2023 Program - Ontario East Municipal Conference

	Municipal Development	Workforce Development	Economic Development	Community Development
8:30 AM	Registration and Refreshments
10:30-11:00 AM	OEMC Opening Remarks & Government Address
11:00-11:45 AM	Keynote Speaker: Judy Croon Sponsored by Enbridge
11:45-12:30 PM	Ontario's EV Supply Chain - Driving Eastern Ontario's Contributions and Opportunities - Sponsored by ResearchFDI
12:30-1:30 PM	Lunch
1:30-2:30 PM	Mayor and Members' Roles in Economic Development	Employment Ontario is Transforming: Building Connections for Employers and Job Seekers	Tourism is big business in Eastern Ontario! Update from RTOs	Renfrew Virtual Triage & Assessment Centre (RC VTAC): An Innovative Approach to Health Care \| Belleville's Physician Recruitment
2:30-3:00 PM	Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
3:00-4:00 PM	Permissions, Prohibitions, and Purgatory - Small Town Planning in Eastern Ontario Cottage Country	Workforce Development, Attraction and Retention in Rural Communities in Post Covid World	Eastern Ontario Industrial and Employment Lands	Community Engagement and Long-term Visions: Stimulants for Investments, Economic Growth and Redevelopment in Small Municipalities. The Town of Deep River Case Study
4:00-4:10 PM	Transition
4:10-5:10 PM	Municipality-initiated Development: Case Study - Highway 417 Industrial Park in Township of Russell		Eastern Ontario Macroeconomics - Trends, Challenges & Opportunities	Fueling the Future: Renewable Natural Gas in Eastern Ontario
5:10-6:30 PM	President's Reception in Exhibit Hall Celebrating Ontario East Economic Development Commission's 35th Year! More Details to Come!
6:30 PM	Free Night! OEMC will arrange shuttles for delegates to go downtown to the Byward Market for the evening. Learn more here!

	Municipal Development	Workforce Development	Economic Development	Community Development
8:00-9:00 AM	Breakfast - Sponsored by Rogers
9:00-10:00 AM	Government Address EDO of the Year Award Presentation
10:00-10:30 AM	Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30-11:30 AM	Preparing Eastern Municipalities for Ontario’s Energy Future	Canada’s Immigration Advantage: Programs and Resources for Employers \| OINP-Entrepreneur Success Initiative Update	Leveraging Government Resources: How to Navigate the Funding Landscape
11:30-11:40 AM	Transition
11:40-12:40 PM	Municipal Law Update	Be Your Economy’s DEI Hero: Here’s the Secret	Harnessing the Bioeconomy to meet the challenges facing Eastern Ontario and Mother Earth	Energizing Life: Preparing Communities for a Clean Energy Future
12:40-1:45 PM	Lunch
1:45-2:45 PM	The Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus Regional Housing Plan and the Rural Housing Information System	What's Out There in the Skilled Trades & Technologies: Building Ontario’s Skilled Trades and Technologies Workforce - Together	Taking it to the Streets - the Main Streets	GRID: An Innovative Solution to Streamline Development Approvals through Processes that are Simple and Efficient, which aggregate Complete Property Information!
2:45-3:15 PM	Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
3:15-4:15 PM	The Future of Seniors Housing: The Abbeyfield Shared Accommodation Model \| The Provincial Urgency to Build More Homes: Managing Growth while achieving Community Vision: A Case Study of the Cavan Monaghan Experience		How Colleges Can Support Attracting Industry
5:30 PM	Banquet & Entertainment Onsite Featuring Billboard Top 10 Blues Artist, 2020 IBC Winner, and JUNO Nominee, Canadian singer/guitarist JW-Jones! Last year's Banquet had rave reviews! We are looking forward to another full night of great food and music!