2003

Building Our Future

10 September 2003

• Shaping HRM’s Vision and Strategy for Healthy Growth - Presentation by George McLellan, Chief Administrative Officer, Halifax Regional Municipality
  
  

Panel discussion presentations by:

• Brent Austin, Special Advisor, East Coast Business Unit, EnCana Corporation
• Wayne Bossert, Senior Vice President, RBC Financial Group
• Ray Ivany, President, Nova Scotia Community College
• Reg Milley, President and CEO, Halifax International Airport Authority
• Karen Oldfield, President & CEO, Halifax Port Authority
• Newssheet - overview of keynote address and business leader profiles
• Page 1 (2.1 MB)
• Page 2 (1.1 MB)
• Page 3 (1.6 MB)
• Page 4 (1.3 KB)
  
  

Energy for Smart Growth

17 July 2003

• Presentation by Stephen Dempsey to the Atlantic Gas Symposium, Halifax - PowerPoint presentation (876 KB) and Speaking notes (131 KB)

Clear Signs of Momentum

21 May 2003

• Presentation by Stephen Dempsey at the Greater Halifax Partnership Investor Appreciation Luncheon - PowerPoint presentation (436 KB) and Speaking notes
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Doing Business with the U.S. Government

29 April 2003

• Introduction: Greater Washington DC - Headquarters of the U.S. Government - Thomas G. Morr, Managing Partner, Greater Washington Initiative
• Panel Discussion: Successful Strategies for Selling to the U.S. Government - Moderator - Larry Allen, Executive Vice President of the Coalition for Government Procurement
• Using an agent - Best practices from a Canadian Company - Gilles Lalonde, President & CEO, Provance Technologies Inc.
• Subcontracting - Best practices from a Canadian Company - Albert Boheimer, President & CEO, Survival Systems Limited
• Selling through the GSA Schedule - Best practices from a Canadian company - Donald Gibbons, Chief Financial Officer, FreeBalance Inc.
• Keynote: A Prime Contractor's Perspective on Selling to the Government and Partnering Opportunities for Canadian Companies - Ronald T. Covais, President, The Americas - Lockheed Martin Corporation
• Panel Discussion - Local Business - Resources for Canadian Companies
• Stephen Dempsey, President and CEO, Greater Halifax Partnership
• Lynda E. Watson, Minister Counsellor, Canadian Embassy of Washington, DC
• Bruce Fox, Senior Consultant, Canadian Commercial Corporation
  
  

Building Our Future

23 April 2003

• Impact of Post-Secondary Education on the Greater Halifax Economy - Presentation by Fred Morley, Vice President and Chief Economist, Greater Halifax Partnership
• Newssheet - details of the economic update for Halifax, business leader profiles, and keynote speaker commentary.
• Page 1 (2.7 MB)
• Page 2 (1.5 MB)
• Page 3 (1.4 MB)
• Page 4 (833 KB)
  
  

Power of Partnership Luncheon

2 April 2003

• Presentation by David Mann, President and CEO, Emera Inc. (118 KB)
  
  

Halifax Moncton Growth Corridor - What the Corridor means for the Truro-Colchester County region

21 March 2003

• Presentation by Fred Morley, Vice President and Chief Economist, Greater Halifax Partnership (228 KB)
  
  

Dalhousie Business Conference

21 March 2003

• Presentation by Stephen Dempsey - Energy for Smart Growth.
  Speaking Notes (108 KB)
  
  

Political Leadership Speaker Series - speaking notes

• Premier John Hamm, Leader, Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia - 14 March 2003
• Darrell Dexter, Leader, Nova Scotia New Democratic Party - 30 January 2003
• Danny Graham, Leader, Nova Scotia Liberal Party - 5 December 2002

• Get Over It. Move On. Look to the Future. Presentation by Rex Murphy, Journalist and social commentator. (92 KB)
• Self Fulfilling Prophecies and the Role of Consumer Confidence, presentation by Don MIlls, President, Corporate Research Associates, and Chair, Greater Halifax Partnership - speaking notes (85 KB) and PowerPoint presentation (210 KB)