Economic Development Summit 2022

This event was held on Friday, November 18, 2022, at the Kemptville Municipal Centre.

A day focused on Economic Development and Leadership, this event is in partnership with Michael Barrett, M.P., Hon. Steve Clark, M.P.P., the Eastern Workforce Innovation Board and the 1000 Islands, Grenville and Valley Heartland Community Futures Development Corporations.

Agenda & Speaker Announcements

• This year's in-person event welcomes the Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy, Ontario’s Minister of Finance, who will give the keynote address.  Learn more.
• Keynote Speaker Pierre Cléroux and Thake Award Nominations - view the announcement
• Final Agenda ** Participant List ** Speaker bios  ** Summit Media Release

Presentations & Videos

• Keynote: Building Ontario in Uncertain Economic Times: Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance - video
• Bill Thake Memorial Economic Development Leadership Award - video
• Keynote: BDC Economic Outlook, Pierre Cléroux, Vice President, Research and Chief Economist - slides * video
• Going Digital - slides * video
• CREWS: Growing our Logistics and Leveraging Opportunities - slides * video
• Understanding RTO 9 and the Opportunities - slides * video
• Welcoming a Diversified Workforce - video
• Leeds Grenville Economic Update - slides * video

#LGEcDev2022  *  investleedsgrenville.com/summit2022

Bill Thake Memorial Economic Development Leadership Award

Introduced in 2011, this annual award, also called the Warden's Award, recognizes and celebrates a volunteer who has shown outstanding commitment and leadership resulting in the growth and vitality of the Leeds Grenville economy.

This year's nominees were:

• JoAnne Sytsma, Township of Athens
• Derek Ouellet, Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands
• Dermid O’Farrell, Municipality of North Grenville
• Susan Warren, Township of Rideau Lakes
• Thake award nominee bios

Congratulations to our 2022 Award Winners:

• Dermid O’Farrell, Municipality of North Grenville
• Susan Warren, Township of Rideau Lakes
• Thake Award Media Release

Learn about submitting a nomination.