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WORLD LEADERS TO DISCUSS NAVITAGING BUSINESS IN A WORLD IN DISRUPTION DURING UPCOMING TORONTO GLOBAL FORUM
TORONTO – Business leaders, decision makers, government representativ...
NEW CONFIRMATIONS - WORLD LEADERS TO DISCUSS NAVITAGING BUSINESS IN A WORLD IN DISRUPTION DURING UPCOMING TORONTO GLOBAL FORUM
TORONTO – Business leaders, decision makers, government representativ...
Annual Event Also Brings Together More than 40 Notable Canadian Expat Business Leaders to Showcase Canadian Leadership Abroad
TORONTO – Business leaders, decision makers, government representatives and heads of state will gather in Toronto from December 10-12, 2018 to discuss how organizations can thrive in a new era of immense economic and social transformation. The 12th edition of the International Economic Forum of the Americas’ (IEFA) Toronto Global Forum focuses on the theme of “Navigating a World in Disruption.”
The Forum aims to generate practical solutions for how local and international economies can succeed while much of the world grapples with political upheaval and reactive populism and protectionism.
The Toronto Global Forum, presented by Cogeco Peer 1, will bring together more than 170 speakers and 3,000 delegates representing more than 65 countries, to discuss some of the biggest issues facing economies around the world, including fintech, blockchain and banking, anticipating cyber risk, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, transport options for the future, nuclear energy innovation, and the new cannabis economy.
This year’s Toronto Global Forum also welcomes back the 2nd edition of the Canadian Expat Summit. The program brings together more than 50 Canadian expat leaders from 4 different continents to share their expertise with attendees included invited post-secondary students. Through moderated roundtables, expat leaders will discuss their personal experiences and share best practices for pursuing careers beyond Canada’s borders.
| Date: | December 10 - 12, 2018 |
| Place: | Fairmont Royal York Hotel 100 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario |
| Themes: | Monday, December 10 – Global Economy | Finance | Innovation
Tuesday, December 11 – Energy | Infrastructure| Sustainable Development Wednesday, December 12 – Advanced Manufacturing | Agribusiness | International Trade |
| Featured Speakers: | MONDAY DECEMBER 10
David McKay, President & CEO, RBC John Chen, Executive Chairman & CEO, BlackBerry Scott Brison, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government of Canada Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development David Hunt, Chief Executive Officer, PGIM Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General, Secretaría General Iberoamericana Jean Raby, CEO, Natixis Investment Managers Chiara Corazza, Managing Director, Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society Guy Cormier, President and CEO, Desjardins Group Craig D'Souza, Head of Global Investigations & Intelligence, Facebook Dominic Barton, Global Managing Partner Emeritus, McKinsey and Company
TUESDAY DECEMBER 11 John McFarlane, Chairman, Barclays Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-American Development Bank Hennadiy Zubko, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister for Regional Development, Construction and Housing of Ukraine Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, Prime Minister of Guinea Lee McIntire, Board Member and Senior Advisor, TerraPower Christoph Frei, Secretary General and CEO, World Energy Council Josu Jon Imaz, CEO, Repsol Laurence Battle, CEO, RATP Dev
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12 Mark Thompson, President & CEO, The New York Times Company Afsaneh Beschloss, CEO, RockCreek James Gordon Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, Canada William Francis Morneau, Minister of Finance of Canada Behgjet Pacolli, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo Marie Haga, Executive Director, Global Crop Diversity Trust Luc Robitaille, President, LA Kings Soren Schroder, CEO, Bunge Shinichi Yoshioka, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Automotive Solutions, Renesas Electronics Corporation
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Media Accreditation
For more information about the Toronto Global Forum, to apply for media accreditation, or to arrange an interview with a conference speaker, please contact Andrea Chrysanthou (forumamericas-media@globalpublic.com or 416-797-8194). For the program and list of confirmed speakers, please see the conference website: http://forum-americas.org/toronto.
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About the Toronto Global Forum
Organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas, the Toronto Global Forum is a major international event which hosts leaders from politics and academia, the public and private sectors, and civil society to discuss the major issues surrounding economic globalization; with a particular emphasis on relations between the Americas and the other continents.
Toronto Global Forum Statistics
| 3000+ Participants
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170+ Speakers
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| 65+ Foreign delegations
|
120+ Bilateral meetings
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| 100+ International organizations | 105+ Media
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Annual Event Also Brings Together More than 40 Notable Canadian Expat Business Leaders to Showcase Canadian Leadership Abroad
TORONTO – Business leaders, decision makers, government representatives and heads of state will gather in Toronto from December 10-12, 2018 to discuss how organizations can thrive in a new era of immense economic and social transformation. The 12th edition of the International Economic Forum of the Americas’ (IEFA) Toronto Global Forum focuses on the theme of “Navigating a World in Disruption.”
Among the speakers at this year’s event are Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister of Haiti, Jean-Henry Céant, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Barclays Chairman John McFarlane, and Facebook’s Head of Global Investigations & Intelligence, Craig D'Souza, among others.
The Forum aims to generate practical solutions for how local and international economies can succeed while much of the world grapples with political upheaval and reactive populism and protectionism.
The Toronto Global Forum, presented by Cogeco Peer 1, will bring together more than 170 speakers and 3,000 delegates representing more than 65 countries, to discuss some of the biggest issues facing economies around the world, including fintech, blockchain and banking, anticipating cyber risk, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, transport options for the future, nuclear energy innovation, and the new cannabis economy.
This year’s Toronto Global Forum also welcomes back the 2nd edition of the Canadian Expat Summit. The program brings together more than 50 Canadian expat leaders from 4 different continents to share their expertise with attendees included invited post-secondary students. Through moderated roundtables, expat leaders will discuss their personal experiences and share best practices for pursuing careers beyond Canada’s borders.
| Date: | December 10 - 12, 2018 |
| Place: | Fairmont Royal York Hotel 100 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario |
| Themes: | Monday, December 10 – Global Economy | Finance | Innovation
Tuesday, December 11 – Energy | Infrastructure| Sustainable Development Wednesday, December 12 – Advanced Manufacturing | Agribusiness | International Trade |
| Featured Speakers: | MONDAY DECEMBER 10
David McKay, President & CEO, RBC John Chen, Executive Chairman & CEO, BlackBerry Scott Brison, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government of Canada Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development David Hunt, Chief Executive Officer, PGIM Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General, Secretaría General Iberoamericana Jean Raby, CEO, Natixis Investment Managers Chiara Corazza, Managing Director, Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society Guy Cormier, President and CEO, Desjardins Group Craig D'Souza, Head of Global Investigations & Intelligence, Facebook Dominic Barton, Global Managing Partner Emeritus, McKinsey and Company
TUESDAY DECEMBER 11 John McFarlane, Chairman, Barclays Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-American Development Bank Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, Prime Minister of Guinea Lee McIntire, Board Member and Senior Advisor, TerraPower Christoph Frei, Secretary General and CEO, World Energy Council Josu Jon Imaz, CEO, Repsol Laurence Battle, CEO, RATP Dev
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12 Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario Jean-Henry Céant, Prime Minister of Haiti Mark Thompson, President & CEO, The New York Times Company Afsaneh Beschloss, CEO, RockCreek James Gordon Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, Canada William Francis Morneau, Minister of Finance of Canada Behgjet Pacolli, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo Marie Haga, Executive Director, Global Crop Diversity Trust Luc Robitaille, President, LA Kings Soren Schroder, CEO, Bunge Shinichi Yoshioka, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Automotive Solutions, Renesas Electronics Corporation
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Media Accreditation
For more information about the Toronto Global Forum, to apply for media accreditation, or to arrange an interview with a conference speaker, please contact Andrea Chrysanthou (forumamericas-media@globalpublic.com or 416-797-8194). For the program and list of confirmed speakers, please see the conference website: http://forum-americas.org/toronto.
Follow IEFA on Twitter (#TGF)
See IEFA on Vimeo
Like IEFA on Facebook
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About the Toronto Global Forum
Organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas, the Toronto Global Forum is a major international event which hosts leaders from politics and academia, the public and private sectors, and civil society to discuss the major issues surrounding economic globalization; with a particular emphasis on relations between the Americas and the other continents.
Toronto Global Forum Statistics
| 3000+ Participants
|
170+ Speakers
|
| 65+ Foreign delegations
|
120+ Bilateral meetings
|
| 100+ International organizations | 105+ Media
|