BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20161101T104500Z DTEND:20161101T150000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:APEC Business Outlook Conference - Halifax DESCRIPTION:The Quest for Growth: New Directions for Atlantic Canada With an aging population and many traditional industries showing little potential for growth\, it's time to explore new ideas to expand the region's economy. This year's conference will focus on ways to increase productivity by adopting innovative approaches to compete in domestic and global markets. 7:45 am Registration\, Networking & Breakfast 8:30 am Welcome & Opening Remarks Karen Oldfield\, APEC Director and President & CEO Halifax Port Authority 8:40 am Keynote Address TBC 9:10 am Atlantic Canada's Economic Outlook for 2017 David Chaundy\, Director of Research\, APEC 10:10 am Networking & Refreshment Break 10:40 am Policy Perspective: New Directions for Atlantic Canada Finn Poschmann\, President and CEO\, APEC 11:10 Business Perspective: The Quest for Growth Session sponsored by McInnes Cooper Jim Fitt\, Founder and CEO\, Velsoft Chris MacIntosh\, Centre Manager\, IBM Client Innovation Centre Robert Niven\, Founder and CEO\, CarbonCure Technologies Panel Moderator: Finn Poschmann\, President and CEO\, APEC 12:00 Noon Conference Concludes X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Quest for Growth: New Directions for Atlantic Canada With an aging population and many traditional industries showing little potential for growth\, it'\;s time to explore new ideas to expand the region'\;s economy. This year'\;s conference will focus on ways to increase productivity by adopting innovative approaches to compete in domestic and global markets. 7:45 am Registration\, Networking &\; Breakfast 8:30 am Welcome &\; Opening Remarks Karen Oldfield\, APEC Director and President &\; CEO Halifax Port Authority 8:40 am Keynote Address TBC 9:10 am Atlantic Canada'\;s Economic Outlook for 2017 David Chaundy\, Director of Research\, APEC 10:10 am Networking &\; Refreshment Break 10:40 am Policy Perspective: New Directions for Atlantic Canada Finn Poschmann\, President and CEO\, APEC 11:10 Business Perspective: The Quest for Growth Session sponsored by McInnes Cooper Jim Fitt\, Founder and CEO\, Velsoft Chris MacIntosh\, Centre Manager\, IBM Client Innovation Centre Robert Niven\, Founder and CEO\, CarbonCure Technologies Panel Moderator: Finn Poschmann\, President and CEO\, APEC 12:00 Noon Conference Concludes LOCATION:Pier 21 UID:e.1721.244 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260506T183828Z URL:https://www.atlanticchamber.ca/events/details/apec-business-outlook-conference-halifax-244 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR