By Pepper Parr
July 24th, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON
If you can figure out what was achieved when the “300 influential leaders” met at the 2024 Bay Area Economic Summit at the Royal Botanical Garden on June 25th; let us know.
The Bay Area Economic Summit, that was a combination effort by the Burlington Economic Development, Hamilton Economic Development, The Burlington Chamber of Commerce and The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. They met at the Royal Botanical Gardens site for the one day event. The Premeir was a headline speaker.
“The Economic Summit focused on spotlighting our cities’ collective value, fostering collaboration and transformative actions that drive progress, innovation, and growth. This collective action creates an environment of growth and innovation and is crucial to accommodate our projected population growth and retain top talent in the face of global competition.
“We had the privilege of joining over 300 influential leaders from business, academia, government, and non-profit sectors, all converging to drive innovation and growth in the Hamilton & Burlington region.
Premier Ford addressing “influential people”
“The day started with Ontario Premier Doug Ford being our keynote speaker and kicking things off with a focus on moving Ontario forward with clean energy and supporting manufacturing in the province. Followed by two panel discussions as well as the mayoral fireside chat with Burlington mayor Marianne Meed Ward and Hamilton mayor Andrea Horwath.”
This is what happens when an organization reports on itself – no warts or wrinkles – everything squeaky clean – amount to pablum being fed to the public
Some of the 300 influential leaders at the Bay Area Economic Summit.
Mayors Horvath and Meed Ward doing a Fireside Chat – not much in the way of flames.
