Schedule
Conference Schedule
Please note: this is our current schedule. We will continue to update it as more presenters are confirmed. Be sure to check back regularly to see the exciting new presentations we’ll be offering.
Sunday May 24, 2026
2:30 pm
Bus from Regina airport to Estevan – Register here
6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Delegate Social - Start Networking Early. Location: Southeast Techhub Office
Monday May 25, 2026
8 AM
Registration Open - Coffee, Tea and morning snacks
8:45 AM to 8:50 AM
Morning Welcome
9:05 AM to 9:20 AM
Provincial Welcome - The Frontier Hall - Minister Lori Carr Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors and Rural and Remote Health - MLA for Estevan-Big Muddy
9:20 AM to 9:35 AM
Federal Welcome - The Frontier Hall - Alastair MacFadden, M.A., B.Sc. – Assistant Deputy Minister, Saskatchewan Region, Prairies Economic Development Canada
9:35 AM to 10:20 AM
Rural Innovation. Why we are here - The Frontier Hall - Gordon More
10:20 AM to 11:00 AM
Rachel Samson plenary presentation - The Frontier Hall - Community Transformations in a Changing World Rachel Samson
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
Break and Networking
11:15 AM to 12:15 AM
Break Out Sessions
Breakout - The Grid Room - Misinformation, Polarization, and Anti-Social Media
Breakout - The Table Room - Fixing Canada’s Broken AgTech Innovation System
Breakout - The Workshop Room - Beading and Tech
12:15 PM to 1:15 PM
Lunch and Afternoon Announcements
1:15 PM to 2:15 PM
Break Out Sessions
Breakout - The Grid Room - Supporting Communities and Workers Through Change
Breakout - The Table Room - Cultural Asset Mapping
Breakout - The Workshop Room - From Wood Stoves to WiFi
Breakout - The Frontier Hall - Rural Innovation from Oil to Wind
2:15 PM to 2:30 PM
Break and Networking
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Break Out Sessions
Breakout - The Grid Room - From Trails to Data Infrastructure
Breakout - The Table Room - Social Enterprise as a Vehicle for Rural Innovation
Breakout - The Workshop Room - Beyond the Craftmanship: Online Ordering and AI marketing in an Artisan Bakery
Breakout - The Frontier Hall - Investing in Resilience: Community Wellbeing as Economic Infrastructure
3:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Back to your hotel to prepare for the big evening event
6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Cocktails
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Dinner
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
8:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Tuesday May 26, 2026
8 AM
Registration Open - Coffee, Tea and morning snacks
8:50 AM TO 9:00 AM
Morning Welcome
9:00 AM TO 9:30 AM
Keynote - The Frontier Hall - Theo Argitis - Rural Canada & First Nations: The Backbone of Canada’s Economic Sovereignty
9:30AM to 9:45 AM
Break and Networking
9:45 AM TO 10:45 AM
Break Out Sessions
Breakout - The Grid Room - Building a Rural Tech Hub
Breakout - The Table Room - Drayton Valley’s TAB Program
Breakout - The Workshop Room - Remote Art and Marketing
10:45 AM to 11:00 AM
Break and Networking
11:00 AM TO 12:00 PM
Break Out Sessions
Breakout - The Grid Room - Understanding Barriers and Opportunities in Trade Diversification
Breakout - The Table Room - From Classroom to Community: Real-World Innovation in Rural SK
Breakout - The Workshop Room - AI-Powered Grain Grading
12:00 AM TO 1:00 PM
Lunch and Afternoon Announcements
1:00 PM TO 2:00 PM
The Frontier Hall - Fireside Chat with Dr. Merelda Fiddler-Potter and Les Perreaux: How Rural and Indigenous Perspectives Reach Decision-Makers
2:00 PM to 2:15 PM
Break and Networking
2:15 PM TO 3:15 PM
Break Out Sessions
Breakout - The Grid Room - Lights, Camera, Saskatchewan!
Breakout - The Table Room - From Data to Development: Mapping Rural Opportunity
Breakout - The Workshop Room - The Rural Art Studio as an Innovation Lab
3:15 PM TO 3:45 PM
3:45 PM TO 5:00 PM
Last Chance Networking
5:00 PM
Bus to Regina Airport and Regina Hotels – Register here
