Conference of Montreal
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| Organized by | International Economic Forum of the Americas |
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| Type | International Conference |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founded by | Gil Rémillard |
| Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Next Event | June 12-15, 2017 |
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| Website | forum-americas |
The Conference of Montreal is an annual economic event organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA) since 1995.
Mission
The Conference of Montreal is a not-for-profit organization engaged to heightening knowledge and awareness of the issues concerning economic globalization, with a particular emphasis on the relations between the Americas and other continents.[1]
The Conference works to foster exchanges of information and to promote free discussion on major current economic issues. It also facilitates meetings between world leaders to encourage international discourse by bringing together heads of state, the private sector, international organizations and civil society.[2] [3] [4]
The Conference brings together 200 speakers and more than 3,500 people from across the globe every year.[5] [6]
History
The Conference of Montreal was founded in 1995, by Gil Rémillard, at a time when the globalization of the economies was beginning to emerge at an increased rate.[1] [7]
With the fall of communism, the success of the “Uruguay round” in 1989, the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1994 and the beginnings of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the world was ready to construct a global market that would benefit to every countries. A desire emerged to create an independent international forum in Montreal, to identify and discuss the impact of all these developments on the global economic system. A first conference was organized on June 20–22, 1995.[8]
The IEFA now hosts three annual events: the Conference of Montreal, the Toronto Global Forum (founded in 2007), as well as the World Strategic Forum, held in Miami (founded in 2011).[9]
In June 2014, the Conference of Montreal celebrated its 20th Anniversary edition under the theme The Foundation for the Next Era of Growth. This edition showed that the Conference of Montreal is now positioned among the most important international economic forums[10]
Notable Speakers
Board of Governors
Chair
Paul Desmarais, Jr., Power Corporation of Canada
Founding Chairman
Governors
Current members of the board of governors of the Conference of Montreal are:
Secretary
Duarte M. Miranda[11]
See also
References
- ^ a b Global Economy
- ^ Beauséjour, Martin. "La personnalité de la semaine : Gil Rémillard et Nicholas-Philippe Rémillard". La Presse [Montréal] June 16, 2014
- ^ http://www.mrif.gouv.qc.ca/en/salle-de-presse/communiques/2014/2014_06_12
- ^ http://www.ledevoir.com/economie/actualites-economiques/441807/forum-economique-international-desameriques- la-grande-traversee-de-l-atlantique
- ^ http://www.rfi.fr/economie/20150608-francophonie-economique-mythe-realite/
- ^ http://www.diariolasamericas.com/147_economia/3115462_la-conferencia-de-montreal-discutira-este-ano-los-cambios-tras-la-crisis-de-2008.html
- ^ http://montrealgazette.com/business/international-economic-forum-wants-to-put-montreal-on-the-map?__lsa=c696-99d6
- ^ Le Cour, Rudy. "Montréal comme porte d'entrée du continent". La Presse [Montréal] June 9, 2014
- ^ Ostrowski, Jeff. "Strategic Forum ends four-year run in county". The Palm Beach Post [Palm Beach] April 9, 2014 p.B6
- ^ Desrosiers, Eric. "La Conference de Montréal gagne en popularité". Le Devoir [Montréal] May 23, 2014
- ^ a b Conference of Montreal
External links
- International Economic Forum of the Americas
- Conference of Montreal
- Toronto Global Forum
- World Strategic Forum