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Montreal, May 9, 2019 — The landmark 25^th anniversary edition of the International Economic Forum of the Americas / Conference of Montreal will bring together over 200 of the world’s leading political, economic and industry experts to debate the most pressing issues facing Quebec, Canada and the global community.

Key themes to be explored at the 2019 International Economic Forum of the Americas / Conference of Montreal include Economy, Governance and New Capitalism; Agriculture, Trade and Innovation; and Energy, Cities and Climate Change. The preliminary version of the Conference program features the following speakers:

• John R. Allen, President, The Brookings Institution
• Audrey Azoulay, Director-General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• Mamuka Bakhtadze, Prime Minister of Georgia
• Afsaneh Beschloss, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RockCreek
• Karan Bhatia, Vice President, Global Public Policy and Government Relations, Google
• Marie-Claude BibThe Brookleau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada
• Ethan Brown, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Beyond Meat
• Orit Gadiesh, Chairman, Bain & Company
• François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Canada
• Bruno Colmant, Chief Economist and Executive Board Member, Degroof Petercam Bank
• Diane Côté, Chief Risk Officer, London Stock Exchange Group
• David M. Cote, Chief Executive Officer, GS Acquisition Holdings
• Mark Dudman, Head, Global Product and AI Development, IBM Watson Health
• Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economy and Innovation, Québec
• Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Chief Executive Officer, E.L. Rothschild LLC; and Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism
• Christoph Frei, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer, World Energy Council (WEC)
• Raúl García Barreiro, Minister of Energy and Mining, Cuba
• Jürgen Gerke, Chief Executive Officer, Allianz Capital Partners
• Eric Girard, Minister of Finance, Québec
• Nadine Girault, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie, Québec
• James P. Gorman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Morgan Stanley
• Ángel Gurría, Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• Mona Hammami Hijazi, Director, Office of Strategic Affairs, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court
• Glenn Hutchins, Chairman, North Island and Co-Founder, Silver Lake
• Simon Jolin-Barrette, Minister of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusiveness, Québec
• Mélanie Joly , Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, Canada
• Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• Adama Kone, Minister of Economy and Finance, Côte d’Ivoire
• Pascal Lamy, President Emeritus, Jacques Delors Institute; Director General, World Trade Organization (WTO) (2005-2013)
• François Legault, Premier of Québec
• Enrico Letta, Prime Minister of Italy (2013-2014); and Dean, Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences Po
• Mark Machin, President and Chief Executive Officer, CPP Investment Board
• Duško Marković, Prime Minister of Montenegro
• Jon McNeill, Chief Operating Officer, Lyft
• William Francis Morneau, Minister of Finance, Canada
• Eileen Murray, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Bridgewater Associates
• Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal
• Ségolène Royal, Ambassador in charge of international negotiation for the Arctic and Antarctic regions, France
• Sir Martin Sorrell, Executive Chairman, S4 Capital
• Kristine L. Svinicki, Chairman, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Environmental, Cultural and Human Rights Advocate
• Josephine Wapakabulo, Chief Executive Officer, Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC)
• Jae Sung Yoon, Chief Investment Officer, New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM)
• Max Yuan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Xiaoi

Media Accreditation and Practical Information:

The Conference of Montreal sessions will take place from Monday, June 10, to Thursday, June 13, at Hotel Bonaventure (900 de la Gauchetière West, Montreal).

The Conference program is available online at http://forum-americas.org/montreal, and will be updated frequently.

For media accreditation and to request interviews with speakers, contact Camille Bélanger (cbelanger@national.ca / 514-843-2399).

About the Conference of Montreal:

Celebrating its 25^th anniversary in 2019, the Conference of Montreal is a world-class event that invites leaders from the political and academic communities, public and private sectors and civil society to speak on major issues in the globalization of economies, with a focus on relations between the Americas and the other continents. The Conference also strives to foster exchanges of information and facilitate meetings between world leaders to encourage international discourse.

The Conference of Montreal is presented every year by the International Economic Forum of the Americas, which is also presenting the Toronto Global Forum from September 4 to 6, 2019; the Conference of Paris from November 13 to 14, 2019; and the Miami World Strategic Forum from April 6 to 7, 2020.

Information:

Kristin Gable

kgable@national.ca

514-843-2378

Her Excellency Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary General of l’Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF), will open the 25^th Conference of Montreal on Monday, June 10 as part of her inaugural visit to the province after being elected in October 2018. Ms. Mushikiwabo’s stated priorities include modernizing the OIF while advancing issues related to economic strategy; education and youth; gender equality; and the promotion of the French language in the digital world.

On Wednesday, June 12, the Conference will welcome Jason Kenney, Premier of Alberta, who will participate in the opening plenary session, Towards a New Energy Future, at 9:00am.

Numerous government leaders will participate in sessions throughout the Conference, including  The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs; The Hon. William Francis Morneau, Minister of Finance; and The Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities (Canada);. Quebec government participants include François Legault, Premier of Quebec; Eric Girard, Finance Minister; Simon Jolin-Barrette, Minister of Immigration, Diversity & Inclusion; Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economy and Innovation; Jean-François Roberge, Minister of Education & Higher Education; Nadine Girault, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie; and Chantal Rouleau, Transport Minister.

