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The Agenda
Nourishment for the corporate mind and soul
TO DO
READ DIALOGUE
ABORIGINAL
OPPORTUNITIES FORUM
This annual Greater Vancouver Board
of Trade event explores the critical role
that indigenous peoples play in B.C.'s
economic development and the business
community's part in reconciliation. This
year's theme centres on closing the gaps
in aboriginal achievement and providing
tangible takeaways for business leaders.
Keynote speaker is federal Justice
Minister and Attorney General Jody
Wilson-Raybould. Westin Bay-
shore hotel; June 16 $179 individuals
(members), $1,718 table of eight (mem-
bers), $229 individuals (non-members),
$2,198 table of eight (non-members);
boardoftrade.com/events
CELEBRATE
TOP 40 OVER 40
Why should young people always get
the attention? Come out and honour
the winners of this new competition,
intended to showcase the mentors,
champions and role models of the
community, hosted by the Kelowna
Chamber of Commerce. Delta Grand
Okanagan Resort, Kelowna;
June 21 Tickets are $20 and include
two drinks, appetizers and admission
to the after party at Oak + Cru Social
Kitchen & Wine Bar. Pre-registration is
required; kelownachamber.org/events
CONNECT
THE TOP 100
This popular BCBusiness event is a
companion to our annual ranking of the
province's top 100 companies by rev-
enue, which appears in the July/August
issue. Following a networking luncheon,
Canada Wide Media Ltd. chairman
and
CEO Peter Legge will interview
David Foster, a Victoria native who has
become one of the world's most pro-
lific and best-known music producers.
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver; June 29
$149 luncheon and speaker, $79 speaker
only; bcbusiness.ca
DIGITIZE
UNBOUNCE CALL TO AC TION
CONFERENCE
CTAConf, hosted by Vancouver-based
digital marketing software firm
Unbounce, started in 2014 with 300
attendees and has grown to host more
than 1,000. Speakers including Facebook
marketing expert Mari Smith and author
Scott Stratten will cover a wide array of
topics such as conversion optimization,
email marketing, copywriting, landing
pages, pay-per-click analytics and
content marketing. Queen Elizabeth
Theatre; June 25 to 27 $849 (Un-
bounce customers), $999 (general), $799
(groups of two or more); calltoactioncon-
ference.unbounce.com
DISCUSS
THE WALRUS TALKS SUCCESS
IN THE WEST
Six speakers have seven minutes each
to discuss why the West is the key to
Canadian economic success, and how
the region will be won through business,
technology, resources, community
and more. Speakers include: Stewart
Beck, president and
CEO of the Asia
Pacific Foundation of Canada, and
Chief Clarence Louie of the Osoyoos
Indian Band. Presented by law firm
MLT Aikins and produced by the
Walrus Foundation. Vancouver Art
Gallery; June 8 $15, $10 (students);
thewalrus.ca/the-walrus-talks-success
TRAILBLAZER
Federal Justice
Minister Jody Wilson-
Raybould will speak
at the Aboriginal
Opportunities Forum
A BRIEF HISTORY OF
ENTREPRENEURSHIP:
The Pioneers, Profiteers
and Racket eers Who
Shaped Our World
As a business valuation
consultant, San Diego–based
Joe Carlen noticed that many of
the entrepreneurs he met were
driven by ambitions beyond
making money. Carlen began to
research the bigger picture of en-
trepreneurship, and he ended up
with a book on how the pursuit
of profit by private individuals
has been a prime
mover in revolu-
tionizing civiliza-
tion. Columbia
University
Press, $34.71
(hardcover); value-
guards.com
VIJ: A Chef 's One-
Way Ticket to Canada
Wit h Indian Spices in
His Suit case
This autobiography by world-
renowned chef and restaurateur
Vikram Vij tells the story of his
journey from northern India to
fine restaurants in Europe and on
to Vancouver, where he opened
Vij's Restaurant with his wife,
Meeru Dhalwala. He opens
up about his struggles with
prejudice, his mentors' lasting
lessons and the painful demise
of his marriage—the successes
and failures that shaped
him as he
sought to build
his Indian-food
empire. Penguin
Random House
$32 (hardcover);
penguinrandom
house.ca
