IEFA Global Forum 2019 - Montreal | International Economic Forum of the Americas | 10 June 2019 | Hotel Bonaventure, 900 Rue de la Gauchetière O, Montréal, QC H5A 1E4, Canada

The Conference of Montreal is committed to heightening knowledge and awareness of the major issues concerning economic globalization, with a particular emphasis on the relations between the Americas and other continents. The Conference also strives to foster exchanges of information, to promote free discussion on major current economic issues and facilitate meetings between world leaders to encourage international discourse by bringing together Heads of State, the private sector, international organisations and civil society.

2019 Speakers

Yves-Marie Abraham
Associate Professor, Department of Management, HEC Montréal

Kerry Adler
President and Chief Executive Officer, SkyPower

Suhail Al Mazrouei
Minister of Energy and Industry, United Arab Emirates

Fahad Al Raqbani
Ambassador of United Arab Emirates in Canada

John R. Allen
President, The Brookings Institution

Don Anderson
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Mason Arnold
Founder, Cece’s Veggie Co.

Ken Ash
Director, Trade and Agriculture, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Audrey Azoulay
Director-General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Francis Baillet
Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Ubisoft

Mamuka Bakhtadze
Prime Minister of Georgia

Perrin Beatty
President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Eric Beauchemin
Group Managing Director, Global Corporates, DBRS Limited

Saloua Benkhouya
Vice President of Business Financial Services, Diversified Industries, Royal Bank of Canada

Michel Bergeron
Chief Strategy Officer, Business Development of Canada (BDC)

Janie C. Béïque
Executive Vice-President, Investments, Fonds de solidarité FTQ

Afsaneh Beschloss
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RockCreek

Karan Bhatia
Vice President, Global Public Policy and Government Relations, Google

Marie-Claude Bibeau
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada

Jean-Guy Bigeau
Chief Executive Officer, RDÉE Canada

Nicolas-Louis Boël
Chief Executive Officer, Altissia International

Steven Boms
Executive Director, Financial Data & Technology Association - North America

Perianne Boring
Founder and President, the Chamber of Digital Commerce

Carl Boutet
Chief Strategist, Studio RX

Lise Estelle Brault
Senior Director, Fintech, Innovation and Derivatives, Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)

France Brosseau
Senior Director, International Organizations, Montréal International

Meredith Broussard
Assistant Professor, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, New York University

Ethan Brown
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Beyond Meat

Donald Buckhingham
President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI)

Orit Gadiesh
Chairman, Bain & Company

Edward Cameron
Specialist in climate change and human rights

Valentina Carbone
Professor, Sustainable Supply Chain Management; and Co-Director, Deloitte Chair on the Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Models, ESCP Europe

Heather Chalmers
President and Chief Executive Officer, General Electric Canada, and Country Leader, GE Healthcare Canada

François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Canada

Dominique Charron
Vice-President, Programs and Partnership, International Development Research Centre (IDRC-CRDI)

Sergey Cheremin
Minister and Head, Department for Foreign Economic and International Relations, Moscow City Government

Isabèle Chevalier
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bio-K Plus International Inc.

Gregory Chrispin
Executive Vice-President, Wealth Management and Life and Health Insurance, Desjardins Group

Catherine Clark
Master of Ceremonies, Conference of Montreal

Robert Coallier
Chief Executive Officer, Agropur

Charles Cohen
Chief Commercial Officer, SkyPower

Bruno Colmant
Chief Economist and Executive Board Member, Degroof Petercam Bank

Guy Cormier
President and Chief Executive Officer, Desjardins Group

Diane Côté
Chief Risk Officer, London Stock Exchange Group

David M. Cote
Chief Executive Officer, GS Acquisition Holdings

Milla Craig
Founder and President, Millani

Herman Daems
Chairman of the Board, BNP Paribas Fortis

Amy Davidsen
Executive Director, The Climate Group

Nathalie De Marcellis-Warin
Chief Executive Officer, CIRANO

Éric Dequenne
Vice President, International Affairs, Investissement Québec

Catherine Decarie
Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Export Development Canada (EDC)

Derek DeCloet
Executive Editor, and Editor, Report on Business, The Globe and Mail

Jean-Paul de Gaudemar
Rector, Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)

Belen Desmaison
Deputy Director, Centro de Investigación de la Arquitectura y la Ciudad (CIAC), Pontifica Universidad Catolica del Peru

Hélène Desmarais
Chair of the Board of Directors, HEC Montréal; Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Centre d’entreprises et d’innovation de Montréal (CEIM); and President, Consultative and Strategic Orientation Board, Conference of Montreal

Paul Desmarais, Jr.
Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Power Corporation of Canada (PCC); and Chair, Board of Governors, Conference of Montreal

