2022 CHAMBER LIVE Economic Recovery Series: Rory Francis, CEO, PEI BioAlliance

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Introducing: The Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Recovery Series

Join us for our newest event series as we collectively work towards economic recovery. These sessions will feature important discussions and Q&As with various speakers, including federal, provincial and municipal politicians, economists, economic development professionals, and other subject matter experts. 

In this edition with Rory Francis, CEO of the Prince Edward Island BioAlliance, the Chamber will have a conversation with Mr. Francis and pose questions regarding economic recovery and resiliency as it relates to his work with the BioAlliance. Our discussion will focus on the success of bio-science companies throughout the pandemic, the growth of the sector and what it means for PEI, and the varying challenges being faced.
 

About the Rory Francis:

Rory Francis is a native of Prince Edward Island. He earned a BSc in geology and chemistry from Mount Allison University and an MSc in hydrogeology from the University of Waterloo.

Since 2004 he has been CEO of the Prince Edward Island BioAlliance, a not-for-profit partnership of bioscience businesses, academic and research organizations, and government agencies that includes 60 companies earning over $365 million in annual sales. He is a founder of the Emergence Bioscience Business Incubator, Natural Products Canada, a national natural products ecosystem and business accelerator, and CASTL, the Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences. From 1991 to 2003 Mr. Francis held Deputy Minister positions in several provincial government departments, including Environment; Agriculture and Forestry; Fisheries and Aquaculture; and Health and Social Services. 

Mr. Francis has served as a Board member with the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce, the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, and is President of the Eastern Canada Oilseeds Development Alliance. He chairs the Advisory Board for the Culinary Institute of Canada’s Technology Access Centre and is a member of the National Research Council’s Advisory Board for their Aquatic and Crop Resource Development Program. He is Finance Warden of St. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral in Charlottetown.

Rory is married to Ann Francis and father of three grown children.