Registration | Agenda


Delegate Registration - Mayfield Lobby
Mon, May 11 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm Delegate Registration & Info Desk
Tues, May 12 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Delegate Registration & Info Desk
Wed, May 13 7:30 am - 7:00 pm Delegate Registration & Info Desk
Thur, May 14 7:30 am - 2:00 pm Info Desk

Northern Fur Fashion Shows - Mayfield Trade Show Centre
Mon, May 11 5:00 - 8:00 pm Mannequin / Strolling Models
Tue, May 12 12:30 - 2:00 | 2:30 - 4:00 pm Mannequin / Strolling Models
Wed, May 13 12:30 - 2:00 | 2:30 - 4:00 | 6:00 - 7:00 Mannequin / Strolling Models
Thu, May 14 12:30 - 2:00 | 2:30 - 4:00 pm Mannequin / Strolling Models

Conference Agenda - Mayfield Conference Centre
Mon, May 11 1:30 - 4:30 pm
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Shifting Gears - Workforce Diversity Seminar
Opening Reception & Mixer in Trade Show
Sessions: Global Economy
Tue, May 12
8:00 - 8:45 am Buffet Breakfast
MC - Chamber Chair, Joanne Beaton
Welcome - Conference Chair, Eric P. Newell
Greetings - Edmonton Mayor, Stephen Mandel
Intro - EIA CEO, Reg Milley
Keynote: Alberta Premier, Hon. Ed Stelmach
  9:00 - 10:00 am Session 1
Global Economic Challenges & Opportunities
Rt. Hon. Joe Clark
10:00 - 10:45 am Session 2
Strategies for Tourism Development in the North
Richard Thompson, Northern Vision Develop.
10:45 - 11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 - Noon Session 3
Developing a World Class Mine in the North
Patrice Gilbert, Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
Noon - 1:00 pm Buffet Lunch
MC - Carman McNary, Edm Chamber Director
Intro - Karyn Decore, Edm Chamber Director
Keynote - Hon. Floyd Roland, NWT Premier
1:00 - 1:45 pm Session 4
Capital for Aboriginal Prosperity and Entrepreneurship, An Intro to the CAPE Fund
Peter Forton, Managing Director, CAPE Fund
1:45 - 3:15 pm
Session 5
Northern Economic Priorities, Opportunities and Challenges Panel, Presenter / Panelist:
Dr. Roger Gibbins
, Canada West Foundation
Other Panelists:
Darrel Beaulieu, Denendeh Development Corp.
Angus Watt, National Bank Financial
Charlie Lyall, Kitikmeot Corp.
Moderator:
Ron Gilbertson, President and CEO, Edmonton Economic Development Corp.
3:15 - 4:15 pm Thank you and Closing Comments
Reception & Refreshments
Ron Gilbertson, President & CEO, EEDC
4:15 - 8:00 pm Formal Program Ends / Trade Show Visit
Sessions: Research & Innovation
Wed, May 13 8:00 - 8:45 am May 13 - Wednesday
Breakfast
MC - Bernie Kollman, Edm Chamber Director
Intro - Chris Vilcsak, Edm Chamber Director
Keynote - Hon. Dennis Fentie, Yukon Premier
9:00 - 10:00 am Session 6
Presenter: H. E. Ingrid Iremark, Swedish Ambassador
International R&D - Ambassadors Round Table
Sweden, Portugal, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic
10:00 - 10:30 am Break / Trade Show Visit
10:30 - 11:15 am Session 7
Remote Sensing in the North
Ron Robinson, Challenger Geomatics
11:15 - Noon Session 8
Waste Management in the North
Dr. Jerry Leonard
Noon - 1:00 pm Buffet Lunch
MC - Brad Severin, Edm Chamber Director
Intro - Ken Barry, Edm Chamber Director
Keynote - Hon. Eva Aariak, Nunavut Premier
1:15 - 2:45 pm

1:15 - 1:45 pm
1:45 - 2:15 pm
2:15 - 2:45 pm
Session 9
Canadian Innovation
Marion LaVigne, Outcrop Publishing
Todd Johnson, Great Slave Helicopters
Jeff Phillip, SSI Micro
2:45 - 3::00 pm Coffee Break
3:00 - 4:30 pm
Session 10
Northern Education & Research Panel / Q&A
Panelists:
Dr. Karen Barnes, Yukon College
Maurice Evans, Aurora College
Don Gnatiuk, Grande Prairie Regional College
Dr. Andy Greenshaw, U-of-Alberta, U-of-Arctic
Andy Neigel, CAREERS: The Next Generation
Dr. Frits Pannekoek, Athabasca University
Moderator:
Dr. Paul Byrne, CEO, Grant MacEwan College
6:00 - 9:30 pm Reception & Dinner
MC - Patrick LaForge, Edm Chamber Past Chair
Intro - Eric P. Newell, Conference Chair
Keynote - Hon. Bob McLeod, NWT Minister Industry, Tourism, and Investment
Sessions: Environmental Challenges & Opportunities
Thu, May 14
8:00 - 8:45 am Buffet Breakfast
MC - Carman McNary, Edm Chamber Director
Intro - Lindsay Dodd, Edm Chamber Director
Keynote - Hon. Peter Taptuna, Nunavut Minister of Economic Development & Transportation
9:00 - 9:45 am Session 11
Changing Ice Conditions in the Arctic
Christian Haas, Geophysicist, U-of-A
9:45 - 10:15 am Break / Trade Show Visit
10:15 - 11:00 am Session 12
Boreal Forest Reclamation
Ron Lewko, Enviro. Research, Syncrude Canada
11:00 - 11:45 am Session 13
Integrated Land Management
Don Pope, Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries
Noon - 1:00 pm
Buffet Lunch
MC - Brad Severin, Edm Chamber Director
Intro - Simon O'Byrne, Edm Chamber Director
Keynote - Eric P. Newell, former Syncrude Canada CEO & Conference Chair
1:00 - 1:45 pm Session 14
Climate Change
Dr. Jan Veizer, Geology & Earth Systems, University of Ottawa
1:45 - 2:30 pm Session 15
Operational Challenges & Ecotourism in the North
John Gunter, Frontiers North Adventures
2:30 - 3:00 pm Break / Trade Show Visit
3:00 - 3:45 pm Session 16
Oil Sands: Myths and Reality; Setting the Record Straight
Don Thompson, Oil Sands Developers Group
3:45 pm Closing Remarks
Host - Eric P. Newell, Conference Chair,
Host - Martin Salloum, Chamber Pres. & CEO
Note: Refreshments will be served