Presenters
Tina Varughese
Diversity and Inclusion Speaker, Keynote Speaker
Named one of Canada’s 10 Notable Speakers by Ignite magazine, audiences describe Tina Varughese as ‘dynamic, highly energetic, relevant and hilarious’. She consistently rates as ‘the best speaker of the conference’. Her interactive approach is insightful and her delivery is highly entertaining. She breaks down barriers creating a comfortable and fun space leaving attendees inspired to think, behave, act, and communicate with intention.
For fifteen years Tina Varughese, B.A.; B.Comm, worked with immigrants in her roles with the Province of Alberta’s immigration office as well as running her own successful relocation and settlement firm. She is a contributing writer for the Human Resource Institute of Alberta’s Network magazine, Calgary Real Estate News, Home to Home magazine, and has been profiled in Alberta Venture Magazine. She is the President of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (Calgary) chapter and was named one of Canada’s 10 great speakers in Ignite Magazine.
Eric Termuende
Best-selling Author, Keynote Speaker
Eric Termuende is a best-selling author, internationally recognized thought leader, and keynote speaker on all things future of work, leadership, workplace culture, and talent management. After years spent studying the world’s greatest places to work, he has deciphered what sets amazing leaders apart from the rest, and what it takes to build incredible teams that are resilient, innovative, and ready for the future.
His research and insights have inspired category-leading companies like Amazon, Coca-Cola, Nationwide, IBM, Zoom, Nokia, John Deere, and Toyota, to name a few. Eric’s perspectives and accomplishments have also been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., and many other prominent publications.
Jim Harris
Author, Disruptive Innovation Speaker
Jim Harris is one of North America’s foremost thinkers on disruptive innovation speaking internationally at more than 50 conferences a year. Association magazine ranked him as one of North America’s top ten speakers. Jim also leads strategic planning sessions with executive teams.
His clients include Barclays Bank, Canon, Columbia Tristar Pictures, IBM, Munich Re, SAP, the Top 200 CIOs of India, the UK Cabinet Office, Swiss Re, Walmart and Zurich insurance.
Jim’s last book, Blindsided!, is published in 80 countries worldwide and is a #1 international bestseller. Soundview Executive Summaries, selected Blindsided! as one of the best business books of the year sending a summary to 80,000 executives globally. The Miami Herald calls Blindsided! “Brilliant stuff!”
Jim is a global thought leader on disruptive innovation. Watch his seminar on how the COVID-19 Crisis is accelerating digital transformation.
With cutting edge case studies this recorded seminar for CEOs will surprise you at how quickly the business world is changing and why after the crisis things will never go back to the way they were before. His seminars are fast-paced, fun, and fascinating.
Solange Buissé
Partner, Taylor McCaffrey Lawyers
Solange practices primarily in the area of estate planning and estate administration. As a Wills, Estates and Trust practitioner, Solange provides wealth succession and estate planning advice to a wide range of clients. Here are some of the types of legal matters which Solange deals with on a regular basis.
Estate Planning for simple estates, including the drafting of wills, powers of attorney and health care directives.
Estate Planning for more complex estates
Estate administration matters
Applications to Court
Providing advice and disputes resolution solutions for estate and incapacity disputes.
Providing residential real estate services, usually in the context of estates and incapacity.
Solange works closely with a number of trust companies on both estate planning and estate administration matters. Solange is a proud French Canadian and is willing to assist clients in both French and English when the circumstances allow.
Melanie Sodka
TEDx Speaker & Award-winning Professor of Entrepreneurship and International Business
Melanie Sodka is a human behaviour enthusiast helping overwhelmed people who are over-committed and distracted. She’s a Podcaster and an international speaker who addresses Capacity Management. Through her structures and frameworks, she reveals how our addition to distraction is literally breaking down our bodies. Her research and trademarked tools have helped tens of thousands in managing their personal capacity while staying out of burnout and doing more of what they love.
For many years, Melanie has been engaging and shifting the perspectives of her audiences in the classroom, boardroom and conference rooms. A TEDx speaker, Melanie designs custom talks and virtual series to serve her clients. She is also an experienced lead facilitator for national conferences as well as an EMCEE for various events.
Currently, Melanie is working with a large Canadian bank and their multiple divisions through speaking and team capacity programs. Other clients range from packaged goods, to pharma, to Tech companies as well as NFP. She is also pursuing her dream of writing a book where she shares true stories and a suite of tools, including her very own Egocake™ Framework, intended to guide people through the discovery of their personal capacity and ultimately how to respect it.
Brynden Devenny
Client Experience Manager, Homefield People & Strategy
Brynden brings over a decade of organizational leadership experience after serving as COO in various nonprofits and owning a strategic planning and organizational development business. Through these roles, he has gained significant experience in team and leadership development, strategy, and moving mission and vision from idea to reality.
