November 20–21, 2026 | Wu Centre | Fredericton, NB
The 2026 Sport Summit brings New Brunswick’s sport community together for two days of meaningful conversation, practical learning and professional development focused on the issues shaping sport today—and the future we want to build together.
This year’s program explores topics including Indigenous education, anti-racism, assessing progress and impact, performance excellence, and Safe Sport case management—designed to challenge perspectives, build capacity and turn ideas into action.
Whether you’re an administrator, coach, official, coach developer, volunteer, leader or another contributor to sport, you’ll leave with new perspectives, practical tools, new connections and ideas and inspiration to help move the sport system forward.
Come ready to learn, connect, and envision what’s possible for sport in New Brunswick.
True inclusion in sport requires more than good intentions. This session challenges provincial sport administrators to examine how their organizations create spaces of belonging, build authentic relationships, and respond to the unique realities faced by Indigenous athletes and communities.
Led by Angee Acquin, participants will explore how cultural safety, humility, and genuine engagement can help create sport environments where Indigenous participants feel respected, heard, and empowered to thrive.
November 20th, 8:45AM – 9:45AM
Join sport leaders from across New Brunswick for the launch of the System Impact Report and the first Annual Sector Alignment Session envisioned in Recommendation 30. This collaborative session will focus on turning the report’s recommendations into action, bringing organizations together to explore their role in advancing a more aligned and impactful sport system.
Recognizing the diverse capacities and realities of sport organizations, participants will be asked to identify one realistic first step their organization can take and provide input on how sector-wide accountability and progress measurement should be designed. The session will help establish a shared direction for implementation while ensuring organizations help shape the supports and accountability structures needed for success.
November 20th, 10:00AM – 12:00PM
Sport leaders play a critical role in shaping the culture, policies, and systems that determine who feels welcomed, valued, and able to thrive in sport. This interactive presentation from Anti-Racism in Sport Canada (ARISC) will build anti-racism literacy while exploring how racism can show up at individual, organizational, and systemic levels across the sport system.
Designed specifically for sport leaders, the session will move beyond awareness to action. Through practical examples and discussion, participants will explore their role as leaders, advocates, and allies and identify concrete strategies to strengthen inclusion, address racism when it occurs, and embed anti-racism into organizational practices, policies, programs, and decision-making.
Participants will leave with practical approaches they can apply within their own organizations and a stronger understanding of how leadership can contribute to safer, more equitable and inclusive sport environments.
November 20th, 1:00PM – 2:00PM
The Performance Excellence Council brings together representatives from the Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic, Government of New Brunswick, Sport NB to strengthen coordination across New Brunswick’s performance sport system.
In this interactive session, PEC members will share a data-informed snapshot of the system in 2025–2026. Drawing on results from different performance programs and highlighting the reach and impact of these programs.
Participants will explore what the data tells us about the system’s progress, learn how the different organizations work together and take part in a broader conversation about building performance sport in New Brunswick.
November 20th, 2:05PM – 3:05PM
This session equips provincial sport organization leadership to recognize and prevent sexual maltreatment in sport, from subtle boundary erosion to clear violations, with particular attention to appropriate conduct around minors and cross-gender interactions. Beyond building your own awareness, you’ll leave ready to deliver this training to your membership — coaches, staff, and volunteers — as part of your organization’s ongoing safe sport obligations.
November 20th, 3:20PM – 4:50PM
This 3.5-hour interactive training is designed for sport stakeholders (coaches, officials, athletes, board members, staff, volunteers, parents, etc.) seeking a deeper understanding of racism in sport and practical tools to address it. The session includes a participant workbook and combines presentations, discussions, and activities to support meaningful learning and reflection.
November 21st, 8:30AM – 12:00PM
In a perfect world, every NCCP workshop runs seamlessly. In reality, a learning cohort is complex packed with diverse experiences, distinct learning styles, and preconceived notions.
When these differences collide, a group can easily get stuck in the ”Storming” phase of development, leading to resistance, dominant voices, or a lack of engagement.
Designed for experienced Learning Facilitators, this interactive 90 min workshop dives deep into the Nature of the Group to help you maintain psychological safety when tension rises. Join Barry Morrison, Master Coach Developer as he will provide you with practical, actionable strategies to de-escalate conflict, redirect resistance into constructive learning, and successfully guide your coaches all the way to the Performing stage.
November 21st, 1:00PM – 3:00PM
