York Region’s MUST ATTEND Business Summit

ONE Day - TEN Speakers - TWO Meals - THIRTY+ Trade Show Booths - THREE HUNDRED Business Leaders - All for $49 per person

Our story

The visionaries, the change makers, the shift disturbers … SHIFT 25 brings them together in a bold summit returning to York Region this spring. Taking place May 15, 2025 at the Silvercity Cineplex Theatre in East Gwillimbury, SHIFT’s mission is simple: to empower and inspire business leaders.

Looking to “shift” the industry’s idea of a conference on its head, SHIFT 25 offers interactive talks on everything from market trends, attraction and retention of talent, strategy, and best practices for reaching customers to drive sales and increase brand awareness.

With plenty of opportunity for networking, this one-day event brings together business leaders from a variety of sectors including tech, manufacturing, hospitality, government, communications and others. Lunch and coffee breaks are included in the event to ensure you leave motivated and energized to grow your business.

May 15, 2025

SilverCity East Gwillimbury

8am-3pm

$49 Early Bird Rate

New This Year:

  • Expanded Networking Opportunities

  • B2B Trade Show runs all day - Promote your business with a booth and get 2 tickets - all for 169.99

  • Lowest ever Early Bird Ticket Pricing - Increases to $98 April 15 - Act now to save 50%!!

Meet some of our speakers

More to be announced…

  • Nicholas Reichenbach

    Founder, Chairman & CEO Flow Mineral Spring Water

    Flow: Pivot or Die - Unlocking Growth

  • Marc Champagne

    CEO & Co-Founder Malosi

    Best Selling Author and Podcaster focused on Mental Fitness

  • Martha Jez

    CEO, Fair Chance Learning

    Humour and Hustle - learning to be loud at the dinner table and in business

  • Nicole Fernandes

    Founder, Beyond Culture

    Culture in 4k: Blurring the Lines Between Employer Branding and Cultural Storytelling

  • Julie Cryns

    Owner, JulieCryns.ca

    Searching for meaning and finding your niche - Reframing Imposter Syndrome

  • Myles Doak

    Founder, Entrepreneur & Storyteller

    Mastering the Art of the Pitch: The Ultimate Business Skill for Entrepreneurs

  • Crystal Moss

    Executive Coach

    The Self-Solid Solace of Getting Over Yourself

  • Chris Emanuel

    SHIFT 25 Host/Emcee

    In charge of keeping things moving and ensuring everyone leaves inspired!

New for 2025

B2B Trade Show & Expanded Networking

We want to build one of the most effective and valuable B2B Trade Shows in York Region. This year we will have booths throughout the lobby and we will structure the agenda to maximize networking time - this will allow you as a vendor to attract business from some of the leading business leaders in the GTA and as an attendee, the breadth of businesses will not be short of impressive!! All for $169.99 + HST & includes 2 event tickets OR $249.99 + HST gets your a table + 5 events tickets. Limited space available, maximum 2 tables per industry.

To express your desire to have a tradeshow booth - email us at info@centralyorkchamber.com.

FAQs

  • 8:00am-9:00am - Breakfast & Networkings

    9:00am-9:15am - Welcome

    9:15am-10:00am - SHIFT Disturbers

    10:00am-10:30am - Keynote Interview

    10:30am-11:30am - B2B Tradeshow Break

    11:30am-12:00pm - Keynote Interview

    12:00pm-1:00pm - SHIFT Disturbers

    1:00pm-3:00pm - B2B Tradeshow