October 28 & 29, 2015 – The 9th Annual State of the Island Economic Summit will convene at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in downtown Nanaimo BC. The Economic Summit is the largest conference on Vancouver Island focused on all aspects of propelling the economy forward. Premier Christy Clark will present the dinner keynote speech.
StarFish Medical President and Founder, Scott Phillips, will be one of three panelists on the topic Manufacturing on Vancouver Island moderated by Peng-Sang Cau, CEO, Transformix Engineering on October 28.
The Vancouver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA) is a collaborative partnership spearheading regional economic development for the Vancouver Island region. VIEA provides opportunities for communities, First Nations, businesses, and other key stakeholders to collaborate on broad-based economic development programs to improve the region’s overall capacity for economic vitality.