Registration
8:30 – 9:00 Program
9:00-2:00 9:00
Welcome from NEEP President, John Ballantine 9:10-10:00 U.S.-CANADA CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH
Barry Bluestone, Russell B. And Andre B. Stearns Trustee Professor of Political Economy,
Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs 10:00-11:00 NEW ENGLAND ECONOMIC UPDATE AND LOOK NORTH 11:00-11:10
Break 11:10-12:10 PANEL ON CANADA - INNOVATION, ENERGY, AND FINANCE
Michael Dolega, Director and Senior Economist, TD Bank
Donald Jessome, CEO, TDI-New England
George “Buzz” Kenney- President & CEO, EntraTympanic and Board Member,
Canadian Entrepreneurs of New England 12:10
LUNCHEON 1:00-2:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKER:François-Philippe Champagne,
Member of Parliament for Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Québec and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance