Call for Speakers 2023

• Economic Development Officials & Staff
• Workforce Development Groups
• ED Committee Chairs
• Economic Development Consultants
• Commercial /Industrial Brokers & Developers
• Community Financial Representatives
• Corporate Realtors and Site Selectors
• Market Researchers and Analysts
• Tourism Representatives
• Downtown Revitalization Officials
• Federal and Provincial Officials

EDO Working Groups	Sustainable Development
Community Engagement	Rural Economic Development
Workforce Solutions	Virtual Realities
Economic Development Best Practices	Business Recruitment and Training
Downtown Development	University ED Research
Creative Ideas for a Small Budgets	Social Media Basic and Advanced
Funding & Grant Writing	Regional Economic Development
Government Programs	COVID-19 Recovery
Strategic Planning	Accelerating Growth through Entrepreneurship-led Economic Development

Presentations will be programmed in various time frames with a duration typically 60 minutes (includes Q&A discussion).

Your submission must include the title of the presentation, presenter name(s) and organization(s), presenter bio(s), and the presentation description.

Please submit a 200-word description of your presentation. This 200-word description will be used in all conference advertising literature and assist in evaluating your submission. Please use clear language to describe the nature of the presentation. Please ensure your description accurately reflects the content of the session. Sessions that are interactive and/or focus on case studies, best practices, and provide take-aways for attendees will be given priority.

The 200-word description will be the basis for judging the proposal. All evaluations will be based on the following criteria:

• Importance
• Innovation and originality
• Quality, clarity and organization of submission
• Sessions will be selected to ensure a varied program
• Sessions that are interactive and/or focus on case studies, best practices, and provide take-aways for attendees will be given priority

Conference Streams include:

• Economic Development
• Workforce Development
• Community & Municipal Development
• Other Emerging Issues of Interest