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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.”
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
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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.
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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
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Annual Event Brings Together More than 150 Speakers, including former White House Press Secretary, Anthony Scaramucci
TORONTO – Heads of state, elected officials, global economic decision-makers, and business leaders will gather in Toronto September 4-6, 2019 for the 13th Edition of the Toronto Global Forum to discuss the complex challenges facing the international business community. Topics of discussion will include economic nationalism, trade disputes, and rapid technological advances – all of which threaten the international economic order.
The Toronto Global Forum is organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas’ (IEFA). This year's program focuses on the theme of “Leading the New Economy” and will help organizations interpret the recent global financial slowdown, ready themselves for the possibility of a new economic slump, and discuss ways to foster a more inclusive and sustainable economy.
A preliminary list of speakers includes Executive Editor of The Washington Post, Martin Baron, and Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Skybridge Capital and former White House Press Secretary, Anthony Scaramucci; Vice President of the Philippines, Leni Robredo; BMO Financial Group’s CEO Darryl White Minister of Commerce for Bangladesh, Tipu Munshi, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro Lemes, President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife, Roy Gori; Chief Operating Officer of the National Football League (NFL), Maryann Turcke; European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, Pierre Moscovici, among others. Additional speakers are expected to be announced in the coming weeks, including several provincial and federal ministers.
Presented by Cogeco, The Toronto Global Forum, will again bring together more than 150 speakers and 3,000 delegates representing more than 65 countries to discuss major issues facing economies around the world including the state of the global economy, finance, innovation & technology, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity strategies, the next generation of infrastructure, smart cities, health, cannabis, global consumer trends, the rise of social entrepreneurship, the global energy transition, and sustainable development.
| Date: | September 4-6, 2019 |
| Place: | Fairmont Royal York Hotel 100 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario |
| Themes: | Wednesday, September 4 – Global Economy | Finance | Innovation
Thursday, September 5 – Energy | Infrastructure| Sustainable Development Friday, September 6 – Media, Health and Consumer Trends |
| Preliminary List of Featured Speakers: | WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 4
- Ming-Po Cai, Founder and President, Cathay Capital - Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Chief Executive Officer, E.L. Rothschild; and Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism - Roy Gori, President and Chief Executive Officer, Manulife - Dan Goldin, Founder, Cold Canyon AI; and 9th Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Raj Kapoor, Chief Strategy Officer, Lyft - Linda Hasenfratz, Chief Executive Officer, Linamar - Denise C. Johnson, Group President, Resource Industries, Caterpillar - Robert S. Kaplan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - Jose Luis Manzano, President, Integra Capital - Pierre Moscovici, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, European Commission - Darryl White, Chief Executive Officer, BMO Financial Group THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5 - Yoshua Bengio, Scientific Director, Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (MILA); and Professor, University of Montreal and 2018 Turing Award Co-Laureate - Selim Bora, Chief Executive Officer, SUMMA - Steve Cannon, President and Chief Executive Officer, AMB Group - Michael Friisdahl, President and Chief Executive Officer, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) - Geoffrey Hinton, Chief Scientific Advisor, Vector Institute; Vice President and Engineering Fellow, Google; and Emeritus Professor, University of Toronto and 2018 Turing Award Co-Laureate - Werner Hoyer, President, European Investment Bank (EIB) - Tipu Munshi, Minister of Commerce, Bangladesh - Kimberly A. Reed, President and Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) - Heather Reisman, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Indigo - Leni Robredo, Vice President of the Philippines
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6 - Luis Almagro Lemes, Secretary General, Organization of American States (OAS) - Martin Baron, Executive Editor, The Washington Post - Wendy Clark, Chief Executive Officer, DDB Worldwide - James L. Dinkins, President, Coca-Cola North America - Liz O'Neill, President, Product, Innovation and Supply Chain, Levi Strauss & Co - Anthony Scaramucci, Founder and Co-Managing Partner, Skybridge Capital - Maryann Turcke, Chief Operating Officer, National Football League - Maribel Perez Wadsworth, President, USA TODAY Network, and Publisher, USA TODAY |
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
|
150+ Speakers
|
| 65+ Foreign delegations
|
125+ Official bilateral meetings
|
| 100+ International organizations | 140+ Media
|