2016 Agenda

Northern Success Stories – Innovation and Economic Diversification

October 12-13, 2016, Yellowknife Northwest Territories, Explorer Hotel

Day One – Wednesday, October 12, 2016
07:30 – 08:30 Registration Desk/Breakfast/Welcome/Days Agenda
08:30 – 09:15 Opening Remarks

  • Tom Jensen, Deputy Minister- ITI
  • Pawan Chugh, CEO-BDIC
  • Teresa Joudrie, Regional Director – CanNor
09:15 – 10:15 Funding Programs

  • MDDF – Entrepreneurship & Business Development Fund [David Patrick]
  • Futurpreneur Canada – Youth Services [Mark Walker]
  • BDC Programs – [Adeel Moghal]
10:15 – 10:25 Break
10:25 – 11:45 Funding Programs

  • BDIC Funding Programs [Chris Taylor]
  • CanNor Funding Programs [David Alexander]
  • Angel Investment Network [Sean Burns]
  • Tides Canada [Steven Ellis – Video]
  • ITI Contribution Programs [Jaysen Knight]
11:45 – 13:00 Luncheon Speech by Minister of ITI and BDIC
13:00 – 13:40 Community Economic Development – Panel Discussion [Moderator, Pawan Chugh]

  • Tlicho Economic Development Plan [Tlicho Community EDOs]
  • Denendeh Development Corporation [Darrell Beaulieu]
13:40 – 15:05 Supports for Community Economic Development – Presentations

  • CDETNO [Antoine Gagnon]
  • NWT Disabilities Council – Information for Businesses providing services for people with disabilities [Denise McKee]
  • BDIC Business Support Programs [Brad Poulter]
  • Tax tips for economic practitioners [Andy Wong]
15:05 – 15:20 Break
15:20 – 16:30 Keynote Speaker: Alain Paul Martin, Chief Architect, Harvard University Global Systems
“Tackling Sustainable Innovation from Context, Quality, Capacity and Velocity Perspectives”
Evening Reception – Appetizers will be served
17:30 – 18:30
  • Minister of ITI and BDIC
  • Tom Jensen – Deputy Minister, ITI
  • Pawan Chugh – CEO, BDIC
  • Teresa Joudrie – Regional Director, CanNor
  • Business of the year awards

Day Two – Thursday, October 13, 2016
07:30 – 08:30 Breakfast
08:30 – 09:00 Economic Opportunities Strategy, Kelly Kaylo – ADM-ITI
09:00 – 10:30 Economic Diversification

  • Polar Eggs [Kevin Wallington]
  • Northern Farm Training Institute [Jackie Milne]
  • Inuvik Greenhouse [David Malcolm]
  • Yellowknife Farmers Market [France Benoit]
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:40 Economic Diversification

  • GNWT Tourism Update [Richard Zieba]
  • NWT Professional Media Association [Amos Scott]
  • NWT Film [Mikey McBryan – Ice Pilots]
11:40 – 13:00 Lunch break
Keynote Speaker: Darrel Manitowabi, PhD, Laurentian University
“The Challenges and Successes of First Nations Economic Development: A Social and Cultural Perspective”
Closing remarks and Door Prizes
13:00 – 15:00 Economic developer training sessions – Facilitated by Brock Dickinson – University of Waterloo Economic development leadership roundtable

Moderator Darrell Beaulieu

(by invitation only)

 
15:00 – 15:15 Break
15:15 – 17:00 Training sessions (continued)