Empire Club of Canada

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Indigenomics - The Emerging Strength of the Indigenous Economy With new models of commercial partnership, Indigenous economic strength was emerging across sectors and locations. In this discussion, our panelists discuss more about the concepts of Indigenomics and the evolution of the emerging $100 billion Indigenous economy reflecting the size of the Indigenous...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Here Comes The Boom: Protecting Deposits and the Financial System During the Post-Pandemic Recovery Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation also known as CDIC, which protects close to $1 trillion dollars in bank deposits, is a key part of Canada’s financial safety net. CEO Peter Routledge discusses Canada’s economic volatility in post-pandemic life. He also discuss...

The Empire Club of Canada presents: The Future of Renewable Fuels and Low-Carbon Leadership in the Canadian Fuels Sector This webinar discussion was sponsored by the Canadian Fuels Association and it included Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, The Honourable Seamus O’Regan who was joined by Parkland President and CEO, Bob Espey, for a fireside conversation on the future of the Canadian fuels...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Women Who Lead: Celebrating International Women's Day Speakers: Rania Llewellyn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Laurentian Bank of Canada Jennifer Reynolds, President & CEO, Toronto Finance International *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any p...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Black Music and Its Influence on North American Music: In Partnership With Hugh’s Room Live Moderator Rudy Blair chaired a panel of leading Canadian musicians in a discussion of the history of black music and the way it helped to shape North American music generally and the way it impacted their own work. Rudy was joined by Ron Westray, Oscar Peterson, Chair at...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: How Can Canada Build Back Better? The OECD’s Advice As Canadians considered how to build a better economy as the COVID-19 crisis started to recede, their prospects and possibilities were shaped not only by the choices of their own governments and firms but by those of their closest international partners in North America, the Group of Seven and the Organisation...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Vaccine Hesitancy: Convincing Canadians the Importance of Vaccines In this panel discussion, the panelists look at a polling that showed Canadians were losing confidence in vaccines and they discuss ways to combat misinformation and build and maintain public confidence in vaccines. Moderator: William Powers, Writer, Journalist and Technologist Panelists: Angel C...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Black Prosperity: Inspiring the Next Generation of Leaders Over the past year, anti-Black racism protests have elevated systemic issues that remain pervasive in society, serving as a catalyst for important discussions around racism and discrimination in Canada. These discussions have revealed a harsh reality: Black Canadians continue to be significantly underrep...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Celebrating POET Technologies Inc: Making Money in the Global Photonics Industry Speaker: Suresh Venkatesan, Chairman & CEO, POET Technologies *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any part of their content may be used for any purpose other than personal...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Systemic Racism, Housing, and the Realities of Black Canadians In Toronto’s lowest-income neighbourhoods, 69% of residents are racialized, while 73% of residents in Toronto’s highest income neighbourhoods are white. The increased attention to systemic racism had revealed to the general public what those in the housing industry have known for years: housing in To...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Rick Leary – Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission with One Year Later: Making the TTC a Diverse and Inclusive Organization In 2020, the TTC took a hard look at many of its anti-racism practices that were in place then – both in how it dealt with its customers as well as the treatment of their own employees from underrepresented groups. Diversity a...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Mayor of Toronto, John Tory - Ready to Restart: Toronto’s Path Forward Beyond COVID-19 Mayor John Tory speaks about the work Toronto has done to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and the steps it took for 2021. Born and raised in Toronto, Mayor Tory has spent his life giving back to the city he loves, through his tireless work in public, private sector and philanthrop...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Annual Investment Outlook 2021: Making Money in Volatile Markets Panelists: David Rosenberg, Chief Economist & Strategist, Rosenberg Research Thomas S. Caldwell, C.M., Founder and Chairman, Caldwell Financial Ltd. Pierre Lassonde, C.M., GOQ, Chairman & CEO, Firelight Investments *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Clu...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Post COVID: Small Business Success Main Street is the backbone of the community. “Small business is the largest employer in the country.” “There is no better security system for a neighbourhood than a thriving small business sector.” These are some of the phrases traditionally used to describe small businesses in Canada. The challenges they face during COVID are...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Rahul Bhardwaj, President and CEO, Institute of Corporate Directors in conversation with Ivey Business Journal Editor, Tom Watson on The Pandemic’s Legacy: Old Habits and New Possibilities The COVID-19 pandemic had posed both an unprecedented governance challenge and ushered in a period of extraordinary experimentation and innovation. It was time for boards to q...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: A Roadmap for Canada’s Black Youth - Defining Recognition and Development under the UN Decade for People of African Descent and UN75 Being a young person within the Black community in Canada in 2020…what are the prospects for the future? Is the situation encouraging going forward? Have there been setbacks related to the pandemic? And how does this community diff...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Doug Downey, Attorney General of Ontario, In Conversation with Vivene Salmon, Past President, Canadian Bar Association on how breakthroughs in moving legal services online during COVID-19 have reset Ontarians’ expectations for how justice can be done. Technology and innovation have transformed nearly every part of life in Ontario, but the province...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Sean Finn – Executive Vice-President, Corporate Services and Chief Legal Officer, CN CN holds a unique place in history: the unforgettable people, iconic landscapes and exciting innovations have all marked our great railroad through time. But since its creation 100 years ago, CN has faced many challenging situations, especially with unfortunate work disruptions,...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Blake Hutcheson - President & CEO of OMERS With Confidence, Resilience and Patience During COVID: Observations and Reflections during My First Hundred Days as OMERS CEO Blake Hutcheson shares observations and reflections he gained during his first hundred days at the helm as President and CEO of OMERS, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans. T...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Prabmeet Sarkaria – Ontario Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction Businesses across Ontario continued to be negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with local, Main Street small businesses being the hardest hit. Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria, Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction, speaks to the COVID-19 c...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The World Health Organization (WHO), Canada and the Way Ahead As winter of 2020 approached, COVID-19 cases were rising in many parts of the world, the importance of coming together in solidarity to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic had never been greater. Dr. Tedros, Director General of the World Health Organization, talks about the global effort to defeat COVID-19...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Mark Poweska, President & CEO, Hydro One in Conversation with Rocco Rossi, President & CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce In this event, Mark Poweska, President and CEO of Hydro One, and Rocco Rossi, President & CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce, have a fireside conversation about how Mark Poweska transformed Hydro One to put customers and Ontario first...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Future of the Work Place Moderator: Mary Rowe, President & CEO, The Canadian Urban Institute Panelists/ Speaker:  Veni Iozzo, Executive Vice-President, Enterprise Real Estate and Workplace Transformation, CIBC Sarah McKenzie, Independent Consultant, Innovation and Future of Work Toni Rossi BPHE, ICD.D, President, Real Estate Division, Infrastructure...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities with Resilience and Regeneration: Building out of a Pandemic and into a More Inclusive Low-Carbon Economy. The most devastating global pandemic in a century, COVID-19, was more than a health crisis. It had damaged economies, cost jobs and widened existing social inequalities. But it had...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Lisa MacLeod Ontario Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Cultural Industries’ Few sectors of the world’s economy had been hit harder by the Covid-19 pandemic than the tourism and hospitality, culture, and sport sectors. As the Ontario families who depended on this sector reckoned with a world that was increasingly defined by thicker borders,...