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    • VEC's Take
    • Thursday, Sep 5th, 2019

    CEO Catherine Warren Advocates for Inclusive Corporate Boardrooms

    Our CEO Catherine Warren penned an article appearing in the recently published Women in Business edition for Business in Vancouver. In it, she makes a case for boardroom transformation and business with purpose.
    • VEC's Take
    • Wednesday, Apr 3rd, 2019
    • Digital Entertainment & Interactive

    10 Job Applicant Tips (To Make the Most of our Career Fair)

    In preparation for our annual Vancouver Digital Entertainment Career Fair we asked some our hiring studios to share their advice on how best to prep for the event.
    • VEC's Take
    • Monday, Jan 7th, 2019
    • Technology

    Grappling with the Gap: Vancouver Must Provide Better Support for Women Entrepreneurs

    In addition to the overall systemic bias women founders experience during their fund-raising journeys, these founders, along with other diverse founders of Canada, often struggle to find comprehensive support and mentorship programs that walk them through the capital-raising process.
    • VEC's Take
    • Thursday, Nov 15th, 2018
    • Green Economy

    3 Manufacturing Myths (and what they mean for Metro Vancouver)

    Over the past several years, housing unaffordability dominated BC headlines in the Lower Mainland while industrial vacancy rates quietly diminished and land values climbed. Although not widely recognised, healthy industrial infrastructure is critical to the economic prosperity of any region.
    • VEC's Take
    • Wednesday, Sep 19th, 2018

    Q&A with New VEC Chief Executive Officer Catherine Warren

    The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) is pleased to welcome entrepreneur, changemaker and digital media powerhouse Catherine Warren as our new CEO. Naturally, we had plenty of questions for Catherine during her first two weeks, and we’re eager to share some of her responses with you.
    • VEC's Take
    • Thursday, Sep 13th, 2018

    Vancouver – the Canadian economic success story no one is talking about

    Did you know that Vancouver has been by far the fastest growing economy in Canada since 2013? That it was one of very few economies globally that suffered no real recession immediately after the...
    • VEC's Take
    • Wednesday, Sep 5th, 2018
    • Green Economy

    POSITION: New Major Rapid Transportation Investment a boon to Economic Development

    The VEC welcomes the news of Translink securing funding for the Broadway subway and Surrey LRT and look forward to continued investments in regional connectivity and rapid transportation.
    • VEC's Take
    • Friday, Aug 24th, 2018
    • Green Economy

    VEC Response to BC’s Clean Growth Strategy

    The Province of British Columbia is developing a long-term clean growth strategy to be released for the Fall of 2018. Earlier in the summer, the Province issued a call for public input into clean transportation, clean and efficient buildings, and a clean-growth program for industry. This is our reply.
    • VEC's Take
    • Friday, Aug 10th, 2018

    The Three Pillars of Success of Vancouver’s Green Economy

    Vancouver has long been a source for disruptive innovation in response to climate change – from the concept of the ecological footprint and the advent of the 100-mile diet, to being the birthplace of...
    • VEC's Take
    • Tuesday, Jul 17th, 2018
    • Digital Entertainment & Interactive

    New Study: $3.8 billion spent by Film & TV and VFX & Animation industries in 2017

    According to the data from our independent study, the total spend of B.C.’s film & TV industry has more than doubled in the last six years, from an estimated $1.6 billion in 2012 to $3.8 billion in 2017 – an increase of 135 per cent.
    • VEC's Take
    • Tuesday, Jul 10th, 2018
    • Asia Pacific

    Chinese International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) Announces New North American HQ in Vancouver

    The Vancouver Economic Commission’s Asia Pacific Centre is pleased to announce the official opening of the Chinese International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) in Vancouver. This centre will serve as the North American headquarters for CIETAC.
    • VEC's Take
    • Thursday, Jun 28th, 2018
    • Green Economy

    Vancouver’s Green Economy: The Road to a Billion-Dollar Brand

    The below article is excerpted from the State of Vancouver's Green Economy 2018 report, which may be downloaded and viewed in full here. Radical roots, progressive culture, entrepreneurial mindset catalyze low-carbon...
    • VEC's Take
    • Saturday, Apr 14th, 2018
    • Green Economy, Other Sectors

    VEC’s Take: Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion not worth the risk

    After careful review of the evidence for Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion Project, the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) reiterates that the potential economic and environmental risks outweigh the potential economic benefits. Furthermore, the VEC has reservations about recent claims that the business community is in consensus about the proposed economic benefits of expansion.
    • VEC's Take
    • Sunday, Mar 11th, 2018

    Vancouver & B.C. companies Make biggest Splash Yet at PG Connects London

    With a highly engaged series of companies from all over British Columbia making several newsworthy announcements, including the launch of a Vancouver-based $10 million fund, the Pocket Gamer Connects London 2018 (PG Connects) conference saw Vancouver and B.C. make its biggest splash yet!
    • VEC's Take
    • Friday, Mar 9th, 2018
    • Asia Pacific

    Asia Pacific Highlights From 2017

    Here are a few highlights we were particularly proud of from the Year of the Rooster – some of which we hope will bear fruit in the Year of the Dog.
    • VEC's Take
    • Thursday, Oct 5th, 2017

    Vancouver Film Commission Welcomes Federal–NETFLIX Agreement

    On September 28, the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Netflix announced an agreement that will see the company create Netflix Canada – a first-of-its-kind production company for Netflix outside of the United States – and...
    • VEC's Take
    • Thursday, Sep 21st, 2017
    • Technology, Digital Entertainment & Interactive, Green Economy, Asia Pacific, Other Sectors

    VEC Statement on Amazon HQ2 RFP

    The Amazon HQ2 Project has concluded. Please refer here for an update. For information on the context of the Amazon HQ2 Project, please refer to Amazon's announcement and to the RFP document itself. VEC...
    • VEC's Take
    • Tuesday, Sep 19th, 2017
    • Digital Entertainment & Interactive

    VIFF 2017 and the Sustainable Production Forum

    Vancouver International Film Festival hosts the annual Sustainable Production Forum celebrating successful case studies in sustainable filmmaking and explores ways to inspire change.
    • VEC's Take
    • Wednesday, Jun 14th, 2017
    • Digital Entertainment & Interactive

    Taking the Measure of Global Film Production: A Chat with David Shepheard (Part Two)

    Countless investment deals, co-production agreements, new films and infrastructure projects are conceived, negotiated and announced at major festivals.   Behind the red-carpet glitz and designer-brand trappings at the exclusive Festival de Cannes is its...
    • VEC's Take
    • Tuesday, Jun 13th, 2017
    • Digital Entertainment & Interactive, Green Economy, Asia Pacific, Other Sectors, Technology

    Sustainability Goes Beyond Green at Conference in Detroit

    At times the conversation around corporate responsibility seems stuck – not surprising in a field where companies are trying to use the power of their products and services to solve some of...
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