Manitoba businesses are navigating a more complex and competitive environment. Workforce pressures, changing customer expectations, rapid advances in technology and shifting trade conditions are affecting how organizations operate, invest and grow. At the same time, improving productivity and staying competitive remain central to long-term success.
For business leaders, the challenge is making sense of these pressures and deciding where to focus. That’s where the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce and the chamber network play an important role; bringing businesses together, sharing ideas and helping organizations prepare for what’s ahead.
Our work is focused on helping create the conditions for Manitoba businesses and communities to prosper. That means advocating for a competitive business environment, connecting people and organizations across the province, and developing programs and initiatives that help businesses respond to emerging challenges and opportunities.
Bringing Manitoba Business Leaders Together
Advance Manitoba is a new business conference focused on helping Manitoba leaders navigate the forces shaping the future of business. Presented by the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce, the event brings together business leaders, researchers, innovators and other experts to explore the issues that are influencing how organizations operate, compete and grow.
On November 10, business leaders from across the province will gather at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg to explore practical ways to improve productivity, embrace innovation, strengthen their workforce and compete for the future.
Understanding what’s shaping business
Technology will be an important part of the conversation at Advance Manitoba. Artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are already influencing productivity, customer expectations, workforce decisions and business models.
But technology is one piece of a much broader business environment. Workforce pressures, productivity, competitiveness, innovation and changing market conditions are all shaping the decisions Manitoba businesses are making today.
Advance Manitoba will bring these issues together in one place, giving business leaders an opportunity to step away from the day-to-day and consider what they mean for their organizations.
The program will explore competitiveness, productivity, leadership, innovation and organizational capability, with perspectives from business leaders, researchers and innovators who are working through these issues firsthand. It will also create space for participants to share experiences, exchange ideas and connect with others from across Manitoba’s business community.
From ideas to action
Advance Manitoba is designed to give business leaders time to step back, look at the issues shaping their organizations and consider where they can make a difference.
The aim is to come away with a clearer understanding of the forces affecting business, practical ideas to explore and perspectives that can inform decisions back at the office.
The day is also an opportunity to connect with other Manitoba business leaders. Many of the challenges businesses are navigating are shared across sectors and communities, and there is value in learning from the experiences of others who are facing similar questions.
By bringing people together, Advance Manitoba creates space for those conversations and connections to continue beyond the event.
Preparing for what comes next
The decisions businesses make today will shape how they operate and grow in the years ahead. For leaders across Manitoba, having the right information, perspectives and connections can help bring greater clarity to those decisions.
Advance Manitoba brings business leaders together to have those conversations, learn from one another and consider what comes next.
Advance Manitoba
November 10, 2026 | RBC Convention Centre, Winnipeg
Ideas that Move Business Forward.
