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WEEDCE presents; 2017 Windsor-Essex Business Outlook

Name: WEEDCE presents; 2017 Windsor-Essex Business Outlook
Start: 2017-05-05T07:30:00-04:00
End: 2017-05-05T12:00:00-04:00

May 5, 2017 @ 7:30 am - 12:00 pm

Join us as we partner with the Conference Board of Canada’s upcoming 2017 Windsor-Essex Business Outlook coming for the first time to the Windsor-Essex region on Friday, May 5, 2017.
Cost: $199 (use priority code SPNSF)
A half-day conference featuring global, national, provincial, and metropolitan perspectives on the 2017 economic outlook and offers opportunities for dialogue and discussion to help regional leaders make critical decisions.
Don’t miss this opportunity to examine macro-economic trends shaping the business environment in Windsor-Essex and beyond, including:

Key regional industries, such as high-tech, manufacturing and financial and insurance
The impact of the weaker Canadian dollar and the U.S. economy on trade
Other key indicators, such as population, employment and residential investment

Opening Remarks and Introductions:

Craig Alexander, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist The Conference Board of Canada
Tom Bain, Mayor of Lakeshore and County of Essex Warden
Drew Dilkens, Mayor of City of Windsor
C. Stephen MacKenzie, Chief Executive Officer WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation
Martin Komsa, Chair, WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation and Chief Executive Officer, Windsor Family Credit Union

Keynote Presenter:

Barrie Kirk, Executive Director, Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence (CAVCOE)

Featured Speakers:

Craig Alexander, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist The Conference Board of Canada
Alan Arcand, Associate Director, Centre for Municipal Studies The Conference Board of Canada

Use the Windsor-Essex Region’s priority code SPNSF, for a special rate of $199 (a $50 savings)
For group pricing, contact Jordon Marshall, The Conference Board of Canada
marshallj@conferenceboard.ca or call 613.526.3090 ext. 335