Description

The New Westminster Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Downtown New West BIA invites you to the Economic Forum at Anvil Centre February 6, 2025.  This is the community's premier event to imagine a vision for New West in the next five, ten and even fifteen years.  What do we want for housing, business, industry, infrastructure and amenities?  What are the challenges and features of our community that we can address and utilise?  We have a new government in Victoria and a local government that is working on a new 5-year economic plan.  This is our chance as a community to collaborate with and inform legislators on what we see for the future.  This all-day Forum ticket includes networking, luncheon, and a powerhouse panel of guests featuring Gary Pooni, Todd Yeun of Beedie Industrial, Angelene Prakash of the Downtown BIA, and Natalie Miller wife of Canucks star JT Miller, Ian Totenson of the BCRFA, emcee storied local journalist Charmain de Silva and more.  They will be sharing on visioning, building, philanthropy and future-proofing communities.  Please join us for this exciting day.

A huge thanks to our community partners and sponsors who make this event possible: Title Sponsors Beedie/Industrial and pooni group; Gold sponsors Vintop and Edgar; Bronze Sponsors FortisBC; Custom Realty.  Community Partners The Downtown BIA and City of New Westminster and Media Partner The New West Record.

Please register yourself or book a table of 10 for your group by February 3, 2025. 

Register by following the prompts and registering all guests in your group, including the name, organization, email address, menu choice, dietary needs, and which Breakout Sessions they would like to attend. If you are a sponsor, your promo code will be emailed to you and can be applied at checkout. 

For questions, please contact events@newwestchamber.com

All Day Access tickets include:

• 3-course plated Lunch provided by Truffles Catering
• Packed agenda with a Panel of Speakers discussing the future of New Westminster
• Open Networking
• 4x Breakout Session Choices (Industry, Housing, Tourism & Building, choose 2)
• Mini Trade Show / makers-mart booths of local businesses

Agenda:

11:45-12:00pm Registration begins inside the lobby of the Anvil Centre, first floor

12:00pm Network and find your seats inside the main ballroom for lunch

12:15pm All guests find their seats

12:20pm First Course is served

12:30pm Program Begins: Welcome, Land Acknowledgement and Introductions

12:45pm Panel begins and Main Course served

1:15pm Q&A 

1:30pm Networking (Lobby) and coffee/tea and dessert is available

2:15pm Breakout Sessions #1 and #2 begin (Rooms A&B) and Trade Show opens in the Lobby

3:00pm Breakout Sessions #3 and #4 begin (Rooms A&B) while Trade Show remains open

3:30-4:30pm Enjoy the Trade Show in the Lobby 

4:30pm Event Ends