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The 2012 Outlook Conference

A One Day Conference of Industry & Economic Perspectives

Thursday December 1st 2011

Sutton Place Hotel ~ 10235 - 101 Street ~ Edmonton, AB




Conference Program






7:30 a.m.

Registration & Hot Buffet Breakfast 
8:10 a.m.
Introduction
8:15 a.m. International & National Macroeconomic Outlook
Andrew Spence
Global Head of Research, TD Securities
 8:45 a.m. Economy 2012: Where do we go from here?
Todd Hirsch
Senior Economist, ATB Financial
 9:15 a.m.  Macroeconomic Q&A Session
 9:30 a.m.  Refreshment Break
 9:45 a.m. Role of Polytechnics in the Alberta Economy
Dr. Glenn Feltham
President, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
 10:15 a.m.  New high-tech materials and processes that are changing transportation
Nathan Armstrong
President & Director, Motive Industries
 10:45 a.m.  Industry Q&A Session
 11:00 a.m.  Refreshment Break
 11:15 a.m. Pace of Oil Sands Production & its impacts & pressures on Alberta
Ken Chapman
Executive Director, Oil Sands Developers Group
 11:45 a.m. Canada-US Energy Relations
Laura Lochman
US Consul General, Alberta, Saskatchewan & NWT Region
 12:15 p.m.  Policy Q&A Session
 12:30 p.m.  Lunch
 1:20 p.m.  Presentation to the ESNA Scholarship Recipients
& ESNA’s Annual General Meeting
 1:35 p.m.  Keynote Address: How Not to Squander the Alberta Advantage
Leo De Bever
CEO, AIMCo
 2:15 p.m.  Keynote Q&A Session
 2:30 p.m.  Closing Remarks & President’s Reception


Registration

Due to a limited number of spaces, guests are strongly encouraged to register before 6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 25th, 2011. Please complete the following form and mail with payment to ESNA or drop off at the next ESNA event (please complete one form per person). Alternatively, you may include the following information in an email to events@esna.ca or in a voice message to 780-430-4323.

Early Bird Registration on or before November 10: $210 (member), $270 (nonmenber)
Registration after November 10th: $235 (member), $295 (nonmenber)
Students: $150

Registration Form.


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