Empire Club of Canada

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: David Plouffe, Chief Advisor, Uber and Former Senior Advisor and Campaign Manager for President Obama With The Future of Transportation. David Plouffe, Uber's Chief Advisor and Member of the Board of Directors will discuss the future of transportation and the advent of new on demand ridesharing services. Mr. Plouffe will share his insights on new innovations in...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: 2015 Women Who Lead Panel featuring Andrea Stairs, Ilse Treurnicht and Shelley Martin In Conversation With Amber Kanwar As eBay Canada's managing director, Andrea Stairs leads the Canadian strategy and operations of one of the world's largest online marketplaces and Canada's second largest e commerce business. In this role, Andrea is responsible for cultivating...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Senator Evan Bayh, Former Governor of Indiana and U.S. Senator With Ontario’s Nuclear Advantage Senator Bayh will discuss the important role Nuclear Power plays in the Great Lakes Region as a key source of reliable, affordable electricity, while growing the economy and keeping the air we breathe clean. Biography: Senator Evan Bayh is a former two term governor o...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Witness History: Dennis Edney, Lawyer for Omar Khadr, In conversation with Michelle Shephard of the Toronto Star The Empire Club of Canada and Ramsay Talks welcome Alberta lawyer Dennis Edney as he discusses the legal and human rights issues associated with his noted client, Omar Khadr. This is a rare and important opportunity to hear first hand, the details of...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Honourable David R. Peterson, Chairman, Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games With Building on the success of the Pan Am Games Mr. Peterson is Chairman of the Toronto law firm of Cassels Brock and Blackwell LLP, where he practices corporate/commercial law. Mr. Peterson is Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 2015 Pan American, Parapan American Games. He is...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Victor G. Dodig, President and Chief Executive Officer, CIBC With The Future of Banking: Importance of Innovation and Technology Victor Dodig is President and Chief Executive Officer of the CIBC group of companies, one of North America's largest financial services institutions. Mr. Dodig joined CIBC in 2005 as Executive Vice President, CIBC Wealth Management. In...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada With Towards 2017: What Are We Giving to Canada David Johnston began his professional career as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at Queen's University in 1966, moving to the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law in 1968. He became dean of the Faculty of Law at the Univers...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: A Pioneer Series Event of the Empire Club of Canada featuring Jim Balsillie, Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff With Blackberry: Lessons Learned from One of Canada’s Most Riveting Technology Companies Losing the Signal: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of BlackBerry JACQUIE McNISH is a senior writer with The Globe and Mail and previously The Wall Street Journal. She h...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: His Worship Mayor John Tory, Mayor for the City of Toronto With The Future of the Gardiner Expressway. Toronto Mayor John Tory will outline his vision for the future of the eastern portion of the Gardiner Expressway and the impact on traffic, economic development and the need to build a truly great city. This historical decision will be debated and voted on just...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Dr. Laura Toogood in conversation with Mr. John Cruickshank With Journalism and PR: News Media and Public Relations in the Digital Age What is the future of journalism and public relations in the new media age? Laura Toogood co authored the book Journalism and PR: News Media and Public Relations in the Digital Age and she will discuss some of the key themes tha...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Dr. Meric Gertler, President of the University of Toronto With Foundations for Canada’s Prosperity: Signposts and Directions Meric S. Gertler began his term as the 16th President of the University of Toronto on November 1, 2013. Prior to that, he served as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, the largest faculty at the University, from 2008 to 2013, wher...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Brad Duguid, Ontario's Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure With Opportunities and Challenges Facing Ontario’s Economy Today and Into The Future Ontario has long been the economic driver of the country, but shifts in the traditional landscape of manufacturing, the fluctuating dollar, the growing presence of industrializi...