Wednesday May 15, 2013
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
169 Canada Olympic Rd SW

Business After Hours is one of the best networking opportunities in the city.

These mini-trade shows give Calgary Chamber members the opportunity to display their products or services, discover new businesses and network with other people in Calgary’s business community. Each event typically attracts 10 exhibitors, and anywhere from 30 to 90 guests.

This Business After Hours will be hosted by Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, which has on display an extensive collection of more than 2,000 sports-related artefacts. View the extensive sports collection, state-of-the-art interactive exhibits and learn how you can host your next team building or corporate event at Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.

Enjoy free appetizers with the purchase of your ticket.

Despite some predictions of a soft economy in 2013, Alberta’s job market continues to surprise and the challenge of finding skilled labour looks like it will be an ongoing problem with some estimates pinning the labour shortage at 332,000 workers by 2025.

To help solve this problem National Chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Betty Ann Lavallée recently came to Calgary to discuss strategies businesses can use to engage the Aboriginal workforce.

Learn more about what your company can do to access the growing pool of Aboriginal job seekers.

Tuesday May 28, 2013
11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Hyatt Regency Calgary, Imperial Ballroom
700 Centre Street SE

Alberta’s population is exploding. It could hit just under 6 million by 2041 with most of that growth occurring in cities. This places greater pressure on cities like Calgary to meet the demand for critical services and infrastructure, such as water and wastewater management, garbage collection, policing, and public transit.

Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Griffiths is working to address the strain placed on cities by undertaking a major overhaul of all major municipal legislation through the drafting of the civic charters initiative and the rewriting of the 17-year-old Municipal Government Act. Both of these documents will change the way local governments work – and affect our way of life and ability to do business.   

Learn more about the government’s work on this important file.

Ask any successful businessman or woman which single skill or habit helped them excel in their career and the answer will be immediate – networking.

Networking is by far the most productive and proficient way to build relationships that can bring in new clients and get word out to the world on what a business does. Every year the Chamber holds close to 50 networking events which help people build business connections.

Learn more about how the Chamber’s networking events can benefit your business.

Wednesday June 19, 2013
11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Fairmont Palliser Hotel
133 9th Avenue SW

Canadians are concerned about our countries ability to build major energy infrastructure that directly impact Alberta’s energy economy. The federal government’s plan for responsible resource development is helping address this issue by promoting Canada’s natural resources abroad.

The Keystone XL pipeline is among the proposals at the forefront of the government’s list of priorities. America’s best friend is America’s best energy solution. That is why the Canadian government is working south of the border to promote the Canada-US energy relationship and our nation’s strong environmental record.

Join us as Joe Oliver, Canada’s minister of natural resources, highlights the government’s aggressive plans to help Canadian resources reach new markets.

Alberta is the natural disaster capital of Canada. Last year, 62 per cent of insurance losses from natural catastrophes in Canada happened in Alberta.

This trend is hitting industry hard in the pocket book. The Insurance Bureau of Canada estimates that heavy rains, hail and wind cost Albertans $730 million last year. And they expect this trend to continue, noting that severe weather events which use to occur every 40 years are now occurring every six years.

Learn what your business can do to protect itself from extreme weather.

Thursday May 23, 2013
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
The Westin Calgary
320 4th Avenue SW

Alberta is in a bind. Our oil and gas producers need to get their products to new and existing markets and the best way to do that is through pipelines.

Join the Calgary Chamber and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers for a panel discussion with senior executives from three of Canada’s largest pipeline companies – Enbridge, TransCanada and Kinder Morgan – on the challenges and opportunities involved with getting Alberta’s oil and gas to market.

Learn what’s being done to break the pipeline bottleneck.

Chevron Canada Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, is pursuing the development of oil and gas resources offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, in Alberta, and in the Northwest Territories. Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide.

Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; provides energy efficiency solutions; and develops the energy resources of the future, including biofuels.

For more information, visit Chevron.ca

Wednesday May 29, 2013
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Hyatt Regency Calgary, Stephen Room
700 Centre Street SE

Insured losses in Alberta have eclipsed those in other provinces, and are hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Extreme events such as major hail storms, wildfires and flood are threatening individuals, communities and businesses. Welcome to the new era of severe weather. Is your company prepared?

Join us as Don Forgeron, president and CEO of Insurance Bureau of Canada, which represents 90 per cent of Canada’s property and casualty insurers, discusses how business and communities need to manage the risks to life and property from severe weather.

Learn what your business needs to know to adapt to the new era of severe weather.

“Canadian hero” to lead the Stampede parade
The Calgary Stampede has chosen International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield to be this year’s Stampede parade marshal.

Builders team up to help homeless
Brookfield Residential Properties is among eight builders who have joined forces to create affordable, rent-based housing to help end homelessness in Calgary.  

Crescent Point puts 31,500 barrels per day on the rails
Intermediate oil producer Crescent Point Energy moved nearly a third of its crude oil by rail in the first quarter of 2013.  

New projects propel Husky into higher growth period
Husky Energy says megaprojects in the Alberta oilsands and the South China Sea that come online next year will usher in a five-year period of accelerated growth.  

Bow Valley College officially opens south campus
After four years of construction, Bow Valley College celebrates the grand opening of its new south campus.  

Your business could be eligible  to receive $50,000 to $500,000 in government grants.

If your company has less than 250 employees and you’re interested in partnering with a Finish counterpart for the purpose of developing new technology, products or services you are eligible to apply for a grant through the Alberta – Finland Innovation and Commercialization Program. This program is a great way to test new products before they go to market and gain additional pre-market expertise.

Learn more about how this program can benefit your business.