BLBC Hall of Fame Gala Dinner & Induction Ceremonies 2018
Members inducted into the BLBC Hall of Fame:
Peter R.B. Armstrong Founder and CEO of Armstrong Group/ Rocky Mountaineer
Morris Belkin (1916-1987) Founder, Chairman and CEO of Belkin Inc.
Frank Giustra President and CEO of Fiore Group
Hugh Magee Chairman of Gwil Industries Inc.
Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Time: 5:45 pm Reception | 6:45 pm Dinner
Location: Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, 900 West Georgia Street, Vancouver
Emcee: Stephen Quinn, Host, The Early Edition, CBC Vancouver
Guest of Honour: The Honourable Janet Austin, O.B.C., Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
Keynote Speaker: Dominic Barton, Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company
JABC Student Award for Oratory and Presentation Skills: Cherry Chen, Alice Ko, Kristy Shum
Junior Entrepreneur Presentation: KLICK
2018 Business Laureates of British Columbia Hall of Fame Cabinet
Co-Chairs
- Barbara Brink, C.M., O.B.C., C.P.A. (Hon)
- Olin Anton, F.C.P.A., F.C.A.
Past Chairs
- Peter Blake
- John C. Kerr, C.M., O.B.C., LL.D.
- Terry A. Lyons
- Conrad Pinette
- Jim Shepard, O.B.C.
Cabinet Members
- Josh Blair
- Jamie Brown
- Robin Dhir
- Pat Elemans (d. 2020)
- Casey Forrest – ex-officio
- Doug Holtby
- Gary Laxon
- Phil Lehn
- Jim Logan
- Jason Ludwig
- Tracey McVicar
- Geoff Plant
- Peeyush Varshney
- Will Westeringh, Q.C.
- Bill Weymark
- Susan Yurkovich
Advisor
- Kelly Heed
Laureate Selection Committee
- Ross J. Beaty, C.M.
- Lori Mathison, LL.B., F.C.P.A., F.C.G.A.
- David McLean, O.B.C., LL.D., F.I.CD.
- John McLernon
- Dr. Ken Spencer, Ph.D., LL.D. (Hon), M.B.A., B.A.Sc.
Laureate Nomination Committee
- Barbara Brink, C.M., O.B.C., C.P.A (Hon) – Committee Chair
- Peter Blake – ex-officio
- Pat Elemans (d. 2020)
- Shelina Esmail – ex-officio
- Susan Ewanick
- Jock Finlayson
- Casey Forrest – ex-officio
- George Hungerford
- Terry Lyons – ex-officio
- John Montalbano
- Dale Parker
- Conrad Pinette – ex-officio
- John Winter