Agenda - Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce

2020 Niagara Economic Summit tackles recovery and rebuilding

2020 is the year that everything changed, and all the forecasts and models we had built had to be abandoned in the face of a global pandemic and the resulting economic downturn. With the world still in the second wave of that pandemic and many facts about the way it has affected our economy still coming to light, the 2020 Summit assesses where we are now, how we got there, and where we can go as we turn our thoughts to recovery and the future.

The final panel, held at 10 a.m. on November 24, will speak to those sectors hit hardest by this pandemic and the strategies that can be put in place to speed up their recovery and ensure future growth. In these unstable and uncertain times, we aim to offer a roadmap to recovery for tourism and cross-border trade.

Agenda: November 24

10:00 am		Introduction and welcome from Mishka Balsom, CEO, Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce
10:05 am		Welcome from presenting sponsor Niagara College
10:10 am		Welcome Message from Linda Blair, Managing Partner, Ontario, and Chief Experience Officer, Deloitte Canada
10:20 am		Power Talk by The Hon. Pierre Pettigrew, Executive Advisor, International, Deloitte Canada and the Government of Canada Special Envoy for the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement
10:40 am		Introduction of our moderator, Janice Thomson, President & CEO, Niagara Falls Tourism
10:45 am		Panel discussion Anthony Annunziata, President, Tourism Partnership of Niagara Dan Paszkowski, President and CEO, Wine Growers Canada Dottie Gallagher, President & CEO, Buffalo Niagara Partnership, and Board Member, Great Lakes Chamber Coalition The Hon. Pierre Pettigrew, Executive Advisor, International, Deloitte Canada and the Government of Canada Special Envoy for the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement
11:25 am		Closing Remarks
11:30 am		Session 3 Conclusion