Ben Taddei

Partner & COO at Conwest

Speaker

Ben Taddei is a Partner and the Chief Operating Officer at Conwest Developments, one of Vancouver's leading privately held development companies. Conwest has been active in the Greater Vancouver Area for over 40 years and has current business lines in industrial, commercial, and residential development as well as in civil infrastructure construction. Ben has over three decades of development and construction experience within Greater Vancouver with a strong reputation as a strategist, entrepreneur, innovator, and business operator. He’s been part of leading and building some of the strongest brands in the local development industry and has delivered innovative projects across the residential, industrial, retail, and commercial sectors. Ben has played a pivotal role in guiding his companies to win some of the most prestigious accolades in the real estate development industry, including the ULI Global Award for Excellence and multiple ULI Americas Awards for Excellence. Under his leadership, the Conwest Group of Companies has also earned recognition for its outstanding workplace culture, receiving numerous HR awards such as the 2024 Best Employer Branding Excellence Award from the Canadian HR Awards, the 2024 Employer of the Year Finalist designation from the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Business Distinction Awards, and the Canadian HR Reporter Best Places to Work Award from 2021 to 2023.