Calgary's Most Curated Room of Rising Executive Leaders.
Two days that close the gap to the executive suite.
2026 CEO Firesides — Confirmed
Mark Little (Co-founder, Jotson; former CEO, Suncor) · Janine Sullivan (President & CEO, Fortis Alberta) · Robert Hayes (President & CEO, Calgary Sports & Entertainment Corporation)
Rolling review. Only 150 seats.
High-potential team? Inquire here.
Is This Room for You?
You're not at the top yet — but you can see it from here. You've got the team, the title, and the trajectory. What you don't have is direct access to the unfiltered conversations happening at the next level.
That's what Champions Summit was built to give you.
Rolling review. Only 150 seats.
High-potential team? Inquire here.
See the Room
This is not a conference. It is a standard.
Calgary invests in mid-level leadership and connects sitting CEOs to each other. Leaders 1–2 levels from the C-Suite — the ones replacing them in the next decade — navigate that transition alone. Champions Summit fills that gap.
The Leaders You'll Spend Two Days With
Every voice in the room earned their seat. Here are a few of them.
The CEOs unscripted. On the record.
Mark Little
Co-Founder, Jotson
Former CEO of Suncor Energy. Led one of Canada's largest integrated energy companies through transformation, market dislocation, and succession.
Plus an additional CEO Fireside, Diary of a COO and CFO panels, and 20+ Mentor Café leaders to be announced.
What You'll Experience
Champions Summit isn't a conference. It's a working session with the leaders you're working to become.
CEO Fireside Conversations
You'll sit ten feet from sitting CEOs as they unpack the decisions, failures, and inflection points that shaped their path. No PR filter. No rehearsed answers. Just the conversations they only have with people they trust.
Diary of a COO + CFO Panels
You'll hear from the operators behind the scenes — the people who turn vision into execution — as they break down the trade-offs, missteps, and frameworks that moved the needle.
Mentor Café
You'll sit across from senior executives in small-group conversations designed for the questions you can't ask in a meeting at your own company.
The Room Itself
You'll spend two days with 149 other current and rising executives wrestling with the same questions you are — and many of them will be in your network long after the event ends.
The mentors at your table.
A rotating small-group format. You'll sit across from senior executives — CEOs, founders, board chairs, and operators — from across industries.
Plus additional mentors confirming through summer 2026.
Your Two Days
1.5 days. Anchor sessions across afternoon, evening, and full day two. The Leadership Simulation threads across both days. Champions Hour closes it out.
Day 1
Monday, October 26
Afternoon & Evening · 12:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- 12:30 PM Registration
- 1:00 PM Welcome & Leadership Simulation begins
- 2:00 PM CEO Fireside Conversation
- 4:15 PM Diary of a COO Panel
- 5:15 PM Dinner & Networking
- 6:15 PM CEO Fireside Conversation
- 7:00 PM Cocktail Reception
Day 2
Tuesday, October 27
Full Day · 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- 7:30 AM Mentor Café
- 9:15 AM Leadership Simulation continues
- 10:30 AM CEO Fireside Conversation
- 1:00 PM Diary of a CFO Panel
- 2:30 PM Simulation Final Act
- 3:00 PM Closing CEO Fireside
- 4:30 PM Champions Hour Cocktails
Venue: Hudson, 200 - 8 Avenue SW, 6th Floor, Calgary. Specific session times subject to minor changes.
Capacity Capped at 150
Returning participants and nominated peers receive priority review. This room will sell out — apply now.
Rolling review. Only 150 seats.
High-potential team? Inquire here.
Who This Room Is For
Champions Summit is application-only. The room of 150 is curated so every conversation counts.
Who This Is For
- Rising executives 1–2 levels from the C-Suite
- Operators carrying real P&L, team, or organizational responsibility
- Leaders committed to building capacity, sharpening judgment, and lengthening their leadership runway
- Cross-industry collaborators who value the room over the pitch
- Returning Champions Summit alumni and peers nominated by them
Who This Is Not For
- Service providers, consultants, or coaches treating the event as prospecting
- Sales professionals using the room to build pipeline
- Leaders more than two levels from the C-Suite (we'll point you to other Level 52 programs that fit)
- Anyone whose primary intent is selling rather than building
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Level 52 has spent over a decade developing the next generation of executive leaders across Western Canada.
Learn more at level52.caThis is not a conference. It is a standard.
Champions Summit exists to forge a community of current and future executives committed to responsibility over status, contribution over consumption, and long-term impact over short-term wins — for Calgary and beyond.
- 01 We choose responsibility over status.
- 02 We speak what matters, not what's safe.
- 03 We contribute before we consume.
- 04 We build beyond ourselves.
- 05 We play the long game.
How we lead in this room is how we lead everywhere.
Two Days. 150 Seats. One Decision.
Most executives spend a decade trying to break into the rooms Champions Summit puts you in for two days.
Apply for your seat. Or send the leaders you're developing.
Rolling review. Only 150 seats.
High-potential team? Inquire here.
$1,499 per seat. Invoiced upon acceptance. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
Questions? Contact Jayson Krause — jayson@level52.ca
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Champions Summit is backed by operators and builders connected to leadership development, industry, and community impact.
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Your brand becomes synonymous with the development of Calgary's next generation of executives.
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2026 Sponsorship Opportunities
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Leadership Simulation
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Mentor Café
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