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OCTOBER 2014 • VOLUME 54 • NUMBER 9 THIS ISSUE Premier Outlines Economic Plan New BCIT President Talks Partnerships · 2 700 B.C ENJOY FREEDOM OF CHOICE WITH SHORETEL Second Annual Address: PREMISES, HYBRID OR HOSTED PLATFORMS! Craig Richmond President and CEO, SYSTEMS INC. Vancouver Airport Authority Contact us today to learn more: [email protected] See page 11 for more details “The B.C. government has a goal to make B.C. the most small-business friendly jurisdiction in Canada.” Minister Naomi Yamamoto, pg. 7 OCTOBER 2014 • VOLUME 54 • NUMBER 9 THIS ISSUE Premier outlines economic plan New BCIT President talks partnerships · 2 700 B.C. business Air Canada CEO returns to leaders flock to Board of Trade · 2 Premier Christy Clark’s VBOT makes a splash at Vancouver Board of Canadian Chamber · 3 Trade address Op-ed: Craig Richmond’s vision for YVR’s future · 5 BY GREG HOEKSTRA James Moore’s fight against No topic was off limits when internal trade barriers · 6 Premier Christy Clark gave her highly anticipated economic update to 700 members of The Vancouver Board of Trade on Oct. 2. In her keynote, Clark ad- dressed everything from the re- cently resolved teachers strike Premier Christy Clark speaks to B.C. business leaders at The Vancouver Board of Trade on Oct. 2, 2014. Sara Borck Photography to the Mount Polley mining spill, Small Business Month land-title rights for B.C.’s First to expand ties with one of the are worth $5.7 billion. It’s a proven from across the globe. Member Profiles · 8-9 Nations, inter-provincial trade world’s fastest-growing econo- track record...we’re going to walk “There is a lot of hard work to barriers, and the need to reform mies — with a goal of replicating down the same path with India.” be done, but that’s okay. None of LOT Anniversary · 12-13 Canada’s Temporary Foreign B.C.’s successful trade relation- In the year to come, Clark said you got here because you shied Worker Program. ships with China. her government’s BC Jobs Plan will away from hard work. Let’s have Building your brand · 14 Clark also reaffirmed that “Expanding ties with the focus on four specific areas: small the courage to stand up, stand her government plans to move growing economies of Asia is the business, manufacturing, First together, and get the job done,” @boardoftrade forward on building B.C.’s LNG key to our future prosperity,” said Nations, and international trade. said Clark. /VancouverBoardofTrade industry and setting world-lead- Clark. “Right now, our exports She highlighted the new LNG-Buy Watch video from Premier ing standards. In addition, Clark to India are worth $468 million. BC Program as a key example of Clark’s address to The Vancouver boardoftrade.com noted that she will be leading a After a decade of building our how the government can connect Board of Trade at youtube.com/ trade mission to India this month relationship, B.C.’s exports China B.C. businesses with companies theboardoftrade. Fly on your schedule. Travel faster and farther aboard one of our Learjet 75s. No waits, no lineups, no hassles. Call us today. 604-272-8123 | 1-877-399-8123 hours7days londonair.com 2 events and speakers Sounding Board October 2014 Learning to profit from partnership New BCIT President speaks to local business leaders Nov. 19 at VBOT BCIT’s new President, Kathy The panel will cover every- benefit from attending. student-centered institution. Kinloch, will make her first on- thing from business consulting, Kinloch joined BCIT in Her first order of business stage appearance at The Van- training, and commercializa- January 2014 as the school’s was to establish the Motive couver Board of Trade on Nov. tion, and will explore how part- first female president. She joins Power Centre of Excellence on 19, in a special event presented nering with post-secondary the institute at a key moment in Annacis Island. This collabora- by the BCIT School of Business. institutions can empower a BCIT’s history, as it celebrates its tive teaching centre, will train Kinloch will host a panel company’s human capital, 50th anniversary and launches a and graduate students for the of exemplary business leaders drive productivity, and increase new strategic direction. many industries identified as who will share how their part- profit. Kinloch’s mandate is to equip a priority for B.C., including nerships with the school have Find out how your business the organization for the next 50 mining, oil and gas, shipbuild- led to bigger profits, better could profit from engaging in years by broadening and deep- ing, aerospace and LNG. retention of employees, and similar opportunities. Organiza- ening BCIT’s impact with busi- Tickets for this event are on new processes that helped their tions of all sizes, from start-ups ness, industry and community sale now at boardoftrade.com/ companies run more efficiently. to large-scale operations, can and create a flexible, dynamic, events. Kathy Kinloch, President, BCIT EVENTSEVENTS CALENDARCALENDAR UPDATE UPDATE Seizing global See our full events calendar at boardoftrade.com/events opportunities WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2014 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014 Mayoral Candidate: Why can’t we afford Mayoral Candidate: Kirk LaPointe, Non- to live in our own city?: Mayor Gregor Robertson, Air Canada chief returns to Vancouver next Partisan Association (NPA) Local Solutions Vision Vancouver to Vancouver’s month for Board of Trade address 7:15 – 9:30 a.m. 7:15 – 9:30 a.m. Affordability Gap Asia and the Pacific region are Moderator: Gary Mason, Moderator: Gary Mason, 7:15 – 10 a.m. National Affairs Columnist, National Affairs Columnist, two of the fastest growing markets The Globe and Mail Breakfast Keynote: The Globe and Mail for air travel in the world. This Dr. Daniel Muzyka, represents a tremendous oppor- The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver President and CEO, The tunity for Air Canada and, given — Pacific Ballroom — Pacific Ballroom Conference Board of Canada its strategic position as a North 900 West Georgia Street 900 West Georgia Street Robert Fung, President, American gateway, Vancouver. Media Partner: The Salient Group Media Partner: Come hear President and CEO The Globe and Mail The Globe and Mail Calin Rovinescu describe how Air Rob Macdonald, Owner Canada is transforming itself to and President, Macdonald capture a greater share of global THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014 Development Corporation TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014 traffic flows especially from Asia Small Business is Big Company of Young Cameron Muir, Chief Economist, and the Pacific and is making Business in B.C. British Columbia Real Estate Professionals Leadership Cafe significant investments in aircraft, 8 – 10 a.m. Association product, technology and routes. 5:30 – 8 p.m. The Honourable Naomi Bob Ransford, Communications In his second annual address Yamamoto, Minister of State for Consultant and Urban Michael McKnight, to The Vancouver Board of Trade, Tourism and Small Business, Designer, COUNTERPOINT President and CEO of the United Rovinescu will also outline other Province of British Columbia Communications Way Lower Mainland ways Vancouver is benefitting Terry Tarle, CEO, AXYS Jon Stovell, President and CEO, Event Sponsor: from a revitalized Air Canada, Calin Rovinescu, President and CEO, Technologies Inc. Reliance Properties United Way Lower Mainland notably expanding Air Canada Air Canada Rouge service. Ian Tostenson, President and Moderator: Anne McMullin, Air Canada is Canada’s largest of the Alliance with each of the 27 CEO, BC Restaurant and Food President and CEO, Urban WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014 airline, serving more than 180 member airlines represented by Services Association Development Institute YVR: Redefining B.C.’s destinations on five continents. their respective CEO, a role he was Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Aviation Hub MJ Whitemarsh, CEO, It is among the world’s 20 largest elected to in November 2012. The — Pinnacle Ballroom 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Whitemarsh Enterprises Inc. airlines with more than 35 million CEB provides the overall strategic Moderator: Wendy Lisogar- 1128 West Hastings Street Craig Richmond, President and customers a year. It is the only direction of the Alliance, approves Cocchia, Owner and CEO, Community Sponsor: Real Estate CEO, Vancouver Airport Authority international network carrier the appropriate funding and Century Plaza Hotel and Absolute Board of Greater Vancouver The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in North America to receive a votes on the admittance of new Spa Group Marketing Partner: Vancouver Real — BC Ballroom four-star ranking from the inde- member airlines. Estate Leasing Conference The Fairmont Waterfront 900 West Georgia Street pendent research firm Skytrax, He also serves as a member — MacKenzie Room which in 2014 ranked Air Canada of the board of governors of the Presenting Sponsors: Stantec, CIBC Best Airline in North America for International Air Transport As- 900 Canada Place Way Supporting Sponsors: the fifth consecutive year. sociation (IATA), and was elected Presenting Sponsor: Bell PCL Construction Leaders, Rovinescu was appointed Pres- as chair effective June 2014. Media Partner: The Globe and Mail Ledcor Group Community Sponsor: Kasian ident and CEO of the company in For more information on this 2009. He serves as chairman of event, or to purchase your “board- the Star Alliance chief executive ing pass,” visit boardoftrade.com/ What speaker, topic or issue do you want explored? We’ll look into it. board (CEB), the controlling body events. E-mail: [email protected] Miss an issue of Sounding Board? Register now at boardoftrade.com/events Read past issues online at boardoftrade.com/soundingboard October 2014 Sounding Board advocacy update 3 VBOT flies the flag on the East Coast Two public policy resolutions adopted unanimously at Canadian Chamber of Commerce AGM in PEI BY GREG HOEKSTRA The resolution argues that dif- September (see page 6 for more).
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