Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
11:15 AM - 1:30 PM PDT
Attend our next BBOT speaker series event, featuring an engaging discussion with the President of Simon Fraser University, one of the city's largest employers and most iconic institutions.
Hear from Andrew Petter on the role universities play in building cities, as we look at how SFU campuses have transformed their host cities across the lower mainland, and as we move towards the potential gondola transit project on Burnaby Mountain.
This event will also feature the 2019 BBOT Annual General Meeting, which will be packed with engaging content, important connections, and new announcements.
Be among the first to see the unveiling of our new BBOT brand journey, and hear from our President & CEO on how the Burnaby Board of Trade is working everyday as the catalyst, convener and champion of a thriving community. And meet our newly elected Board of Directors, business leaders who represent a broad cross-section of Burnaby's business community,
Since becoming President of SFU in 2010, he has overseen the development and implementation of a Strategic Vision that seeks to distinguish SFU as Canada's "engaged university defined by its dynamic integration of innovative education, cutting edge research, and far-reaching community engagement."
In 2018, he was appointed to the Order of Canada in recognition of his commitment and leadership in advancing university-community engagement and higher education throughout the country.
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