Even with the current state of the economy, Atlantic Canada is living "in interesting times" and should continue to "move ahead". That was the message that Chris Crowell, ECC founder and president delivered to 680 News senior business editor Mike Eppel during a short radio interview Friday morning.

"There's issues around globalization; there's issues around a shift toward a green economy." Crowell added, "Next generation leadership will become increasingly important."

HEAR THE NEWSCAST HERE (MP3, 2 minutes)

All these topics and more are being discussed at East Coast Connected's signature event, the second annual Atlantic Business Summit being held at Rotman School of Management on Friday, June 5th. Speakers include leaders such as Dan Tapscott, Andrew Oland, David Dingwall, Andrew Coyne, Howie Chong and more.

680 News is an all-news AM radio station that serves the Greater Toronto Area.