SUDS 2026 Sessions
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Financial Stability for Student Unions
Format: to be announced
How student unions can make responsible financial decisions, protect long-term stability, and plan beyond a single executive term.
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Student Affordability, Benefits, and Support Systems
Format: to be announced
How student unions can support students through cost-of-living pressure, benefit-plan design, wellness supports, and access to services.
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Running Events and Driving Student Engagement
Format: to be announced
Planning events students actually attend, then converting attendance into stronger student engagement and organizational trust.
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Christian "CK" Kyle: AMS President (2024-25); UBC Engineering Undergraduate Society President (2023-24)
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Kevin Heieis: AMS Vice-President, Student Life (2025-26)
Governance, Legal Risk, and Board Responsibilities
Format: to be announced
The governance basics student union leaders need before issues become legal, financial, or reputational problems.
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To be announced
Executive Transitions and Building Functional Teams
Format: to be announced
How student unions can survive annual executive turnover through better onboarding, handover, staff-exec relationships, and institutional memory.
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Justin Lieu, AMS Managing Director
Advocacy and Government Relations 101
Format: to be announced
How student leaders turn student issues into policy asks, briefing notes, coalition work, and government relationships
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To be announced
Navigating AI Responsibly: Preparing Student Unions for an AI-Driven Future
Format: to be announced
How student unions should approach AI as the technology becomes more prevalent in daily work.
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To be announced
Student Union Models Across Canada and Beyond
Format: to be announced
Comparing how student unions structure governance, services, advocacy, revenue, and staff support across different campuses.
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To be announced