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Mississauga, Ontario
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Request conference updatesNavio NEXT
A business career conference built around real conversation.
Navio NEXT is Navio Pathways’ annual conference. It is a free, in-person career exploration event for Ontario secondary students and other high-school-aged youth. The 2026 conference will take place in Mississauga, Ontario, on November 21 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The venue is to be announced.
NEXT is for students who are curious about business but want more than a list of job titles. Participants can hear from professionals, professors, and university students, ask specific questions, and compare the realities of working and studying in different fields. The goal is not to push one route; it is to give students more context for the choices ahead.
Conference experience
Five ways to explore the room.
The day mixes shared sessions with direct conversation, so students can listen, ask, compare, and participate.
- Panels
Hear several paths at once
Professionals and educators will discuss how business careers differ, what their work involves, and which experiences shaped their direction.
- Q&A
Ask the question you actually have
Question-and-answer sessions will give students space to ask about education, skills, responsibilities, opportunities, and the less-visible realities of a field.
- Meet
Turn a large room into a useful conversation
Networking periods will help students speak directly with professionals, professors, university students, and peers who share an interest in business.
- Work
Participate, not only observe
Workshops will give students a structured way to think through career questions, communicate ideas, and connect discussion to practical next steps.
- Learn
Compare university information
Students can learn how programs, campus experiences, and routes into business may differ, then use those details to guide further research.
Career areas
Business is more than one kind of future.
NEXT introduces several fields so students can compare the work, questions, and environments behind each one.
Entrepreneurship
Learn how founders recognize opportunities, test ideas, build teams, and create value under uncertainty.
Hospitality
See how service, operations, guest experience, leadership, and commercial decisions work together.
Marketing
Understand how research, positioning, creativity, communication, and customer behaviour shape demand.
Management
Explore how people coordinate teams, make decisions, improve operations, and lead organizations.
People in the room
Three perspectives on what comes next.
Professionals, professors, and university students will be at NEXT to speak and answer questions from participants.
Professionals
Hear about day-to-day responsibilities, routes into a field, changing expectations, and the lessons that only become visible through work.
Professors
Ask how areas of business are taught, what students learn, how fields are changing, and how to think about academic preparation.
University students
Learn about the transition from high school, coursework, campus life, clubs, internships, and the choices students are currently navigating.
2026 event details
One day to ask better questions.
Attendance is free. The conference is in person in Mississauga, with the specific venue still to be announced. Students can request updates by email while final event information is prepared.
- Date
- November 21, 2026
- Time
- 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Location
- Mississauga, Ontario
- Venue
- To be announced
- Attendance
- Free
- Eligibility
- Ontario secondary students and high-school-aged youth
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