Gaétan Desroches
Chief Executive Officer, La Coop Fédérée

Pierre-Luc Déziel
Professor, Information Technology Law, Université Laval

Marc-Antoine Dilhac
Associate Professor; and Canada Research Chair in Public Ethics and Political Theory, Université de Montréal

Yves-Thomas Dorval
President and Chief Executive Officer, Quebec Employers Council

Ken Doyle
Director General, Tech-Access Canada

Mark Dudman
Head, Global Product and AI Development, IBM Watson Health

Gaston Eloundou Essomba
Minister of Water and Energy, Cameroon

Mark Evans
President and Chief Executive Officer, Conquest Planning

Lars Fæste
Senior Partner and Managing Director, BCG Greater China; Global Leader, BCG TURN and Transformation

Adam Felesky
Chief Executive Officer, Portage3

Elyas Felfoul
Director, World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) - Qatar Foundation

Christiana Figueres
Founding Partner, Global Optimism

Pierre Fitzgibbon
Minister of Economy and Innovation, Québec

Chris Forbes
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild
Chief Executive Officer, E.L. Rothschild LLC; and Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism

Jean-François Fortin
Executive Director, Enforcement, Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)

Pierre Fortin
Emeritus Professor, Department of Economics, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM)

Kathy Fox
Chair, Transportation Safety Board of Canada

Hans Fraikin
Chief Executive Officer, Libra Project

Éric Fournier
Associate and Executive Producer, Moment Factory

Amy Francetic
Managing Director, Energize Ventures

Neil Fraser
President, Medtronic Canada

Chrystia Freeland
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada

Christoph Frei
Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer, World Energy Council (WEC)

Magda Fusaro
Rector, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Philippe Gachon
Professor, Department of Geography, Research Chair in Hydrometeorological Risks Related to Climate Change; and Director of the Scientific Committee, Institute of Environmental Science, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM)

Louise Gagnon
Vice President, Marketing, Research and Development, Olymel

Antony Gardez
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Canada, FollowAnalytics

Anne Gaviola
Economics and Money Editor, VICE

Juergen Gerke
Chief Executive Officer, Allianz Capital Partners

Eric Girard
Minister of Finance, Québec

Nadine Girault
Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie, Québec

James P. Gorman
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Morgan Stanley

Jeremy Grantham
Chief Investment Strategist, Grantham, Mayo, & van Otterloo (GMO)

Bill Greuel
Chief Executive Officer, Protein Industries Canada

Vanessa Grondin
Vice President and Global Head of Strategy, Food and Beverage Industry, Optel

Marcy Grossman
Consul General of Canada in Dubai

Salvatore Guerrera
Founder and President, SAJO

Véronique Guèvremont
Professor; and UNESCO Chair on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, Université Laval

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

Chadi Habib
Executive Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer, Desjardins Group

Mona Hammami Hijazi
Director, Office of Strategic Affairs, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court

Jacqueline Hansen
Senior Business Reporter, CBC News

Jason Hickey
President, Hickey & Associates

Scott Hillier
President and Chief Executive Officer, JA Canada

Doris Honold
Group Chief Operating Officer, Standard Chartered Bank

Anne-Marie Hubert
Managing Partner, Québec, EY,

Julie Hubert
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Workland

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

Glenn Hutchins
Chairman, North Island and Co-Founder, Silver Lake

Tracey Bosman
Managing Director, Biggins Lacy Shapiro

Saïd Ibrahimi
Chief Executive Officer, Casablanca Finance City Authority

Tyson Johnson
Chief Operating Officer, CyberNB

Simon Jolin-Barrette
Minister of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusiveness, Québec

Mélanie Joly
Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, Canada

Rishi Kapoor
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Investcorp

Karen Kastner
Vice-President, Partnerships and Government Relations, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

Jason Kenney
Premier of Alberta

Michael Kerkloh
President and Chief Executive Officer, Munich Airport (FMG)

Raj Khosla
Professor of Precision Agriculture, Colorado State University

Sean Kidney
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Climate Bonds Initiative

Thomas Kinisky
Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Saint-Gobain, Chairman, Saint-Gobain North America

Mukhisa Kituyi
Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Adama Koné
Minister of Economy and Finance, Côte d’Ivoire

Allison Kopf
Founder and CEO, Agrilyst

Alain Kouadio
President, Kaydan Group

Brandon Krieg
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Stash

Marie Josée Lamothe
Professor of Practice, McGill University

Pascal Lamy
President Emeritus, Jacques Delors Institute; Director General, World Trade Organization (WTO) (2005-2013)

Jean Lebel
President, International Development Research Center (IDRC)

Isabelle Leclerc
Senior Vice President, Human Resources, La Coop fédérée

François Legault
Premier of Québec

Philippe Le Houérou
Chief Executive Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Jean Lemire
Emissary for Climate Change and Northern Issues, Québec

