Note - The Business Council of British Columbia believes Stanley Park is an important Vancouver landmark. As you travel around and through the park, you see large numbers of trees that were damaged and destroyed by the storm that hit the park in December, 2006. At the recent Pacific Economic Summit, the Business Council used 50 live trees as decoration for the occasion and following the event, the Business Council donated the trees to Stanley Park. The Vancouver Park Board has arranged for the trees to be planted within the Stanley Park Pitch and Putt Golf Course.

Hosted by the Business Council of British Columbia, the Pacific Economic Summit has been created to bring together business leaders in British Columbia and our province's key trading partners from around the world. Each conference will look at how the business community can play a positive role in helping to address some of the common challenges and opportunities facing both jurisdictions. 2007 marked the inaugural year of the conference.

Presentations from the 2007 Program are posted below:

Pacific Economic Summit
BC-California
Thursday, May 31, 2007
The Westin Bayshore
Vancouver, BC

7:00    Registration and Breakfast

8:00    Welcome, Introductions and Opening Remarks
           Larry Berg, Chair, Business Council of British Columbia
           and President and Chief Executive Officer, Vancouver International Airport Authority
           Mark Mosher, Executive Director,
           California Commission for Jobs and Economic Growth

8:15    Panel Discussion
           Overview of the British Columbia-California Economic Landscape
           Moderator:
           Bob Fairweather, President, International Financial Centre British Columbia
           Panelists:
           Jock Finlayson, Executive Vice President - Policy, Business Council of British Columbia
           Victoria Bradshaw, Secretary, California Department of Labour

9:00    Panel Discussion
           Taking Action: Responses to Climate Change
           Moderator:
           Tony Haymet, Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
           Panelists:
           Randy Jespersen, President, Terasen Gas Inc.
           Bob Elton, President and Chief Executive Officer, BC Hydro & Power Authority
           Edwin Guiles, Executive Vice President, Sempra Energy
           Alan Fohrer, Chief Executive Officer, Southern California Edison

10:30  Morning Keynote Presentation
           Premier Gordon Campbell
           Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
           (Click here for a streaming video montage of Premier Campbell
           and Governor Schwarzenegger at the Pacific Economic Summit)

11:45  Networking Break and Exhibition

12:15  Luncheon Keynote Address
           Embracing the Environment
           Elyse Allan, President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Canada

1:30    Panel Discussion
           Accelerating Innovation: From Mind to Market Success
           Moderator:
           Jane Peverett, President and Chief Executive Officer, B.C..Transmission Corporation
           Panelists:
           Stephen Toope, President and Vice Chancellor, The University of British Columbia
           Simon Pimstone, President and Chief Executive Officer, Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
           Robert Dynes, President, University of California
           Kinkead Reiling, President, Amyris Biotechnologies

3:00    Panel Discussion
           Driving Growth: Clean Energy Solutions To Fuel Your Business
           Moderator:
           Daniel Kammen, Professor, Energy and Resources Group, University of California
           at Berkeley; Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy; Director, Renewable and
           Appropriate Energy Laboratory
           Panelists:
           John Sheridan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ballard Power Systems Inc.
           David Demers, Chief Executive Officer, Westport Innovations Inc.
           Todd Campbell, Director of Public Policy, Clean Energy, Clean Energy Fuels
           Joe Muscat, Partner and Clean Technology Practice Leader, Ernst & Young

5:30    California Style, California Innovation Reception, Stanley Park Pavillion