Roundtable 1 is free to attend for all delegates - max 50 - please RSVP t0 Alex.Fallon@wcef.ca to attend.
Roundtables 2, 3, 4 & 5 are invite only - to enquire about joining one of these, please reach out to Alex.Fallon@wcef.ca
Day 2: Friday, January 23, 2026
WCEF LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLES
8:30AM Registration & Coffee
9:00AM WCEF Leadership Roundtables Begin
12:00PM Roundtables End
Roundtable 1:
WCEF Leadership Seminar (open to all attendees)
Lead the 90%, Darci Lang, Author and Leadership Coach
Co-Chairs: John Perrott, Executive Director, Economic Developers Association of Canada and MLT Aikins
Roundtable 2: Economic Forecasting & Analysis
Westernomics 2026: An Economic Outlook for Western Canada
Chair: Matthew Stewart, Partner, Deloitte
Roundtable 3: Financing Business Growth in the West
Chair: Willy Fogang, Regional Director, EDC
Roundtable 4: Natural Resources, Trade and Export Infrastructure
Chair: Heather Exner-Pirot, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Roundtable 5: Pulse of Rural Manitoba Report Release – Roundtable
Co-Chairs: RMED and the Rural Development Institute
The Pulse of Rural Manitoba report provides a clear, comparable snapshot of how rural municipalities and regions are performing across key areas: demography, economy, housing, climate and environmental readiness, municipal and community capacity, transportation and connectivity in Manitoba. The report is designed to inform policy decisions and strategic planning to support economic development in rural Manitoba.
