- No events scheduled for November 22, 2021.
- No events scheduled for November 23, 2021.
- No events scheduled for November 26, 2021.
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- No events scheduled for November 28, 2021.
Week of Events
Humans Wanted: BC’s War for Talent
Humans Wanted: BC’s War for Talent
Work, as we know it, is rapidly changing, with all sectors experiencing major shifts and unprecedented labour shortages. Join Cynthia Leach, RBC’s Senior Director, Economic Thought Leadership in conversation with...
Headspace: Why the Future of Work is Employee Wellbeing
Headspace: Why the Future of Work is Employee Wellbeing
The pandemic has disrupted the workplace, with major impacts on job satisfaction and retention as employees cope with health concerns, lifestyle epiphanies and uncertainty about the future. This panel explores...
CHEK Spotlight: LIVE on Facebook
CHEK Spotlight: LIVE on Facebook
We talk to Mark Collins, President and CEO of BC Ferries, about ambitious plans to turn the publicly owned company into the biggest electrified ferry fleet in the world and...
Design Lab
Opening – Thursday
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Start today’s Rising Economy experience by zooming in for special appearances by: Cecelia Dick, Elder, Songhees First Nation Emilie de Rosenroll, Startup CEO, COAST, and CEO, South Island Prosperity Partnership...
Disruption to Innovation: B.C.’s Shifting Natural Resources Sector
Disruption to Innovation: B.C.’s Shifting Natural Resources Sector
From e-com and automation to AI and quantum computing, we’ve entered an age of deep technological disruption that leaves no sector — even the primary industries — untouched. In this...
It’s Now or Never: Our Economy and the Race to Net Zero
It’s Now or Never: Our Economy and the Race to Net Zero
The science is clear — human-made CO2 emissions must drop by 45% by 2030 from 2010 levels and reach ‘net zero’ by 2050 to give the world a good chance...
Following the Money Trail: Why Local Capital Matters
Following the Money Trail: Why Local Capital Matters
Local communities are on the front line of addressing complex environmental and social challenges. This session will explore integrated and innovative models that bring capital to support and strengthen local...
CHEK Spotlight: LIVE on Facebook
CHEK Spotlight: LIVE on Facebook
Today, CHEK Spotlight Live on Facebook features Raghwa Gopal, President & CEO of Innovate BC about the state of B.C.'s tech sector and how Innovate BC is helping to reboot...
Innovation in Real Places: Strategies for Prosperity in an Unforgiving World with Dan Breznitz
Innovation in Real Places: Strategies for Prosperity in an Unforgiving World with Dan Breznitz
When companies and governments worldwide want to talk about new strategies for innovation, they call Dan Breznitz, global innovation expert and the bestselling author of Innovation in Real Places: Strategies...
Networking Session
Innovation in Real Places moderated by Dan Breznitz
Innovation in Real Places moderated by Dan Breznitz
This moderated roundtable will build on themes raised in the preceding keynote.
Cocktail Networking Reception
Cocktail Networking Reception
This Cocktail Reception for registered attendees will be held at the Delta Hotels Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort. Sponsored by: Babcock Canada and COAST