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Nov2017-flipbook-BCB-LR

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The Monthly Informer 17 POLITICS Across party lines, top politi- cians past and present think the NDP and business can get along 18 NUMEROLOGY Why the province's artisan community wants to craft its own guild hall 19 ENERGY Some Icelanders are cool to a local hydro project backed by Ross Beaty's Alterra Power 20 MATRIX B.C.'s robotics sector has legs, but a shortage of engineers is holding us back 23 THE CONVERSATION For Mining Association of BC head Bryan Cox, the industry's future is green 25 DIY MANAGEMENT The straight dope on dealing with marijuana at work 26 TO DO Nourishment for the corporate mind and soul 28 OFFICE SPACE CBRE Group puts employee wellness †rst at its Vancouver premises Oine 91 WATERCOOLER Are we just being paranoid about employee surveillance? 92 JARGON WATCH Muscle memory is no stretch 93 WEEKEND WARRIOR Behind the wheel with Boreal Genomics' Andre Marziali 93 NEW + IMPROVED Our latest lifestyle choices 94 TRAVEL There's much more to Chengdu than giant pandas 97 ABOUT TOWN The Entrepreneur of the Year winners celebrate their night 98 LUNCH WITH LUCY Landa Global Properties co-founder Kevin Cheung 12 EDITOR'S DESK Lessons in leadership 15 FEEDBACK What you said CHATTER NOVEMBER 2017 BCBUSINESS 7 (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) LINDSAY SIU; POOYA NABEI: COURTESY OF SLACK A FUTURE WITHOUT WASTE A Circular Economy Within Reach OPENING KEYNOTE Dr. Cady Coleman, Scientist and Retired NASA Astronaut. Coleman having seen Earth from a unique perspective, shares her vision for a world that works together to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. AFTERNOON KEYNOTE Tristram Stuart, international award- winning author, campaigner and TED Talk speaker. Stuart spearheads environmental and social impact campaigns to change society's attitude towards wasting food. (Clockwise from left) Ben Taddei of Conwest Group; Boreal Genomics' Andre Marziali; Slack's Vancouver office

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