BASS Banquet
The third annual SFU Business Banquet was held on thursday, and I’ve got the pictures to prove it (The gallery also has some pictures from Paul’s birthday, and bubble tea).
This year, the event was bigger than it has been in the past, and I don’t think that the event organizers had as difficult a time in generating sponsorship. As an economic indicator, I think the high sponsorship interest reflects well on the upcoming job market.
The events sponsors this year included:
- CMA
- CA
- CGA
- Accenture
- Deloitte & Touch
- Ernst & Young
- Evancic Perrault Robertson
- Grant Thornton
- Hangar 18
- Ipsos-Reid
- KPMG
- Microsoft Canada
- PWC
- RBC Royal Bank
- SFU Alumni Association
- Sun Microsystems
- Vancouver Society of Financial Analysts
- Western Economic Diversification
What was surprising is that there were some marketing, and advertising firms in attendance. I think this is the first time that there has been any significant adversiting interest in the event. The strongest supporters over the years have been the accounting firms, designations, and consulting (Accenture).
One of the interesting topics that came up during dinnertable discussions was the likelyhood of Vancouver developing into an “authentic” financial centre. A couple weeks ago, I posted (to the daily links section) a link to the International Financial Centre Vancouver website. The organization’s objective is:
to promote the exceptional advantages that the city of Vancouver (and the province of British Columbia) has to offer, as a location for investment and expansion in the financial services sector.
The general consesus around the table, however, was that Vancouver has a long ways to go, and will remain a relatively small market. I like the idea of Vancouver’s financial community growing – but it appears the growth is unlikely to come in areas other then personal wealth management. Any thoughts?
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I like the hat check girls.
The IFC Vancouver stating, and I quote “[Vancouver] has some of
the most advanced and efficient transportation infrastructure on the continent” made me smile. I am not sure if people caught in bridge traffic are likely to agree.
Klaus – you got it right man – the germans, however, definately know how to impliment public transportation.
I’ve never seen any system more affortable or more comprehensive than Berlin’s.
And headhunter, i’m sure they like you too