Calgary Real Estate Forum

October, 23 2018

Calgary Economic Development’s collaborative energy makes us a conduit, connector, catalyst and storyteller for Calgary. Where’s Mary?

Could we please have an image here of Mary’s headshot within an Olympic crowd, playing off of “Where’s Waldo”? Where’s Mary?

Could we please have an image here of Mary’s headshot within an Olympic crowd, playing off of “Where’s Waldo”? About Calgary Economic Development

We work with business, government and community partners to position Calgary as the location of choice for the purpose of attracting businesses & investment, fostering trade and developing Calgary’s workforce.

As conduit, connectors and catalyst, we collaborate to accelerate purposeful diversification, embrace shared prosperity and build a strong community. Our Areas of Focus

Renewable Energy Clean Tech Agribusiness Energy

Life Science/ Creative Industries Transportation & Health Logistics OPPORTUNITY CALGARY INVESTMENT FUND (OCIF)

$100 MILLION ATTRACT IMPACTS PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY OF INNOVATIVE, CATALYTIC, AND CREATE ROI, REDUCE DOWNTOWN OFFICE CALGARY & ADMINISTERED BY CALGARY STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS TO CALGARY VACANCY, STIMULATE EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVERSIFY THE ECONOMY Trade Programming

Essential knowledge, resources and coaching to scale up, develop and execute an export plan. Startup Calgary

Team Blockchain Startup Weekend (March 2018) Progress To-Date

72 businesses (97) attracted, retained and expanded in Calgary

950K sq ft Industrial real estate 100K sq ft Office space 10K sq ft Retail space

5,700 jobs (6000) created and/or retained Our Current Environment

11.8M sq.ft. Highest GDP per Capita in 2017 Available office space of major Canadian cities.

8.2% Calgary is the “4th Most Unemployment Livable City in the World” and has placed as a Top 5 city every year since 2009.

“Tech is no longer an industry, it is a strategic piece of every industry …”

– Alan Murray, Editor, Fortune Magazine, January 2017 Consumer

ICEBERG SLIDE

Industrial 140,000 Calgary –Digital talent base insufficient 52% 120,000

100,000 55,700 59,100 (50%) 80,000 48% 35,300 60,000 (49%) 15,900 35,500 51% 23,200 26% (50%)40,000 22,40061% (49%) (49%) (63%) 21,600 6,000 (63%)14,100 (49%) 28,900 (25%) 20,000 5,000 9,200 3,200 48,500 26,400 17,100 13,200 7,000 0 Toronto Montreal Ottawa Vancouver Calgary Engineers Software Engineers & Designers Source: Labour Force Survey, Labour Force by NOC, Statistics Canada, 2017 Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers Embracing innovation intensifies the wave of growth

Calgary is here

• Embrace innovation • Round out talent • Strengthen innovation ecosystem Calgary is the city of choice in Canada for the world’s best entrepreneurs.

We embrace innovation and create solutions to meet the world’s greatest needs: food, health, energy and transportation Calgary in the New Economy: Focus Areas

Innovation Business Canada’s leading Environment B2B innovation Canada’s most ecosystem business-friendly city

Talent Place Canada’s destination Canada’s most for talent livable city

17 Calgary in the New Economy: Strategic Framework

Transportation Talent & Logistics Canada’s destination

for talent Agribusiness

Clusters Established Established Innovation Energy Vision Values 4 Canada’s leading B2B Calgary is the city of innovation ecosystem Calgary is an Focus choice in Canada for the inclusive and Areas Tourism world’s best Place entrepreneurial entrepreneurs. Canada’s most Creative city connected livable city Industries We embrace innovation through our and create solutions to community Life Sciences / meet the world’s needs in Business & Emerging Health

spirit. Clusters Growth food, health, energy and Environment Financial Canada’s most transportation. Services business-friendly city UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARK The next wave has already begun The next wave has already begun in Calgary 3000 NEW TECH TRAINING SEATS OPPORTUNITY CALGARY INVESTMENT NUCLEUS ROCKET FUND SPACE STARTUP CALGARY EXHIBITION EVOLVE PLATFORM CAPITAL U EAST VILLAGE

DV NEW CREATIVE FUSE CTI DESTRUCTION 33 LAB

CIC INNOVATION NEW ACTION CENTRAL AGENDA LIBRARY RAINFOREST THE EDISON HUNTER HUB WHY CALGARY

TOP TALENT LIVING LAB LOW COST LIFESTYLE HIGHLY SKILLED CITY OF CALGARY ASSETS WILL OF DOING BUSINESS LIVEABLE AND AFFORDABLE BE MADE AVAILABLE TO TEST YOUR TECHNOLOGIES

20 Hey Amazon

Can you please create a slide here exactly the same as 13 but cross out “Amazon” and write in Calgary. Over 60 Action Calgary Partners

PLATINUM SILVER BRONZE

Axia FibreNet Bennett Jones LLP BOWEN Workforce Solutions Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP Business Development Bank Canada Calgary Airport Authority Calgary Folk Music Festival Calgary Municipal Land Corporation GOLD Cresa Calgary First Calgary Financial Glenbow Museum GlobalFest Haworth Heritage Business Interiors KORITE Nutrien Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP PwC RPC Group Inc. St. Mary’s University Stone-Olafson Theatre Calgary Trico Homes V Strategies Inc. YMCA Calgary 31