Thrive Series: Economic trends and growth opportunities
Mary Webb
If you're looking to excel in a constantly evolving marketplace, then you won't want to miss our Thrive Series.
These monthly events will help you stay ahead of the latest business trends, while providing a valuable opportunity to connect and interact with other motivated businesspeople from across the region.
Don't miss this chance to accelerate your company's growth and become a thriving member of Greater Vancouver's business community.
Why you need to attend:
- Understand why growth in British Columbia, and particularly Vancouver, is expected to moderate after 2017, but remain significantly above the national average
- Learn about the opportunities and risks related to ongoing NAFTA renegotiations, current elevated US policy uncertainty; the initial unwinding of an extended period of monetary accommodation and significant technological change
- Find out the range of current fiscal policy responses across Canada
- Plus, hear analysis from one of Scotiabank’s leading economists about the NDP’s B.C. Budget Update, slated to be released on September 11, and how it might impact small businesses
About the speaker:
Mary Elizabeth Webb, as Director, Economic & Fiscal Policy, with Scotiabank Economics, is responsible for policy analysis, focusing on the Canadian and U.S. federal, provincial and state governments, and related global fiscal developments. She also oversees the Bank's provincial economic outlooks. Special research interests include retirement savings, the environment and urban growth. She services Scotiabank's senior management and clients; represents the Bank externally for entities such as Statistics Canada's Macroeconomic Accounts Advisory Committee; and is a frequent economic commentator in the media.
