Schedule at-a-Glance
May 27 – 29, 2026 · Delta Hotels Grand Okanagan Resort, Kelowna, BC
Housing & Infrastructure: Building Resilient Communities
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Welcome Reception
Tuesday, May 26 · 18:30 – 20:30
King Taps, Kelowna
Kick off the conference by joining us at King Taps for our Welcome Reception — a relaxed and vibrant gathering right on the waterfront. This event brings members, partners, and exhibitors together to reconnect, meet new colleagues, and ease into the week with great food, conversation, and a welcoming atmosphere. It's the perfect way to start building connections that will carry throughout the conference. We look forward to welcoming you in Kelowna!
7:30
Breakfast
8:30
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Kala Harris, Executive Director & Corinne Bomben, President
8:45 Opening Keynote
Digital Twins for Infrastructure, Transportation & Governments
9:30
Networking Break
10:00
Opening Panel | Digital Twins & Local Government
City of Kelowna's Digital Twin Journey: Turning Data into Better Infrastructure & Financial Decisions
11:30
GFOABC Annual General Meeting
12:00
Lunch
13:00 – 14:45 — Concurrent Sessions & Case Study
13:00
Cowichan Tribes & Local Governments
13:00
Empowering Strategic Municipal Finance
14:00
Loan Authorization Litigation
14:00
Turning Plans & Budgets into Projects
13:00 – 15:00 · 2-Hour Session
Case Study: ERP Implementation
14:45
Networking Break
15:15 – 17:15 — Concurrent Sessions & Case Study
15:15 – 16:45
Member-to-Member: Asset Data in Bloom
90-Minute Hands-On Session
15:15
Procurement Best Practices
16:00
AI Readiness for Local Government
15:15 – 17:15
Case Study: LTFP / Capital Planning
2-Hour Session
18:30
Partner Networking Events
7:00
Focus Group | Capital Planning & Budgeting
The Learnings Behind the Data: Unpacking Results in Capital Planning & Delivery
7:30
Breakfast
8:30
Welcome Back | Presidents' Introduction & Awards
9:00 Keynote Speaker
Steve Foran | Gratitude at Work: Building Resilience Together
10:00
Networking Break
10:30 – 12:30 — Concurrent Sessions & Case Study
10:30
Doing Nothing Has a Cost: People Decisions, Community Outcomes
10:30
Investing in Times of Uncertainty
11:15
Managing the Rising Cost of Disability
11:15
ReThinking Banking Service RFIs/RFPs
10:30 – 12:30 · 2-Hour Session
Case Study: Intergenerational Equity & Asset Management
12:00
Lunch
13:00
Rethinking Strategic Planning
14:00 — Concurrent Sessions
14:00
Risk-based Budgeting
14:00
Successful Capital Project Delivery
14:00
From Admin to Analysis: Audit & Budget
14:00
Gratitude at Work
14:45
Networking Break
15:15 — Concurrent Sessions
15:15
Modernizing Finance to Build Resilience
15:15
Reactive Recovery to Proactive Resilience
15:15
Strengthening the Fiscal Path
18:30
Gala Evening
50th Parallel Estate Winery
7:30
Breakfast
8:30
PSAB Update
9:00
Economic Update
9:30
Nature Break
9:45
Closing Panel | Housing Dialogue
Finance, Policy, and Community Outcomes
11:15
Conference Capstone
11:45
Wrap-Up