Vancouver Convention Centre
Eric Chiu, CPA, CGA, currently holds the position of District Controller, Canada - West at Sodexo Live! since November 2019, following a role as Unit Controller within the same organization. Previous experience includes serving as Assistant Director of Finance & Business Support at Fairmont Pacific Rim and Fairmont Empress from November 2018 to November 2019 and February 2017 to November 2018, respectively. Eric has also worked as a Senior Accountant at Nettwerk Music Group, a Financial Analyst at Coast Hotels, an Intermediate Accountant at Akhurst Machinery Limited, and an Accounts Payable Coordinator at Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel. Eric Chiu earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a Joint Major in Accounting and Geography from Simon Fraser University, completing studies in 2009.
Vancouver Convention Centre
The Vancouver Convention Centre is the world’s first double LEED Platinum certified convention centre. Located on Vancouver’s downtown waterfront with a dramatic mountain backdrop, the facility offers one of the most beautiful settings in the world. The award-winning Convention Centre features two connected buildings with a combined total of 466,500 ft2 (43,340 m2) of flexible meeting, exhibition, ballroom and plenary space. The facility is committed to environmental sustainability as well as unparalleled service, technology offerings and culinary excellence. The first-ever repeat winner of the International Association of Congress Centres’ award for “World’s Best Convention Centre”, the Centre has an extraordinary team that brings together event details. They also offer five-star cuisine from a “scratch” kitchen philosophy of using fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients and industry-leading technology with connection speeds of up to 1 gigabyte per second.