“The Port’s intentions for the future of its land is integral to our own business planning. We need to know what dreams to dream.” the Port 2050 Process port 2050 pArticipAnt With the initial mandate from our board of directors, the Port 2050 process began in earnest in the Fall of 2010. by design, Port 2050 aimed to engage a representative mix of port stakeholders in a frank and collaborative discussion about the future of the Port and the gateway. throughout the process, more than 100 people — leaders from our terminal operators and tenants, railways, industry organizations, government agencies, municipalities, community liaison groups and First nations — participated in the process with our board members, executive team and employees. to lead us through this complex process, we retained the services of adaptive edge, a consultancy that specializes in strategic foresight and futures thinking. With their guidance, we developed a timeline that would emphasize the inter- connected nature of our goals and would allow us to explore topics that could shape our shared future. this approach sought to capture the knowledge, interests and aspirations of our industry stakeholders and community partners. We emerged from the process with a greater understanding of a diverse range of perspectives, enabling about Port 2050 us to gain the strategic insight we needed. in 2010, Port Metro Vancouver embarked on a strategic visioning expert pAnel series process called Port 2050. our goal was to engage representative to launch the Port 2050 process, participants were invited to parties with a stake in the future of the gateway to create a a series of panel discussions held over three days in october strategic vision for our shared future by exploring the answers 2010. Panellists were selected on their ability to inform our to two key questions: future thinking and spanned a diverse range of disciplines What is good growth for the gateway and its stakeholders? — some industry-specific, while others represented broader macro trends likely to shape the business environment. What will the port look like in the next 20 and 40 years? each panel was organized around a particular theme: global our objectives were threefold: maritime operations and investments; gateway sustainability; gateway competitiveness; our social landscape; and • To deepen our collective knowledge by co-developing sustainable and efficient freight mobility. long-range strategic insight and foresight. • To build adaptive capabilities through the creation of stAkeholder diAlogues long-range strategic visioning tools and leadership skills. throughout the following month, we held smaller group conversations with our participants. While the panel series • To support the co-creation of a better future for the Gateway illuminated future trends, these stakeholder dialogues through effective engagement and collaboration. focused on listening to the unique perspectives of our through the Port 2050 process, four scenarios for the future participants about the current and future gateway-related of the Port and the gateway emerged, which we have named issues that directly impact their businesses, their livelihoods “the great transition,” “rising tide,” “Missed the boat” and and the livability of their communities. each conversation “local Fortress.” included a cross-section of participants to encourage differing these scenarios are designed to help us think about the future and sometimes conflicting perspectives. A rich discourse and the alternative ways it may develop. they are challenging, ensued and the key themes and issues that emerged feasible and all describe some inevitable changes to the way throughout those conversations were captured. we — and our industry partners — do business. scenArio Building Workshop Following the panel discussions and the small group conversations, more than 100 participants joined Port Metro Vancouver directors and employees at a scenario building workshop, held in February 2011. the workshop was designed to challenge participants to think ambitiously about the future of Port Metro Vancouver and the gateway. 5 6