The updated 2019 Conference of Montreal highlights include:

Monday, June 10 –Economy, Finance and New Capitalism:

• Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal
• Her Excellency Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary General of l’Organisation internationale de la francophonie
• The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)
• The Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Canada
• Nadine Girault, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie, Québec
• Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economy and Innovation, Québec
• Louis Morisset, President and Chief Executive Officer, Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)
• Mamuka Bakhtadze, Prime Minister of Georgia
• Afsaneh Beschloss, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RockCreek
• Sir Martin Sorrell, Executive Chairman, S4 Capital
• Jon McNeill, Chief Operating Officer, Lyft
• Diane Côté, Chief Risk Officer, London Stock Exchange Group
• Adama Koné, Minister of Economy and Finance, Côte d’Ivoire
• Francine Muyumba, Senator and Ambassador, Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Eileen Murray, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Bridgewater Associates
• Glenn Hutchins, Chairman, North Island; and Co-Founder, Silver Lake
• Guy Cormier, President and Chief Executive Officer, Desjardins Group
• Musabbeh Al Kaabi, Chief Executive Officer, Petroleum and Petrochemicals, Mubadala Investment Company
• Anne Walsh, Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Partners
• Jae Sung Yoon, Chief Investment Officer, New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM)
• Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Chief Executive Officer, E.L. Rothschild LLC; and Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism
• Masazumi Wakatabe, Deputy Governor, Bank of Japan
• Enrico Letta, Dean, Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences Po Paris; President, Jacques Delors Institute; and Prime Minister of Italy (2013-2014)
• Juergen Gerke, Chief Executive Officer, Allianz Capital Partners
• Bruno Colmant, Chief Economist and Executive Board Member, Degroof Petercam Bank
• Pascal Lamy, President, Paris Peace Forum

Tuesday, June 11 – Agriculture, Trade and Innovation:

• Ethan Brown, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Beyond Meat
• Ángel Gurría, Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• The Hon. William Francis Morneau, Minister of Finance, Canada
• The Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada
• Brennan Turner, Chief Executive Officer, FarmLead
• Rodolphe Barrere, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Potloc
• Lars Fæste, Senior Partner and Managing Director and Global Leader, BCG TURN and Transformation; and Managing Partner, BCG Greater China, Hong Kong
• Florian Schattenmann, Chief Technology Officer, Cargill
• Diane Wu, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Trace Genomics
• Sardor Umrzakov, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade, Uzbekistan
• Georges Ugeux, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Galileo Global Advisors; and Former Group Executive Vice-President, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
• Carolien van Brunschot, Manager, Circular Economy, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
• Jade Leung, Head, Research and Partnerships, Center for the Governance of Artificial Intelligence, Oxford University
• Perrin Beatty, President and Chief Executive Officer, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
• Karan Bhatia, Vice-President, Global Public Policy and Government Relations, Google
• Mark Dudman, Head, Global Product and AI Development, IBM Watson Health
• John R. Allen, President, The Brookings Institution
• Christian Paradis, Senior Vice-President, Strategic Development, Protective Services, GardaWorld
• Max Yuan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Xiaoi
• Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry, United Arab Emirates
• Fang Liu, Secretary General, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• Aziz Rabbah, Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development, Morocco
• Gaston Eloundou Essomba, Minister of Water and Energy, Cameroon             

Wednesday, June 12 – Energy, Cities and Climate Change:

• Jason Kenney, Premier of Alberta
• The Hon. Mélanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, Canada
• Chantal Rouleau, Minister for Transport and Minister Responsible for the Metropolis and the Montréal Region, Québec
• Ségolène Royal, Ambassador in charge of international negotiation for the Arctic and Antarctic regions, France
• James P. Gorman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Morgan Stanley
• Kristine L. Svinicki, Chairman, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
• Christoph Frei, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer, World Energy Council (WEC)
• Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Environmental, Cultural and Human Rights Advocate
• Steve Waygood, Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Aviva
• Hélène Mercier Brûlotte, General Manager, Car2Go
• Michael Sabia, President and Chief Executive Officer, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)

Media Accreditation and Practical Information:

The Conference of Montreal sessions will take place from Monday, June 10, to Thursday, June 13, at Hotel Bonaventure (900 de la Gauchetière West, Montreal).

The Conference program is available online at http://forum-americas.org/montreal/2019-edition/program, and will be updated frequently.

For media accreditation and to request interviews with speakers, contact Camille Bélanger (cbelanger@national.ca / 514-843-2399).

About the Conference of Montreal:

Celebrating its 25^th anniversary in 2019, the Conference of Montreal is a world-class event that invites leaders from the political and academic communities, public and private sectors and civil society to speak on major issues in the globalization of economies, with a focus on relations between the Americas and the other continents. The Conference also strives to foster exchanges of information and facilitate meetings between world leaders to encourage international discourse.

