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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
The Business Council of British Columbia in collaboration with the Canada West Foundation is holding a conference on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. The conference will feature prominent panelists speaking on a number of important topics. Confirmed panelists are listed below.
DRAFT AGENDA
8:00 Breakfast and Registration
9:00 Opening Remarks: Conference Co-Chairs
Larry Berg, Chair, Business Council of British Columbia
and President and Chief Executive Officer, Vancouver International Airport Authority
Roger Gibbins, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada West Foundation
9:15 Keynote Address
Gordon Campbell, Premier, Province of British Columbia
9:45 Health Break
10:00 Alberta, BC and the Changing Face of Economic and Political Power in Canada
Paul Boothe, Professor of Economics, University of Alberta
Gordon Gibson, Political Commentator and Author
Martha Piper, former President, University of British Columbia
11:15 Energy Development in the West: Opportunities and Challenges
Pierre Alvarez, President, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Bob Elton, President and Chief Executive Officer, B. C. Hydro
Terry Lyons, Chairman, Northgate Minerals Corporation
12:45 Luncheon and Keynote Address
Deborah Yedlin, National Business Columnist, Calgary Globe and Mail
2:00 Building the Architecture of Alberta-BC Cooperation
Jock Finlayson, Executive Vice President - Policy, Business Council of British Columbia
Robert Roach, Director of Research, Canada West Foundation
Allan Tupper, Professor, Political Science, University of British Columbia
3:15 Developing Skills and Human Capital for a Growing Economy
Ros Kunin, Economist and Senior Fellow and Director, Canada West Foundation
Sam Shaw, President, Northern Alberta Institue of Technology
Harvey Weingarten, President and Vice Chancellor, University of Calgary
4:15 Concluding Comments/Adjournment: Conference Co-Chairs
TO REGISTER NOW - click here.
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