Atlantic Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
A Policy Workshop to Build Our Region's Entrepreneurial Economy
Entrepreneurship is the solution to the challenges facing our region's future.
Join us September 17th - 18th and collaborate with the world’s leading experts in successful (and unsuccessful) entrepreneurial ecosystems -- building them, managing them and developing policy to support them.
Contribute to creating and shaping our entrepreneurial ecosystem. This is the first of an ongoing annual regional dialogue. During the conference you will:
- Acquire leading expertise about global best practices
- Shape policy through discussion and workshops
- Work with regional policy makers and advocates
- Develop and pursue shared goals
In 2014, the Ivany Commission presented Nova Scotians with the 'Now or Never' Report. Since then, there have been numerous opportunities to hear the commission, our government and many wonderful community leaders talk about what this means for Nova Scotians.
In the face of increasing wealth inequality and rising poverty rates, economic security is picking up steam as an inclusive, comprehensive solution for healthy, vibrant communities. But what is at the core of this concept, and what does it contribute to the poverty reduction movement? What separates economic security from the many other promising practices that poverty reduction advocates wrestle with? Annette Case, Senior Consultant and Project Manager with the Insight Centre for Community Economic Development, and Michael Toye, Executive Director of the Canadian CED Network, will explain the ins and outs of economic security, share example impacts, and dive into an inclusive framework that is shifting attitudes and creating positive change.
Annette Case is a Senior Consultant with the Insight Centre for Community Economic Development. Having recently launched the 
CCEDNet Atlantic Member Liaison Laurie Cook will be hosting a face-to-face meetup on Thursday, August 27th at 11:00am. 
