EVENTS
City Building Summit: OTTAWA NEXT
The future of Ottawa, the Nation's Capital, is in your hands.
Business 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.
You 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.
Who should attend?
- Business owners and managers, corporate executives and senior directors
- Volunteers and leaders working in the broader public sectors and non profits
- Decision makers and managers at the municipal, provincial and federal levels
- Community members interested in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, our economy
- Leaders and future leaders interested in making a difference in our community
- Learn about emerging trends and how we can leverage them to reach our full potential
- Meet and interact with fellow business people and community leaders
- Create new opportunities and contribute to important conversations about our future
✔️ 800AM - 900AM - Networking hosted by RGA and OCOBIA
✔️ 900AM - 2:00PM - City-Building Summit
Opening Remarks:
Mayor Jim Watson
Hon. Catherine McKenna
Hon. Lisa McLeod
Keynote Presentation / Q&A: Own Your City
Speaker: Jennifer Keesmaat, CEO, The Keesmaat Group
Keynote Presentation: Future State: Ottawa in 2046
Speaker: Alain Miguelez, Manager of Planning, Policy & Resiliency, City of Ottawa
Mini Presentations: High Impact Projects
ByWard Market
Speaker: Court Currt, Manager of Right of Way, Heritage and Urban Design Services, City of Ottawa
Building LeBreton
Speaker: Tobi Nussbaum, CEO, National Capital Commission
Area XO
Speaker: Sonya Shorey, VP, Strategy, Marketing & Communications, Invest Ottawa
Zibi
Speaker: Jeff Westeinde, President, Zibi Canada
Networking Break
Keynote Presentation / Q&A: Branding Ottawa
Speaker: Frank Cuypers, Senior Strategic Consultant, Destination Think!
Thought Leadership Workshops: Tech, Talent, Tourism and Transportation
Hosted by:
Talent - James Baker, CEO, Keynote Search
Tech - Sonya Shorey, VP, Strategy, Marketing & Communications, Invest Ottawa
Tourism - Catherine Callary, VP, Destination Development, Ottawa Tourism
Transportation - John Manconi, GM, Transportation Services, City of Ottawa
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Mayor Jim Watson City of Ottawa |
Hon. Catherine McKenna Minister of Infrastructure & Communities |
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Jennifer Keesmaat CEO The Keesmaat Group |
Alain Miguelez Manager of Planning Policy & Resiliency City of Ottawa |
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Frank Cuypers Senior Strategic Consultant Destination Think! |
Tobi Nussbaum CEO National Capital Commission |
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Jeff Westeinde President Zibi Canada |
Court Curry Manager of Right of Way, Heritage and Urban Design City of Ottawa |
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Sonya Shorey VP, Strategy, Marketing & Communications Invest Ottawa |
Michael Crockatt President & CEO Ottawa Tourism |
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Catherine Callary VP, Destination Development Ottawa Tourism |
James Baker President & CEO Keynote Search |
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Thank you to our sponsors for making this program possible.
If you would like to participate as a sponsor, contact Don Mersereau.
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Event Sponsors
Date and Time
Friday Apr 30, 2021
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
8AM - Virtual Networking
8:30AM - Opening Remarks
Location
Virtual Summit
Fees/Admission
Single Ticket:
Ottawa Board of Trade Member - $50+ HST
Future Members - $75+ HST
Cancellations must be submitted in writing to info@ottawabusinessevents.ca 5 business days prior to the event start time to guarantee a refund. Ottawa Business Events reserves the right to deny refund requests submitted less than 5 business days prior to the event start time. Ottawa Business Events reserves the right to close event registration 5 business days prior to the event start time, or when the maximum capacity for the event is reached.