BLBC Hall of Fame Gala Dinner & Induction Ceremonies 2023

JABC was pleased to host the 17th annual Business Laureates of BC Hall of Fame Gala Dinner and Induction Ceremonies on May 30, 2023. The event took place at the Vancouver Convention Centre West—home to the Hall of Fame itself.

With over 770 attendees, the evening was elevated by the presence of guest speaker Geordie Rose, Founder and CEO of Sanctuary AI , who passionately shared his perspective on Artificial Intelligence and our future. The event kicked off with an energetic territory welcome by Deborah Baker of the Squamish Nation and also included presentations by JABC student scholarship and award winners.

The 2023 Laureate Inductees are:

  • John Anderson, Chairman, CEO and Managing Partner of The Oppenheimer Group
  • Nancy Stibbard, Owner and CEO of Capilano Suspension Bridge Park and Capilano Group
  • Peter B. Gustavson, FCPA, FCA , Founder, CEO of Gustavson Capital Corporation
  • Asa Johal, O.C., O.B.C. (1922-2021) President and CEO of Terminal Forest Products (his wife Kashmir Kaur Johal pictured in photo)

John Anderson

Peter B. Gustavson

Nancy Stibbard

Asa Johal

PRESENTING SPONSORS

LAUREATE CHAMPION SPONSOR

RECEPTION SPONSOR

SPEAKER SPONSOR

EVENING PRODUCTION SPONSOR

WINE SPONSOR

JUNIOR ENTREPRENEUR AWARD SPONSORS

STUDENT AWARD FOR ORATORY AND PRESENTATION SKILLS SPONSORS

LAUREATE VIDEO SPONSORS

LAUREATE SELECTION SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

Bank of America National Association

BMO

Coast Capital Savings Federal Credit Union

Canadian Western Bank

Deloitte

Dilawri Group of Companies

Finning International Inc.

Grant Thornton

Peter B. Gustavson School of Business

Keith & Sheryl Spencer

KPMG

Ledcor Industries Inc.

Ledingham McAllister

Madison Group

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Norton Rose Fulbright

OpenRoad Auto Group

Paladin Technologies Inc.

Premise Properties

Robert H. Lee Foundation

Rocky Mountaineer

Shell Canada Limited

Simons Family Foundation

STEMCELL Technologies

UBC Sauder School of Business

University of Victoria

Wesbild Holdings Ltd.

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

SILVER SPONSORS

Accenture

Capital West Partners

Citibank

Destination BC

Destination Canada

Destination Vancouver

Fred Withers & Dr. Kathy Jones

Global Container Terminals

Nicola Wealth

Nurse Next Door

PwC Canada

Spira Equity Partners

The Geyer Family

The Oppenheimer Group

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Varshney Capital Corp.

White Crane Capital Corp.

ZLC Financial

34F Design Inc.

DONATIONS IN LIEU

Dayhu Group of Companies

Holland Family Charitable Foundation

Janet Wood

Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd.

Mark James Group

MEDIA SPONSOR

2023 Business Laureates of British Columbia Hall of Fame Cabinet

Co-Chairs

  • Fred Withers
  • Janet Wood

Past Co-Chairs

  • Barbara Brink
  • Conrad Pinette
  • Jim Shepard
  • John C. Kerr
  • Olin Anton
  • Peter Blake
  • Terry A. Lyons
  • Bill Weymark

Selection Committee Members

  • Chip Wilson
  • Clarence Joseph Louie
  • Gerri Sinclair
  • Kathy Butler
  • Peter Dhillon
  • Ratana Stephens

Nominations Committee Members

  • Barbara Brink
  • Cybele Negris
  • Jock Finlayson
  • Kirsten Sutton
  • Launi Skinner
  • Leslie Lee
  • Olin Anton
  • Omar Ladak
  • Robin Dhir
  • Shelina Esmail

Cabinet Members

  • Abi Coman-Walker
  • Dave Bustos
  • Doug Brandes
  • John Kump
  • Keith Spencer
  • Kirk Kuester
  • Lauren Minogue
  • Leslie Lee
  • Lorraine Cunningham
  • Martin Thibodeau
  • Paul Geyer
  • Peeyush Varshney
  • Robin Dhir
  • Samir Manji
  • Tracey McVicar
  • Will Westeringh

Special Cabinet Advisor

  • Kelly Heed