Geoff Gay
CEO
Athabasca Basin Development
*With 2+ Entrepreneurs
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Discover Actionable Growth & Transition Strategies from Top Entrepreneurs
Since 2015, the Business Transitions Forum has been guiding entrepreneurs through comprehensive growth strategies and ownership transitions, including opportunities for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to enhance shareholder value.
Join top entrepreneurs and North America’s leading experts to:
- Increase market share and shareholder value
- Identify growth and scaling opportunities
- Understand the acquisition and sale process
- Assess if M&A is the right growth path for your business
- Implement actionable strategies to elevate your business’s value at any stage in your transition journey
Garth MacDonald
Former President & CEO
(Sold G-Mac’s AgTeam Inc.)
Jessica Cullen
Chief Ecosystem Officer
Raven & Dynamic Rescue Systems
Evan Doepker
President, CEO, & Co-Owner
Doepker Group Enterprises (Acquired Peerless Trailers, Precision Laser & Fab, and Edmonton Trailer Manufacturing)
Jared Mills
Managing Director – Founder
Mills Brothers (Sold Cross Borders Drilling)
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Featured 2026 Program
A full day of conversations for owners thinking seriously about growth, acquisition, leadership, and transition.
Hear how entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors approach the decisions that shape enterprise value and long-term optionality.
June 10, 2026 • TCU Place • Saskatoon
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Hear From BTF Alumni
As a first-time attendee, BTF was the perfect starting point. The forum gave me a clear understanding of the landscape and how to prepare early.
BTF connected me with the right advisor at exactly the right time. That relationship directly led to a successful sale of my business in 2025.
BTF was my first real deep dive into business transition and growth pathways. The insights helped me think differently about value creation.
You want to come to this conferences years in advance of wanting to sell, because you want to be thinking about how to build your business, you want to be meeting the strategic partners who may help you.
I think BTF does a great job of really setting the tone of community, connection and really making sure entrepreneurs feel supported.
It’s a very welcoming conference, and a conference that anybody can just approach anybody and strike up a conversation.
I wished I had of participated in something like this before we transacted.
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Gain expert insights, success stories, and practical resources to drive business growth and navigate transitions.
Building Where It’s Harder: Geoff Gay On Indigenous Partnership, The North & What Lasts
Geoff Gay
CEO, Athabasca Basin Development
Some businesses are built in environments where conditions are predictable. Others are built where conditions are constantly shifting. For Geoff Gay, leading Athabasca Basin Development has meant operating in the latter. Northern geography, resource cycles and global forces all shape the outcome, often in ways that’re outside any single company’s control.
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The Leader Who Steps Back: Phil Jewell On Letting Go To Build Stronger Teams
Phil Jewell
Founder, Impact Leadership & The Irrelevant Leader
Leadership is often associated with control, decisiveness and having all the answers. Phil Jewell sees it differently. From leading soldiers early in his career to building leadership programs across North America, his perspective has been shaped by environments where clarity, trust and accountability aren’t optional.
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Preparing Before The Moment: Christine Pound On Timing, Readiness & Business Transitions
Christine Pound
Partner, Stewart McKelvey & the 2026 Chair of BTF Atlantic
Many business owners spend years waiting for the “right time” to make a major decision about their company. Whether that means investing further, bringing in partners or preparing for a sale, the instinct is often to wait for clearer market conditions. Christine Pound believes that moment rarely arrives.
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