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*[[John M. Beck]], [[Aecon Group Inc.]] |
*[[John M. Beck]], [[Aecon Group Inc.]] |
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*[[Dominic Barton]], Global Managing Director, McKinsey & Company Show |
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*Laurence Batlle, Chief Executive Officer, [[RATP Dev]] |
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*Christiane Bergevin, President, Bergevin Capital and Chair of the Board, Canadian Chamber of Commerce |
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*Janet De Silva, [[Toronto Region Board of Trade]] |
*Janet De Silva, [[Toronto Region Board of Trade]] |
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*Benoit Parent, Vice-President, Power Generation Business and Nuclear Operations, Cummins Sales and Service |
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*[[Janet Ecker]], Toronto Financial Services Alliance (TFSA) |
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*Nicholas Rémillard, President and Chief Executive Officer, [[International Economic Forum of the Americas]] |
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*[[Stanley Hartt]], [[Norton Rose Fulbright|Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP]] |
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*[[Gregory Smith (investment manager)|Gregory Smith]], [[AGF Management|InstarAGF Asset Management]]; Nieuport Aviation Infrastructure Partners |
*[[Gregory Smith (investment manager)|Gregory Smith]], President and Chief Executive Officer, [[AGF Management|InstarAGF Asset Management]]; and Executive Chairman Nieuport Aviation Infrastructure Partners |
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*Kenneth Tanenbaum, Kilmer Developments; Kilmer Van Nostrand (KVN) |
*Kenneth Tanenbaum, Chairman, Kilmer Developments; and Vice-Chairman Kilmer Van Nostrand (KVN) |
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*[[Michael Thompson (Canadian politician)|Michael Thompson]], |
*[[Michael Thompson (Canadian politician)|Michael Thompson]], Councillor and Chair, Economic Development and Culture Committee, [[City of Toronto]]; and Chair, Invest Toronto |
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*[[Geoffrey A. Wilson]], [[PortsToronto]] |
*[[Geoffrey A. Wilson]], President and Chief Executive Officer, [[PortsToronto]] |
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*[[Michael Wilson (Canadian politician)|Michael Wilson]], [[Barclays Capital]]; Former [[Finance Minister|Minister of Finance of Canada]], Canada; Former [[List of Canadian ambassadors to the United States|Canadian Ambassador to the United States]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Advisory Board of International Economic Forum of the Americas |url=http://forum-americas.org/toronto/advisory-board |accessdate=19 March 2017 |publisher=Forum-americas.org |language=en |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124093702/http://forum-americas.org/toronto/advisory-board |archivedate=24 November 2016 }}</ref> |
*[[Michael Wilson (Canadian politician)|Michael Wilson]], Chairman [[Barclays Capital]]; Former [[Finance Minister|Minister of Finance of Canada]], Canada; and Former [[List of Canadian ambassadors to the United States|Canadian Ambassador to the United States]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Advisory Board of International Economic Forum of the Americas |url=http://forum-americas.org/toronto/advisory-board |accessdate=19 March 2017 |publisher=Forum-americas.org |language=en |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124093702/http://forum-americas.org/toronto/advisory-board |archivedate=24 November 2016 }}</ref> |
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*[[Paul Zed]], Secretary to the Toronto Global Forum Advisory Board |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Organized by | International Economic Forum of the Americas |
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| Type | International Conference |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founded by | Nicholas Rémillard |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Topics | |
| Next Event | October 30 - November 1, 2017 |
| Sister Organizations | |
| Website | forum-americas |
The Toronto Global Forum (TGF) is an annual economic event organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas since 2007.
Mission
The Toronto Global Forum is a not-for-profit organization presenting annual conferences on global economic issues. The TGF mission is to promote open debate and dialogues on national and international issues. Each year, the event welcomes heads of state, Fortune 500 CEOs, international organizations, central bank governors, civil society, etc. to foster free discussion between world leaders.[1] The forum brings together more than 2,800 people from across the globe every year.[2]
The forum also provide a platform to facilitate meetings between key world leaders in order to encourage global discourse.
The International Economic Forum of the Americas hosts two other annual events: the Conference of Montreal (founded in 1995), as well as the World Strategic Forum, held in Miami (founded in 2011).[3]
Notable speakers
- Navdeep Bains, Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development[4]
- Dominic Barton, global managing director, McKinsey & Company[5]
- Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States of America (2001-2009)[6]
- Shuman Ghosemajumder, former click fraud czar, Google[7]
- Moya Greene, CEO, Royal Mail[8]
- José Ángel Gurría, secretary-general, OECD[8]
- Douglas M. Hodge, chief executive officer, PIMCO[5]
- Joseph L. Hooley, chairman and chief executive officer, State Street Corporation[5]
- Daniel Johnston, Governor General of Canada[5]
- Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State of the United States (1973-1977)[9]
- Sergio Marchionne, chief executive officer, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
- Lucas Papademos, Prime Minister of Greece (2011-2012), former governor of Central Bank of Greece, and former vice-president of the European Central Bank
- Shimon Peres, former President and Former Prime Minister of Israel[5]
- Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera, President of the Republic of Costa Rica
- Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Memorial Prize laureate in Economics
- Paul Taylor, president and chief executive officer, Fitch Ratings
- Robert James Thomson, chief executive, News Corp
- Jean-Claude Trichet, former president, European Central Bank (ECB)
- German Vargas Lleras, Vice President of Colombia
- Donald J. Walker, chief executive officer, Magna International
- Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator, Financial Times
- Fareed Zakaria, host, CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS[9]
Advisory board
Members
Current members of the advisory board of the Toronto Global Forum are: {{columns-list|2|
- John M. Beck, Aecon Group Inc.
- Dominic Barton, Global Managing Director, McKinsey & Company Show
- Laurence Batlle, Chief Executive Officer, RATP Dev
- Christiane Bergevin, President, Bergevin Capital and Chair of the Board, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- Janet De Silva, Toronto Region Board of Trade
- Benoit Parent, Vice-President, Power Generation Business and Nuclear Operations, Cummins Sales and Service
- Nicholas Rémillard, President and Chief Executive Officer, International Economic Forum of the Americas
- Gregory Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, InstarAGF Asset Management; and Executive Chairman Nieuport Aviation Infrastructure Partners
- Kenneth Tanenbaum, Chairman, Kilmer Developments; and Vice-Chairman Kilmer Van Nostrand (KVN)
- Michael Thompson, Councillor and Chair, Economic Development and Culture Committee, City of Toronto; and Chair, Invest Toronto
- Geoffrey A. Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer, PortsToronto
- Michael Wilson, Chairman Barclays Capital; Former Minister of Finance of Canada, Canada; and Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States[10]
- Paul Zed, Secretary to the Toronto Global Forum Advisory Board
See also
References
- ^ "Arizona Teachers Inspire A Love Of Learning". yumanewsnow.com. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ https://www.hilltimes.com/politics-this-morning/2015/07/08/politics-this-morning-toronto-global-forum-getsundeway/42757[dead link]
- ^ Ostrowski, Jeff. "Strategic Forum ends four-year run in county". The Palm Beach Post [Palm Beach] April 9, 2014 p.B6
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b c d e Asian Century Institute
- ^ "Something's Gone Terribly Wrong". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ [2]
- ^ a b [3]
- ^ a b Financial Post
- ^ "Advisory Board of International Economic Forum of the Americas". Forum-americas.org. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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