Join us for our 2026 Annual General Meeting!
Featuring keynote speaker Brock Dickinson, MA, Ec.D (F), Economic Development Professional & Entrepreneur
Date: Thursday April 9, 2026
Time: 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Location: Stone Mill Ballroom, 271 Merritt St, St. Catharines, ON L2T 1K1
Agenda:
- Networking & Refreshments – 8:00 AM
- Welcoming Remarks – 8:30 AM
- Presentations & Formalities – 8:40 AM
- Keynote Speaker – 9:15 AM
- Conclusion of formal agenda – 10:00 AM
- Opportunity to continue networking
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Keynote Speaker – Brock Dickinson
MA, Ec.D (F), Economic Development Professional & Entrepreneur
Brock is one of North America’s leading economic development actors. He started his career with the United Nations, working on development projects in more than 30 countries before returning to Canada to lead economic development and tourism agencies in both Nova Scotia and Ontario.
In 2007, he founded MDB Insight (now part of Deloitte), where he worked with some 300 communities across North America to identify and pursue economic development, investment attraction, and job creation opportunities. In September of 2010, the company was named to Profit Magazine’s “Hot 50” list of Canada’s fastest growing young companies, and it eventually became the largest specialist economic development consulting firm in Canada. In 2017, he joined the University of Waterloo, serving as their Entrepreneur-in-Residence and later as the Director of the University’s Economic Development Program.
Today, Brock is a Partner in Stonebridge Solutions, a U.S.-based private sector investment group focused on the financing of economic development projects around the world. He also serves as the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of Invest Ontario, as an Executive-in-Residence with Innovate Niagara, and as a member of the Board of Directors for the innovation consulting firm NorthGuide.
A widely published writer and popular public speaker, Brock has a BA from the University of North Carolina and a Master’s degree in International Relations from Brock University, where his research focused on global economic development best practices. He has also studied at Queen’s University, the University of Waterloo, and the French-language Université Sainte-Anne.