BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20111026T143000Z DTEND:20111026T213000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Economic Edge 2011 Conference DESCRIPTION:ECONOMIC EDGE 2011 Getting Canada back on track in the digital economy (Full Day & Lunch Only tickets now available!)\n Wed Oct 26\, 2011 7:30 AM\n \n \n \n Speaker(s):\n\n Hon. James Moore \, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages\, Government of Canada\n\n Chris O'Neill\, Managing Director\, Google Canada\n \n \n \n \n REGISTER NOW - Full Day \n \n REGISTER NOW - Lunch Only \n \n \n \n \n Hon. James Moore\, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages\n \n Chris O'Neill\, Managing Director\, Google Canada LUNCH KEYNOTE\n \n \n \n \n The Canadian Chamber of Commerce\, in partnership with The Vancouver Board of Trade\, is pleased to present the Economic Edge Conference 2011 Getting Canada back on track in the digital economy.\n \n The Economic Edge is a must-attend event that will allow you to:\n \n \n share your vision for moving forward with a national digital economy strategy with policymakers and other business executives\;\n \n learn how your business can better adopt digital technologies\, especially green and smart innovation\, to improve its productivity and competitiveness\; and\,\n \n contribute to the Canadian Chamber's development of a blueprint for a national digital economy strategy.\n \n \n With proper investment\, innovation and intellectual property rights\, Canada can take back its place as a world leader and invest in its future economic growth. Hear from breakfast keynote the Honourable James Moore\, Minister of Canadian Heritage & Official Languages and lunch keynote Chris O'Neill\, Managing Director\, Google Canada and our experts on how Canada will get there.\n \n AGENDA\n \n 7:30 9:00 a.m. Registration\n \n 8:00 9:30 a.m. Breakfast Keynote\n \n Hon. James Moore\, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages \n \n \n \n 9:30 10:45 a.m Panel 1: The future of the Digital Economy in Canada and the barriers to competitiveness in information and communications technology. \n \n \n \n This panel will discuss some of the barriers to competitiveness in Canada today as it relates to information and communications technology (ICT). Canada must support the continued deployment of broadband and the diffusion of ICT digital applications for business. What is still needed and how can we get there? What are other countries doing successfully? How are we addressing bridging the gap between business and the academic community? What conclusions from the federal review panel on R&D can quickly and easily be implemented?\n \n Moderator: Dr. Arvind Gupta\, CEO & Scientific Director\, MITACS\n \n \n \n Speakers:\n \n Graham Henderson\, President\, Music Canada\n\n Vic Tyson\, Vice-President\, Business Development & KBI Vancouver\, RBC \n \n \n\n 11:00 Noon Panel 2: The role of ICT in the adoption and use of green and smart technologies in Canada. \n \n \n \n As the G8 2011 Business Declaration notes "technological innovation in manufacturing processes\, products and services is a key to take up the transition towards a low-carbon economy". The panel will examine what's being done in Canada currently in green and smart innovation through ICT adoption and where we can do better.\n\n Moderator: Jonathan Schaeffer\, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Information Technology)\, University of Alberta \n \n \n \n Speakers:\n\n V. Paul Lee\, Managing Partner\, Vanedge Capital\n \n Don McInnes\, CEO\, Alterra Power\n \n \n \n 12:30 2:15 p.m. Luncheon and Keynote Speech\n\n Chris O'Neil\, Managing Director\, Google Canada \n \n \n\n \n \n Full-Day attendees will also receive a ticket to attend the Business After Business Tradeshow that evening!\n\n \n \n REGISTER NOW - Full Day \n \n REGISTER NOW - Lunch Only \n \n \n \n \n Date:\n \n Wednesday\, October 26\, 2011\n \n \n \n \n Time:\n \n \n \n 7:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m.\n \n \n \n \n \n Location:\n \n \n \n The Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside Hotel\n\n 1133 West Hastings Street\n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets:\n \n \n \n Full Day\n \n Members and Future-Members\n \n Lunch Only:\n \n Members\n \n Future-Members\n \n \n \n \n \n $279\n \n \n \n $79\n \n $99\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Presented by:\n \n The Canadian Chamber of Commerce\n\n \n \n In co-operation with:\n \n The Vancouver Board of Trade X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n \n \n \n \n \n
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\n ECONOMIC EDGE 2011 Getting Canada back on track in the digital economy (Full Day &\; Lunch Only tickets now available!)

\n Wed Oct 26\, 2011 7:30 AM
\n Speaker(s):
\n Hon. James Moore \, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages\, Government of Canada
\n Chris O'\;Neill\, Managing Director\, Google Canada
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\n REGISTER NOW - Full Day \;>\;>\;

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\n REGISTER NOW - Lunch Only >\;>\;

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\n Hon. James Moore\, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages\n Chris O'\;Neill\, Managing Director\, Google Canada LUNCH KEYNOTE
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\n The Canadian Chamber of Commerce\, in partnership with The Vancouver Board of Trade\, is pleased to present the \;Economic Edge Conference 2011 Getting Canada back on track in the digital economy.

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\n The Economic Edge is a must-attend event that will allow you to:

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  • \n share your vision for moving forward with a national digital economy strategy with policymakers and other business executives\;
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  • \n learn how your business can better adopt digital technologies\, especially green and smart innovation\, to improve its productivity and competitiveness\; and\,
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  • \n contribute to the Canadian Chamber'\;s development of a blueprint for a national digital economy strategy.
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\n With proper investment\, innovation and intellectual property rights\, Canada can take back its place as a world leader and invest in its future economic growth. \; Hear \;from \;breakfast keynote the \;Honourable James Moore\, Minister of Canadian Heritage &\; Official Languages and lunch keynote Chris O'\;Neill\, Managing Director\, Google Canada and our experts on how Canada will get there.

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\n AGENDA

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\n 7:30 9:00 a.m. \; \; \; \;Registration

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\n 8:00 9:30 a.m. \; \; \; \;Breakfast Keynote
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\n Hon. James Moore\, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages \;
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\n 9:30 10:45 a.m \; \; \; \;Panel 1: \; The future of the Digital Economy in Canada and the barriers to competitiveness in information and communications technology. \;
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\n This panel will discuss some of the barriers to competitiveness in Canada today as it relates to information and communications technology \;(ICT). Canada must support the continued deployment of broadband and the diffusion of ICT digital applications for business. What is still needed and how can we get there? What are other countries doing successfully? How are we addressing bridging the gap between business and the academic community? What conclusions from the federal review panel on R&\;D can quickly and easily be implemented?
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\n Moderator:  \; \;Dr. Arvind Gupta\, CEO &\; Scientific Director\, MITACS
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\n Speakers:
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\n Graham Henderson\, President\, \;Music Canada
\n Vic Tyson\, Vice-President\, Business Development &\; KBI Vancouver\, RBC \;
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\n 11:00  \;Noon \; \; \; \; \;Panel 2: \; The role of ICT in the adoption and use of green and smart technologies in Canada. \;
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\n As the G8 2011 Business Declaration notes "\;technological innovation in manufacturing processes\, products and services is a key to take up the transition towards a low-carbon economy"\;. \; The panel will examine what'\;s being done in Canada currently in green and smart innovation through ICT adoption and where we can do better.
\n Moderator:  \;Jonathan Schaeffer\, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Information Technology)\, University of Alberta \;
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\n Speakers:
\n V. Paul Lee\, Managing Partner\, Vanedge Capital
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\n Don McInnes\, CEO\, Alterra Power
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\n 12:30 2:15 p.m. \; \; \; \; \;Luncheon and Keynote Speech
\n Chris O'\;Neil\, Managing Director\, Google Canada \; \; \;
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\n Full-Day attendees will also receive a ticket \;to \;attend the \;Business After Business \;Tradeshow that evening!
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\n REGISTER NOW - Full Day \;>\;>\;

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\n REGISTER NOW - Lunch Only >\;>\;

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\n Date:\n Wednesday\, October 26\, 2011
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\n 7:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m.

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\n Location:

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\n The Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside Hotel
\n 1133 West Hastings Street

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\n Tickets:

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\n Full Day

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\n Members and Future-Members

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\n Lunch Only:

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\n Members

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\n Future-Members

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\n $279

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\n $79

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\n $99

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\n Presented by:

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\n The Canadian Chamber of Commerce
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\n In co-operation with:

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\n The Vancouver Board of Trade

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