2023 Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island Annual General Meeting

Please join Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island at our Annual General Meeting.

Ticket sales for our 2023 Annual General Meeting have closed. If you are interested in being added to the wait list or have questions about the event please contact Jason Toner at jtoner@tourismwindsoressex.com.

Leearn more about where the tourism industry is headed and what the next challenge will be with President & CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario, Christopher Bloore speaking on "COVID in the rear-view: What's the next challenge for tourism in Ontario?"

Your admission will let you get a taste of our Follow The Flavours culinary food program being launched at our Annual General Meeting. Get ready to sip & savour samples from some of our unique culinary delights in Windsor Essex.

AGM Itinerary:

• 11:15am - Doors open
• 11:30am - 12:00pm: Networking & Follow The Flavours tasting experience
• 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Business Portion of AGM and Plated Lunch Service
• 1:00pm - 1:30pm: Keynote: COVID in the Rear-view: What's the Next Challenge for Tourism in Ontario?
• 1:30pm: Adjourn

About the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO): TIAO is recognized as the umbrella government advocacy organization serving Ontario's diverse tourism industry. We facilitate conversations between government and industry to affirm the economic value of tourism. TIAO is an organization membership, not an individual. TIAO represents the Regional Tourism Organizations (RTO), Destination Marketing Organizations (DMO), Sector Associations, Tourism Operators and Suppliers to the Tourism Industry, as well as any Post-Secondary Education within the Province of Ontario that has tourism, hospitality or culinary within their programming.

About Christopher Bloore: Christopher Bloore is the President and CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario and has been at the forefront of the tourism industry’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. A collaborative leader who strongly believes in the value of empowerment and cooperation, Christopher has brought organizations across the visitor economy together to win significant legislative support programs during the pandemic.

Christopher’s professional background is rooted in public service, initially working for Europe's largest municipality and then as a senior policy and communications advisor for Members of the British Parliament. Christopher was elected four times at local government level to serve his community in Worcestershire - with an increased share of the vote on each occasion - before moving to Toronto in 2019.

Christopher is happily married to Charlotte, with their young son Noah, who was born in 2021.

Tickets are reserved seating - tables will be seated in eight