State of the Stampede - CHANGE OF VENUE AND TIME to Calgary Golf and Country Club at 5PM

NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE to Calgary Golf and Country Club​

TIME:  5:00 PM

Get your tickets at the door

All past (and current) stampede presidents attending.  

This is a sit down dinner, with cocktails in the beginning. 

Bill Gray is president & chairman of the board of the Calgary Stampede. Bill is a corporate and commercial lawyer with more than 35 years' experience, and is a partner with the Miles Davison LLP firm. Bill has a strong background in management, issue resolution and strategic thinking. He has extensive experience in planning for and resolving a wide range of operational and legal issues. The Province of Alberta recognized Bill’s contribution to the legal profession and the community with a Queen’s Counsel designation in 2010. Bill has been a Stampede volunteer since 1986 and was elected to the board in 2006. 

Warren Connell became chief executive officer (CEO) of the Calgary Stampede in 2015. As CEO, he is responsible to the board of directors for leading the organization. Before taking on the role of CEO, Warren spent nine years as vice-president Park Development and Community Relations. In that role he oversaw the construction of numerous additions to Stampede Park, most recently the Agrium Western Event Centre and the early stages of Youth Campus.