APEC Business Outlook Conference - Charlottetown

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 Xuan (Frank) Zhou, APEC Director and President, Sunrise Group 8:40 am Keynote Address Declan O'Shea, President and CEO, Vector Aerospace Introduced by Brian McMillan, Former APEC Director and President, Holland College 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 Patrick Kiely, Founder and CEO, Island Water Technologies Mohammed Moin, Co-founder and VP Business Dev't, Somru Bioscience Xuan (Frank) Zhou, President and CEO, Sunrise Group Panel Moderator: Finn Poschmann, President and CEO, APEC 12 Noon: Conference ends