Start the day connecting with peers as the room fills and energy builds.

Strength-Based Leadership – The 10-80-10 Principle®

This high-energy, practical session delivers a clear framework to help individuals and teams focus on what drives the greatest results. The 10-80-10 Principle teaches how to identify and amplify high-impact behaviors while minimizing the actions that limit performance.

Let’s get REAL about pricing, profit, and financial power in our industry. We’re talking about models, margins, and mindsets, so you can stop apologizing for your rates and start building work that sustains you.

Experience the excitement as the CSELive show floor comes to life! Explore innovative exhibits, sample fabulous catering by Toronto’s top chefs and pop-ups, network with industry pros, and discover game-changing solutions to elevate your event success. 

Dive into how to design experiences that feel like full worlds, not just rooms, from entrance choreography and sensory cues to narrative arcs that pull guests through the space with intention (and Instagrammable moments that don’t feel try-hard).

Somewhere in your market, a competitor with a weaker track record than yours is charging more than you, closing faster than you, and getting called first. That’s not luck. That’s positioning.

Behind every major event is a story of risk, strategy, and decision-making that most people never hear.

In this fast-paced session, three industry leaders take the stage for a series of 12-minute rapid-fire interviews, sharing the real stories behind million-dollar moments in their careers.

From global conflicts and contentious leadership, to climate emergencies, economic whiplash and culture wars, we’re designing events amid constant volatility. This panel explores what it means to create gatherings that are safe, grounded, and meaningful when the world feels anything but.

At the heart of every great event is a story. This session explores how storytelling, emotional engagement, and sensory design shape perception, strengthen relationships, and create truly memorable experiences.

Big ideas are easy. Building the right big idea, one that excites audiences, aligns with business goals, and earns stakeholder buy-in, is where the real work begins. 

Back again for the fourth year, this session is standing room-only at CSE Live!

Where are we really at, and where are we going? This fast-paced, no-filter session breaks down the biggest shifts impacting the events industry today, from pricing pressures and burnout to innovation, AI, and the future of experience design. Honest, practical, and forward-looking, this is a reality check for anyone serious about staying ahead.

That’s a wrap on another fantastic CSE Live! Eventfest. But is it? There’s always an after-party somewhere… ask at the CSE booth on the show floor for this year’s private pop-up party location. Don’t forget that Panels & Power Talks continue on Wednesday morning. 

Join your industry colleagues for a lively Euchre Tournament hosted by the MPI Toronto Chapter in collaboration with the MPI Foundation Canada Council. This fun and social evening will be a great opportunity to connect with peers while supporting initiatives that advance education and professional development within our industry.

At CSE Live 2025, the event industry came together for an honest conversation that struck a nerve. One year later, The Blueprint 2.0 takes the next step, going beyond talk and into tangible solutions. This extended, interactive session reflects on what’s been achieved, explores what’s next, and continues the movement toward a stronger, more respected, and sustainable industry.

The grand finale of Canadian Event Week, this black-tie evening is where Canada’s event community comes together to celebrate brilliance, creativity, and the year’s most spectacular achievements.