Champion Chats 2026, presented by Ovintiv and Tourmaline.

Building Champions

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 | Fairmont Palliser, CalgaryVIP Reception - 11:00AMLunch - 12:00PM
Panelists take part in a discussion on stage at a Classroom Champions event, with an audience seated in front.

Why Support Champion Chats?

Everyone needs a champion in their corner, someone to cheer them on, pick them up when they stumble, and inspire them to dream big. Sponsoring Champion Chats allows Classroom Champions to connect more of our best athletes to more of our kids in low-income, rural, and Indigenous communities across Canada.

Sponsorship and Benefits

Sponsorship opportunities table marked sold out, except 2 remaining $10K School Table Sponsor spots.

What Does Your Support Do?

  • Provide an athlete mentor role model to kids in underserved classrooms across Western Canada.
  • Students receive personalized monthly video lessons on topics like resilience, persistence, goal-setting, dealing with adversity, and healthy living, and have live chats with their athlete mentor.
  • Teachers receive Classroom Champions community support, enriched curriculum, and professional development.
  • Enable the continued development of world-class Classroom Champions curriculum and lesson plans.
  • Ensure that every child has a champion by expanding our reach to schools and students that need it most.
Students stand arm-in-arm in a classroom wearing matching shirts reading "#Better Gets Better."

Meet the Panelists

Classroom Champions mentors Trevor Linden, Meaghan Mikkelson, and Mikael Backlund

Champion Chats Co-Chairs

Speaker lineup: Brendan McCracken of Ovintiv, Sue Riddell Rose of Rubellite Energy, Mike Rose of Tourmaline, and Geri Greenall of Cascade Trading.

Presenting Sponsors

  • Ovintiv logo in colour, close-cropped on a transparent background
  • Tourmaline

VIP Reception Sponsor

  • Mawer logo with tagline "Be Boring. Make Money."

Athlete Panel Sponsors

  • G2 logo
  • Peters & Co. Limited logo
  • Rubellite Energy logo

Indigenous Table Sponsor

  • Precision Drilling logo

School Table Sponsors

  • BMO logo
  • Cassels logo
  • Cenovus Energy logo
  • CIBC logo
  • KPMG logo
  • National Bank Financial Markets logo
  • North River Midstream logo
  • Sabre logo
  • SAF Group Canadian Private Credit logo
  • Scotiabank logo
  • Stikeman Elliott logo

Community Partners

  • Azuridge Estate Hotel logo
  • Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, parent of the Calgary Flames and affiliated teams
  • Level2sportswear.com logo
  • Level52 logo
  • Photos with Finesse logo
  • Siksika Nation logo

Make a difference in a child's life

Every dollar you donate will empower a child to thrive with the skills of the Champion Mindset
Students in Classroom Champions shirts pose with a mentor, two holding speed skates.