In my ongoing efforts to remember conferences I attend, some notes on the Robert Half CEO Insights session on September 10, 2019.  The Overview is found below and my notes are as follows: 

• Disruption in the Alberta 
  • Harder to do business. 
  • Professional service business compete with the internet. 
  • Increased global investments in Alberta.
  • Historically, Alberta has not been sufficiently stressed to diversify.
• Challenges in current operations
  • Demographic changes.
  • Disruptions are become more intense and common.
  • Downturns can be beneficial in turns of improving the muscle of management and the organization.  
  • Culture is instrumental to the sustainability of the organization. 
• What does the future hold?
  • Interpersonal interactions will become increasingly important.
  • Align the complement of people to move into new opportunities.
  • The role of artistic and craftsmanship will become more important. 
  • The challenges of multiple mediums in remembering which channel did you use.  
• What role can the not-profit or social sector play
  • Social enterpreneurship is becoming more important.  
  • Increasing it is more than ‘cutting a cheque’; providing expertise or support for particular campaigns.  
  • The arts community helps to attract talent to the Edmonton.
• What are the expectations of customers in regards to technology
  • Primarily efficiencies.
  • An innovation application funnels into a ‘Shark-Tank’ like program
  • Need to support innovation including taking time away from revenue generation to explore the opportunities
  • Failure needs to be encouraged, nurtured and properly managed.
• Other thoughts
  • MELCOR is undervalued and a potential investment. 
  • Technology is a collaboration based industry.  
  • Canada is increasingly seen as having unstable politically and over-regulated; stay tuned for the Fall federal election. 

Event Overview

• Assessing the Impact of Alberta’s Economic Challenges, Shifting Organizational Cultures & Ongoing Tech Disruption 
• In our rapidly evolving economic landscape, the future continues to be full of uncertainty;
• but tapping into the insights and learnings from today’s business leaders can provide a roadmap to success.
• Topics: 
  • The impact of politics on the current business landscape.
  • The positive relationship between company restructures and corporate culture.
  • Managing change for your teams in uncertain times.
  • IT innovations and competitive advantage.
  • Laying the foundation for future growth
• Panelists:
  • Aroon Sequeira, Chairman, Sequeira Partners
  • Darin Rayburn, President & CEO, Melcor Developments Ltd.
  • Jeremy Hayward, President, solūt

Professional Development: Verified and 2 hours