The Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) is Celebrating 15 Years!
Date: Friday, June 20, 2025
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm (followed by lunch)
Location: Hybrid ( The GrandWay Events Centre, 7445 Wellington County Rd. 21 Elora, ON N0B 1S0) and ZOOM
ROI's annual general meeting is happening Friday, June 20, 2025, from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm. For 15 years, we’ve been dedicated to developing leaders, informing decision-makers, and connecting communities across rural and northern Ontario. We’re thrilled to welcome Keynote Speaker, Minister Lisa Thompson, as part of this special milestone event.
The event will be a hybrid event.If you will be attending in-person please register below before June 10.
REGISTER FOR IN-PERSON
To attend the annual general meeting virtually please register via Zoom below.
REGISTER TO ATTEND VIRTUALLY
Meet our Keynote Speaker
The Honourable Lisa Thompson is a Canadian politician who serves as Ontario’s Minister of Rural Affairs. She is a riding member of the Huron-Bruce Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a member of the Progressive Conservative Party since 2011. She is a graduate of the University of Guelph and a graduate of the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program Class 6 and the Morris Executive Leadership Program. Lisa was born and raised near Wingham in Huron County, but now calls Bruce County home as she lives near Teeswater on a farm that has been in her husband’s family for 122 years.