uLead2026 - The Summit of Educational Leadership: Full Schedule

This is the Sched site for the uLead 2026.

Welcome to uLead 2026. We are thrilled you will be joining us at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel for our annual school leadership conference hosted by the Council for School Leadership of The Alberta Teachers’ Association.

If you have any questions during the event, we will have uLead team members throughout the venue wearing red and black plaid. The registration desk will also have our team available throughout the conference. This table can be found just outside of the Van Horne Ballroom, where all of our keynote presentations are taking place.

If you need a digital map of the facilities, you can click here

In order for our team to best determine room allocations for breakout sessions would ask that delegates log in (top right corner of this page) and select sessions that they are interested in attending.

Finally, if you are interested in earning University credits for attending uLead, please visit the uLead website

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10:30am MDT

Building Bridges!

Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am MDT

Ivor Petrack Room (Main Building)

"Building Bridges!" Description: Catholic education thrives when home, parish, and school work together in unity. This panel conversation will highlight successful models of collaboration, identify challenges, and provide strategies to strengthen these partnerships in support of student faith development.

Speakers

Jo-Ann Kelly

Jo-Ann Kelly is an accomplished and dedicated Catholic school leader currently serving as the Religious Education and Curriculum Support Lead Teacher at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS). With over two decades of experience in education, Jo-Ann specializes in fostering spiritual... Read More →

Liisa Honish

Liisa began her teaching career with the Calgary Board of Education in 2000 and joined the Calgary Catholic School District in 2014. Since entering the Catholic Church in 2006, she has served her parish, St. Albert the Great, through roles with the CWL, as a lector, youth camp coordinator... Read More →

Fr. Troy Nguyen

Fr Troy Nguyen is a priest of the diocese of Calgary. He discovered his faith and vocation at the Benedictine Monastery in Mission BC. He went on to study for the priesthood and completed his BA in Philosophy. Fr Troy left seminary for a period of time to decide if the priesthood... Read More →

Tuesday April 21, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am MDT
Ivor Petrack Room (Main Building)

Catholic

uLead2026 - The Summit of Educational Leadership

10:30am MDT

Jo-Ann Kelly

Liisa Honish

Fr. Troy Nguyen

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