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. |