Victoria Lennox
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Startup Canada

Rob Leslie
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sedicii

Enrico Letta
Dean, Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences Po; and Prime Minister of Italy (2013-2014);

Jade Leung
Head of Research and Partnerships, Center for the Governance of Artificial Intelligence, University of Oxford

Sébastien Léveillé
Chief Executive Officer, Sollio Agriculture

Steve LeVine
Future Editor, Axios

Ethy Levy
Co-Founder and Israel CEO, Bridge Hub

Fang Liu
Secretary General, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Karim Lofti Senhadji
Chief Executive Officer, OCP Africa

John Lomberg
Head of Stakeholder Relations and Corporate Social Investment, Santam

Marcos Lopez
Chief Executive Officer, Solium

Stephen Lund
Chief Executive Officer, Opportunities New Brunswick

Eric Xin Luo
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, GCL System Integration Technology

Mark Machin
President and Chief Executive Officer, CPP Investment Board

Shingai Manjengwa
Chief Executive Officer, Fireside Analytics

Éric Marcoux
Vice President, IT Architecture and Innovation, La Capitale Financial Group

Pamela Marrone
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Marrone Bio Innovations

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

Gina McCarthy
13th Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2013-2017); Director, Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE

Jon McNeill
Chief Operating Officer, Lyft

Jesse R. McWaters
Financial Innovation Lead, World Economic Forum (WEF)

Hélène Mercier Brûlotte
General Manager, Car2Go

Saad Mered
Chief Executive Officer, Zurich Canada

Gérard Mestrallet
Executive President, AFALULA and Honorary Chairman, ENGIE

Pierre-Carl Michaud
Professor of Economics and Industrial Alliance Chair, HEC Montréal; and Director, Institut sur la retraite et l’épargne

Bertrand Millot
Vice-President, Head of Stewardship Investing, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)

Bernard Morency
Associate Professor, HEC Montréal

Gaetan Morin
President and Chief Executive Officer, Fonds de solidarité FTQ

Thierry Moungalla
Minister of Communication and Media, and Government Spokesperson, Congo

Hanane Mourchid
Head of Circular Economy, OCP Group

Louis Morisset
President and Chief Executive Officer, Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)

William Francis Morneau
Minister of Finance, Canada

Charles Moumouni
Professor and Co-president, Institut panafricain de la gouvernance économique et financière (IPAGEF), Université Laval

Patrick Murck
Fellow, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University

David Murray
Chief Operating Officer, Hydro-Québec; and President, Hydro-Québec Production

Eileen Murray
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Bridgewater Associates

Louise Mushikiwabo
Secretary General of La Francophonie

Francine Muyumba
Senator and ambassador, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Betsy Nelson
Chief Risk Officer, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Calixte Nganongo
Minister of Finance and Budget, Congo

Abdelaziz Omari
Mayor of Casablanca

Marc Parent
President and Chief Executive Officer, CAE

Nicolas Patard
Chairman of the Board, Finance Montréal

Richard Payette
President and Chief Executive Officer, Manuvie Québec

Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya
Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment, Cuba

Jim C. Philp
Science and Technology Policy Analyst, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Valérie Plante
Mayor of Montreal

Manon Poirier
General Manager, Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agrées

Diane Poitras
Vice-President, Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec

Jean-Claude Poissant
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

Élisabeth Préfontaine
Founder, Octonomics

Mark Purdon
Professor, Department of Strategy, Social and Environmental Responsibility, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM)

Rémi Quirion
Chief Scientist, Québec

Aziz Rabbah
Minister of Energy, Mining and Sustainable Development, Morocco

Jean Raby
Chief Executive Officer, Natixis Investment Managers

Sandrine Rastello
Montreal Bureau Chief, Bloomberg

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)

Víctor Rivero
Director General, Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas A.C. (CIMAT)

Jean-François Roberge
Minister of Education and Higher Education, Québec

Claudia Roessler
Director, Agriculture Strategic Partnerships, Microsoft

Antoine Rostworowski
Deputy Director General, Programmes and Services, Airports Council International (ACI World)

Chantal Rouleau
Minister for Transport and Minister Responsible for the Metropolis and the Montréal Region, Québec

Maximilien Roy
President and Chief Executive Officer, Regroupement des jeunes chambres de commerce du Québec (RJCCQ)

Jean-Louis Roy
Chief Executive Officer, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ)

Louise Roy
Chancelière et présidente du Conseil, Université de Montréal

Ian Rowlands
Professor & Associate Vice-President, International, University of Waterloo

Shane Russell
Director, Health System Strategies & Government Affairs, Medtronic

Ségolène Royal
Ambassador in charge of international negotiation for the Arctic and Antarctic regions, France