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Robert Deluce, President and CEO, Porter Airlines Inc. With Porter Airlines: Taking off at Billy Bishop Born in Chapleau, Ontario, Robert Deluce grew up in nearby White River and was destined to be in the aviation business Robert's father was a flyer for the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Second World War, and in 1951, he formed White River Air Service, flying...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Ontario’s First Ever State of the North Summit With Opportunities and Challenges in the North: A Panel Discussion with the Business and Political Leaders from Northern Ontario The Empire Club of Canada is pleased to host a rare and very special public event featuring business and political leaders from North Ontario as they discuss, debate, and offer solutions o...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Phil Soper, President and CEO, Royal LePage and Brookfield Real Estate Services Inc. With The Canadian and GTA Housing Market: Room for Optimism, Cause for Concern Phil Soper is President and CEO of Royal LePage and Brookfield Real Estate Services Inc., Brookfield RES, a Toronto Stock Exchange listed firm that trades under the symbol BRE. The company is the lead...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Anthony Lacavera in conversation with Amanda Lang With The Internet of Things and the Future of Canada's Telecom Industry Anthony Lacavera, Chairman and CEO of the Globalive Group and Wind Mobile, is a Canadian born telecom entrepreneur Anthony founded Globalive in 1998 and co founded Wind Mobile in 2008. In January, 2013 Anthony founded Globalive Capital to foc...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Honourable Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long Term Care With The Next Phase of Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care Minister Hoskins will speak to the Empire Club about his vision for health care over the next three years. Building on past successes achieved under the first Action Plan for Health Care, Minister Hoskins will speak about how the Ontari...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Samer Salameh, Executive Chairman of Pacific Future Energy With Building Our Future and Protecting our Coast: Why Building the World's Greenest Refinery is the Key to Unlocking Asian Markets The issue: Canada has a problem. We are blessed with a resource oil needed by people around the world. However, we are selling 97 per cent of our oil exports to one customer...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Investment Outlook 2015 featuring Ian Russell, Thomas Caldwell and Avery Shenfeld lan Russell is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Industry Association of Canada. IIAC. a position he has held since its inauguration in April 2006. Prior to his appointment at the IIAC, Mr. Russell headed the Industry Relations and Representation group of the...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, 29th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario At The Empire Club Holiday Luncheon The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell was installed as Ontario's 29th Representative of Her Majesty The Queen on September 23rd, 2014. She is an energetic and highly regarded renaissance woman, an accomplished civil servant with wide ranging interests, and...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Janet L. Ecker, President and CEO, Toronto Financial Services Alliance With P3s are Working: The Role of the Financial Sector in Successful Infrastructure Projects and Why You Should Care Janet L. Ecker is President and CEO of the Toronto Financial Services Alliance, TFSA, a growing public private partnership dedicated to building Toronto as an international fin...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Critical Role of Transparency in the Fight Against Corruption Featuring Claire Woodside and Pierre Gratton In Conversation With Akaash Maharaj The linkages between resource revenue transparency, improved oversight, and development outcomes from extractive industries. For governments worldwide, mining investment holds promise of change: the opportunity to increas...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Shelley Broader, President and CEO of Walmart Europe, Middle East, Africa and Canada With Leadership Today: Staying Ahead of the Curve in Today’s Hyper Changing World As the world's largest retailer, Walmart is at the forefront of the constant transformation shaping the global retail climate as consumer needs continue to grow and evolve. Within this context Wal...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Greg Sorbara, Chancellor, York University; Chair, The Sorbara Group Advisory Board With Reflections on Two Very Different Governments Within The Battlefield of Ontario Politics Greg Sorbara has enjoyed one of the most successful careers of any Ontario politician, and in two different Liberal administrations. He was appointed minister of finance by Premier...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Joseph Pennachetti, City Manager of Toronto with Looking Forward: Investing for the Future Joseph P. Pennachetti was named City Manager for the City of Toronto in October 2008, with overall responsibility for 37,000 staff, an Operating budget of about $11 Billion and a 2014 to 2023 Capital Plan of $28.5 billion. Toronto is Canada’s largest city and the 6th large...