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March 7-9, 2027
THE BEXPERIENCE · IN-DEPTH LOOK

Three days that change how you lead.

From Sunday arrival to Tuesday departure – here's what those three days actually look like.

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3 Days

Immersive Retreat

4 Keynotes

World-Class Leaders

12 Circles

Peer Masterminds

1 Sanctuary

Pomeroy Mountain Lodge

SUNDAY · ARRIVAL & CONNECTION
You start your drive and the mountains take over.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON · 2:00 PM
Kananaskis Trail, AB

You start your drive and the mountains take over.

By the time you arrive in Kananaskis, you know you’re somewhere different. City noise fades, cell signals quiet, and the alpine ridge line commands your focus.

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Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge.
ARRIVAL · 3:00 PM
Pomeroy Lodge Grounds

Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge.

Calm, focused, and just removed enough from the everyday that you can think clearly again. Check in, breathe the crisp mountain pine air, and settle into your executive suite.

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Someone hands you a glass before you’ve set your bag down.
SUNDAY · CHAMPAGNE WELCOME · 4:00 PM
Main Lodge Lobby & Lounge

Someone hands you a glass before you’ve set your bag down.

You glance around and recognize the type — leaders who didn’t come here by accident. Hand-selected CEOs, founders, and managing directors from across Canada and beyond.

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People who showed up on purpose.
REGISTRATION · BEX CONCIERGE
BEx Summit Concierge Desk

People who showed up on purpose.

The Results team is ready with your personalized BEx summit materials, executive name badge, and custom workbook. The energy in the room is palpable.

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A walk through the mountain air.
SUNDAY WALK & TALK · 4:45 PM
Village Rim Trail Vista

A walk through the mountain air.

Or gathering around the fire pit. Either way — this is where real connections often begin, without name tags or forced networking scripts.

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Candid conversations. New introductions.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON · 5:30 PM
Outdoor Stone Fire Pits

Candid conversations. New introductions.

A relaxed setting that makes it easy to talk openly. For leaders who came to forge authentic peer relationships, this fireside circle is where trust begins.

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Cocktails. Appetizers. Conversation.
SUNDAY EVENING · WELCOME RECEPTION · 6:30 PM
Olympic Ballroom Foyer

Cocktails. Appetizers. Conversation.

Before the formal program even begins, you’re already meeting people you’re glad you came to know. High-trust dialogue over locally crafted canapés and regional wines.

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MONDAY · STRATEGIC RIGOR
You open your workbook — not because you’re supposed to.
MONDAY · OPENING KEYNOTE · 8:30 AM
Main Keynote Hall

You open your workbook — not because you’re supposed to.

Because you need somewhere to put the ideas. Within fifteen minutes, the speaker delivers a framework that speaks directly to your largest current organizational bottleneck.

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These are not passive listeners.
MONDAY MORNING · 9:15 AM
Olympic Keynote Hall

These are not passive listeners.

The opening keynote sets the tone immediately. Hands fly up, notes are rapidly captured, and the dialogue challenges established corporate assumptions.

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The room gets smaller.
BREAKOUT SESSION · 10:45 AM
Executive Salons A & B

The room gets smaller.

Questions. Perspectives. A chance to have roundtable discussions with peers facing the exact same growth hurdles in modern execution.

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This is where insights turn into real conversations about your business.
BEX CONNEX · 1:30 PM
Peer Mastermind Tables

This is where insights turn into real conversations about your business.

Facilitated peer circles with non-competing CEOs and business owners. Real financials, real talent roadblocks, and real strategic clarity.

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Less theory. More working through it together.
STRATEGY WORKSHOP · 3:15 PM
Executive Salon C

Less theory. More working through it together.

Real challenges. Peer perspectives. Ideas exchanged between people navigating the same high-stakes decisions with zero fluff.

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MONDAY EVENING · GALA DINNER
After a full day of learning, the evening shifts gears.
MONDAY EVENING · 6:30 PM
Black Diamond Club Lounge

After a full day of learning, the evening shifts gears.

Cocktail hour at the lodge. The energy shifts from intense strategic rigor to warm camaraderie as leaders unwind together.

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A chance to relax, connect, and celebrate.
GALA DINNER & CELEBRATION · 7:30 PM
Grand Ballroom Banquet

A chance to relax, connect, and celebrate.

