Annual Conference

Effective leaders cultivate resilience, nurture connections, branch out, and grow. 

LGMA2024, Blooming Together, will welcome local government leaders, experts, and partners to Victoria to collectively address emerging issues impacting communities, citizens, and local government organizations. 

If you submitted a speaking proposal, notifications of acceptance will be sent in early 2024. 

Sessions and speakers will address one or more of the following learning tracks:

• Livable, Sustainable Communities.
• Personal Growth and Development.
• Team and Organizational Effectiveness.
• Advancing Equity, Inclusion, and Decolonization.
• Trends in Technology and the Impact of Digitalization.

Stay tuned for the full program to be released in the Spring.  

Conference Rates will be:

Early Bird Member Rate: $765 + GST / Early Bird Non-member Rate: $890 + GST

Regular Member Rate: $865 + GST / Regular  Non-member Rate: $940 + GST

Approving Officers Workshop (June 11)

Early Bird Rate: $475 + GST / Regular Rate: $550 + GST

Communications Forum (June 11)

Early Bird Rate: $345 +GST / Regular Rate: $395 + GST

Announcing the first LGMA 2024 Annual Conference Keynote Speaker: Riaz Meghji, international human connection keynote speaker and author of the book Every Conversation Counts: The 5 Habits of Human Connection That Build Extraordinary Relationships. Riaz is also an accomplished broadcaster with 17 years of television hosting experience. 

His insights have been featured in Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, and Financial Post. Off-camera, Riaz dedicates himself to philanthropy and causes he cares about including Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. He holds a business degree from Simon Fraser University and studied leadership communication at Harvard Extension School and the Canadian Management Centre. We are incredibly excited to have this inspirational speaker at our event this year. Thank you to the Municipal Finance Authority of BC for sponsoring our opening keynote! 

Announcing the closing LGMA 2024 Annual Conference Keynote Speaker: Doug Griffiths, community strategist and best-selling author of 13 Ways to Kill Your Community. Doug is also the President and CEO of 13 Ways Inc., and President and  CEO of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce and World Trade Centre.

Doug helps communities across Canada to identify and overcome the barriers that prevent them from achieving success. With a deep understanding of the relationship between community attitudes and outcomes, he helps to foster a positive and proactive culture that enables growth, innovation, and collaboration. Doug also has a diverse and extensive background in education, philosophy, business, and politics, giving him a unique perspective and a broad range of skills to address the complex and multifaceted issues that communities face. We are incredibly excited to have this inspirational speaker at our event this year.