A lot has changed since February 2020, when the first Come North conference was launched. We face ever-changing demographic challenges in our communities. This creates a growing need to retain and fully embrace the existing populations. Strategies, priorities, and next steps must be revised and adapted regularly. Magnetic North is that opportunity to regroup and refocus.

Magnetic North 2022 is our 3rd annual Population Growth Forum. Attendees can join the discussion online or in-person about topics including reconciliation and anti-racism, attraction, and settlement of domestic and international migrants, and retention of the existing populations.
Magnetic North will build off priorities established and lessons learned from previous years’ conferences (Come North 2020 and Magnetic North 2021). A hybrid approach will not only address any lingering results of COVID-19, but will also maximize the diversity of participants and ensure that the findings reflect the needs of our communities.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
AGENDA
Day 1 – Agenda
8:00am
Registration opens
8:15am
Breakfast
8:45am
9:15am
10:15am
10:30am
Panel #1: Q&A Session
30 minute break
11:00am
12:00pm
12:15pm
Panel #2: Q&A Session
Lunch
12:45pm
1:00pm
1:15pm
Presentation #1: Q&A Session
Lunch ends
1:15pm
Hybrid Breakout Sessions – Day 1
2:30pm
30 minute break
3:00pm
4:00pm
4:15pm
4:30pm
Panel #3 Q&A Session
Closing Remarks
End of day
5:30pm-7:30pm Networking Event
(location TBD)
Day 2 -Agenda
8:00am
8:15am
Registration opens
Breakfast
8:45am
9:15am
10:15am
10:30am
Panel #4: Q&A Session
30 minute break
11:00am
12:00pm
12:15pm
Panel #5: Q&A Session
Lunch
12:45pm
1:00pm
1:15pm
Presentation #2: Q&A Session
Lunch Ends
1:15pm
Hybrid Breakout Sessions – Day 2
2:30pm
30 minute break
3:00pm
4:00pm
4:15pm
4:30pm
Panel #6: Q&A Session
Day 2: Closing Remarks
End of Conference
LOOKING BACK AT COME NORTH
Two conferences in February 2020 explored the challenges related to achieving population retention and growth. The resulting discussions provided the foundation for a community driven action plan to attack racism, further reconciliation, and attract newcomers to our regions.
Click below to read the Come North 2020 Conference Report, Proceedings, and Immediate Action Plan.
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