On May 3, 2004 the province, in partnership with RBC Financial Group, participated in the Spirit of 2010 Business Summit in Vancouver.

Businesses, investors and community leaders from across the province participated in the summit which covered procurement, tourism, trade and investment and labour supply strategies for the 2010 Olympic Games.

The presentations from the summit as well as archived Webcasts of the presenters are available by following the links below.

Welcoming Remarks

Graham MacLachlan, Senior Vice President, RBC Financial Group
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Keynote Address

Honourable John Les, Minister of Small Business and Economic Development
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Trade and Investment in B.C. -  Leveraging 2010 Opportunities

Dr. Daniel Muzyka, Dean, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
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Andrew Wilkinson, Deputy Minister, Small Business & Economic Development
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British Columbia's Tourism Strategy: The Olympics and Beyond

Doug Caul, Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Development Division, Ministry of Small Business & Economic Development
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Stuart McLaughlin, President / Owner, Grouse Mountain Resorts Ltd.
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B.C.'s Labour Supply: The Outlook for 2010 and Beyond

Roslyn Kunin, President, Roslyn Kunin & Associates, Inc.
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Philip Steenkamp, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Advanced Education
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2010 Procurement Opportunities

John McLaughlin, Chief Financial Officer, Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
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Russ Anthony, President & Project Director, Vancouver Convention & Expansion Project Ltd.
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Gordon Goodman, Director, Business Development, BC Olympic Games Secretariat
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Luncheon Speaker: Dick Ebersol, Chairman, NBC Sports and Olympics

Introduction by John Furlong, Chief Executive Officer, Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
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Dick Ebersol:
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Read the original news release.