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Opening Plenary: Reimagining Communities, Reimagining the Economy

2022-04-26 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

$50.00 – $75.00

NOTE:  This session is part of NLOWE’s Virtual Conference,  if you have purchased an All Access Pass you are already registered for this event.

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Zita Cobb is an eighth-generation Fogo Islander, Founder and CEO of the registered charity Shorefast, and Innkeeper of the award-winning Fogo Island Inn. Zita graduated high school on Fogo Island before studying business in Ottawa. Following a subsequent successful career in high-tech, Zita returned to Fogo Island and established Shorefast to put another leg on the Island’s struggling economy to complement its ever-important fishery. With an enduring commitment to Fogo Island, Shorefast is expanding its mission through a Community Economies Pilot – a pan-Canadian initiative to strengthen place-based economic development within the global economy.

Zita has been a Member of the Order of Canada since 2016 and was a 2020 inductee to Canada’s Business Hall of Fame. She holds honorary doctorates from McGill University, Memorial University of Newfoundland, the University of Ottawa, and Carleton University. She volunteers her full time and energy for Shorefast’s charitable initiatives and community businesses.

Details

Date:
2022-04-26
Time:
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Cost:
$50.00 – $75.00

Venue

ZOOM — PLEASE NOTE:  THE LINK FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE EMAILED TO PARTICIPANTS ON THE MORNING OF THE EVENT. If you do not receive the link contact info@nlowe.org.
St. John's, NL Canada

Organizer

NLOWE
Phone
709-754-8455
Email
jraske@nlowe.org
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