Mindful Impact Community Forum Toronto

From Mental Wellbeing to Community Wellbeing

A Community Panel & Networking

The Mindful Impact Community Forum is a cross-sector gathering for founders, youth leaders, and changemakers who are building a better world — and want to feel good while doing it. Over three days, we move deliberately from inner wellbeing to community wellbeing: a hands-on session on AI and technology for impact, a flagship day of conversation on mental and community wellbeing, and a wellness-led reception where the real connections get made.

We're not here for another day of sitting in rows, nodding at slides. This is depth without the preciousness — honest conversation, practical tools, and people who actually get it.

After launching in Vancouver this past March, we're bringing the forum to Toronto for a fuller three-day edition. Come for the panels. Stay for the community.

It’s a space to think, feel, connect, and imagine together.

We’re bringing together social entrepreneurs, innovators, community leaders, scholars, youth changemakers, and wellbeing practitioners for an evening of meaningful conversations, practical insights, and real connection.

Come curious. Leave grounded.

Three days. One room. The community you didn't know you'd been looking for.

Why this forum

This generation is leading through burnout, climate anxiety, rapid technological change, and a constantly shifting sense of identity — and the challenges don't come one at a time. Mental wellbeing is shaped by economic pressure. Climate uncertainty lands on emotional health. Leadership now asks for emotional intelligence, not just strategy.

Most events pick one thread. We hold them together, because the people in our community don't get to experience them separately. That's the whole idea behind wellbeing is infrastructure: healthier, more resilient people build stronger, more connected communities — and more durable ventures. The forum traces that arc, from the inner work to the collective one.

What you'll experience

• A hands-on AI & technology for social impact workshop

• A flagship day of remarks, a keynote, and an opening panel on wellbeing

• A creatively facilitated, fishbowl-style community forum — real cross-sector dialogue, not a passive panel

• A wellness-led welcome reception and networking night at NRG Haus

• Practical tools for leadership, resilience, and innovation you can use the next morning

• A genuinely cross-sector room: founders, youth leaders, community builders, and changemakers

The program

AI & Tech for Social Impact — in partnership with Google Developer Groups (GDG) & Women Techmakers (WTM)

A practical, hands-on session on how AI and technology can serve wellbeing and impact — across health, community work, and entrepreneurship. Current trends, the ethical questions that come with them, live demos, and future-ready skills to take home.

Free for students under 25.

From Mental Wellbeing to Community Wellbeing — the flagship day

The heart of the forum. We open with remarks, a keynote, and a panel that set the tone — why wellbeing, why now, what comes next. Then we move into a fishbowl-format community forum, a creatively facilitated open conversation led by Danielle of Colarus, taking us across sectors: mental health, socio-economic development, entrepreneurship, climate, and policy. From inner wellbeing, outward.

Reception & Networking Night "Sweat & Socialize!" — at NRG Haus, our Official Wellbeing Partner

An intentional evening at NRG Haus in Liberty Village — a sober social wellness club built around contrast therapy, mocktails, and genuine connection. A grounded, relational way to meet the community: wellness facilitation, good conversation, and a DJ to close the night. (Honestly, where the real partnerships begin.)

Full daily schedule, speakers, and venues announced soon!

Who should attend

• Young professionals navigating pressure, purpose, and growth

• Youth leaders and students exploring impact-driven careers

• Founders, social entrepreneurs, and innovators

• Professionals in mental wellbeing, social impact, and community work

• Anyone drawn to mindful leadership and meaningful connection

Tickets

All proceeds support Wisdomway Impact's mental wellbeing initiatives under our "inner peace to world peace" campaign. A limited number of pay-what-you-can and bursary spots are available — just reach out.

Refunds & transfers

• Full refund up to [15] days before the event.

• 50% refund up to [7] days before the event.

• Within [7] days of the event, tickets are non-refundable but fully transferable - send someone in your place, just let us know who.

• VIP tickets: because VIP includes the reception with our venue partner, VIP refunds close [15] days before the event to align with venue commitments. Transfers are always welcome.

• Ticket fees keep the room committed and no-shows low; every dollar supports our mission.

Accessibility

We want cost to never be the reason someone misses out. The under-25 workshop is free, student tickets are nominal, and pay-what-you-can and bursary spots are available on request. If you have accessibility needs we can support, tell us when you register and we'll do our best to make it work.

Partners

Proudly building this with our partners, including OneEleven, NRG Haus (Official Wellbeing Partner), Google Developer Groups, and Women Techmakers - with more to be announced.

Interested in partnering, sponsoring, or speaking? We'd love to hear from you — [hello@wisdomwayimpact.com].

Speakers, full schedule, and venues announced in the coming weeks. Follow along [@mindfulimpactforum @wisdomwayimpact].