Empire Club of Canada

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario With Creating Jobs and Growing the Economy Minister Charles Sousa was born and raised in Mississauga, has been the Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Mississauga South since 2007, and is the current Minister of Finance for the Province of Ontario. He is a husband and father, an...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Tim Leiweke, President and CEO, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment With Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Tim Leiweke was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, MLSE, on April 26, 2013. Leiweke brings more than 30 years of sports and entertainment experience to MLSE, having been deeply involved in the growth and de...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: David Mirvish In Conversation With Christopher Hume On Legacy and the Public Realm: Dreaming with Frank Gehry David Mirvish is a Canadian theatre producer, entrepreneur and art collector. A passionate supporter of the theatre and Canada's artistic community, Mr. Mirvish is the owner and operator of Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre, Princess of Wales Theatre, Ed...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Christie Blatchford, Kevin Donovan and Lisa Taylor In Conversation with Edward Keenan On Beyond the Headlines: Have the Media Treated Mayor Ford Fairly A video that allegedly shows the Mayor of Canada's largest city smoking crack cocaine has generated headlines around the world. News of the video, which was not produced by the journalists, has also raised questi...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Mayor Brenda Halloran and Mayor Dan Mathieson In Conversation With John Jung On Intelligent Communities: The Key To Driving Local Prosperity and Global Competitiveness Moderator: John Jung, Chairman and Co-founder of the Intelligent Community Forum Speakers:  Brenda Halloran, Mayor of the City of Waterloo Dan Mathieson, Mayor of Stratford, Ontario *The cont...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Lieutenant General the Honourable Romeo A. Dallaire, O.C., C.M.M., G.O.Q, M.S.C., C.D., Retired Senator With A New Conceptual Base for Conflict Prevention  The Honourable Romeo Dallaire has a distinguished career in the Canadian military, achieving the rank of Lieutenant General and Assistant Deputy Minister of Human Resources. In 1994, General Dallaire com...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Rick Waugh, Chief Executive Officer, Scotiabank With The Future of Financial Services: Finding the Right Balance for Stability and Economic Growth As Rick Waugh prepares to step down after a decade as CEO of Scotiabank and several years as Vice Chair of the Institute of International Finance, he will take an in depth look at the ongoing fallout from the global f...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins in conversation with Anna Maria Tremonti on White Smoke: The Papal Conclave, A Personal View In this unique event, Cardinal Collins will share insights on the March 2013 Papal Conclave and subsequently will discuss what it all means with CBC's Anna Maria Tremonti. For anyone interested in the process behind one of the most si...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Steven L. Beshear, Governor of Kentucky on Growing our Future Together: The Value of Advancing the Strong Economic Ties Between Canada and Kentucky Steven L. Beshear was elected Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in November 2007. An attorney by profession, Gov. Beshear has a long background in public service, having served as a state representative in the...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Amar Varma, Anthony Lacavera, Dr. Michael Bloom and John Ruffolo in conversation with Mike Eppel on Venture Capital in Canada: Bridging the Expectations Gap between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs Moderator: Mike Eppel, Senior Business Editor, 680 News Speakers:  Amar Varma, Co-Founder & CEO, Xtreme Labs and Managing Partner, Extreme Venture Partn...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Andy Byford, Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission on Next Steps: TTC's 5 Year Plan Andy Byford was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Transit Commission in March, 2012. He is responsible for the day to day operations of the largest transit agency in Canada, and the third largest in North America, carrying over 500 million riders on a...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Sheldon Levy, President of Ryerson University on Young innovators, our future: supporting postsecondary (r)evolution In 2009 a group of Ryerson students approached Sheldon Levy with a radical idea. Inspired by next generation technology, and wanting their education to make an impact, they asked for a new kind of learning and research space for entrepreneurial de...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Matthew Teitelbaum, Director and CEO, Art Gallery of Ontario on Invent the Future: Invest in Creativity Matthew Teitelbaum became the fifth Director of the Art Gallery of Ontario in September 1998. His leadership and vision was instrumental in achieving the 300 million dollar transformation of the AGO by world renowned, Toronto born architect Frank Gehry in Nove...