2025 Schedule
2025 Keynotes
Brad Billings
Bro Brad Billings of Grapevine Lodge No. 288 Grand Lodge of Texas A.F.&A.M. Past Grand Master 2022 and Current Grand Secretary. Bro Billings was raised a Master Mason in February of 2007. He is a proud member of Royal Arch, Scottish Rite, the Shrine as well as numerous other concordant and appendant bodies.
Oscar Alleyne
Bro Oscar Alleyne Past Master Wappingers Lodge No. 671 Grand Lodge of the State of New York, He is a past President and Fellow of The Masonic Society, a Fellow and Vice President of the Philalethes Society and a member of the AQC Lodge No. 2076 EC. Brother Alleyne served as Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of New York during the 2018-2021 term and is the Senior Grand Deacon for the Grand Council Allied Masonic Degrees of the United States of America
Friday, March 21, 2025
3:00 PM – Check-ins / Registration Opens (Convention Centre Lobby)
4:00 PM – Welcome Cocktails / Meet & Greet (Santano Room)
4:30 PM – Panel Discussion: Making Masonry More Visible (Interactive discussion among Brothers) (Bro. Brad Billings, Bro. Oscar Alleyne, and Bro. Pat Davis)
5:45 PM – Welcoming Remarks (Bro. Will Leano)
6:00 PM – Cocktails and Banters (Bro. Michael Johnson - Emcee)
6:30 PM – Buffet Dinner
7:15 PM – Keynote Speaker: Bro. Oscar Alleyne of Grand Lodge of New York
Presentation Title: “Freemasonry’s Social Contract”
8:00 PM – Weekend With Tastings & Fellowship (Bro. Dave Boutilier - Emcee)
10:00 PM – Fellowship / Hospitality Suites
Saturday, March 22, 2025
7:30 AM – Breakfast / Sessions Information
9:00 AM - Sessions 1-3 (San Remo Rooms)
Session 1 - 9:00 AM
Scottish Freemasonry
Bro Alex Thompson
Session 2 - 9:00 AM
The Three Languages of Freemasonry
Bro Tarek Hamida
Session 3 - 9:00 AM
My Son Hates Me! An Inspirational Story of How A Car & The Craft Brought My Son & I Back Together
Bro Jeremy Belbeck
9:45 AM - Break
10:00 AM - Sessions 4-6 (San Remo Rooms)
Session 4 - 10:00 AM
South American Freemasonry
Bro Carlos Silva
Session 5 - 10:00 AM
Vatican Archives & Knights Templar - An Exhibit
Bro John Knox
Session 6 - 10:00 AM
The Use of Generative AI in Freemasonry
Bro. Gary Bonnell
10:45 AM - Break
11:00 AM - Sessions 7-9 (San Remo Rooms)
Session 7 - 11:00 AM
Strengthening the Brotherhood - Supporting Men's Health in our Lodges
Bro Guy Becker
Session 8 - 11:00 AM
The Art of Creating Enlighteners in Lodge
Bro Nicholas Laine
Session 9 - 11:00 AM
Revisiting the Broken Window of Freemasonry, “A Catalyst for Change in Our Lodges & Chapters”
Bro Bruce Zawalsky
12:00 PM – Lunch (Santano Room)
“Getting-to-know the JGW Candidates” Q&A with our JGW Candidates
1:30 PM – SESSIONS 10-12 (San Remo Rooms)
Session 10 - 1:30 PM
Live from Red Deer it’s the AB Freemason Podcast!
Bro. Preston Meyer
Session 11 - 1:30 PM
Lighting the Lamp, Strategic Planning in the Lodge
Bro Dave Boutilier
Session 12 - 1:30 PM
Followership - A Leadership Essential
Bro Dave MacDonald
2:15 PM - Break
2:30 PM - Sessions 13-15 (San Remo Rooms)
Session 13 - 2:30 PM
The Masonic Blue Slipper
Bro Mason Dodds
Session 14 - 2:30 PM
Committee of the Work
Bro. Les Mah
Session 15 - 2:30 PM
Mentoring, the Oft Forgotten Role
Bro. Wayne Atkinson
3:15 PM – Break – Cocktail Hour
4:15 PM – SESSION 16 (Santano Room)
Introduction of Guest of Honour and Keynote Speaker
Bro. Brad Billings, Past Grand Master and Current Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Texas
Presentation Title: “Moving Masonry Forward”
5:30 PM – Cocktails / Mixer
6:15 PM – Dinner
7:30 PM – Entertainment / Presentations
8:15 PM – End of Dinner
8:16 PM – Fellowship / Hospitality Suites