DAY 2: Thursday, January 30, 2025
WCEF LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLES
9:00AM – NOON:
To enquire about participating, please reach out to Alex.Fallon@wcef.ca
1. WCEF Leadership Roundtable on Agriculture, Ag-Tech & Food in the West
This roundtable brings together subject matter experts to discuss the priority opportunities and challenges to growing the “ag-sector” in Western Canada. The Roundtable will also create a new network and “mastermind group” of leaders from across Western Canada to spur greater collaboration and partnerships amongst key stakeholders (government, academia, industry) in the West.
Chair: Samar Awadh, Partner, MLT Atkins
Co-Chair: Murad Al-Katib, President, CEO and Board member, AGT Food & Ingredients Inc.
2. WCEF Leadership Roundtable on Economic Forecasting & Analysis and Review of Westernomics: 2025 Western Canada Economic Outlook
This roundtable will bring together subject matter experts to discuss and share information on the various municipal, provincial and national economic outlooks in Canada – and key sector outlooks (energy, agriculture, mining). The Roundtable will also create a new network and “mastermind group” of leaders from across Western Canada to encourage best practice sharing, collaboration, and thought leadership in the economic forecasting and analysis field.
Chair: Valerie Sluth, MBA, FCMC, ICD.D, Chief Executive Officer, Praxis Consulting
3. WCEF Leadership Roundtable on Financing Business Growth in the West
This roundtable will bring together subject matter experts to discuss the opportunities and challenges to supporting economic growth by providing financing solutions that support business expansion, business attraction, entrepreneurship and economic reconciliation in the West. The Roundtable will also create a new network and “mastermind group” of leaders from across Western Canada to spur greater collaboration and partnerships amongst key stakeholders in the financial sector.
Chair: Booker Cornea, Market Lead (National), Commercial Banking, First Nations Bank of Canada