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:20210430T120000Z DTEND:20210430T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:City Building Summit: OTTAWA NEXT DESCRIPTION:The future of Ottawa\, the Nation's Capital\, is in your hands.\n\n\n\nBusiness and community leaders have a profound opportunity and responsibility to rally around a vision for the future of Ottawa that will impact our city\, our region and our country. City building is the process of creating a thriving city.\n\n\n\nYou are invited you to join the conversation at a half day conference that will explore the concept of city building\, place branding\, planning and economic development. Have your say about the future of our city.\n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n\n Business owners and managers\, corporate executives and senior directors\n Volunteers and leaders working in the broader public sectors and non profits\n Decision makers and managers at the municipal\, provincial and federal levels\n Community members interested in diversity and inclusion\, sustainability\, our economy\n Leaders and future leaders interested in making a difference in our community\n\nWhy should you come?\n\n\n Learn about emerging trends and how we can leverage them to reach our full potential\n Meet and interact with fellow business people and community leaders\n Create new opportunities and contribute to important conversations about our future\n\nAGENDA\n\n 800AM - 900AM - Networking hosted by RGA and OCOBIA\n\n \n\n 900AM - 2:00PM - City-Building Summit\n\n \n\nOpening Remarks:\n\n Mayor Jim Watson\n\n Hon. Catherine McKenna\n\n Hon. Lisa McLeod\n\n\n\nKeynote Presentation / Q&A: Own Your City\n\nSpeaker: Jennifer Keesmaat\, CEO\, The Keesmaat Group\n\n\n\nKeynote Presentation: Future State: Ottawa in 2046\n\nSpeaker: Alain Miguelez\, Manager of Planning\, Policy & Resiliency\, City of Ottawa\n\n\n\nMini Presentations: High Impact Projects\n\nByWard Market\n\nSpeaker: Court Currt\, Manager of Right of Way\, Heritage and Urban Design Services\, City of Ottawa\n\nBuilding LeBreton\n\nSpeaker: Tobi Nussbaum\, CEO\, National Capital Commission \n\nArea XO\n\nSpeaker: Sonya Shorey\, VP\, Strategy\, Marketing & Communications\, Invest Ottawa\n\nZibi\n\nSpeaker: Jeff Westeinde\, President\, Zibi Canada\n\n\n\nNetworking Break\n\n\n\nKeynote Presentation / Q&A: Branding Ottawa\n\nSpeaker: Frank Cuypers\, Senior Strategic Consultant\, Destination Think!\n\n\n\nThought Leadership Workshops: Tech\, Talent\, Tourism and Transportation\n\nHosted by:\n\nTalent - James Baker\, CEO\, Keynote Search\n\nTech - Sonya Shorey\, VP\, Strategy\, Marketing & Communications\, Invest Ottawa\n\nTourism - Catherine Callary\, VP\, Destination Development\, Ottawa Tourism\n\nTransportation - John Manconi\, GM\, Transportation Services\, City of Ottawa\n\n \n \nFeatured Speakers:\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayor Jim Watson\n\n City of Ottawa\n\n \n Hon. Catherine McKenna\n\n Minister of Infrastructure & Communities\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jennifer Keesmaat\n\n CEO\n\n The Keesmaat Group\n Alain Miguelez \n\n Manager of Planning Policy & Resiliency\n\n City of Ottawa\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Frank Cuypers \n\n Senior Strategic Consultant\n\n Destination Think!\n Tobi Nussbaum\n\n CEO\n\n National Capital Commission \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n Jeff Westeinde\n\n President\n\n Zibi Canada\n Court Curry\n\n Manager of Right of Way\, Heritage and Urban Design\n\n City of Ottawa\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sonya Shorey\n\n VP\, Strategy\, Marketing & Communications\n\n Invest Ottawa\n Michael Crockatt\n\n President & CEO\n\n Ottawa Tourism\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Callary\n\n VP\, Destination Development\n\n Ottawa Tourism\n \n\n James Baker\n\n President & CEO\n\n Keynote Search\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\nSPECIAL THANKS TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS!\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nSPECIAL THANKS TO OUR NETWORKING PARTNERS!\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsors for making this program possible.\n\nIf you would like to participate as a sponsor\, contact Don Mersereau. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\nThe future of Ottawa\, the Nation'\;s Capital\, is in your hands.
