Realize Opportunity 2013- Building BC's Social Economy
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Featuring:
Vaughn Palmer, Columnist- Vancouver Sun
Andrea Reimer, Councillor-City of Vancouver
Shachi Kurl, VP- Angus Reid Global
Evi Mustel, Owner- Mustel Group
Emira Mears, Principal and lead strategist- Raised Eyebrow
Andrew Petter, President and Vice-Chancellor- Simon Fraser University
Honourable Don McRae, Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation
Frank Knott, CEO- Vital Economy Alliance
David LePage, Executive Director- Enterprising Non-Profits
Brenda Reid-Kuecks, President- Ecotrust Canada
Andy Broderick, VP Community Investment- Vancity
Rick Smith, CEO- Broadbent Institute
Ian Clark, chief software architect- Envisio
Cameron Uganec, Director, Marketing & Communications- HootSuite
Mark Seeley, Director multiculturalism- BC Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology
Vickie Cammack, Founder and CEO- Tyze
Paul Lacerte, Executive Director- BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
Seann J Dory, Co-Founder- Sole Food Farms
Geordan Hankinson, SFU MBA Candidate
- OCTOBER 7 – CONFERENCE OPENING
6:00pm - 7:00pm Registration + Opening Reception
6:45pm - 7:00pm Opening remarks and Introductions
7:00pm-7:30pm Keynote Address: The Political and Economic Outlook for BC
Vaughn Palmer, Columnist- Vancouver Sun
7:45pm - 9:00pm Communicating for Impact: Marketing, Polling, Media & Government Relations
Moderator: Andrea Reimer, Councillor-City of Vancouver
Panelists: Shachi Kurl, VP- Angus Reid Global
Evi Mustel, Owner- Mustel Group
Emira Mears, Principal and lead strategist- Raised Eyebrow
OCTOBER 8 – MAIN CONFERENCE SESSION
8:00am – 8:30am Registration + Coffee Reception
8:30am – 9:15am Welcoming Address
Andrew Petter, President and Vice-Chancellor- Simon Fraser University
- Honourable Don McRae, Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation
9:15am - 9:45am
A Partnership-Based Approach to Community Economic Development: The Role of Non-Profits, Business and Government
Frank Knott, CEO- Vital Economy Alliance
9:45am -10:15am Networking Break
10:30 -12:00am Sustaining Impact: The Role of Social Financing
Moderator: David LePage, Executive Director- Enterprising Non-Profits
Panelists: Brenda Reid-Kuecks, President- Ecotrust Canada
Andy Broderick, VP Community Investment- Vancity
Jim Fletcher, President- Northwest Venture Developments
12:00-1:15 Lunch + Keynote Speaker
12:30-1:15 Restructuring for Impact: Towards a Stronger Social Economy Sector
Rick Smith, CEO- Broadbent Institute
1:15 – 2:30 Leveraging Impact through Technology
Panelists: Frank Knott, CEO- Vital Economy Alliance
Ian Clark, chief software architect- Envisio
Cameron Uganec, Director, Marketing & Communications- HootSuite
2:45 – 4:00 Creativity, Risk and Innovation: Trail Blazing Case Studies
Moderator: Mark Seeley, Director multiculturalism- BC Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology
Panelists: Paul Lacerte, Executive Director- BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
Vickie Cammack, Founder and CEO- Tyze
Seann J Dory, Co-Founder- Sole Food Farms
Geordan Hankinson, MBA Candidate- SFU
4:00-4:30pm Closing Remarks: John Kay, CEO- Realize Co-op
5:00-7:00pm Co-operators Reception- Hosted by The Co-operators- Steamworks Pub
* All conference participants will receive a free ticket to the "Powering the Social Economy" breakfast seminar on Wednesday October 9th from 8-10am. Seating is limited, so register today at: http://envisiorealize.eventbrite.ca/?access=Realize
