On April 23, 2010, the second annual KIS Showcase offered an engaging day of learning and discussion around Eastern Ontario's economic development priorities.  The day highlighted the region's pressing economic development issues and research needs, allowing for interaction between leading academics, community leaders, and local businesspeople.  Presentations and videos from the day's proceedings will be made available over the course of the summer.

Welcome:

• Dr. David Saunders, Dean, Queen's School of Business
• Mayor Harvey Rosen, City of Kingston
• MPP Jim Brownell, Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry
• Dr. Yolande Chan, Director, The Monieson Centre

Introduction

• Dr. Brent Gallupe, Associate Dean, Queen’s School of Business

The Importance of Community-Based Research and Knowledge Mobilization

• Mr. Craig McNaughton, Director, Knowledge Mobilization and Program Integration, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

The Impact of Research on Rural Communities

• Mr. Rob Black, CEO, Rural Ontario Institute
• Mr. Craig Desjardins, Executive Director, PELA CFDC

Southern Ontario Research Priorities: Lessons Learned & Results from 24 Community Workshops

• Dr. Yolande Chan, Director, The Monieson Centre
• Mr. Jeff Dixon, Project Coordinator, The Monieson Centre

Community Consulting Report - Levac Apiaries/Glengarry Beehive

• Mr. Rob Woyzbun, Director, Queen's Business Consulting
• Phillip Hutton & Netasha Krishan, B. Comm. Students
• Mark & Joanne Lauterbach, Owners, Levac Apiaries/Glengarry Beehive
• Dr. Alison Blay- Palmer, Assistant Professor, Sir Wilfrid Laurier University Department of Geography

Eastern Ontario Business Success Story - Ontario East Wood Centre

• Mr. Gary Bissonette, Assistant Professor, Queen's School of Business
• Stella Cheung & David Kwon, B.Comm. Students
• Sandra Lawn, Project Leader, Ontario East Wood Centre
• Dr. Goce Andrevski, Assistant Professor, Queen’s School of Business

Best Small & Medium Employers Survey Results

• Ms. Sandra Olszowka, Projects Director, Queen's Centre for Business Venturing
• Mr. Rob Wellstood, CEO, Kawartha Credit Union
  

Symposium Introduction

• Dr. Betsy Donald, Associate Professor, Queen's Department of Geography

Keynote Address: "The Determinants of Tourism Destination Competitiveness and Success"

• Dr. Brent Ritchie, Professor in Tourism Management, Haskayne School of Business (Calgary)

Enhancing Community Competitiveness with KIS Resources

• Mr. Jeff Dixon, Project Coordinator, The Monieson Centre
• Ms. Heather Hall, PhD Candidate, Queen's Department of Geography

Comments

• MP Gord Brown, Leeds-Grenville

Panel Discussion: "Distinguished Communities: Creating a Local Competitive Advantage"

• Dr. Scott Carson, Director, Queen’s MBA & Professor of Strategy, Queen’s School of Business
• Mr. Craig Desjardins, Executive Director, PELA CFDC (Moderator)
• Ms. Lauren Millier, Partner, Millier Dickinson Blais Inc.
• Dr. J.R. Brent Ritchie, Professor in Tourism Management, Haskayne School of Business (Calgary)
• Mr. Brian Ritchie, Economic Development Consultant, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Rural Community Development Branch
  

The Value of Social Science & Humanities Research: New Horizons for SSHRC

• Dr. Gisèle Yasmeen, Vice-President, Partnerships, SSHRC

Closing Remarks

• Ms. Susan Marlin, Associate Vice-Principal (Research), Queen's University
  
• Dr. Yolande Chan, Director, The Monieson Centre