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\nBusiness and community leaders have a profound opportunity and responsibility to rally around a vision for the future of Ottawa that will impact our city\, our region and our country. City building is the process of creating a thriving city.
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\nYou are invited you to join the conversation at a half day conference that will explore the concept of city building\, place branding\, planning and economic development. Have your say about the future of our city.
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\nWho should attend?\n\nWhy should you come?\n\n\nAGENDA
\n✔\;️\; \;800AM - 900AM - Networking \;hosted by RGA and OCOBIA
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\n✔\;️\; \;900AM - 2:00PM - City-Building Summit
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\nOpening Remarks:
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\nKeynote Presentation / Q&\;A: \;Own Your City
\nSpeaker: Jennifer Keesmaat\, CEO\, The Keesmaat Group
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\nKeynote Presentation: \;Future State: Ottawa in 2046
\nSpeaker: Alain Miguelez\, Manager of Planning\, Policy &\; Resiliency\, City of Ottawa
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\nMini Presentations: \;High Impact Projects
\nByWard Market
\nSpeaker: \;Court Currt\, Manager of Right of Way\, Heritage and Urban Design Services\, City of Ottawa
\nBuilding LeBreton
\nSpeaker: \;Tobi Nussbaum\, CEO\, National Capital Commission \;
\nArea XO
\nSpeaker: \;Sonya Shorey\, VP\, Strategy\, Marketing &\; Communications\, Invest Ottawa
\nZibi
\nSpeaker: \;Jeff Westeinde\, President\, Zibi Canada
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\nNetworking Break
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\nKeynote Presentation / Q&\;A: \;Branding Ottawa
\nSpeaker: Frank Cuypers\, Senior Strategic Consultant\, Destination Think!
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\nThought Leadership Workshops: \;Tech\, Talent\, Tourism and Transportation
\nHosted by:
\nTalent \;- James Baker\, CEO\, Keynote Search
\nTech \;- Sonya Shorey\, VP\, Strategy\, Marketing &\; Communications\, Invest Ottawa
\nTourism \;- Catherine Callary\, VP\, Destination Development\, Ottawa Tourism
\nTransportation \;- John Manconi\, GM\, Transportation Services\, City of Ottawa
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Mayor Jim Watson
\n City of Ottawa
\n  \;		Hon. Catherine McKenna
\n Minister of Infrastructure &\; Communities
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Jennifer Keesmaat
\n CEO
\n The Keesmaat Group		Alain Miguelez \;
\n Manager of Planning Policy &\; Resiliency
\n City of Ottawa
Frank Cuypers \;
\n Senior Strategic Consultant
\n Destination Think!		Tobi Nussbaum
\n CEO
\n National Capital Commission \;

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Jeff Westeinde
\n President
\n Zibi Canada		Court Curry
\n Manager of Right of Way\, Heritage and Urban Design
\n City of Ottawa
Sonya Shorey
\n VP\, Strategy\, Marketing &\; Communications
\n Invest Ottawa		Michael Crockatt
\n President &\; CEO
\n Ottawa Tourism
Catherine Callary
\n VP\, Destination Development
\n Ottawa Tourism
\n James Baker
\n President &\; CEO
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\nIf you would like to participate as a sponsor\, contact Don Mersereau. LOCATION:Virtual Summit UID:e.3330.2464 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260423T225645Z URL:https://business.ottawabot.ca/events/details/city-building-summit-ottawa-next-2464 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR