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2025 Presenters

1. Keynote - Joe Doiron

Founder and CEO of Active Kids Adventures

Generation Move: Future-Proofing Kids Through Physical Literacy and Collective

Allan Leannie

Ballroom Dance Instructor

Ballroom Dancing for Healthy Aging

Anthony De Laurentis

The REC-Tangle

Game On! Energizing Staff Through Play

Dave Arsenault & Joanne Lawson

Founder & Executive Director, Champions for Life Foundation & Program Director, Champions for Life Foundation

Champions for Life Programs

Dr. Léonie Beauchamp

Genitourinary Pathologist/pathologiste génito-urinaire

le corps des filles, l’image corporelle et les blessures vécues au fil des années dans le sport.

Jason Riley

Former CFL Player, Educator, Coach, Community Advocate

Workshop I: Youth Empowerment & Anti-Bullying

Lynn Campanella

Founder and CEO, Playocracy Inc.

Become a Recess Architect - Create a Positive Recess Environment

2. Keynote - Carol Edelkoort

Executive Director, Fit Active Beautiful (FAB) Foundation

FAB: Fit Active Beautiful

Amy MacDonald

Public Health Dietitian

Body-Inclusive Movement: Supporting Inclusive Physical Education and Activity Opportunities

Anthony Frisina

Founder, Above & Beyond

ABOVE AND BEYOND: Bridging the Gap Between Accessibility and Inclusion

Dee Channer & Marshall Powless

Director, Rising Stars & Coordinator, Rising Stars

Workshop I: Active Cultures & Connections - Indigenous Games

Workshop II: Lacrosse Cultures & Connections - The Creators Game

Dr. Matthew Kwan

Associate Professor

CO-PLAY Network

Jenna Leslie & Deen Pawlik

Sport for Life Manager of PLAYBuilder & Sport for Life Senior Coordinator of Education & Operations

PLAYBuilder: Simplifying Physical Activity Programming Across Sectors

Natalie Philippe & Carolyn Crang

Public Health Nurse & Master Lecturer University Coordinator

Workshop I: From silos to systems: Building active communities through physical literacy

Workshop II: Mobilisez les enseignants pour la littératie physique – L’exemple de Sudbury actif

2. Keynote - Sharon Gallant

Founder, Fit Active Beautiful (FAB) Foundation

FAB: Fit Active Beautiful

Andrea Haefele

Health & Physical Education Curriculum Consultant, Ophea

Disability-Centred Movement: Supporting Inclusive Physical Education

Archie Allison

Director, Access & Awareness Variety

INCLUSIVE PARTICIPATION: Promoting access, awareness and adapted activities

Dr. David Yi

Assistant Professor

MacPLAY (Physical Literacy for All Youth)

Dr. Sophie Phillips

Post-Doctoral Associate

Promoting Physical Literacy and Healthy Movement in Early Childhood

Kim Gilhespy

President, CIRA Ontario

DPA the CIRA Way

Shannon Fox

Jumpsations

Jumpsations- learning skipping fundaments

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