IEFA Online Edition Conference of Montreal 2020 | International Economic Forum of the Americas | 14 December 2020 | Online Edition

Following the success of the IEFA Online Conversation Series launched last April, and the first virtual edition of the World Strategic Forum in Miami, we invite you to attend the first live online edition of The Conference of Montreal on December 14, 15, 16, and 17, 2020.

Despite the unique challenges currently facing the world, the IEFA remains committed to providing a platform for the world's top public and private sector leaders that fosters dialogue and collaboration, and from which they can share their vision and their solutions for the current challenges.

You can submit questions and comment in real time, and take advantage of the many networking opportunities provided by our brand-new virtual platform.

Visit our website and check out the program and list of confirmed speakers for the four-day conference, now available online.

2020 Speakers

John R. Allen
President, The Brookings Institution

Dan Barclay
Chief Executive Officer and Group Head, BMO Capital Markets

Leon Black
Cofounder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Apollo Global Management

Marc-André Blanchard
Executive Vice-President and Head, CDPQ Global

Sophie Brochu
President and Chief Executive Officer, Hydro-Québec

Ethan Brown
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Beyond Meat

Martin Coiteux
Head of Economic Analysis and Global Strategy, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)

Guy Cormier
President and Chief Executive Officer, Desjardins Group

David M. Cote
Chief Executive Officer, GS Acquisition Holdings

Michael Denham
President and Chief Executive Officer, BDC

Paul Desmarais III
Senior Vice President, Power Corporation of Canada

Mohamed El Kettani
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Attijariwafa bank

Guillaume Faury
Chief Executive Officer, Airbus

Mariya Gabriel
Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, European Commission

Orit Gadiesh
Chairman, Bain & Company

Belén Garijo
Vice Chairman of the Executive Board and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Merck; and Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare, Merck

Luc-Alain Giraldeau
Chief Executive Officer, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)

Nadine Girault
Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie; and Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration, Québec

Peter Grauer
Chairman, Bloomberg LP

Catherine Guillouard
Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer, RATP Group

Ángel Gurría
Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Mansoor Hamayun
Chief Executive Officer, BBOXX

Chieh Huang
Chief Executive Officer, Boxed

Richard L. Hudson
Editor-in-Chief and Vice Chair of the Board, Science | Business

Glenn Hutchins
Co-Chairman, The Brookings Institution; Chairman, North Island; and Co-founder, Silver Lake

Steve Jacob
Full Professor of Political Science and Holder of the Research Chair on Public Administration in the Digital Era, Université Laval

Jan Jambon
Minister-President, Government of Flanders

Patrick Jenkins
Deputy Editor, Financial Times

Rishi Kapoor
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Investcorp

Gary Kobinger
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; Director, Research Centre on Infectious Diseases, Université Laval

Jed Kolko
Chief Economist, Indeed

Bernard Labelle
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, CGI

Marco Lambertini
Director-General, WWF International

Jean Lebel
President, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

François Legault
Premier of Québec

Mario Limoges
Assistant Deputy Minister, Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness of Companies and Regions, Ministry of Economy and Innovation, Québec

Jin Liqun
President, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

Jean-François Marcoux
Managing Partner, White Star Capital

Jacko Maree
Deputy Chairman, Standard Bank; and Special Investment Envoy, Office of the Presidency, South Africa

Patrick Martin
President Delegate, Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF); and Chief Executive Officer, Martin Belaysoud Expansion

Bill McDermott
Chief Executive Officer, ServiceNow

Jose Minaya
Chief Executive Officer, Nuveen

Shunichi Miyanaga
Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Jean Nolet
President and Chief Executive Officer, Coop Carbone

Piero Pelizzaro
Chief Resilience Officer, City of Milan

Virgil-Daniel Popescu
Minister of Economy and Energy, Romania

Rémi Quirion
Chief Scientist, Québec

Gil Rémillard
Founding Chairman, International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA)

Nicholas Rémillard
President and Chief Executive Officer, International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA)

David Rosenberg
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, AeroFarms

Sir Martin Sorrell
Executive Chairman, S4 Capital

William C. Stone
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, SS&C Technologies

Ludovic Subran
Chief Economist, Allianz

Marcos Troyjo
President, New Development Bank

Namita Vikas
Group President and Global Head, Climate Strategy and Responsible Banking, YES BANK

Matt Whineray
Chief Executive Officer, NZ Super Fund

Eric Xin Luo
Chief Executive Officer, GCL System Integration Technology

Ray Young
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Archer Daniels Midland Company

2020 Partners

PRESENTING PARTNER:
• Power Corporation of Canada

PRESTIGE PARTNERS:
• CDPQ
• Desjardins
• Engie
• Hydro Quebec
• Finance Montreal
• Autorité Des Marchés Financiers
• Sagard Holdings
• Cogeco
• Dentons
• Fonds-deRecherche du Quebec

MAJOR PARTNERS:
• BMO
• Investissement Québec
• ECN Capital
• Polytechnique Montréal
• Banq
• EDC
• HEC Montreal
• GardaWorld
• IDRC/CRDI
• National Institute for Scientific Research (INRS)

ASSOCIATE PARTNERS:
• BDC
• ING / Order of Engineers of Quebec
• CPQ / Quebec Employers Council
• Ontario Canada
• Pernod Ricard
• SNC-Lavalin Group

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• Concordia
• Opportunities NB
• Total
• BNP Paribas
• UQAM
• Laval University
• Ubisoft
• Aecon
• Monteal-Trudeau International Airport
• McCarthy Tetrault
• MEDEF
• Florida Realtors
• Business Event Montreal
• National

GOVERNMENT PARTNERS:
• Canada.ca
• Government of Quebec
• Montreal

MEDIA & KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS:
• Financial Times
• FDI Intelligence
• The Globe and Mail
• The Hill Times
• The Business Year

INSTITUTIONAL & KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS:
• OECD
• Young Leaders of the International Economic Forum of the Americas
• Montreal Council on Foreign Relations (CORIM)
• FCCQ
• UQAM - University of Quebec in Montreal
• CERIUM - The Montreal Center for International Studies
• CIMTL - Montreal International Connection
• Miami International Airport