ULI BC: Coffee & Conversations – Regional Economic Development in Metro Vancouver

When

2023-05-09
2023-05-09T08:00:00 - 2023-05-09T08:45:00
America/Los_Angeles

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    Where

    ZOOM This webinar will be hosted by Zoom. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 UNITED STATES

    Pricing

    Standard Pricing Until May 9 Members Non-Members
    All Types FREE CA$5.00

    Coffee and Conversations is ULI BC’s monthly early morning coffee speaker event, where all real estate professionals can drop in to meet other like-minded colleagues and hear new thoughts and ideas surrounding real estate development. Developers, builders, architects, urban planners, engineers, acquisition officers, brokers, mortgage professionals, appraisers, students – all real estate focused professionals…this event is for you! Open to ULI members and non-members. This event is free to attend for members, $5 for non-members. Registration is required in both circumstances.

    We are delighted to have Megan Henwood, Investor Services Coordinator with Invest Vancouver, join us for a coffee and conversation! The topic will be “Investing in Vancouver, A Regional Approach to Economic Development”. Megan will be joining us for a conversation about her career in promoting foreign direct investment across Canada, how Invest Vancouver came to be, and her thoughts on why coordinated economic development and investment promotion is critical for our region, along with lessons learned. The discussion will be followed by a Q&A.

    Feel free to bring any question that you have for Megan about her work, projects, or professional life. Alternatively, you can also email us at [email protected] and we will select a few as part of our discussion.

    Speaker

    Megan Henwood

    Investor Services Consultant, Invest Vancouver

    Megan Henwood is a specialist in attracting and coordinating Foreign Direct Investment. She currently serves as the Investment Services Coordinator at Invest Vancouver, the regional organization responsible for promoting investment in the Metro Vancouver market. Megan began her career with the Province of New Brunswick’s investment attraction agency, Opportunities New Brunswick, where she led the business development team responsible for attracting foreign and domestic Small and Medium Enterprises and multinationals to the province, while also providing guidance in terms of cyber security. In 2018, this work brought her to Vancouver where she joined the Federal Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development before eventually joining Invest in Canada as a Regional Investor Services Advisor, supporting multinationals making transformational investments in the hydrogen fuel cell technology, battery storage, and mining, energy, and technology sectors in British Columbia and the Territories. Megan holds a bachelor's degree in German and Political Science from the University of New Brunswick, as well as a wealth of international experience from studying in both Denmark and Germany. Coming from a small town in Nova Scotia, Megan enjoys enhancing economic development objectives in Canada and our remote communities.