SOUTHERN INTERIOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC SUMMIT
November 3-5, 2025 | SALMON ARM, B.C.
Collaborating for Economic Success
#SIRES2025
Shaping the Future of Regional Development in BC

Who Should Attend?
- Economic development officers & practitioners
- Indigenous governance & business leaders
- Municipal councillors, mayors & planners
- Private sector partners in tourism, forestry, agribusiness
- Regional housing, workforce & innovation strategists
- Business Owners


Why SIRES?
✓ Rooted in the Southern Interior’s unique challenges and potential
✓ Diverse speakers from Indigenous, government, and private sectors
✓ Real tools and partnerships to build regional resilience
Summit Focus
Leave SIRES feeling inspired, connected, and equipped with the tools and ideas needed to grow the region’s economy.
Insights & Strategies

Partnerships
Our unique region is built on economic diversity. From agriculture to the arts, manufacturing or tourism, we all benefit from sustainable growth.
ProgramSubject Matter Experts

SIRES Program
The 2025 SIRES Program builds on the foundations of our first Summit. Stay tuned for speakers, facilitators, and subject experts to be announced.
Community of Peers

Connect, Learn, Grow
Generate ideas & gain insights into the framework of our economic region, through building new connections and reigniting existing ones.
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