The Surrey Board of Trade is bringing in a very unique and famous guest speaker to Surrey – a Kennedy – more specifically Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“Mr. Kennedy will speak on environmental policy and the clean technology industry sector – both important economic issues for Surrey in our Cascadia Innovation Corridor,” said Anita Huberman, CEO, Surrey Board of Trade.
The Surrey Board of Trade will also present 4 winners at the 9th Surrey Environment and Business Awards event. The awards are presented to Surrey Board of Trade members or Surrey-based businesses that have demonstrated exceptional dedication to environmental leadership and/or issues. The award recipients are guided by a sense of respect for the environment and demonstrate this initiative consistently.
The 2019 finalists are:
Small Business
Eat the Dishes
Gallop International Trade Co. Ltd.
Tailwind Energy Group Corp.
Medium Business
A. Rocha
SFU Start
Surrey Beekeepers Association
Large Business
Renewi Canada
Surrey Schools
Terrapure Environmental Solutions
A Circular Economy Award will also be presented to one of the finalists above. The winner will have demonstrated that they re-invent, re-think and re-define how they use materials. They will have kept resources in use for as long as possible, extracted the maximum value from them while in use, then recover and regenerate products and materials at the end of each service life.
Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel (15269 104 Avenue, Surrey)
Admission: $175 each or $1,925 for a table of 11
Award Sponsors: EXP Services Inc. and FortisBC
Community Sponsors: PW Trenchless Construction, Safe Software and Vancity
Media Sponsors: BCBusiness and the Surrey NOW-Leader
Tickets are very limited. Register at businessinsurrey.com or by calling 604-581-7130.
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