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:20161031T104500Z DTEND:20161031T150000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:APEC Business Outlook Conference: St. John's 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 Karl Smith\, APEC Chair and Executive VP & CFO\, Fortis Inc. 8:40 am Keynote Address Barry Perry\, President and CEO\, Fortis Inc. Introduced by Brent Janke\, APEC director and VP East Coast\, Suncor Energy Inc. 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 Charlene Brophy\, President & CEO\, FONEMED Kris McNeil\, President & CEO\, Solace Power Russell Pelley\, President\, GRi Simulations 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 Karl Smith\, APEC Chair and Executive VP &\; CFO\, Fortis Inc. 8:40 am Keynote Address Barry Perry\, President and CEO\, Fortis Inc. Introduced by Brent Janke\, APEC director and VP East Coast\, Suncor Energy Inc. 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 Charlene Brophy\, President &\; CEO\, FONEMED Kris McNeil\, President &\; CEO\, Solace Power Russell Pelley\, President\, GRi Simulations Panel Moderator: Finn Poschmann\, President and CEO\, APEC 12:00 Noon Conference Concludes LOCATION:Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland UID:e.1721.243 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260506T192331Z URL:https://www.atlanticchamber.ca/events/details/apec-business-outlook-conference-st-john-s-243 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR