Arrival at StFX

• Hotel/residence check in & registration
• Tours of Mulroney Hall

• Dr. Andy Hakin, President of StFX

Indigenous Ceremonial Opening

• Smudging/Dance/Drumming

Introduction of Keynote Speaker

• Rt. Hon Brian Mulroney

TAKING STALK OF THIS MOMENT: Global Change & Inclusive Regional Economic Growth Opportunities for Atlantic Canada
Keynote speaker to be announced

• Hon. Tim Houston, Premier of Nova Scotia
• Hon. Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship and MP for Central Nova

Opening plenary session:
Sponsored by MITACS

Inclusive Employment, Youth Skills Entry & Innovative Job Markets
Keynote Speaker:

• Tashmia Ismail-Saville, Chief Business Development Officer, MITACS

KEY TRENDS & DEVELOPMENTS IN ATLANTIC CANADA'S ECONOMY SINCE 2010: Demographic Change, Trade, & Productivity, Emerging Strengths & Weaknesses
Keynote Speaker:

• Dr. Herb Emery, Vaughan Chair in Regional Economics, University of New Brunswick

Additional keynote speakers for the opening plenary session to be announced

Concurrent Panel Sessions
Atlantic Canada's Economic Challenges and Opportunities

A TRANSFORMING LABOUR FORCE: diversity, immigration, workplace culture, skills shortages.
Sponsored by JD Irving Ltd.

URBAN GROWTH & HOUSING CHALLENGES IN ATLANTIC CANADA: urban and rural dynamics in Atlantic economic development - risks and opportunities.

PUBLIC FINANCES & SUSTAINABLE SERVICES: post-pandemic prospects and choices.

Moderator: Chris MacDonald, Vice President, Government Relations, JD Irving Ltd.
Panelists:

• Andrew Parkin
  Executive Director, Environics Institute
• Kelly Lendsay
  CEO, Indigenous Works
• Christiane Fox
  Deputy Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Moderator: Glenn Horne, Chief Administrative Officer, Municipality of the County of Antigonish
Panelists:

• Dr. Robert Greenwood
  Director of the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development at Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Amanda McDougall-Merrill
  Mayor, Cape Breton Regional Municipality
• Wendy Luther
  President & CEO, Halifax Partnership

Moderator: Dr. Bobbi Morrison, Schwartz School of Business, StFX University
Panelists:

• Karen Oldfield
  CEO, NS Health
• Patricia Hearn
  NL Deputy Minister - Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills + Intergovernmental Affairs

Lunch
Sponsored by Sodexo

Concurrent Panel Sessions:
Atlantic Canada's Economic Challenges and Opportunities

NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGY SECTORS: start-ups, education, finance, infrastructure.

AGRI-FOOD, FISHERIES, & FOOD SECURITY: new markets, new products, new players.

GREEN ECONOMY, CARBON REDUCTION, & ENERGY FUTURES

Moderator: Daryl Genge, CEO Springboard Atlantic
Panelists:

• Dr. Dhirendra Shukla
  Dr. J. Herbert Smith ACOA Chair, University of New Brunswick
• Michelle Simms
  President & CEO, Genesis
• Julia Rivard Dexter
  Co-Founder Shoelace Learning

• Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
  Director, Agri-food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University
• Chief Terry Paul
  Membertou First Nation, Clearwater
• Sue Coueslan
  Vice President, Natural Products Canada

• Jennifer Wagner
  Breakthrough Energy Fellow
• Trent Vichie
  CEO Everwind Fuels
• Dr. Larry Hughes
  MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance, Dalhousie University

Plenary Session:
Sponsored by Business Council of Canada

Opening Remarks:

• Goldy Hyder, CEO Business Council of Canada

Realizing Economic Potential in Atlantic Canada:
An Investor's Perspective - A Discussion with KEN LANGONE: CEO, Invemed

Interviewer:

• Annette Verschuren, Chair and CEO, NRSton Inc.

Dinner & fireside chat
Sponsored by Emera
Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Don Abelson, Director Brian Mulroney Institute of Government

COALITION FOR A BETTER FUTURE:
Emerging Economic Opportunities for Atlantic Canada & the CFB Scorecard

• Hon. Lisa Raitt
• Hon. Anne McLellan

Moderator to be announced

Closing plenary session
Indigenous Business & Economic Development Opportunities for Atlantic Canada

Moderator: Jarvis Googoo, Director, Atlantic Indigenous Economic Development Integrated Research Program

Panelists:

• Rose Paul, CEO & President Bayside Corporation
• Mary Beth Doucett, Assistant Professor and Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies, Shannon School of Business, Cape Breton University
• Kelly Lendsay, CEO, Indigenous Works
• Chris Googoo, We'koqma'q First Nation & CEO, Ulnooweg

Policy Leaders Panel:
Strategic Direction & Next Steps for Economic Development in Atlantic Canada
Sponsored by Saltwire Network

Moderator: Mark Lever, President & CEO, Saltwire Network
Panelists:

• Hon. Blaine Higgs, Premier of New Brunswick
• Hon. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland & Labrador
• Hon. Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island
• Hon. Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Panelists to be announced.

Rapporteur's Summary & Concluding Remarks:

Rapporteur:

Charles McMillan, Author, Professor of Strategic Managment and International Business, York University