Stay tuned for a National Economic Update Webinar featuring Pierre Cléroux, Vice President Research and Chief Economist at the Business Development Bank of Canada, moderated by Shirin Kabani, Managing Director & CFO, Ninepoint Partners. He will be covering a wide range of topics including inflation and rising interest rates, the outlook of the real estate market across Canada and many more topics.

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Pierre Cléroux was appointed Vice President, Research and Chief Economist at BDC in 2012.

Pierre leads a team of experts who analyze economic data to identify business and sector trends impacting Canadian entrepreneurs. A seasoned speaker, he regularly travels across the country to help business owners understand the risks and opportunities presented by the economic environment.

Mr. Cléroux is also responsible for providing economic analysis and advice to the Bank’s senior management team, and supervises all marketing and industry research activities.

Over his 25-year career as an economist, he has held several influential positions that had a direct impact on entrepreneurs in Canada and abroad.

Before joining BDC, Pierre worked for the Government of Saudi Arabia as Vice President, Business Analysis in the National Industry Clusters Development Program. His role was to create program strategies, define sector policies and conduct financial and economic analyses of industrial projects.

Previously, Mr. Cléroux was the Quebec Assistant Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade, responsible for the implementation of economic policies and programs to support small and medium-sized businesses and encourage entrepreneurship. He was also a strategic advisor for Montreal International, where he was responsible for attracting foreign investment from India and the Middle East, and developing international relationships and partnerships. He worked for 12 years at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business in various roles, including economist and Quebec Vice President.

Pierre is President of the Financial Services, Capital and Economy Committee of the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ).

Shirin Kabani is the Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer for Ninepoint Financial Group Inc. and its subsidiaries. Shirin has been instrumental in operationalizing the finance function at Ninepoint and has executed various strategic initiatives including an ERP implementation and finance transformation. Shirin is responsible for providing an effective financial governance framework for the company and leading the ongoing finance operations; including accounting, external reporting, treasury, planning and budgeting. Prior to her leadership role with Ninepoint, she was with Sprott Inc. for two years in Corporate Finance where she led various financial processes. In addition to her financial services background, Shirin has spent over 11 years in finance at IBM where she gained broad expertise from managing diverse business processes and operations. Shirin is a CPA and has a Honours Bachelor of Commerce Degree, with a Major in Accounting, from McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business.