BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260610T170000Z DTEND:20260610T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:BDC’s Economic Outlook Luncheon 2026: Navigating Uncertainty and Building What’s Next DESCRIPTION:The Steinbach Chamber is pleased to partner with BDC as we welcome their Chief Economist\, Pierre Cl roux\, for a forward-looking economic outlook focused on what Canadian entrepreneurs need to know and do in a period of continued uncertainty and structural change. This session will explore how today's pressures are reshaping the economy and how businesses can move from reacting to conditions to preparing for growth. \n\n \n\nThe presentation will cover: \n\n BDC's 2026 economic outlook and what it means for Canadian businesses \n\n How ongoing uncertainty and U.S. trade policy are affecting markets\, costs and competitiveness \n\n Key insights from BDC's latest economic and business studies \n\n Practical steps entrepreneurs can take to strengthen productivity\, diversify markets and build resilience \n\n \n\nThis session offers actionable insights to help you make confident\, long-term decisions and position your business to compete and grow in the next phase of Canada's economic evolution. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\nPierre Cl roux was appointed Vice President\, Research and Chief Economist at BDC in 2012. \n\nHe leads BDC's economic research team\, tracking the business and sector shifts shaping Canada's entrepreneurial economy and helping entrepreneurs and decision makers act with confidence in periods of uncertainty by translating economic change into practical guidance on productivity\, competitiveness and resilient growth. \n\n\n\nA seasoned speaker\, Mr. Cl roux advises BDC's senior management team on economic conditions and strategic priorities to help ensure the Bank remains responsive as markets evolve. With more than 25 years as an economist\, he has held senior roles in Canada and internationally\, contributing to policies and initiatives that directly impacted entrepreneurs and our country's small- and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). He also sits on the board of the CIRANO inter-university research centre and is Chair of the Economy and Financial Institutions Committee of the F d ration des chambres de commerce du Qu bec (FCCQ). \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nThis event begins with lunch at 12:00pm. Doors will open at 11:30am. \n\n\n\nRSVP deadline June 4\, 2026.\n\nIf you have any dietary restrictions\, please email LindseyB@steinbachchamber.com. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
​\;The \;Steinbach \;Chamber is pleased to partner with BDC as we welcome \;their Chief Economist\, Pierre \;Clé\;roux\, for a forward-looking economic outlook focused on what Canadian entrepreneurs need to know&mdash\;and do&mdash\;in a period of continued uncertainty and structural change. This session will explore how today&rsquo\;s pressures are reshaping the economy and how businesses can move from reacting to conditions to preparing for growth. \;
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\nThe presentation will cover: \;
\n&bull\; BDC&rsquo\;s 2026 economic outlook and what it means for Canadian businesses \;
\n&bull\; How ongoing uncertainty and U.S. trade policy are affecting markets\, \;costs \;and competitiveness \;
\n&bull\; Key insights from BDC&rsquo\;s latest economic and business studies \;
\n&bull\; Practical steps entrepreneurs can take to strengthen productivity\, diversify \;markets \;and build resilience \;
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\nThis session offers actionable insights to help you make confident\, long-term decisions and position your business to compete and grow in the next phase of Canada&rsquo\;s economic evolution. \;
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\nAbout the Speaker:
\nPierre \;Clé\;roux \;was appointed Vice President\, Research and Chief Economist at BDC in 2012. \;
\nHe leads BDC&rsquo\;s economic research team\, tracking the business and sector shifts shaping Canada&rsquo\;s entrepreneurial economy and helping entrepreneurs and decision makers act with confidence in periods of uncertainty by translating economic change into practical guidance on productivity\, \;competitiveness \;and resilient growth. \;
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\nA seasoned speaker\, Mr. \;Clé\;roux \;advises BDC&rsquo\;s senior management team on economic conditions and strategic priorities to help ensure the Bank \;remains \;responsive as markets evolve. With more than 25 years as an economist\, he has held senior roles in Canada and internationally\, contributing to policies and initiatives that directly \;impacted \;entrepreneurs and our country&rsquo\;s small- and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). \;He also sits on the board of \;the \;CIRANO \;inter-university research \;centre \;and is \;Chair of the Economy and Financial Institutions Committee of the Fé\;dé\;ration des \;chambres \;de commerce du Qué\;bec (FCCQ). \;
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\nThis event begins with lunch at 12:00pm. \;Doors will open at 11:30am. \;
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\nRSVP deadline June 4\, 2026.
\nIf you have any dietary restrictions\, please email \;LindseyB@steinbachchamber.com. \;
\n LOCATION:Mennonite Heritage Village Auditorium 231 PTH 12 Steinbach\, MB UID:e.1995.1934 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260513T235718Z URL:https://chamber.steinbachchamber.com/events/details/bdc-s-economic-outlook-luncheon-2026-navigating-uncertainty-and-building-what-s-next-1934 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR