Monday, October 6
Relentless Transformation: 4 Lessons to Thrive in Our AI Future in 2025 & Beyond
Mon, Oct 6
Time of Session
6:00 pm
Amber Mac
President, AmberMac Media Inc.
Tuesday, October 7
FDI Attraction in an Uncertain World: TCS Perspective
Tue, Oct 7
Time of Session
9:00 am
Jonathon Kupi
Director, Investment Promotion, Global Affairs Canada
How Airbnb Drives Economic Growth in Every Community
Tue, Oct 7
Time of Session
9:45 am
Hannah Parish
Country Manager for Canada, Airbnb
Breakout – Expert Roundtable: The Rise of Unconventional Capital in Economic Development
Tue, Oct 7
Time of Session
11:00 am
Brock Dickinson, Ec.D. (F)
Director, Economic Development Program, University of Waterloo
Taylor Putnam
Head of Policy, Strategy & Partnerships at the Building Ontario Fund (Toronto)
Robert Richardson
Managing Partner of Stonebridge Solutions (Buffalo)
William Revene
CEO of CR Community Solar (Boston)
Breakout – Growing Your Own – How to Generate Startups and Business Innovation Without a Big-City Budget
Tue, Oct 7
Time of Session
11:00 am
Robert Bell
Co-Founder, Intelligent Community Forum
Breakout – Tariffs, Trade & Turmoil: A Strategy Workshop for Canadian Economic Developers
Tue, Oct 7
Time of Session
11:00 am
Alissa Sklar, Ph.D.
Principal, Alissa Sklar Consulting
Breakout – Unlocking Asian Investment: Insights from a Trade Commissioner Service Senior Investment Officer
Tue, Oct 7
Time of Session
11:00 am
Jade Chung
Senior Investment Officer, The High Commission of Canada to Singapore
Seeing the Future of Your Municipality
Tue, Oct 7
Time of Session
12:00 pm
Joel Davies
CEO, Render Developments
The Content Crunch: How the Role of Economic Developers Is Evolving and What You’ll Need Next
Tue, Oct 7
Time of Session
2:30 pm
Steve Kirby
Vice President of Partnerships
Navigating the Future of North American Economic Development: A Fireside Chat with IEDC and EDAC Leadership
Tue, Oct 7
Time of Session
3:45 pm
John Regan, Ec.D. (F)
Director, Strategic Innovation and Economic Development, Norfolk County & President, EDAC
Bryan Daniels, CEcD, CCE, IOM
Chair of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
Why Your Community Isn’t Getting Noticed (and How to Change That)
Tue, Oct 7
Time of Session
4:15 pm
Luke Panek
Director, YOLO Nomads
Wednesday, October 8
Do the One Small Thing
Wed, Oct 8
Time of Session
9:45 am
Chris Fields
Speaker, Writer, Principal at Rynic
Public-area mobile robots: Economic Impacts and Municipal Readiness
Wed, Oct 8
Time of Session
10:30 am
Bern Grush
Executive Director, Urban Robotics Foundation
Fireside Chat: Navigating the Canada–U.S. Trade Relationship – An Insider’s Perspective
Wed, Oct 8
Time of Session
11:35 am
Andrea Clements
Minister-Counsellor (Commercial), Senior Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Canada to the United States
Jonathon Kupi
Director, Investment Promotion, Global Affairs Canada
More Than a Feeling: How Communities Turn Data into Development
Wed, Oct 8
Time of Session
12:35 pm
Sasha Bogdanovic
Chief Executive Officer, CityViz
Izabela Bogdanovic
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, CityViz
Wendy Dupley, Ec.D.
Principal, WeDu Consulting
Darren Brewer, Ec.D.
Economic Development Officer, City of Cranbrook
How Recent Changes in Consumer Spending Behaviour Could Impact Regional Economic Development Plans Across Canada
Wed, Oct 8
Time of Session
1:50 pm
Sean McCormick
Director of Business Development, Moneris
Meet EDAC’s New Executive Director!
Wed, Oct 8
Time of Session
2:35 pm
John Regan, Ec.D. (F)
Director, Strategic Innovation and Economic Development, Norfolk County & President, EDAC
Thursday, October 9
Municipal Sponsorship 101: How To Value & Sell Commercial Sponsorships to Municipal Assets
Thu, Oct 9
Time of Session
9:00 am
Myles Gallagher
President & CEO, The Superlative Group
Kyle Canter
Chief Operating Officer, The Superlative Group
Dev Ramkallie
Vice President, Canada, The Superlative Group
“Meet the TCS” Speed Networking Session
Thu, Oct 9
Time of Session
9:00 am
Jonathon Kupi
Director, Investment Promotion, Global Affairs Canada
Andrea Clements
Minister-Counsellor (Commercial), Senior Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Canada to the United States
Jade Chung
Senior Investment Officer, The High Commission of Canada to Singapore
Gert De Boever
Senior Investment Officer, The Embassy of Canada to Belgium and Luxembourg
Janice Vogtle
Deputy Director, Ontario Region, Global Affairs Canada
Travel & Tourism : A Powerful Driver of Economic Development
Thu, Oct 9
Time of Session
9:45 am
Johanna Griggs
Executive Director, Tourism Development, Destination Canada
Breakout – Ontario East Regional Framework: Developing New Economic Development Strategies Adapting to New Realities for Manufacturers and Trade
Thu, Oct 9
Time of Session
10:50 am
Jay Amer, Ec.D.
Executive Director, Ontario East Economic Development Commission
Chris King, Ec.D.
CEO, Quinte Economic Development Commission
Gillian Sheldon, Ec.D.
Director, Investment Partnership, NGen
Jon Worren
VP, World Trade Centre – Toronto
Breakout – Unlocking European Investment: Insights from a Trade Commissioner Service Senior Investment Officer
Thu, Oct 9
Time of Session
10:50 am
Gert De Boever
Senior Investment Officer, The Embassy of Canada to Belgium and Luxembourg
Breakout – Beyond Marketing: What Digital Should Actually Do in 2025
Thu, Oct 9
Time of Session
10:50 am
Heather Buttrum
Principal, Rain Digital
Courtenay Caldwell
Director of Accounts and Operations, Rain Digital
Unlocking Global Markets: How Your Community Can Leverage Trade Commissioner Service Support for Export Success
Thu, Oct 9
Time of Session
11:50 am
Janice Vogtle
Deputy Director, Ontario Region, Global Affairs Canada
Winning Mindshare: How PR Can Drive Business Investment
Thu, Oct 9
Time of Session
1:20 pm
April Mason
President, VioletPR
BDO Zones: New Economic Development Tools to Accelerate Biomanufacturing Project Development
Thu, Oct 9
Time of Session
2:05 pm
Jordan Solomon
Chairman of the Biofuel Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone Initiative & CEO, Ecostrat
Co-operatives and your Community Economic Development Plan
Thu, Oct 9
Time of Session
2:50 pm
Kyle White
Director of Education, Co-operatives First
Thriving amid economic shifts: 10 thoughts for Canadian EDOs on local growth
Thu, Oct 9
Time of Session
3:50 pm
Bruce Peever
Partner, KPMG Public Sector Practice
How the Circular Economy Can Unlock Your Region’s Potential
Thu, Oct 9
Time of Session
4:35 pm
Jill Doucette
CEO, Synergy Enterprises
Mitchell Edgar
Manager of Economic Development, District of Saanich
