2005
Access To Capital - Addressing the Equity Financing Gap
December 9, 2005
Debate topic:
- Achieving the $50m Venture Capital target by 2010 and identifying the priorities for actions to improve access to capital in Nova Scotia.
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Ahead of the Curve - Addressing Nova Scotia's Changing Demographics
June 21, 2005
With special guest speaker:
David K. Foot, Professor of Economics, University of Toronto
Debate topic:
- Identifying the vision of Nova Scotia's education and health systems and the economy of 2030 and what actions should be taken by whom.
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2004
What will fuel Nova Scotia's future growth? Venture Capital? Immigration?
June 2 and June 18, 2004
Debate topics:
- Venture Capital - How do we develop an indigenous venture capital industry in Nova Scotia?
- Immigration - We're failing to attract and retain immigrants. How do we improve our track record?
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2001
Human Resources in the Global Economy
May 29, 2001
Debate topics:
- The looming skills crisis - is Nova Scotia seizing the opportunities or fumbling the ball?
- Competing globally - if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
- Good companies, good jobs - do we have them?
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2000
Government's Role in the Knowledge Economy
November 8, 2000
Three debates on what the role of government should be in growing the knowledge economy.
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