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O U R PA N E L
R YA N B E R L I N
Senior economist and
director of intelligence,
Rennie Intelligence
J O H N D AV I S
Senior vice-president
and regional manager,
commercial banking, B.C.
region, Wells Fargo
F I O N A F A M U L A K
President and CEO, BC
Chamber of Commerce
A L E X H E M I N G W AY
Senior economist and public
finance policy analyst,
Canadian Centre for
Policy Alternatives
K E N P E A C O C K
Chief economist and senior
vice-president, Business
Council of British Columbia
D AV I D W I L L I A M S
Vice-president of policy,
Business Council of
British Columbia
B R YA N Y U
Chief economist, Central 1
Credit Union
Well, that wasn't always so fun. As they
put 2021 behind them, with the
COVID-19 pandemic still
very much alive, business decision makers face another
challenging year. What's coming our way in 2022? To
tease out some key themes for B.C. organizations of all
sizes, we assembled a panel of seven experts.
Of course, it wouldn't be a business and economic
outlook without a big disclaimer. By the time you read
this, anything could have happened—even another
black swan event like
COVID. Also, several of the inter-
views with our panel took place before the floods that
brought so much destruction, as well as the arrival of
the Omicron variant. Here's hoping for a better 2022.
