Events

BC Liberal Convention
June 10, 2022 - June 12, 2022 —
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The party convention takes place from Friday, June 10 to Sunday, June 12 at the Penticton Trade & Convention Centre.

Convention Co-Chairs

Puneet Sandhar
Having previously co-chaired our 2016 convention, Puneet brings experience to the role. A lawyer, mother, and former BC Liberal candidate (2017), Puneet is excited to help make this convention our best yet.
 
Niall Paltiel
Niall Paltiel is serving in his second term as a municipal councilor in Central Saanich. As a new father, he is excited to roll up his sleeves with BC Liberal colleagues and get to work to build the future province his son will grow up in.
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 

Keynote Speakers

Arlene Dickinson
Serial Entrepreneur and General Partner of District Ventures Capital

 

Arlene Dickinson is a serial entrepreneur and General Partner of District Ventures Capital, a venture capital fund focused on helping market, fund and grow entrepreneurs and their companies, in the food and health space.

She is a three-time best-selling author, podcaster and accomplished public speaker. Dickinson is widely recognized for her role as a Dragon/Venture Capitalist for over 12 seasons on the multi-award-winning CBC television series, Dragons Den.

Ms. Dickinson’s leadership has been recognized many times, including Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100 Hall of Fame, the Pinnacle Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence, as well as PROFIT and Chatelaine’s Top 100 Women Business Owners. She is a Marketing Hall of Legends inductee and a proud recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Award. Dickinson has served for many years as an Honourary Captain in the Royal Canadian Navy.

She sits on several public and private boards and is actively involved in supporting community and country.

 
 
Angus Reid
Grey Cup Champion, CFL All-Star, 5-time BC Lions Team Captain

Angus recently retired from professional football after playing 13 years for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. The Richmond born native who went to Vancouver College before attending Simon Fraser University played in 200 professional games placing him in the top 5 all-time for games played by a BC Lion. Throughout his career, Angus has been a 3-time all-star, 2-time Grey Cup Champion, and 5-time team captain.

Today, Angus travels North America speaking with companies, schools, and teams about what it really takes to make it and win. He has done two successful TEDx talks, “Why We Need High School Football” and “Mastering the Skill of Trust” which have garnered him both praise and respect and has just recently released his first book – Thank You, Coach – which immediately became an Amazon bestseller.

 

 

TESTIMONIALS
  • Thank you for your exceptional service during our heritage workshop that we held in one of the meeting rooms at the PTCC. To be honest, I’ve held many events there and they are all exceptional but I wanted to make a point of saying a special thank you for this one in particular. The room setting combined with the high-quality food service really made the participants in the workshop feel appreciated and special. I always enjoy your staff!
    City of Penticton
  • "From the outset, we had great service and suggestions from sales, event planning, and food/beverage staff. “
    Ana Fuller, Local Government Management Association of BC
  • "Your facility, staff and food were amazing, we had so many compliments on everything, and the staff were all so friendly and helpful, you should be very proud of YOURSELVES AND ALL OF YOUR STAFF! Thank you all so much for making it so easy for us organizers, it was very much appreciated!“
    Becky Everett, BC Association
  • "Thank everyone at the PTCC for the tremendous job on this year’s conference. I would have to say it was the easiest event I’ve ever done from a production standpoint due to the high level of professionalism of your entire staff."
    Jerry Rousseau, Western Canada Turfgrass Association
  • The venue is so lovely and all of the staff were amazing! The catering staff was awesome. It was great working with you on the menus, everyone was very helpful and all of the food was wonderful. The A/V staff did a great job too and was super helpful, and checked in on us throughout the day which was great. Thanks again to you and the whole team for all of your work on this event. Looking forward to working with you all again next year!
    HeliCat Canada