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Announced recently:
 Michael Wilson is the Chairman of Barclays Capital Canada Inc. building on 37 years experience in the investment business.
Previously, Mr. Wilson was Canada's 22nd Ambassador to the United States of America from March 13, 2006 to October 9, 2009. Prior to taking up this position, Mr. Wilson was Chairman of UBS Canada, an operating division of UBS AG.
Before joining UBS in July 2001, Mr. Wilson was responsible for RBC Financial Group's Institutional Asset Management business and also served as a Vice Chairman of RBC Dominion Securities.
Mr. Wilson was elected to the House of Commons in 1979. In September 1984, he was appointed Minister of Finance. In May 1991, he became Minister of Industry, Science and Technology and Minister for International Trade. During his tenure as a member of the Cabinet, Mr. Wilson had responsibility for the NAFTA negotiations and represented Canada at the G-7, IMF, World Bank, OECD, GATT and other international meetings.
See his full bio. You'll want to see him speak.
 Also keynoting the event is Richard Florida, Author and Professor for the Creative Class Group, LLC.
Richard Florida is one of the world's leading urbanists.
He is a researcher and professor, serving as University Professor and Director of Cities at the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto, a Distinguished fellow at New York University's Schack Institute of Real Estate, and a Visiting Fellow at Florida International University. He is a writer and journalist, having penned several global best sellers, including the award winning The Rise of the Creative Class and serving as senior editor for The Atlantic, where he co-founded and serves as Editor-at-Large for CityLab. And he is an entrepreneur, as founder of the Creative Class Group which works closely with governments and companies worldwide. A 2013 MIT study named him the world's most influential thought leader. And TIME magazine recognized his Twitter feed as one of the 140 most influential in the world. See full bio.
 And now you can get Richard Florida's latest book, The New Urban Crisis, from IEDC for $16.99 plus shipping and handling.
Recognize any of the leaders offering the below quotes?
"Richard Florida demonstrates again that he is one of the most discerning (and provocative) observers of the great metropolitan migrations of the past sixty years. Using masses of carefully curated demographic data, he identifies the winners and losers of the widespread 'urban resurgence' of the past couple of decades. His observations are disquieting on many levels, and Florida doesn't shy away from proposing bold and sometimes costly solutions. The New Urban Crisis is certain to be one of the most widely debated books of the year."- Governor John Hickenlooper, Colorado
"Cities are engines for prosperity and progress, but it's essential that the benefits extend far and wide. Florida proposes promising ideas for building stronger cities that offer greater opportunities for all."- Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City
"Richard Florida offers a brilliant assessment of the varied and evolving challenges facing our cities today. At a time when cities are more important than ever to our economic and political future. The New Urban Crisis is essential reading for urban leaders and all city-dwellers."- Richard M. Daley, former mayor of Chicago
The content covered in The New Urban Crisis aligns with Annual Conference content. Get a jumpstart on some of the very topics you'll cover during the event. Buy The New Urban Crisis today.
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Rooms are going fast. Book yours now to stay at the Annual Conference headquarters hotel:
 Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
123 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M5H 2M9
IEDC Room Rate: $249 CAD single/double
Group Rate Cutoff: Friday, August 25, 2017
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Other important dates:
Conference Dates: September 17-20, 2017
Early Bird Registration Rate Cutoff: July 14, 2017
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Pre-Conference - A highly interactive IEDC training course! Arrive early and attend this upcoming course.
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This highly interactive course lets participants work in small teams to help understand the complexity of strategic planning and its challenges. Economic developers must build consensus among board members, stakeholders and the community as a whole, creating a unified vision for the future. Learn techniques to build consensus among stakeholders who represent different values and interests. Also, participants will learn the quantitative techniques used to better understand their community including: location quotients, shift share, input-output and cluster analyses.
Course Highlights:
- Stakeholder analysis, structuring participation, planning fundamentals
- Consensus building, group facilitation and conflict
- Defining geography, competitive advantage and SWOT
- Determining vision, mission, goals and objectives
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Eric McSweeney, CEcD, EcD(F), CCIM, ALC
President
McSweeney & Associates
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Jon Roberts
Principal
TIP Strategies, Inc.
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Anne Roise, CEcD MCP
Instructor, Urban Studies & Planning
Savannah State University
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Accommodations/Training Location:
Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
123 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M5H 2M9
IEDC Room Rate: $249 single/double
Group Rate Cutoff: Friday, August 25, 2017
Planning to sit for the CEcD exam while in Toronto? See what's required, and how to contact us if you have further questions.
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