The 2010 Atlantic Business Summit was the site of some open and frank discussion about the employment and economic outlook for the East Coast. At the centre of those discussions was Kevin Stolarick, Research Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute. His opening keynote address, “The Future Prosperity of Atlantic Canada,” was a wide-ranging and candid conversation. Stolarick tackled trends in North American professional and economic development, and pointed to the ways the Atlantic provinces could capitalize on a pervasive new attitude. Read more

On the morning of June 18, at the MaRS Centre in Toronto, some of Atlantic Canada’s best minds met with their counterparts from Ontario for a day of discussion, networking, and debate about “The Road to Prosperity” in the Atlantic region. The 2010 East Coast Connected Atlantic Business Summit got off to an enthusiastic start. The introductory speeches to this third Summit shone through with a commitment to the future prosperity of Atlantic Canada, but also contained a sober recognition of the challenges facing the eastern provinces. Read more

The afternoon of this year's Atlantic Business Summit will become a battleground. Enter the Lobster Trap, where aspiring entrepreneurs pitch their business concepts to a panel of Atlantic Canadian business moguls and angel investors. They've cut their teeth on decades of entrepreneurial experience, so it will takes more than passion to convince these boardroom leviathans that your idea is worth their attention.The contenders are: Read more

New to the Atlantic Business Summit are the moderated breakout workshops. Entitled "The Future of Atlantic Canada: Demographic Bust to Economic Boom," the Hon. Victor Boudreau will be offering introductory remarks to kick these sessions off. Read more

Mr. Stolarick will be your opening keynote speaker at the Atlantic Business Summit 2010. His keynote is entitled "Away; Not Gone For Good - The Future Prosperity of Atlantic Canada". Read more

MoneySense Magazine published their annual Best Places to Live index, and two east coast communities have made the Top 10.  In their April issue, Fredericton and Moncton, New Brunswick were awarded the 4th and 5th best places to live in Canada, respectively.  Ottawa was crowned the #1 spot while Halifax and Toronto were ranked at #14 and #85 out of 179 communities. Read more