Realize Opportunity 2013- Building BC's Social EconomyRealize Co-opMonday, 7 October 2013 at 6:00 PM - Tuesday, 8 October 2013 at 7:00 PM (EDT) |
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Event Details
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
When & Where
Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
580 West Hastings Street
Vancouver,
BC V6B 1L6
Canada
Monday, 7 October 2013 at 6:00 PM - Tuesday, 8 October 2013 at 7:00 PM (EDT)
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Organizer
Realize Co-op
Formerly United Community Services Co-operative, Realize Co-op is an enterprise services co-operative offering premier business consulting, knowledge leadership and executive search services to clients across British Columbia. The organization also exists to develop the social economy sector in BC through knowledge leadership, capacity development, institution building and stronger relationships with government and the private sector.
Founded in 1997, Realize Co-op has grown to over 140 members, representing over $400,000,000 in annual revenues in a wide range of sectors including: community social services, environmental conservation, the arts, the local food movement and library services. Our members share a vision of a stronger, more impactful social economy sector that benefits people and communities across BC. They came together to form a co-operative dedicated to finding collective solutions to these complex challenges in a rapidly changing provincial and global economy.
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