Summit 2026
Agenda
Roundtables
Speakers
Awards
Your Stay
Summit 2026
Agenda
Roundtables
Speakers
Awards
Your Stay

Connect.

See how Summit 2026 will unfold as the Qualicare community comes together in Toronto to mark 25 years and look ahead.

Your Summit agenda

Make the most of our time together.

  • Sessions
  • Breakouts and roundtables
  • Meals and breaks
  • Evening

Day 1

Thursday, November 12

8:00 to 9:00
Breakfast and arrival
9:00 to 9:30
Summit Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:30 to 10:30
Building a $10M Agency: The Infrastructure Behind the GrowthDebbie Miller
10:30 to 11:00
Break and icebreaker
11:00 to 12:00
Leveraging the Marketing Ecosystem: Using Online and On-the-Ground Levers to Grow Your BusinessQualicare marketing team and partners
12:00 to 1:00
Lunch
1:00 to 1:45
USMaximizing Your Opportunity in the Midst of a VA RestructureParadigm
CanadaWinning Referrals from Retirement Residences and FacilitiesElderado
1:45 to 2:30
USThe Million Dollar Opportunity Hiding in Plain SightHarmonic Health
CanadaUnlocking Future Opportunities Through CredentialingAccreditation Canada
2:30 to 3:00
Break
3:00 to 4:00
Value-Based Care as Your Differentiator
4:00 to 5:30
Wrap and vendor time
5:30
Dinner and social
6:00 to 9:30
Social Night at The Second CityAn evening of live comedy at The Second City, Toronto's sketch and improv theatre, with colleagues from across the Qualicare network.

Day 2

Friday, November 13

8:00 to 9:00
BreakfastRoundtable group lists posted
9:00 to 9:45
Under the Hood with the PIT CrewPIT Crew panel
9:45 to 10:15
The Back Office Support That Saves You Time and MoneyZingage
10:15 to 10:45
Break
10:45 to 11:00
How the Roundtables WorkKickoff, hosts introduced
11:00 to 11:30
Sharing Best Practices · Roundtable one
Switch tables (5 min)
11:35 to 12:05
Sharing Best Practices · Roundtable two
Switch tables (5 min)
12:10 to 12:40
Sharing Best Practices · Roundtable three
12:45 to 1:45
Lunch
1:45 to 2:45
Ask the OwnersFranchisee panel · US and CanadaSubmit your questions for the panel ›
Transition (5 min)
2:50 to 3:35
Finishing the Year Strong and Maximizing Growth in 2027Closing · each owner picks the takeaway they're putting in place first
3:35 to 5:30
Summit wrapsPrep for awards
5:30
Cocktail hour
6:30
Awards and dinner

Sharing Best Practices: Day 2 roundtables

01
Filling the Bench: Caregiver recruitment and retentionJulia Sommers · Jonny Gross, Zingage
02
Follow the Money: What your P&L is telling youKelsey Florek · Brad Wolfe, Sourced
03
Beyond the Muffin Basket: Referral relationships that convertRizwana Mahida · Daniel Clarke, Elderado
04
Value-Based Care: Your Best Marketing Story Is Your CareFauziyah Barnard-Salaudeen and Linda Larson
05
Finding Your Rainmaker: The BD Hire That ConvertsSarah Squires · Vanessa Petit-Phar, Paradigm
06
Get Your Evenings Back: Building your VA infrastructureMegan White · Debbie Miller, Helper Heroes

Rank all six topics from 1 (most interested) to 6. We'll use your rankings to place you at three different roundtables, with up to eight owners per table. Groups will be posted before Day 2.

Choose your roundtablesPlease complete by November 5

The roundtable page links to the Summit 2026 pre-event form. Along with your roundtable rankings, it asks for your top three goals for 2027, what you most want to walk away from Summit with and two questions for the Ask the Owners panel.