Fine four-course dining, memorable entertainment, and genuine laughter. You look around and realize these are colleagues you will call on for years to come.

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TUESDAY · EXECUTION & ACTION BLUEPRINT
Morning in the Rockies feels different.
TUESDAY DAWN · 7:00 AM
Mountain Vista Terrace

Morning in the Rockies feels different.

The mountains are quiet. The air is sharp. Steam rises from your cup on the terrace. It’s the kind of setting that puts strategic priorities into razor-sharp perspective.

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Plans get clearer. Ideas get sharper.
FINAL EXECUTION BLUEPRINT · 10:00 AM
Action Blueprint Hall

Plans get clearer. Ideas get sharper.

A few commitments get spoken out loud. You don’t leave with a binder of vague aspirations; you leave with three non-negotiables for Q2 and Q3.

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Grab-and-go lunch. Handshakes that mean something.
DEPARTURE & SEND-OFF · 1:00 PM
Lodge Portico

Grab-and-go lunch. Handshakes that mean something.

People exchange numbers, confirm upcoming quarterly check-ins, and begin the drive home through the mountains with renewed momentum.

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The question on everyone's mind isn't “Was it good?”

It's: What will I do differently tomorrow? Small, consistent improvements create meaningful results.

Because that's what BEx is about. Not just ideas. Results.

Executive Team Dynamics

Accelerate Results with Your Leadership Team

See how attending BEx with key team members compounds execution speed:

CEO + Key Operational Executive (COO / CFO)

Bridge strategy and tactical execution simultaneously. Avoid the post-conference translation gap by experiencing the keynotes together.

Reserved group seatingExecutive-only guest list
Proven Impact Metric

2.4x faster post-summit initiative rollout

Reported by multi-year BEx attendee organizations

Rick Harper, CEO Truckzone

Rick Harper, CEO Truckzone
“There’s literally no downside to this leadership conference. The return on investment will be seen time over time. So absolutely do it”

Multi-year BEx Attendee · Heavy Duty Truck Parts & Service Network

WORLD CLASS THOUGHT LEADERS

Past BEx Speakers

Every year, BEx brings in speakers selected specifically for what Canadian CEOs and executive leaders are navigating right now.

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Jeff Wetzler
Keynote Alum

Jeff Wetzler

Learning & Leadership Expert, Author of Ask

ASK: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You. Your team knows things you don’t - and they’re not telling you. Wetzler’s keynote gave BEx CEOs a practical five-step method for unlocking the intelligence already inside their organizations by learning to ask the right questions in the right ways.

Michael Lombardi
Keynote Alum

Michael Lombardi

Former NFL Executive & Leadership Author

Gridiron Genius: A Master Class in Building Teams. Three Super Bowls. Thirty years alongside Bill Walsh, Al Davis, and Bill Belichick. Lombardi translated championship-level thinking about culture, talent, and organizational execution directly into the language of Canadian business leaders.

Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg
Keynote Alum

Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg

Innovation Expert & Harvard Business Review Contributor

What’s Your Problem? (Harvard Business Review Press). Research shows 85% of companies struggle to solve the right problems. Wedell-Wedellsborg taught BEx attendees his reframing method - a deceptively simple technique for stepping back from the obvious solution and finding the problem worth solving.

Elizabeth Dunn
Keynote Alum

Elizabeth Dunn

Happiness Researcher & Professor of Psychology

Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending (UBC). Professor of Psychology at UBC and one of the world’s leading researchers on money and well-being. Dunn challenged BEx leaders to rethink how they invest - in their businesses, their teams, and their own lives - to maximize what actually matters.

THE VENUE

Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge

Three days in the Canadian Rockies. A luxury mountain lodge. This isn’t a conference hotel – it’s the ultimate retreat. A place to step out of your day-to-day and into the kind of setting that resets how you think, work, and connect.

Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge exterior in the snow
Official Summit Host

Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge — Kananaskis Village, AB

Village Rim Trail with alpine view
Village Rim Trail

Scenic forested trails directly accessible from the lodge terrace

Kananaskis Nordic Spa hydrotherapy pools
VIP Access
Nordic spa — included with VIP

50,000 sq ft of outdoor thermal pools, saunas, and steam cabins

Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge·Centennial Dr, Kananaskis Village, AB T0L 2H0·75 min from Calgary Int'l Airport (YYC)·4 hrs from Edmonton
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