The Conference of Montreal is presented every year by the International Economic Forum of the Americas, which is also presenting the Toronto Global Forum from September 4 to 6, 2019; the Conference of Paris from November 13 to 14, 2019; and the Miami World Strategic Forum from April 6 to 7, 2020.

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Information:

Kristin Gable

kgable@national.ca

514-843-2378

The landmark 25th edition of the International Economic Forum of the Americas - Conference of Montreal will open on Monday, June 10 with a daylong program featuring over 100 panellists from around the world who will debate critical issues related to the global economy.

Monday, June 10^th program highlights include:

• 8:30am: Opening Session, featuring Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal; Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary General of l’Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF); and Nadine Girault, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie, Québec
• 9:00am: Inaugural Session, with Mamuka Bakhtadze, Prime Minister of Georgia, and Mark Machin, President and Chief Executive Officer, CPP Investment Board
• 10:00am: Fireside Chat, with Jon McNeill, Chief Operating Officer, Lyft
• 10:30am: Forum 2: Innovation, Productivity and Work: the Core Elements of Competitivity and Wealth, featuring Navdeep Singh Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Canada
• 10:30am: Forum 4: The Challenge of Immigrants’ Economic Integration, with Simon Jolin-Barrette, Minister of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusiveness
• 12:00pm: Opening Luncheon, featuring François Legault, Premier of Québec (Part 1) and Eileen Murray, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Bridgewater Associates (Part 2)
• 2:45pm: Fireside Chat, with The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 3:00pm: The Future of Europe, with Enrico Letta, Prime Minister of Italy (2013-2014); Diane Côté, Chief Risk Officer, London Stock Exchange Group; Bruno Colmant, Chief Economist and Executive Board Member, Degroof Petercam Bank; and Pascal Lamy, President, Paris Peace Forum and Director General, World Trade Organization (2005-2013)
• 4:30pm: Fireside Chat, with George H. Walker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Neuberger Berman and François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
• 5:00pm: How to Succeed Internationally, with Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economy and Innovation, Québec

Other featured speakers at the Monday, June 10 morning sessions (7:30am – 12noon) include:

• Afsaneh Beschloss, CEO, The Rock Creek Group
• Perianne Boring, Founder and President, Chamber of Digital Commerce
• Guy Cormier, President and CEO, Desjardins Group
• Diane Côté, Chief Risk Officer, London Stock Exchange Group
• Glenn Hutchins, Co-Founder, North Island and Co-Founder, Silver Lake
• Simon Jolin-Barrette, Minister of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusiveness, Québec
• Francine Muyumba, Senator and Ambassador, Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Patrick Murck, Fellow, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University
• Betsy Nelson, Chief Risk Officer, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
• Eric Salobir, President, Optic Technology
• Sir Martin Sorrell, Executive Chairman, S4 Capital

Featured speakers at the Monday, June 10 afternoon sessions (12:00pm – 5:00pm) include:

• Musabbeh Al Kaabi, Chief Executive Officer, Petroleum & Petrochemicals, Mubadala Investment Company
• L. Anderson, Vice-President and Chief Information Officer, The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
• Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Chief Executive Officer, E.L. Rothschild LLC; and Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism
• Juergen Gerke, Chief Executive Officer, Allianz Capital Partners
• Philippe Le Houérou, Chief Executive Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• Gérard Mestrallet, Executive President, AFALULA; and Honorary Chairman, ENGIE
• Jean Raby, Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Investment Managers
• Bernard Spitz, President, French Insurance Federation; and President, International and Europe, Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF)
• Jae Sung Yoon, Chief Investment Officer, New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM)
• Masazumi Wakatabe, Deputy Governor, Bank of Japan
• Anne Walsh, Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Partners

The Monday sessions at 8:30am, 9:00am, 10:00am, 12noon, 2:15pm, 2:45pm, 3:15pm and 4:30pm can be accessed remotely by calling 1-866-287-1235 (PIN: 25473).

Media Accreditation and Practical Information:

The Conference of Montreal sessions will take place from Monday, June 10, to Thursday, June 13, at Hotel Bonaventure (900 de la Gauchetière West, Montreal).

The Conference program is available online at http://forum-americas.org/montreal/2019-edition/program, and will be updated frequently.

For media accreditation and to request interviews with speakers, contact Camille Bélanger (cbelanger@national.ca / 514-843-2399).

About the Conference of Montreal:

Celebrating its 25^th anniversary in 2019, the Conference of Montreal is a world-class event that invites leaders from the political and academic communities, public and private sectors and civil society to speak on major issues in the globalization of economies, with a focus on relations between the Americas and the other continents. The Conference also strives to foster exchanges of information and facilitate meetings between world leaders to encourage international discourse.

The Conference of Montreal is presented every year by the International Economic Forum of the Americas, which is also presenting the Toronto Global Forum from September 4 to 6, 2019; the Conference of Paris from November 13 to 14, 2019; and the Miami World Strategic Forum from April 6 to 7, 2020.