The Ottawa Board of Trade has announced the members of its “Downtown Ottawa Champions Table,” a mix of private- and public-sector professionals who will “drive transformation and economic resilience within our downtown core.”
The creation of the group builds on the momentum of the Downtown Ottawa Action Agenda, the board of trade said in a news release Tuesday.
“This is a pivotal moment for Ottawa. The establishment of the Downtown Ottawa Champions Table signals our collective determination to create a downtown that is more diverse, vibrant, and economically resilient than ever before. We are mobilizing the right leaders, securing the right investments, and executing the right strategies to build a future we can all be proud of,” said OBOT CEO Sueling Ching in the release.
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The “non-political group of ambassadors” will have a mandate to secure investments, align strategies and advocate for policies to drive long-term success, according to OBOT.
The Champions Table includes:
- Rosemary Thompson, chair, ByWard Market
- Stephan Dery, president and CEO, Canada Lands Company
- Erin Benjamin, president and CEO, Canadian Live Music Association
- Wendy Stephanson, city manager, City of Ottawa
- Hugh Gorman, CEO, Colonnade BridgePort
- Bryce Conrad, president and CEO, Hydro Ottawa
- Sonya Shorey, president and CEO, Invest Ottawa
- Melissa Reeves, COO, Linebox Studio
- Tobi Nussbaum, president and CEO, National Capital Commission
- Sean Webster, deputy chief of staff to the premier of Ontario and head of the Ontario regional office in Ottawa
- Brendan McGuinty, chair, Ottawa Board of Trade
- Sueling Ching, president and CEO, Ottawa Board of Trade
- Stéphane Giguère, president and CEO, Ottawa Housing
- Eric Stubbs, chief, Ottawa Police Services
- Michael Crockatt, president and CEO, Ottawa Tourism
- Stephen Willis, senior principal, Stantec
- Kate Harrison, vice-chair, Summa Strategies
- Dennise Taylor-Gilhen, president and CEO, United Way of Eastern Ontario
- Shawn Hamilton, principal, Proveras Commercial Realty
