Empire Club of Canada

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Annual Women Who Lead Panel In the lead up to International Women's Day 2019, for our Annual Women Who Lead Panel, we present industry leaders who will discuss their business and career successes, what they've accomplished to date and how they break down barriers to diversity and equal opportunity. Moderator: Jake Stika, Executive Director and Co-Founder,...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada The Honourable David Lametti was a Full Professor in the Faculty of Law at McGill University specializing in property, intellectual property as well as private and comparative law. He was also a member of McGill University’s Quebec Research Centre of Private and Comparative Law and...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Tony Irwin, President & CEO, Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario On No Vacancy: Tackling Ontario’s Rental Housing Supply Crisis With low rental vacancy rates across the province and continued uncertainty about Toronto’s volatile housing market, it’s becoming more difficult to meet the increasing demand for quality long-term rental options for O...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Victor Montagliani, VP, FIFA & President, CONCACAF In Conversation With Kristian Jack, TSN On Leading Change in Global Soccer: CONCACAF Journey of Reform, Growth and the FIFA World Cup 2026, a Watershed for the Region With a lifelong commitment to football, as a player and administrator Victor Montagliani’s passion for the game has led him to become a leader...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Sarada Peri, Former Senior Speechwriter for President Barack Obama In Conversation With Political Strategist Don Guy On The Changing Nature of Political Communications Sarada Peri is a speechwriter and communications strategist who has helped top leaders and thinkers – from Fortune 50 CEOs to the President of the United States – inspire and persuade audiences. S...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Kyle Dubas, GM Toronto Maple Leafs & Bobby Webster, GM Toronto Raptors In Conversation With Elliotte Friedman On How Big Data is Changing Professional Sports Kyle Dubas was named the 17th General Manager in the Club’s history on May 11, 2018 after originally joining the Leafs as Assistant General Manager in July of 2014. In his role as Assistant General Mana...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Making Money in the Global Markets in 2019 Panel Gianni Kovacevic is an investor, author and strategist who has enlightened audiences around the world with his unique brand of storytelling. Drawing from over 20,000 hours of research, he is frequently interviewed by the media and is known for the colourful way he decodes complicated modern themes. His recently pu...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Ralph Goodale, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness On National Security Tools and Architecture for a Changing and Difficult World Ralph Goodale is Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and is the Member of Parliament for the Regina- Wascana. Raised on a family farm near Wilcox, Saskatchewan, and e...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change In Conversation With Tom Clark Catherine McKenna was elected as the first female member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre on October 19th 2015, and appointed Minister of Environment and Climate Change shortly thereafter. She helped negotiate the Paris Agreement and secured Canada’s fi...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Andrea Horwath, Leader of Ontario’s Official Opposition, NDP With No Surprises, No Secrets: A Government's Role in Supporting a Stable, Prosperous Modern Economy Ontarians expect their government to protect what’s already working in Ontario, and fix what isn’t. An unpredictable environment where businesses have to adapt to shocks only makes it harder to build a...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: National Pharmacare Expert Panel On How a National Pharmacare Plan and Regulatory Reforms Impact Ontario’s Patients, the Life Sciences Industry and Health System The federal government is considering a national pharmacare plan and fundamental changes to how the prices of innovative medicines are regulated in Canada. How will these reforms affect Ontario’s patien...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Future-Ready? Understanding AI's Future Impact In Partnership with The University of Toronto. Join us for this Evening Event focused on Future-Ready? Understanding AI’s Future Impact. Sven Dickinson, Professor and past Chair of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto; Vice President, Chief Scientist, and Head of the Samsung Toronto...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Business of Blockchain Panel with Alex Tapscott, Ana Badour, Fatema Pirone, Matthew Spoke Ana Badour co-leads McCarthy Tétrault LLP’s Fintech Group. She is a partner in their Financial Services Group, a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and a Certified Bitcoin Professional. She advises financial services entities, including financial institutions an...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Michael Katchen, CEO, Wealthsimple In Conversation With Amber Kanwar On Getting the Recipe Right: Making Canada the Best Place in the World for the Financial Companies Of The Future Michael Katchen is the CEO and co-founder of Wealthsimple, a leading financial technology company operating in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. Wealthsimple launched in September 2014...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Toronto Post Election Political Panel: Deep Dive with Key Campaign Strategists The Empire Club of Canada is pleased to host a panel discussion on the outcome of the recent Toronto election. A Signature Evening Panel Discussion that will provide attendees with the insider perspective from two of the major Toronto mayoral campaigns and what it means for our city m...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Joseph Mancinelli, International Vice President, LiUNA With P3s, The Economy and The New Face of Labour Born in Hamilton on September 11 1957 to Italian Immigrants Enrico and Victoria, Joseph Mancinelli hit the ground running. His father dedicated his life’s work to building better communities for marginalized populations within Ontario and throughout Canada. Fr...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy, President, Treasury Board of Ontario With The Challenge of Our Generation: Building a Modern, Sustainable Ontario Government Restoring trust and accountability in the province’s finances is at the core of the mandate of Premier Doug Ford’s provincial government. As part of that goal, Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy, President of the Tr...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Rod Phillips, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks The Honourable Rod Phillips was sworn in as Ontario’s Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks on June 29, 2018. Minister Phillips, MPP for Ajax, assumes his current role following a successful business career. Most recently, he was Chair of Afiniti Canada, a global artif...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: John Chen, CEO Blackberry In Conversation With Amber Kanwar, Host BNN With BlackBerry: The Heart of Connectivity Topic Description: Hyperconnectivity demands ultra security, making BlackBerry the driving force of the Internet of Everything. Since its founding in 1984, BlackBerry has been at the forefront of innovations in mobility, real time communications, secu...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Caroline Mulroney, Attorney General of Ontario On Federal Legalization of Cannabis: Ontario is Ready Caroline Mulroney is Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs. She was elected as the MPP for York–Simcoe in 2018. Mulroney was the vice president of BloombergSen Investment Partners, a Toronto-based investment firm, where...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Fresh Faces of Provincial Politics Panel: Bhutila Karpoche, Lindsey Park, Mike Schreiner, Jess Spindler, Moderated by Adrienne Batra Moderator: Adrienne Batra, Editor in Chief, Toronto Sun Panelists: Bhutila Karpoche, MPP Parkdale High Park, Deputy Whip and Critic for Mental Health and Addictions Lindsey Park, MPP Durham and Parliamentary Assistant for the Attor...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: James Villeneuve, Consul General of Canada, Los Angeles With Toronto to L.A. and Back: The Big Business of Canadian Film and Television James Villeneuve was appointed Consul General of Canada, Los Angeles in February 2014. He is Canada’s senior representative in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Villeneuve worked for Anheuser...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Productivity and Competitiveness: Solutions for Sustained Prosperity with Victor Dodig, President and CEO CIBC Victor Dodig was named President and CEO of the CIBC group of companies, one of North America’s leading financial services institutions, in September 2014. During his tenure, Victor has helped usher in a new era for the bank, positioning CIBC as a relat...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott On Blockchain Revolution: The Next Stages Join co-authors Don and Alex Tapscott for a presentation and conversation to share the insights from the new edition of their global best-selling book, Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and and Other Cryptocurrencies Is Changing the World. All attendees will receive a...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Ontario Post Election Political Landscape – A Deep Dive with Key Campaign Strategists Panelists : Omar Khan, Vice President, Public Affairs, Hill and Knowlton Michael Diamond, Campaign strategist and political commentator Brian Topp, Partner at KTG Public Affairs Tom Clark, Chairman, Global Public Affairs David Coletto, CEO and a founding partner of Abacus Data...