Obama to address board of trade event on March 5
Former U.S. president Barack Obama will speak in Vancouver this spring at a Greater Vancouver Board of Trade event.
The speaking engagement, “A Conversation with President Barack Obama,” will take place at the Vancouver Convention Centre West at 4:30 p.m. on March 5.
The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade’s chair, Lori Mathison, said in a statement that Obama is “quite possibly the most coveted speaker in the world” and they are ecstatic he will speak in Vancouver.
“It is an honour for our organization to host one of the most respected world leaders in recent history, in light of his lifelong dedication to principled diplomacy and creating a more equal society,” Iain Black, president of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, said in a statement Thursday.
Tickets go on sale to board members on Jan. 25 at 10 a.m. If there are tickets remaining, they will go on sale to the public on Feb. 1 at 10 a.m.
Last year, Obama’s wife, Michelle Obama wowed a Vancouver crowd at a Vancouver Board of Trade We for She event. She is also coming again to Vancouver in March. She will speak at Rogers Arena on March 24 as part of her book tour.
Meantime, former U.S. president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton are also coming to Vancouver. The pair will speak at Rogers Arena May 2 as part of a North America tour.