9:00am |
Event Registration |
9:30am |
Opening Remarks |
Councillor Bruce Hayne |
9:35am |
Mayor's Welcome: Transformation 2.0 |
Mayor Linda Hepner |
9:45am |
Keynote
Urban Transformation & Renewal: Insights from Calgary's East Village Transformation
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Susan Veres
Senior Vice President Strategy & Business Development, Calgary Municipal Land Corporation |
Transformation 2.0 Panel Discussion |
Moderator
Michael Heeney
President & CEO, SCDC
Panelists
Linda Hepner
Mayor, City of Surrey
Susan Veres
Senior Vice President Strategy & Business Development, Calgary Municipal Land Corporation
John Hayes
Managing Partner
Blackwood Partners
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Q&A |
Opportunity Area: Entertainment & Lifestyle |
10:55am |
Creating an Entertainment Destination South of the Fraser |
Alvaro Prol
Principal & Co-Founder, Blueprint |
In Focus: Unlocking the Economic Potential of Craft Brewery District |
Chris Bjerrisgaard
Marketing Director, Vancouver Island Brewing |
Q&A |
Networking Break |
Opportunity Area: Digital Information, Communication Technology |
11:50am |
Developing Future-Proof Digital Infrastructure for Next Generation Industries |
Doug Sage
Director of Marketing, Telus |
In Focus: The Internet in the Physical World: Understanding Data Infrastructure |
Nicholas Jeffery
CEO, Uniserve Communications Corporation |
Q&A |
12:30pm |
Lunch |
Opportunity Area: Research & Development/Innovation |
1:30pm |
Innovation is in Our DNA |
Dr. Sarah Lubik
Director of Entrepreneurship, Simon Fraser University |
In Focus: Augmented & Virtual Reality Transforming Our Physical Environment |
Graham Cunliffe
Director of Business Affairs and Operations, Finger Food Studios |
Q&A |
Opportunity Area: Industrial, Transportation, & Logistics |
2:10pm |
Scaling Up High-Tech Companies in Surrey |
Neil Huff
Managing Director, Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre |
In Focus: Capitalizing on Canada’s Asia-Pacific Gateway in Surrey |
Ian Forsyth
Terminal Manager, Maritime-Ontario |
Q&A |
Networking Break |
Opportunity Area: Housing Diversity |
3:05pm |
Building a Variety of Housing for a Diverse Population |
Jean Lamontagne
General Manager, Planning & Development, City of Surrey |
In Focus: Regional Trends Impacting Housing Diversity |
Ryan Berlin
Senior Economist, Marketing Intelligence, Rennie Group |
Q&A |
3:45pm |
Closing Remarks |