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Redefining Leadership
Creativity, and Wellbeing in Events

SANCTUARY is an immersive leadership and creative development experience designed for event professionals who want to protect their creative edge while building sustainable success. Created for those who spend their careers designing experiences for others, SANCTUARY offers a rare opportunity to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the ideas, energy, and purpose that drive meaningful work.

Launching the first edition on April 27 in Toronto as the intentional kick-off to CSE Live, SANCTUARY brings together event professionals for a thoughtfully curated day that blends strategy, connection, restoration, and play. More than a workshop, SANCTUARY is designed as a space where leaders and creatives can step back from the demands of work and invest in their own growth. The experience encourages deeper connection, fresh thinking, and a renewed commitment to leadership, creativity, and community.

Why SANCTUARY

SANCTUARY was co-created by four Canadian event leaders: Stacy Wyatt, Founder of Canadian Special Events; Carly Silberstein, Founder & CEO of Cielle & Co.; Samantha Mele, Founder and Chief Experience Officer of The Creative Connoisseur; and Connie Cay-Santos, Founder of CAY VII Inc. and HER Seat at the Table. Together, they understand firsthand the pace, pressure, and personal toll of working on high-impact events while building businesses, supporting teams, and maintaining personal balance. 

They created SANCTUARY from a shared belief that the future of this industry depends on sustainable leadership, creative evolution, and a stronger commitment to health, well-being, and community.

“We built this event to give back to the professionals leading the way; to share lessons learned, support healthier ways of working, and help empower the people moving the industry forward.”

What To Expect

The In-Between Space

A curated, restorative environment available throughout the day for reflection, nervous system resets, and quiet recalibration. Includes guided stillness audio, premium recovery seating, reflection prompts, and minimal sensory elements designed to support calm and clarity.

Market & Explore

Market & Explore is a curated discovery experience where you can wander, sample, and connect. Explore wellness, lifestyle, and creative offerings designed to inspire new ideas, support balance, and bring a sense of ease and intention into your daily life.

Soul Food Stories

Through thoughtfully curated food experience designed to nourish, energize, and inspire, you’ll enjoy vibrant, healthy offerings while gaining simple, practical insights on how to fuel your body through long days, high-pressure moments, so you can perform, lead, and feel your best.

The Experiences

Throughout the day, you’ll journey through curated moments of food, music, movement, creative inspiration, and leadership development—leaving you recharged, reconnected, and ready to lead with clarity and intention.

SANCTUARY

The Agenda

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

A curated, immersive day designed to restore, inspire, and reconnect you to yourself and your leadership.

🌿 All Day Experiences

The In-Between Space

A quiet, restorative environment open throughout the day for reflection, reset, and recalibration.

Market & Explore

Discover a curated collection of wellness, lifestyle, and creative partners designed to inspire and support your everyday.

Nourishment & Refreshment

Thoughtfully curated food and beverage experiences designed to energize, nourish, and sustain you throughout the day.

Arrival Experience

Ease into the day with a guided arrival designed to help you transition, set intention, and connect with the experience ahead.

Opening Experience

A grounding, immersive start to shift out of “production mode” and into presence, clarity, and intention.

Leadership & Self-Discovery

A series of conversations and experiences exploring modern leadership, self-awareness, and how to lead with greater clarity, confidence, and alignment.

Nourishment Experience

A relaxed, elevated dining moment designed for connection, exploration, and intentional pause.

Creative & Personal Growth

Interactive sessions designed to spark creativity, expand thinking, and offer practical tools for navigating both work and life with more ease.

Reset & Integration

Dedicated time to pause, reflect, and absorb the day’s insights in a way that feels natural and unstructured.

Movement & Energy Shift

An uplifting experience designed to reconnect you to your body, shift your energy, and bring lightness into the day.

Closing Ritual

A meaningful and intentional close, designed to anchor your experience and leave you feeling clear, renewed, and inspired.

SANCTUARY is not a conference. It’s an experience. A space to step away from the pace of the industry and reconnect with how you want to lead, live, and move forward.

Why Attend

• Because you crave inspiration that feels genuine and speaks to both your creativity and your humanity.

• Because you’re ready to lead differently with intuition, less exhaustion that comes from calm, not chaos.

• Because you belong in a space where creative minds come together to exchange ideas and elevate one another.

• Because it’s time to reset, refocus, and reimagine what meaningful leadership and collaboration can look like in the future of events.

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