2024 BBOT Annual General Meeting

& Winter Social ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2024

4:30 PM - 9:00 PM: BBOT AGM FOLLOWED BY

COCKTAIL RECEPTION & NETWORKING

BRAMPTON GOLF CLUB

7700 KENNEDY ROAD, BRAMPTON

*PARKING ON SITE

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

OPENING REMARKS

Jaipaul Massey-Singh CEO, Brampton Board of Trade

BRAMPTONBOARDOFTRADETEAM

THE WONDERFUL TEAM AT BRAMPTON BOARD OF TRADE

JENNIFERLALONDE Director, Operations

ANSARKHAN Manager, Finance

JAIPAUL MASSEY-SINGH Corporate Executive Officer

VIJAISINGH Manager, Policy & Government Relations

NIA D’ALIMONTE

anager, Events & mmunity Networks

JENNIFEROPPERMANN Manager, Account Development

JOSHUA BULATOVICH Manager, Marketing & Communications

LOUISVOULOUKOS

Chair

Lawrence, Lawrence, Stevenson LLP

KATESALDANHA

Chair Elect Prouse, Dash & Crouch

2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DANIELLEWIS

Past Chair

Daniel Speaks

USHASRINIVASAN

Brampton Venture Zone by TMU

Prudle Labs Inc & CitLOB

THANKYOUSPONSORS

AGM Sponsors

Event Sponsors

Winter Social Sponsor

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

BUSINESS

CONFIDENCE INDEX

Vijai Kumar Singh Policy & Government Relations Manager, Brampton Board of Trade

CEO REPORT

Massey-Singh CEO, Brampton Board of Trade

Jaipaul

CEO Report

BBOT AGM

November 28th, 2024

Where We’re At

• • It’s been a tough year, not just for BBOT but for all of us

Challenges are all around, both in Brampton but also in other communities

Skilled labour gaps

Congestion

Uncertainty over tariffs

Keeping pace with growth

Reductions in International St udent s

Supports for the vulnerable

Immigration cha l l enges

What affects one of us affects all of us

We’re On the Right Track

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• Attendance at our signature events is up Engagement has risen

We’re bringing in a steady flow of new members month after month

Your feedback has been positive and encouraging

Forums are attracting a higher caliber of speakers and subject matter experts

Still have a lot of challenges in the business to be sustainable but we’re making progress

What We’ve Heard

What you told us you wanted What we’re doing

More opportunities to learn

More opportunities to promote your business

New roundtables, forums, and other, smaller events that allow you to engage with thought leaders – including our own members

More ways to connect with those that share your business challenges

A new member platform that will include functionality such as member to member promotions, the ability to upload videos, as well as a website redesign that will create all sorts of new advertising opportunities

We’ve relaunched a number of networks from Trade to InspiHER, to manufacturing, to emerging leaders that will facilitate discussions and solutioning to help your business grow

Where We’re Going

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• Moving from the work of the Board of Trade to the MISSION of the Board of Trade Set out to be a COMMUNITY-focused organization but will be moving to being a CAUSE-focused organization

• Cause of inclusion

•Ensuring all get to be part of the journey this community is on; whether opportunities for employment, access to education, or a social safety net

•Allowing this community to achieve its full potential

•Changes coming in 2025 to make this happen

But we need your help to do it