JANUARY 2015 BCBusiness 31 (JessiCA mCDoNAlD) Nik West
JDC West 2015
when: January 16–18
where: University of Victoria
Western Canada's best and brightest
business students, from 12 different
universities, gather in Victoria for
this annual three-day team event
to compete in an unusual mix of
academic, social, athletic and debate
competitions, culminating in a gala
awards reception. Come and cheer
on Canada's future business leaders.
($125, gala; $15, competition pass;
jdcwest.com)
O n l i n e
For more must-attend
events, go to
bcbusiness.ca/
Events-calendar
5 Days in January
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Jessica
McDonald
WHEN: January 21
WHERE: Hyatt Regency Vancouver
BC Hydro president and CEO
Jessica McDonald inherited
a Crown corporation facing
pressure to increase rates, $4.3
billion in deferral accounts,
as well as determined
opposition to the $7.9-billion
Site C hydropower project,
which was expected to be
approved by the provincial
government in late 2014.
In her inaugural address to
the Vancouver Board of Trade,
McDonald will outline the
corporation's plan to meet an
estimated 40 per cent increase
in energy demand over the next
two decades. ($69, members;
$138, non-members;
boardoftrade.com)
Vancouver Resource investment
Conference 2015
when: January 18–19
where: Vancouver Convention Centre
Cargo Logistics Canada expo +
Conference
when: January 28–29
where: Vancouver Convention Centre
Aboriginal People and the natural
Resource economy
when: January 28
where: Pan Pacific Hotel
Macdonald Laurier Institute (MLI) and
the B.C. Business Council bring togeth-
er leaders from the Aboriginal business
community, along with government and
industry, to explore common interests in
developing Canada's national resourc-
es. Panellists include Ovide Mercredi,
former national chief of the Assembly of
First Nations, and Dr. Brian Lee Crowley,
managing director, MLI. ($199, early bird;
$250, regular; macdonaldlaurier.ca/
dcwest.com)
Ovide
Mercredi
Investors and stakeholders in global
resource exploration come together for
this two-day trade show dedicated to
resource exploration. This is a singular
opportunity to talk directly to senior man-
agement from companies representing
every sector of the mineral exploration
industry. (free, register advance online;
$20, regular; cambridgehouse.com)
Thanks to sophisticated intermodal de-
livery and an army of logistics specialists,
that Amazon.com package you received
this morning has logged more mileage in
48 hours than you will in a month. Today's
supply-chain systems require experts like
HBC's director of transportation operations
Ginnie Venslovaitis and
UPS president of
global freight forwarding Steve Flowers,
speaking at this event. ($275, early bird;
$325, regular; cargologisticscanada.com)
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