President's Dialogue with Don Wright
Date: Monday, January 15th, 2024
Location: KPU Surrey Cedar Conference Centre
| Schedule | |
|---|---|
| 1:00pm | Cedar Conference Centre Opens
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| 1:30pm | Welcome and Introductory comments by Dr. Davis |
| 1:40pm | Address from Don Wright |
| 2:15pm | Dialogue with President Davis |
| 2:45pm | Q&A with Audience
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| 3:25pm | Closing Remarks by Dr. Davis |
This event is open to the public. Space is limited.
Speaker Bio
Don’s career has spanned the academic, government and private sectors.
From July 2017 to November 2020 Don was the Deputy Minister to the Premier, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Public Service of British Columbia.
His previous government service included positions as Secretary to Treasury Board and as Deputy Minister in the Ministries of Forests, Trade and Investment, and Education in the Saskatchewan and British Columbia governments.
From 1997 to 2001, Don worked for Weldwood of Canada, a forest products company, and was a vice president there before he returned to government service in 2001. From 2003-08 Don was the principal of Analytica Consulting, which provided advice to public and private sector clients. From 2008-2013 Don was President of the British Columbia Institute of Technology. From 2014-2017 he was President and CEO of Central 1 Credit Union.
Since leaving government service he has taken up roles as a Fellow with the Public Policy Forum, a Senior Fellow with the C.D. Howe Insitute and Senior Counsel with Global Public Affairs.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan, a Masters in Economics from the University of British Columbia, and a PhD in Economics from Harvard University.
Don continues to be active in public policy discussions, provides advice to selected clients, and sits on a small number of boards.