Michael Sabia
President and Chief Executive Officer, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)

Eric Salobir
President, Optic Technology

Mustafa Sahin
President and Executive Director, Canada-UAE Business Council

Dimitri Sanga
Director, Multisectorial Regional Office, UNESCO

Michel Sidibé
Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Mali

Florian Schattenmann
Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Research & Development, Cargill

Veronica Silva
Director General, Expo 2020 Dubai, Global Affairs Canada

Amanda Sloat
Robert Bosch Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings Institution

Sir Martin Sorrell
Executive Chairman, S4 Capital

Nancy Southern
Chair and Chief Executive Officer, ATCO

Bernard Spitz
President, French Insurance Federation; and President, International and Europe, Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF)

Robin St-Arnaud
President, CMC Electronics

Elizabeth Stefanka
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Stefanka Technologies

Doug Stephens
Founder, Retail Prophet

Vanmala Subramaniam
Business Reporter, Financial Post

Kristine L. Svinicki
Chairman, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Hugues Sweeney
Executive Producer, National Film Board of Canada

Karl Tabbakh
Managing Partner, Québec Region, McCarthy Tétrault

Philippe A. Tanguy
Chief Executive Officer, Polytechnique Montréal

Louis Têtu
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Coveo

Kim Thomassin
Executive Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Secretariat, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)

Geneviève Thouin
Director, Municipal Climate Innovation Program, Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Brian Tobin
Vice Chair, BMO Financial Group

Brennan Turner
Chief Executive Officer, FarmLead.com

Georges Ugeux
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Galileo Global Advisors; and Former Group Executive Vice President, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

Sardor Umrzakov
Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade, Uzbekistan

Siegfried Usal
Vice President, Strategy, Research and Technology, Thales Canada; and Managing Director, cortAIx

Antoine van Agtmael
Senior Adviser, Garten Rothkopf; and Trustee and Co-Chair, International Advisory Council, The Brookings Institution

Carolien van Brunschot
Manager, Circular Economy, World Business Council on Sustainable Development

Hilligje van’t Land
Secretary General, International Association of Universities (IAU) and Executive Director, International Universities Bureau

Rumina Velshi
President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)

Robert Verreault
Plan Manager, Bridgestone Canada

Miguel Vielfaure
President and Chief Executive Officer, Etchiboy

Masazumi Wakatabe
Deputy Governor, Bank of Japan

George H. Walker
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Neuberger Berman

Anne Walsh
Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Partners

Josephine Wapakabulo
Chief Executive Officer, Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC)

Gregg Wassmansdorf
Senior Managing Director, Global Strategy, Newmark Knight Frank

Sheila Watt-Cloutier
Environmental, Cultural and Human Rights Advocate

Steve Waygood
Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Aviva

Catherine D. Wood
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, ARK Invest

Steve Wretling
Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, HIMSS

Alex Wright
Head of Policy and Public Affairs, The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)

Diane Wu
Founder and CEO, Trace Genomics

Donald J. Wuebbles
Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Illinois

Malik Yacoubi
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Nesto

Jae Sung Yoon
Chief Investment Officer, New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM)

Max Yuan
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Xiaoi

2019 Partners

PRESENTING:
• Power Corporation of Canada

PRESTIGE:
• Desjardins
• Caisse de depot et Plcement de Quebec
• Autorite des Marches Financiers
• Finance Montrea
• Hydro Quebec
• Investissement Quebec
• Cogeco
• Dentons
• La Francophonie

MAJOR:
• Engie
• BMO
• Polytechnique Monteal
• Sky Power Global
• McGill
• OCP
• BanQ
• EDC
• HEC Montreal
• La Coop
• Garda World
• IDRC
• Fonds de Recherche du Quebec

ASSOCIATE PARTNERS:
• EY
• RDEE Canada
• CPQ
• bdc
• Auf
• SNC Lavalin

OFFICIAL AIRLINE:
• Air Canada

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• Concordia
• BCG
• Opportunities NB
• Total
• Foundss
• Uqam
• Universite Laval
• RJCCQ
• Altissia
• DBRS
• Ubisoft
• Carino
• Wise
• TATA
• Aeroports De Montreal
• McCarthy Tetrault
• BNP Paribas
• Looking Ahead
• Florida Realtors
• Business Events Montreal
• VIA Rail Canada
• National
• RioTinto
• Hotel Bonaventure

GOVERNMENT PARTNERS:
• Canada
• Quebec
• Montreal

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Financial Times
• FDi Intelligence
• The Globe and Maill
• Express
• The Business Year
• IEFA Magazine

INSTITUTIONAL & KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS:
• FCCQ
• Young Leaders Circle
• OECD
• Montreal Councilor Foreign Relations
• MIA