AGLC’s Insight Responsible Gambling Symposium provides a platform to explore, examine and discuss topics related to responsible and problem gambling in the province. Each year, we bring together gaming industry partners and government and community stakeholders with the goal of expanding their perspectives and discovering solutions to reduce gambling related harms.
September 16, 2025
Beverly Hills Ballroom
Fantasyland Hotel, West Edmonton Mall (Map)
17700 – 87 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
A message from Brandi Heather, Keynote Speaker
Brandi Heather, B.Ed, MA
Healing Our Caring Systems: How Our Playful Intelligence Builds Adaptability, Courage and Connection
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Agenda
| Time | Item |
| 8:15 - 9 a.m. | Registration and breakfast |
| 9 - 9:05 a.m. | Welcome and housekeeping Meg Polson, Master of Ceremony |
| 9:05 - 9:15 a.m. | Opening remarks Kandice Machado, Chief Executive Officer, AGLC Nicole Marshall, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Red Tape Reduction, Audit and Investigations, Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction |
| 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. | Topic: Healing Our Caring Systems: How Our Playful Intelligence Builds Adaptability, Courage and Connection Keynote speaker: Brandi Heather B.Ed, MA |
| 10:15 - 10:40 a.m. | Topic: Social Responsibility within the Play Alberta Landscape Presenter: Carly Curran - Director, Gaming Business Development, AGLC |
| 10:40 - 10:50 a.m. | Topic: The Landscape of Social Responsibility Marketing within Alberta Presenter: Sandra Symbaluk - Senior Marketing Officer, AGLC |
| 10:50 - 11:20 a.m. | Networking break |
| 11:20 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. | Topic: GameSense Partners Across North America Panelists: Members of the GameSense Partnership |
| 12:10 - 12:20 p.m. | Topic: Awards Presentation - Self-Exclusion & GameSense Awards of Excellence Presenter: Seamus Strutt - Manager, Gaming Programs, AGLC |
| 12:10 - 1:20 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:20 - 2:10 p.m. | Topic: The Wild World of Influencer Marketing and its Intersection with Gambling Presenter: Brady Simpson, MSc - PhD Student, University of Calgary |
| 2:10 - 3 p.m. | Topic: Patron Supports Beyond the Casino Walls Panelists: Bob Fisher - President and Board Chair, SMART Recovery Association Christina Cook - Founder/Podcast Host, The Broke Girl Society April Jasper - Program Specialist, Self-Exclusion, AGLC |
| 3 - 3:20 p.m. | Health break |
| 3:20 - 3:50 p.m. | Topic: Performing in the Storm - Going Beyond Resilience Presenter: Line Perron, BA, MSc, SWT - Imagine Institute for Learning |
| 3:50 - 4 p.m. | Closing remarks and acknowledgements Meg Polson |
Contact AGLC
For questions about the event, please contact us at responsible.gambling@aglc.ca.