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Saturday, August 29, 2026
Saturday, August 29, 2026
10:00am
Registration and Welcome
Registration and Welcome
Please ensure you have registered prior to the conference. Register at: Adventure in Finance
Brief welcoming remarks from Rotary Club President, Gordon Leverton and welcoming activities with host, Bachir Bastien.
10:30 - 11:30
Workshop 1 - "Cash is King!"
Workshop 1 - "Cash is King!"
David van Noppen sets the groundwork for your financial success.
11:45 - 13:00
Workshop 2 - Credit Cards 101: Smart Spending for Teens
Workshop 2 - Credit Cards 101: Smart Spending for Teens
Bachir Bastien, a credit card coach, sets us straight about this plastic money.
13:15 - 13:45
Lunch (provided) and "tour" - at Operation Come Home on Gloucester St.
Lunch (provided) and "tour" - at Operation Come Home on Gloucester St.
14:00 - 15:00
Workshop 3 - View from Operation Come Home
Workshop 3 - View from Operation Come Home
John Heckbert, Executive Director, Operation Come Home
15:15 - 16:30
Expert Panel: $lippery $lope
Expert Panel: $lippery $lope
YOUR financial questions answered by our expert panel, including those new trends of legal sports gambling and cryptocurrency investing.
Workshop Details
Workshop 1
Workshop 1
10:30 - 11:30
"Cash is King!"
"Cash is King!"
Speaker: David van Noppen
Financial Coach and Mortgage Agent, David van Noppen from More Than Enough Financial, will be showing how Cash is King when it comes to personal financial health.
In this workshop we will be learning how is your money is a tool to help you create the life you have been designed to live.
We will learn how cash flow is a main pillar to a financially fit life and how to navigate the changing landscape from tactical money management to virtual.
We will also be learning how debt and savings play a significant role.
Workshop 2
Workshop 2
11:45 - 13:00
Credit Cards 101: Smart Spending for Teens
Credit Cards 101: Smart Spending for Teens
Speaker: Bachir Bastien
An interactive workshop designed to provide you with the "essentials" of credit cards.
Learn how credit cards work, the risks of debt, how to build a strong credit score, and why smart spending today can shape your financial future. Through real-life examples and practical tips, you will gain the tools to use credit wisely and confidently.
Workshop 3
Workshop 3
14:00 - 15:00
Operation Come Home - Lessons
Operation Come Home - Lessons
Speaker: John Heckkbert
Expert Panel
Expert Panel
15:15 - 16:30
$lippery $lope
$lippery $lope
Panelist: Linas Pilypaitis, Nesbitt Burns
Panelist: Ron Baker, Retired, Personal Finance Specialist
Panelist: Tecla Kalinda, Founder, ZalaSmart.com
Cryptocurrency investing, legalized sports betting, pyramid sales, penny stocks... for as long as there has been money, there's been ways to risk losing it to "get rich quick"! From the traditional to the recent, sometimes deals really are too good to be true. Our expert panel answers YOUR questions about these and other financial issues that you need an answer for.
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