2008 Programme
Program Overview
| Tuesday, September 30 | |
| 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Yukon Chamber of Commerce AGM |
| 7:00 pm | Welcome – Opportunities North 2008 |
| Wednesday, October 1 | |
| 8:30 am | Yukon in a Global Economy |
| 9:20 am | North West Economic Perspective |
| NWT / Alaska | |
| 10:30 am | North West Economic Perspective |
| Alberta / PNWER | |
| 11:20 am | A Vision for Yukon’s Future : Premier Dennis Fentie |
| 1:30 pm | Emerging Yukon Investment Opportunities |
| Yukon First Nations | |
| 3:15 pm | A Developers Perspective |
| 4:00 pm | A Community Perspective |
| Thursday, October 2 | |
| 9:00 am | Update on the Alaska Pipeline Project |
| 10:00 am | The Keno Hill project – Alexco Corporation |
| 10:45 am | Co-Existing Industry Sectors: Mining & Tourism |
| 1:30 pm | Yukon’s Port of Skagway |
| 2:15 pm | Yukon’s Energy Future |
| 6:00 pm | Closing Keynote |
| Friday, October 3 | Investments North Workshop (details) |
Program Details
| Tuesday, September 30 | |||||
| 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Yukon Chamber of Commerce AGM | ||||
| 7:00 pm | Welcome – Opportunities North 2008
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| Wednesday, October 1 | |||||
| 8:30 am – 9:20 am | Yukon in a Global Economy
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| 9:20 am – 10:10 am | Panel North West Economic Perspective NWT / Alaska / Alberta / PNWER |
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| 10:10 am – 10:30 am | Refreshment Break | ||||
| 10:30 – 11:20 am | Panel North West Economic Perspective NWT / Alaska / Alberta / PNWER |
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| 11:20 am – 12:00 pm | A Vision for Yukon’s Future Premier Dennis Fentie |
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| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch | ||||
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Emerging Yukon Investment Opportunities Stanley Noel, President Yukon Indian Dev. Corp. |
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| 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm | Refreshment Break | ||||
| 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm | A Developers Perspective Northern Vision |
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| 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm | A Community Perspective Creating an Economy |
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| Thursday, October 2 | |||||
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Panel Update on the Pipeline Trans Canada Pipeline – Hal Kvisle, President Conoco Phillips – TBD Alaska – TBD Yukon - TBD |
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| 10:00 am – 10:30 am | The Keno Hill project Mr. Clynton Nauman, President and CEO Alexco Corp. |
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| 10:30 am – 10:45 am | Refreshment Break | ||||
| 10:45 am – 12:00 pm | Panel Co-Existing Industry Sectors YMAB, Resource / TIAY, Tourism
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| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch | ||||
| 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm | Yukons Port of Skagway Mr. Alan Sorum, Manager Municipality of Skagway Update. Moving Yukon’s resources to world Markets. |
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| 2:15 pm – 4:00 pm | Yukon’s Energy Future The infrastructure required to ensure Economic success. |
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| Dinner 6:00 pm | Closing Keynote | ||||
| Friday, October 3 | |||||
9:00 am - 3:00 PM |
Yukon Economic Development Investment Seminar Speaker: Michael Berry Ph.D. Founder: discoveryinvesting.com Increasing Opportunities for Investment in the North |
