January 18th 2023
Title: Investment Attraction and Digital Assets in the MetaVerse
Description: In 2021, ORIGIN in partnership with Kitimat Valley Education Society (KVES) responded to the Digital Investment Attraction Assets RFP put out by the City of Terrace, BC. The purpose of this project was to improve the domestic and international marketing of the City of Terrace to economic audiences. The objectives were to better brand and market the economic and business assets of the City to the world to attract new interest in local investment and business opportunities. KVES seen an opportunity to respond with strategic partnerships with the intent that the end result would increase the amount of investment attraction ultimately resulting in more employment opportunities for Haisla Nation membership and beyond.
Speaker: Charmaine McCraw - Manager of Indigenous Engagement and Training
Charmaine McCraw comes from a background of Community Economic Development; with 15 years of experience, she is an Irish-Ojibwe kwe born and raised in Northern Ontario. Charmaine has a passion for the North and the development of its peoples. She is a strong believer in using technology to encourage relationships between our youth and elders as well as to connect people to opportunity. She believes it’s more than just technology-driven change; it is an opportunity to harness converging technologies with life-long traditional knowledge to create an inclusive, human-centered future for everyone.
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