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2012 Growing the North Conference
Date: February 21, 2012 - February 23, 2012
Event Description
The Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce, The County of Grande Prairie No.1 , The City of Grande Prairie, Farm Credit Canada, Community Futures Grande Prairie, and Business Development Bank of Canada have partnered to host the Growing the North Conference, one of the largest economic development conferences hosted in the region. Past conferences have seen between 350 and 400 attendees from all over Alberta, Northern British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories.
Confirmed Speakers and topics for the Conference include (click on name for biography):
Day One (Wednesday, February 22):
* Bring your business cards for the iPad2 Networking Challenge sponsored by the County of Northern Lights, Farm Credit Canada, and Community Futures Grande Prairie & Region. Meet and get to know your fellow delegates and enter to win one of three iPad2's!
Registration for the 2012 Growing the North Conference is $150.00 as of January 1st.
The Podollan Inn, Suites, Rez-idence and Spa, Grande Prairie is the 2012 Growing The North Host Hotel. Discover an exciting new hybrid of hospitality in Grande Prairie……Excellence and Elegance can be affordable!
Attendees of the 2012 Growing The North Conference will receive a rate of $139.00 per evening in King Bachelor Suites {Regular $179.00} with complimentary 10% off in Jax’s Grill and Lounge and 10% off in The L Spa and Wellness Centre in addition to complimentary secure, heated underground parking.
Phone 780.830.2000
Toll Free 1.866.440.2080
Fax 780.830.2902
www.podollan.com
Confirmed Speakers and topics for the Conference include (click on name for biography):
Day One (Wednesday, February 22):
- 9:00am - Bruce Rutley and Bob Hall – Centre for Research & Innovation, Foresight Scenario Creation 2050
- 9:30am - Don Kayne – Canfor President and Chief Executive Officer - What's new in wood industry, Market production as it would apply to NE BC and NW AB, General outlook, New opportunities. (will speak to these topics with some emphasis on the impact that growing natural resource demand from Asia is having on BC & AB).
- 10:30am - Todd Evans – Export Development Canada Director, Corporate Research Department - "The changing global trade environment, and what it means for the Canadian North: brief global and NA economic outlook; changing structure of global trade; overview of export industries and geographic markets most relevant for the Canadian north.
- 12:00pm - Kim McConnell - AdFarm co-founder and former CEO - Agriculture and Social Media
- 1:00pm - Leonard Penner – Cargill Chief Executive Officer - Outlook on life after CWB, Projections 2012, New market recommendations.
- 2:00pm - Hon. Jeff Johnson - MLA for Athabasca-Redwater, Minister of Infrastructure - Overview of what's to come, Northern AB position in Government plan, Status of Alberta Advantage, Projections for year.
- 3:00pm - Laura Lochman - Consul General, USA for AB, SK, & NWT An overview of US-Canada economic and energy ties; Beyond the Border and Regulatory Cooperation initiatives and issues around the energy trade between our two countries.
- 9:00am - Hon. Evan Berger - MLA for Livingstone-Macleod, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
- 9:30am - Richard Dunn – EnCana Vice President Regulatory & Government Relations - Year ahead both global & local, New developments in industry, Global market insites into new technology, LNG.
- 10:30am - John Carruthers - Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines President - The Strategic Importance of Northern Gateway for Canadians.
- 12:00pm - Barry Caplan - Ironstone Resources Ltd. President & Chief Executive Officer - General staus of operation, future plans, their needs such as infrastruture & market skills.
- 1:00pm - Dr. Linda Duxbury – Human Resources & Work-Life Balance - Dr. Duxbury's talk will address these following issues. She will look at the formative influences shaping the different generations and look at possible sources of generational conflict within the workforce. She will also give employers information on how to adapt to meet the needs of these different groups of employee.
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2:30pm - Tom Deans – Intergenerational Wealth Expert & Best-Selling Author of “Every Family’s Business”,
and Grant Robinson - Partner, Director of SuccessCare - Talk about the dangers of "gifting" a family business to the succeeding generation, and the 12 common sense questions for protecting family relationships and wealth.
* Bring your business cards for the iPad2 Networking Challenge sponsored by the County of Northern Lights, Farm Credit Canada, and Community Futures Grande Prairie & Region. Meet and get to know your fellow delegates and enter to win one of three iPad2's!
Registration for the 2012 Growing the North Conference is $150.00 as of January 1st.
The Podollan Inn, Suites, Rez-idence and Spa, Grande Prairie is the 2012 Growing The North Host Hotel. Discover an exciting new hybrid of hospitality in Grande Prairie……Excellence and Elegance can be affordable!
Attendees of the 2012 Growing The North Conference will receive a rate of $139.00 per evening in King Bachelor Suites {Regular $179.00} with complimentary 10% off in Jax’s Grill and Lounge and 10% off in The L Spa and Wellness Centre in addition to complimentary secure, heated underground parking.
Phone 780.830.2000
Toll Free 1.866.440.2080
Fax 780.830.2902
www.podollan.com
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