AGM to Cap Off Another Successful Year the Vancouver Board of Trade 24-Year Career As President and Ning, and Ultimately, Strengthens Canada’S Global Competitiveness
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TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 Register online at boardoftrade.com/events June is National Canadian Electricity Association: Electricity Month The Electricity Imperative The Honourable Sergio Marchi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Electricity Association “We have been helping lead conversations about transportation since our inception in 1887.” VBOT President and CEO Iain Black, pg. 5 JUNE 2015 • VOLUME 55 • NUMBER 6 THIS ISSUE The Vancouver Board of Trade’s Looking ahead to 2050 · 2 128th Annual Canada expands visa-free transit program · 3 General Meeting Iain Black reflects on the with RBC Chair, referendum · 5 Kathleen Taylor The art and science of Kathleen Taylor decision making · 6 Chair, RBC Royal Bank Friday, June 26, 2015 Navigating B.C.’s social innovation landscape · 7 Register at boardoftrade.com/AGM Photo highlights · 8 AGM to cap off another successful year The Vancouver Board of Trade 24-year career as President and ning, and ultimately, strengthens Canada’s global competitiveness. 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Join us as Taylor discusses $57,000 for charity · 9 Chair Kathleen Taylor as the Resorts and her current role as Recent policy measures have these issues and much more. luncheon keynote speaker at its the head of Canada’s largest bank. focused specifically on gender In addition, Members are also WLC partners on new 128th Annual General Meeting on There now seems to be con- diversity, with new “comply or invited to attend the business policy report · 11 June 26. sensus amongst business leaders, explain” disclosure requirements portion of the AGM earlier that As the first female Chair of a governments and regulators re- being adopted by many provinces. morning, where new bylaws will @boardoftrade major Canadian bank, Taylor’s garding the critical role of diversity However, increased diversity be adopted and 2015-16 Chair remarks will focus on “Accelerat- of thought and perspective plays overall is not coming fast enough Tim Manning will officially be /VancouverBoardofTrade ing Canadian competitiveness in enhancing board effectiveness. and more action is needed to sworn in. boardoftrade.com through leadership in diversity,” Diversity helps drive better de- break down the barriers that will For more information, visit drawing upon stories from her cision-making, succession plan- allow diversity to contribute to boardoftrade.com/AGM. 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He has extensive private and what to do about it and Is at the University of Oxford, on to hear Goldin’s perspectives on sector experience, including as the Planet Full? June 22. the extraordinary transforma- an independent non-executive Join us for a thought-provok- In his remarks, Goldin will tion occurring globally and the director for a number of listed ing discussion and fresh insights focus on key global issues af- most pressing challenges of the companies. on the key issues that will shape fecting our common future and 21st Century. His observations His non-profit engagements our future, impact businesses what we need to do to meet will include how key drivers include as a trustee of Comic of all sectors and create new these challenges. of change such as technology, Relief, the Overseas Devel- leaders of tomorrow. As a renowned thought demographics and globalization opment Institute and other Registration for this event leader, Goldin heads a unique will shape the next 25 years. charities. is now open at boardoftrade. Professor Ian Goldin, Director, interdisciplinary group of more Goldin has been knighted by He is the author of 19 books, com/events. Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford EVENTSEVENTS CALENDARCALENDAR UPDATE UPDATE The electricity See our full events calendar at boardoftrade.com/events imperative WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015 MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2015 FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015 CEA President to address VBOT as part of From Rights to Results: The World in 2050: The Vancouver Board of Forum discussing the new Drivers of Change and Trade’s 128th AGM with National Electricity Month reality for Aboriginal Opportunity RBC Chair, Kathleen Taylor Join The Vancouver Board of relations presented by CN 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Business Portion Trade on June 30 as the Honour- 7 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. able Sergio Marchi, President and Professor Ian Goldin, Director, 10 – 11:30 a.m. Bob Rae, Senior Partner, Olthuis Oxford Martin School, University Keynote Luncheon CEO of the Canadian Electricity Kleer Townshend; Chair, First of Oxford 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Association, outlines some of the Nations Limited Partnership compelling challenges facing our Hyatt Regency Vancouver Accelerating Canadian nation’s electricity industry. Chief Roger William, Chief, Xeni — Regency Ballroom competitiveness through Electricity powers our homes, Gewt’in First Nation, and Vice 655 Burrard Street leadership in diversity Chairman of Tsilhqot’in National offices, factories, institutions, and Presenting Sponsor: Kathleen Taylor, Chair, Royal economy. But rarely do we give a Government Port Metro Vancouver Bank of Canada second thought to the complex SESSION 1: The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver infrastructure that underpins the Empowering First Nations TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015 900 West Georgia Street electricity system. We largely take Sergio Marchi, President and CEO, through business partnerships Small Business Council Presenting Sponsor: electricity for granted — “out of Canadian Electricity Association SESSION 2: Summer Social: RBC Royal Bank site, out of mind.” That attitude Perspectives on First Nations Lawn Bowling Community Sponsor: quickly changes when our lives In his remarks, Marchi will development Port Metro Vancouver 5 – 7 p.m. are turned upside down due outline why our country needs SESSION 3: the results of something like an reliable electricity to grow and Stanley Park Lawn Bowling Club Collaboration between extreme wind storm. prosper, while discussing the 2099 Beach Avenue TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 businesses and First Nations Canadian Electricity We need to pay closer atten- consequences at stake if we don’t SESSION 4: Association: The tion, and we need to do it now. reinvest today, to ensure our WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2015 The William Decision and its Electricity Imperative The reality is, all over Canada children have the same reliable implications on B.C. business United CPA: Why it’s good governments have postponed the system our parents built for us. 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. and First Nations for business hard decisions and have under- Marchi was appointed Presi- The Honourable Sergio Marchi, The Fairmont Waterfront 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. invested in that infrastructure dent and CEO of the CEA in President and Chief Executive — Waterfront Ballroom year after year, hoping to get by for February 2015. Prior to that role, Richard Rees, CPA, FCA, Officer, Canadian Electricity 900 Canada Place Way just a little while longer. They, and he served as a Toronto city coun- President & CEO, Chartered Association regulators alike, worry about the cillor, a federal MP, and a cabinet Title Sponsor: CN Professional Accountants of BC Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver Supporting Sponsors: FortisBC, (CPABC) costs of the investments and its minister in three key portfolios: — Park Ballroom SFU Beedie School of Business, impact on the price of electricity. international trade, environment; The Honourable Andrew Teck, Vancity 791 West Georgia Street Cost of course is a legitimate and citizenship and immigration. Wilkinson, Minister of Advanced Community Sponsors: Aquilini concern. However, we must also After voluntarily leaving the Education, Province of British Investment Group, New Gold, shift the conversation to the political arena in 1999, Marchi Columbia TransMountain June is National value of electricity, since much of was appointed Canadian Ambas- Community Engagement Partner: The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver Canada’s electricity infrastructure sador to the World Trade Orga- Public Works and Government — Pacific Ballroom Electricity is near the end of its life cycle. It nization and the United Nations 900 West Georgia Street Services Canada must be renewed, replaced, and in Geneva, where he served for Media Partner: The Globe and Mail Month! modernized. This will require an five years. investment of $350 billion over For more information on this the next 20 years, according to event, or to purchase tickets, visit the Conference Board of Canada. boardoftrade.com/events. What speaker, topic or issue do youWOMEN’S want explored? We’ll look into it. 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