The Level up Conference
2026
Bringing World-Class Personal & Professional Development to Atlantic Canada
Michelle Cederberg
Matt Symes
Mark Black
Julien LeBlanc
Carol Shulte
Meet the Speakers
Sponsors
About The Conference
Every year, Level Up brings you world-class experts to inform and inspire you to take your work and your life to the next level. Founded in 2017 by heart and double-lung transplant recipient and four-time marathon runner Mark Black, Level Up is New Brunswick’s premier personal development event.
We are dedicated to fostering resilience, navigating change, and empowering our community, having impacted hundreds of lives and contributed thousands to local charities
Transformation
Connection
Community
Event Schedule
◷ 08:45 AM
Doors open and Networking
◷ 12:40-2:00
Lunch Break (Lunch on your own)
◷ 8:30-8:45
Welcome / Introduction
◷ 2:00-2:25
Welcome Back Activity
◷ 8:45-9:45
Serious Lessons for Accidental Managers Speaker: Joel Hilchey
◷ 2:30-3:30
The Creative StormTM 2.0: Championing Human Creativity in the Age of A.I. Speaker: Nelson Cabral
◷ 10:00-11:00
Level Up You and Your Team by Building a Culture of Belonging Speaker: Jeff Gerber
◷ 3:30-3:45
Nutrition Break and Activity
◷ 11:00 - 11:20
Networking and Nutrition Break
◷ 3:45-4:45
A Stuntman's Guide To Staying Calm Speaker: Scott Hammell
◷ 11:20 - 12:30
The Intentional Culture-Leading with Values Speaker: Katie Brinston
◷ 4:45-5:00
Closing / Departure
◷ 12:30-12:40
Morning Wrap Up
Meet our Cast
Michelle Cederberg
Speaker
Matt Symes
Speaker
Mark Black
Speaker
Julien LeBlanc
Speaker
Carol Shulte
Speaker
Mark Black
Founder
CSP
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VIP Pass
Popular- Access to all presentations
- Pre-Event Reception
- Attendee Gift Bag
- Reserved Front of House Seating
- ALL ACCESS Pass to the Level Up Vault
- You will get the recordings of all of this year's speakers program AS WELL AS access to all past presentation recordings as well.
General Admissison
- Access to all presentations
- Pre-Event Reception
- Attendee Gift Bag
- ❌ Reserved Front of House Seating
- ❌You will get the recordings of all of this year's speakers program AS WELL AS access to all past presentation recordings as well.