8:00 am-9:00 am- Registration

9:00-10:00 am- Opening Ceremony and Lekwungen welcome

10:00 am- 10:40 am- Welcome and Profile of Community Safety & Wellbeing from Mayor Alto.

The City of Victoria has recently launched, and is implementing its bold, and ambitious Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan. This plenary session will identify key elements that are catalyzing shifts in Victoria’s community safety and wellbeing landscape, while highlighting future opportunities and innovative actions in community safety and wellbeing.

10:40 am-11:00 am- Break

11:00 am-12:00- Feature speaker

12:00-1 pm- Lunch (provided)

1:00 pm-2:00 pm- Panels

• Option A:Building Intentional Communities: The Intersection of Safety, Wellbeing, and Healthy Neighbourhoods.

• Option B: Standing up for the Workforce: Strengthening Worker Supports and Empowerment in Community Safety and Wellbeing.

• Option C: Beyond the Courts: Advancing Rehabilitation and Community Reintegration for Former Offenders.

2:00 pm-2:45 pm- Break

2:45 pm-4:25 pm- Plenary- Exploring the Future of Integrated Services

4:45-5:45- Optional Workshop- CSWB 101

6:30 pm-8:15 pm Banquet and welcoming reception (ticketed event)

8:30 am-4:30 pm- All-day Community Services Trade show

8:30 am-9:00 am- Morning Coffee and registration

9:00 am- Morning welcome

9:30 am-10:30 am- Key note speaker

10:30 am-11 am- Break

11 am-12:15- Panels

• Option A: Advancing Equity in Community Safety: Addressing Gendered Safety Crises and Building Inclusive Allyship.

• Option B: Beyond the Crisis: Integrating Community Safety and Wellbeing into Emergency Response Operations.

• Option C: Commerce in Crisis: Exploring Business Realities and the Cost of Compassion.

12:15 pm-1:15 pm- Lunch (provided)

1:15 pm- 2:30 pm- Panels

• Option A: Data for Safer Communities: Enhancing Safety and Wellbeing Through Strategic Data Collection and Monitoring.

• Option B: Advancing Comprehensive Mental Health Care for People Experiencing Homelessness.

• Option C: Breaking the Cycle: Empowering Youth and Preventing Criminal Involvement.

2:30 pm-3:00 pm- Break

3:00-3:45- Guest Speaker

3:45 pm-5:15 pm- Leading from the Top: Mayor’s Panel on Leadership, Governance, and Sparking Change.

8:30 am-9:00 am- Welcome & performance

9:00 am-9:45 am- Rapid Fire Presentations (PechaKucha)

Join us for a series of rapid-fire presentations from attendees and key leaders in the community safety field. Often called a “PechaKucha”, presenters will have six minutes and slides that move change every 20 seconds to share their experiences, research, and proposals.

Proposals will be accepted starting Fall 2025.

9:45 am-10:15 am- Break

10:15am- 11:30- Panels

• Option A: Reframing the Narrative: Transforming Public Discourse and Dialogue on Community Safety and Wellbeing.

• Option B: Public Health at the Frontlines: Addressing Healthcare Gaps in Homelessness and Wellbeing.

• Option C: Law, Order, and Wellbeing: Rethinking Legal Challenges and Responses to Social disorder.

11:30-12:30- Lunch (provided)

12:45-2:00- Keynote speaker

2:00-2:30- Break

2:30-3:30- Plenary Closing Panel

3:30-4:00- Closing