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Wanted in the GTA: Honesty, Boldness and Big Thinking John Tory is a Canadian businessman, political activist, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, former Member of Provincial Parliament and broadcaster. He also is the volunteer chair of the Greater Toronto Civic Action Alliance. Tory received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Unive...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Blake Hutcheson, Stephen Diamond, Paul Bedford in conversation with Christopher Hume E.M. Blake Hutcheson, President and CEO, Oxford Properties Group Blake Hutcheson is the President and CEO of Oxford Properties Group and is responsible for overseeing the global business, consisting of approximately 21 billion dollars of assets under management and 1,400 employe...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Richard Garneau, President and CEO, Resolute Forest Products With Resolute on Sustainability: Taking Corporate Responsibility to the Next Level Richard Garneau, President and CEO of Resolute Forest Products, the largest forest products company in Canada and a global leader in the industry, will speak about how the industry has met the challenges of the current o...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Justin Trudeau, Candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party Justin was first elected to Parliament in the Montreal riding of Papineau in 2008, defying political insiders who believed that a federalist candidate would have little chance against an incumbent member of the Bloc Québécois. In the past five years, he has worked tirelessly to represent an electo...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Tony Griffiths In Conversation With Howard Green On Real Life Governance Matters in the Boardroom Tony Griffiths: Born in Rangoon, Burma, and educated in the United States and Canada. He holds an MBA from Harvard. He is the chairman of Russel Metals Inc., and Novadaq Technologies, and a director of Vitran Corp., and is a director of The Brick. Previous directors...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Andrea Horwath, Leader of Ontario NDP on Creating Jobs and Building a Stronger Economy: Building a Budget that Works for Ontario Families Andrea Horwath is the Leader of Ontario's New Democrats. Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Andrea knows that the financial success of our province depends on the financial success of families who make the province work. Ho...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: His Excellency Jean Marc Ayrault, Prime Minister of France Born on January 25, 1950, in Maulévrier, Maineet Loire, Jean Marc Ayrault was appointed Prime Minister of France on May 15, 2012, by the President of the Republic of France, François Hollande. A member of the Socialist Party, Jean Marc Ayrault was the Mayor of the city of Nantes, Loire Atlantique, from 1...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: David Naylor, President, University of Toronto With Zombie versus Zombies: Tackling Two Dangerous Myths in Higher Education and Advanced Research David Naylor has been President of the University of Toronto since 2005. He earned his MD at Toronto in 1978, followed by a D Phil at Oxford where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. Naylor completed clinical specialty tra...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Piers Handling, Director and Chief Executive Officer, TIFF With TIFF Takes on the World Piers Handling is the Director and Chief Executive Officer of TIFF. He has held this position since 1994, responsible for leading both the operational and artistic growth of the organization. TIFF has a $33 million annual operating budget and employs more than 150 full time s...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Ambassador David Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador to Canada With What Obama's Second Term Will Mean for Canada David Jacobson presented his credentials to the Governor General of Canada and became the 22nd U.S. Ambassador to Canada on October 2, 2009. Before coming to Ottawa, Ambassador Jacobson served as Special Assistant to the President. Prior to serving in the Whit...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Thorsten Heins, President and Chief Executive Officer, Blackberry with Special Introduction by Nadir Mohamed, CEO Rogers Communications Thorsten Heins was named President and Chief Executive Officer at Research In Motion in January 2012. Over the past year he has undertaken an extensive program to revitalize the organization while readying for the launch o...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Ian Russell, President and CEO, Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC) With Getting the Facts: What Clients Actually Value and Demand from Financial Advisors lan Russell is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Industry Association of Canada, a position he has held since its inauguration in April 2006. Prior to his appointment at IIAC...