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July 9th, 2014: GSCC to Host “The Way Forward” Business Conference
The Greater Summerside Chamber of Conference will be hosting a business forum in September entitled “The Way Forward”, which Executive Director Jane Sharpe says will be all about working together for the betterment of the business community.
“There is a lot of positive energy in Summerside these days,” she said, “and we want to try to build on that by getting a large turnout from the business community, our economic development organizations and our politicians, to think about how we can better focus our efforts towards driving positive and prosperous change for our business community.”
The conference will feature a number of top notch speakers from the Island and beyond who will challenge our beliefs, stimulate our thinking and encourage us to adjust our collective mindset about what is possible.
The first speakers to be announced are:
- Don Mills, Chairman and CEO, Corporate Research Associates. Don is one of Canada’s leading public opinion and market research professionals with more than 35 years in the industry who will get our day off to a rocking start with a presentation entitled, “Atlantic Canada at a Cross Road.”
- Paul MacNeill, Publisher of Island Press and co-organizer of the Georgetown Conference who will outline some of the challenges he sees in our own back yard.
- Alan Duncan, Executive Office at Results Management and former Dean of Business at UPEI, will speak about thinking like an entrepreneur no matter what your role in the company.
- And Jennifer Gillivan, President and CEO, IWK Health Centre Foundation, will talk about the one single thing we ALL need to learn to do better.
Other speakers will be announced throughout the summer. “The Way Forward” will be held at Slemon Park Hotel & Conference Centre on September 17th and is sponsored in part by Slemon Park.
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August 12, 2014: GSCC announces more speakers for The Way Forward Business Forum
The Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce is pleased to confirm four more speakers who will present at its September 17th business forum at Slemon Park.
“We are dazzled by the quality of our speakers,” said Jane Sharpe, Executive Director of the GSCC. “We’ve already announced Don Mills, Paul MacNeill, Alan Duncan and Jennifer Gillivan who are exceptional presenters. This next group will bring differing perspectives on both individual business and business community development. “
Rounding out the program will be:
- Jeff Poirier, President, Vector Aerospace Engine Services – Atlantic, will speak about how employee engagement has been a key factor in Vector’s growth
- Andrew Daggett, CEO, Town of Montague, will outline the tactics Montague is using to revitalize its downtown
- Doug Griffiths, co-author of the tongue-in-cheek book, “13 Ways To Kill A Community,” will address some of his most universal points
- Darrin Mitchell, Manager, Trout River Industries, will tell the story of how his company built a multi-million dollar business in rural PEI.
The day’s agenda will be about working together for the betterment of the business community. With many positive developments in the area these days, from the business confidence reflected by an influx of chain stores to the Port Authority’s development plan for the waterfront, speakers will provide individual businesses with inspiration on how to energize their own businesses and generate discussion about how we can better focus our efforts towards driving positive and prosperous change for our business community.
Other speakers are still to be announced. “The Way Forward” will be held at Slemon Park Hotel & Conference Centre on September 17th and is sponsored by Slemon Park Hotel and Conference Centre and Innovation PEI, with generous support from Vector Aerospace Engine Services – Atlantic and MacDougall Steel Erectors, Inc..
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To register today, call 902-436-9651 or email info@summersidechamber.com
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