Wikip\u00e9dia\" width=\"170\" height=\"85\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/b2beematch.com\/fr\/events\/debccc4f-eebf-4276-9b64-408d28e43acb\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1637\" src=\"https:\/\/fedefranco.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Inscriptions-2-300x60.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedefranco.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Inscriptions-2-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/fedefranco.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Inscriptions-2.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #418ac7;\">Previous Editions<\/span><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fedefranco.ca\/en\/forum-franco-ontarien-des-affaires\/\">Forum 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fedefranco.ca\/en\/forum-2025\/\">Forum 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4th edition of the Franco-Ontarian Business Forum &#8211; Ottawa, April 30, 2026 Building on its successful editions in Ottawa, Toronto, and Sudbury, the Franco-Ontarian Business Forum is gearing up for its fourth edition on April 30, 2026. 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