New NOBA day program to feature David Foot.More than 500 business people from around the North will converge on Sudbury this fall to celebrate entrepreneurial excellence at the 19th annual Northern Ontario Business Northern Ontario Business is a Canadian magazine, which publishes monthly in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. The magazine covers business news and issues in Northern Ontario. Awards (NOBA NOBA Notice of Budget Approval (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) NOBA Nautikos Omilos Bolou Kai Argonautes (Nautical Club of Volos and Argonauts, Greece) ). This prestigious evening gala and all related events take place on Thursday, October 6. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NOBA is Northern Ontario's premier business event, attracting movers and shakers from all across the region. An initiative designed to recognize successful, innovative companies and business leaders, NOBA is quite unique in that it is the largest annual gathering of decision-makers in Northern Ontario Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay), the French River and Lake Nipissing. Northern Ontario has a land area of 802,000 km² (310,000 mi²) and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it . The Academy Awards of business Nine distinguished award winners will be honoured during the gala evening, which also includes the popular prebanquet and post-banquet receptions and a special VIP reception. Award categories include: Company of the Year (1 to 15 employees, 16 to 50 employees, and 51 or more employees), Entrepreneur of the Year, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Entrepreneurial Community, as well as the First Nations Business, Innovation and Judges' Choice awards. It was certainly no small feat to select the deserving recipients of these nine awards. More than 100 exceptional nominations from around Northern Ontario were submitted for consideration. This year's esteemed panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
New event to be launched This year, a unique half-day conference has been added to the NOBA program. Themed "Emerging Leaders," the program will feature a keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. , workshop and an interactive panel discussion led by award-winning Canadian educator and renowned public speaker David Foot David Foot may be:
The conference will be of particular interest to a broad range of attendees-from post-secondary students and young professionals, to aspiring entrepreneurs and established business people, to community leaders and corporate decision-makers, as well as to new (and potential) residents of Northern Ontario. There will be a strong focus on being "welcomed home" to Greater Sudbury Greater Sudbury (2006 census population 157,857) is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada. Greater Sudbury was created in 2001 by amalgamating the cities and towns of the former Regional Municipality of Sudbury, along with several previously unincorporated geographic townships. . According to Northern Ontario Business publisher Patricia Mills, the primary objective of this half-day program is to motivate community leaders and, ultimately, to inspire return migration to Northern Ontario. Foot will tailor his presentation to reflect the needs of the North. "His astute observations will be invaluable to all registrants," says Mills. Northern Ontario Business is working in conjunction with the Greater Sudbury Development Corporation and the Sudbury/Manitoulin Workforce Partnerships Board to put on this unique new initiative. Conference registration is available online. Gala tickets can also be purchased online. Visit www.noba.ca for current, regularly updated event information, or contact Brianne Cartmill at 1-800-757-2766/705-673-5667 ext. 306 or via e-mail at brianne@nob.on.ca. Northern Ontario Business and all partners in NOBA are proud to recognize the achievements of success across the North. www.noba.ca Marlene Moore is Northern Ontario Business' director of executive programs. She can be reached at 1-800-757-2766 ext. 351 and at marlene@nob.on.ca. |
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