Brynden is an Everything DiSC® Certified Practitioner and PXT Select™ Expert Practitioner.
Curtis Wennberg
President & CEO, Credit Union Central of MB
Curtis Wennberg joined CUCM as the President and CEO in October 2021. He serves on the boards of directors for the Prairie Payments Joint Venture, CUCC, and on the Celero management committee.
Prior to joining CUCM, Curtis served as Chief Operating Officer of Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI), leading operations and customer service through a team of 1,200 people. In his five years at MPI, he oversaw significant changes which helped to provide lower insurance rates, increase customer satisfaction, and evolve the culture of the firm.
Curtis holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Manitoba, and a Masters of Business Administration from the London Business School in England. He has held executive roles for businesses in credit cards, commercial finance, consumer finance, strategy, and marketing. In addition to senior level positions with RBC, HSBC, and GE Capital, Curtis was also the Chief Business Development Officer for the Canadian Depository for Securities as it underwent the acquisition by the Toronto Stock Exchange Group.
Through the State of the System address, Curtis will provide updates and insights regarding emerging issues and opportunities for Manitoba credit unions.
Dave Hergesheimer
Vice President, Credit Risk, Cambrian Credit Union
Dave’s career in the banking industry began in 1986, in commercial banking with the Bank of Montreal. In 1990, he joined the credit union system as a commercial loans officer at Hy-Line Credit Union. In 1996, he became a commercial credit analyst at CUCM, where he gained invaluable experience and greater exposure to lending in the Manitoba system. In 2000, Dave accepted the position of Loans Manager at the Oak Bank Credit Union. In 2007, he was promoted to the role of CEO, a position that he held for over eight years. In 2017, Dave had the opportunity to return to CUCM in the capacity of Commercial Credit Manager, and following a retirement in June 2021, he was promoted to his current role of Vice President, Lending & Compliance.
Over the years, Dave has served on many system committees as well as being a director and vice-president of the Credit Union Managers Association of Manitoba (CUMAM). He is particularly proud of his involvement and support of the CCUA’s Women’s Mentorship Program, being a past recipient of the Concentra $10,000 local community award, as well as supporting various local and national charities.
Agenda
AGM luncheon brought to you by CUCM - People Services
Buffet breakfast brought to you by Aviso Wealth
Trade show wine and cheese brought to you by Valeyo
Banquet wine sponsor - Collabria
Hospitality Suite brought to you by CUMIS
Wednesday, October 25
Wellington Ballroom
8:30am-9:00am - Registration
9:00am-9:15am - Welcome
9:15am-10:30am - Lending Panel, Moderated by Dave Hergesheimer, Cambrian Credit Union: Lending & Risk in the MB Credit Union System
10:30am-10:45am - Health Break
10:45am-Noon - Solange Buisse, Taylor McCaffrey: Hot Topics - Death and Incapacity
Noon-1:30pm - Luncheon & CCUA/CUSource Awards
1:30pm-2:45pm - Brynden Devenny, Homefield: Why are Difficult Conversations… So Difficult?
2:45pm-3:00pm - Health Break
3:00pm-4:15pm - Melanie Sodka: Burnout - How Addiction to Distraction is Eroding our Capacity
4:15pm - Closing Remarks
8:00pm-10:00pm - CUMIS Hospitality Suite - Carlton Room
Thursday, October 26
Wellington Ballroom
8:15-9:15am - Registration & Introduction
9:15am-10:30am - Eric Termuende: Blueprint to the Future - Leading in a New World of Work
10:30am-10:45am - Health Break
10:45am-Noon - Jim Harris: Disruptive Innovation
Noon-1:00pm -Luncheon/CUMAM AGM - Embassy ABCD Room - Sponsored by CUCM
1:00pm-4:00pm - Trade Show - North Centennial Room - Wine & Cheese Sponsored by Valeyo
6:30pm - Banquet
9:00pm - Game Show by Endless Events
Friday, October 27
Wellington Ballroom
8:00am-9:00am - Buffet Breakfast - Sponsored by Aviso Wealth
9:00am-10:15am - Curtis Wennberg: State of the Credit Union System
10:15am-10:30am - Health Break
10:30am-11:45am - Tina Varughese: The Human Side of Unconscious Bias
11:45am - President’s Closing Remarks
Venue
Please note: If you are interested in booking a room, call ahead and ask to reserve a room in the Credit Union Managers group block (Group #290599) to access the discounted rate.
Victoria Inn Winnipeg
1808 Wellington Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3H 0G3
Phone: 204-786-4801
Toll-Free: 1-877-842-4667
Fax: 204-786-1329
