The International Economic Forum of the Americas 2022 - Toronto | International Economic Forum of the Americas | 16 October 2022 | Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5J 1E3, Canada

This is an international conference fostering dialogue on national and global issues. It is held under the auspices of the International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA). The IEFA organizes annual summits bringing together heads of states, central bank governors, ministers and global economic decision makers. The Forum also offers exclusive opportunities for business meetings aimed at promoting partnerships among major Canadian and international corporations.

2022 Speakers

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Dominic Barton
Chairman, Rio Tinto

George R. Oliver
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Johnson Controls

Macky Tall
Partner and Chair, Carlyle Infrastructure Group

Patrick Decker
President and Chief Executive Officer, Xylem

Ahmed Hussen
Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Canada

Alain Lavoie
President, LexRock AI

Alexandre LaRocque
President, Ardent Security

Alison Sunstrum
Fellow, Creative Destruction Labs (CDL)

Amanda Lang
Host, Taking Stock, CTV

Andy Garrett
Global Program Director – Workplace Adjustments Service, GSK

Audrey Robat
Chief Financial Officer, ENGIE North America

Benoit Moffet Bédard
President and Co-Founder, Beap

Bill Greuel
Chief Executive Officer, Protein Industries Canada

Bobby Le Blanc
President, Onex

Cameron Bailey
Chief Executive Officer, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

Caroline Mulroney
Minister of Francophone Affairs and Minister of Transportation, Ontario

Catherine Cano
President, CanoVision

Chris Mudrick
Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President, Bruce Power

Chris Wright
Chief Technology Officer, Canal Marine & Industrial Inc.

Christopher Yip
Dean, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, University of Toronto

David Gauthier
Vice President, Commercialization, Natural Products Canada

Denis Gaudreault
Country Manager, Intel Canada

Eleni Z. Gabre-Madhin
Chief Innovation Officer, Regional Bureau for Africa, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Elisabeth Rizzotti
Chief Operating Officer, Newcleo

Elodie Meyer
Vice-President, Legal Affairs, Bradley & Rollins

François Villeroy De Galhau
Governor, Bank of France

Frannie Leautier
Partner and Chief Executive Officer, SouthBridge Investment

Gary Rabbior
President, Canadian Foundation for Economic Education

Glen Savoie
Minister responsible for La Francophonie, New Brunswick

Goldy Hyder
President and Chief Executive Officer, Business Council of Canada

Hélène Desmarais
Executive Chairman, IVADO Labs;, and Chair of the Board, HEC Montréal

Horore Bell Bebga
Founder, African Women in Tech Startup

Ian Whitcomb
President, Irving Oil

Janet De Silva
President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Region Board of Trade

Javier Pérez Fortea
Chief Executive Officer, Globalvia

Jimmy Jean
Vice-President, Strategist and Chief Economist, Desjardins Group

Dana McCauley
Chief Experience Officer, Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN)

Karima-Catherine Goundiam
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, B2BeeMatch.com

Kevin Strain
President and Chief Executive Officer, Sun Life

Lejjy Gafour
Chief Executive Officer, CULT Food Science

Louis Audet
Chairman of the Board, Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Communications Inc.

Magdalena Krol
Associate Dean, Research Innovation, Enterprise & Partnerships, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University

Dominic Cole-Morgan
Senior Vice President of Total Rewards, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy, ScotiaBank

Martin Imbleau
President and Chief Executive Officer, Montreal Port Authority

Mary Wells
Dean, Faculty of Engineering; Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo

Meghan Roach
Chief Executive Officer, Roots Canada

Mohammed Ashour
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Aspire

Neil Pakey
Chief Executive Officer, Nieuport

Patricia Gauthier
Country General Manager - Canada, Moderna

Paulette Senior
President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Women’s Foundation

Peter Marrone
Executive Chairman, Yamana Gold

Philippe Jetté
President and Chief Executive Officer, Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Communications Inc.

Pierre Ouellette
President, Université de l'Ontario français

Ravi Kumar S.
President, Infosys

Rick Christiaanse
Chief Executive Officer, Invest Alberta

Robert Oliphant
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada

Seifi Ghasemi
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Air Products

Sheri Blades
Principal, Organizational Effectiveness,, Sheri Blades Consulting

Sonja Volpe
Chief Executive Officer, BNP Paribas Canada

Stephen Waldman
Associate Dean, Research and External Partnerships, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Sciences, Toronto Metropolitan University

Stewart Steeves
Chief Operating Officer, Vantage Airport Group; and Chair, Board of Directors, LaGuardia Gateway Partners

Tasha Kheiriddin
Director, Navigator Ltd.

Tim Haney
Chief Executive Office, Dentons Canada

Zayna Khayat
Vice President, Client Success & Growth, Teladoc Health

Ana Bailão
Deputy Mayor; City Councillor for Ward 9 (Davenport), City of Toronto

Arturo Hernández Basave
Deputy Head of Mission & Chargé d'affaires, a.i., Embassy of Mexico in Canada

Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald
Director of Financial Security Research, National Institute on Ageing, Ted Rogers School of Management

Carla Qualtrough
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Canada

Carlos Alberto Játiva Naranjo
Ambassador of Ecuador

Cécile Martin-Phipps
Director, Institut de la Francophonie pour le développement durable (IFDD)

Connor Curran
Chief Laundry Officer, Local Laundry

Corey McMullan
Retailer, McMullan Appliances & Mattress

David Vannier
Chief Government Affairs Officer, Newcleo

David Yeh
Managing Director, CIBC Capital Markets

Dominic Mailloux
President, Fédération des gens d’affaires francophones de l’Ontario (FGA)

Douglas Turnbull
Vice Chairman and Country Head, Canada, DBRS Morningstar

Filomena Tassi
Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Canada

Jack Klejka
Vice-President, Product Management, IVADO Labs

James Campbell
Director of the Health Workforce Department, World Health Organization (WHO)

Jamie Burton
Chief Business Development Officer, Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW)

Jean-Charles Le Vallée
Country Representative – Canada, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

Jean-Pierre Clamadieu
Chairman, ENGIE

Jennifer Flanagan
President and Chief Executive Officer, Actua

Joe St-Julian
President, SNC-Lavalin Nuclear

John Cassidy
Managing Director, Canada, THRIVE by SVG Ventures

Julien Geremie
Executive Director, Cooperation Council of Ontario

Laurel Broten
Chief Executive Officer, Invest in Canada

Lisa Raitt
Vice-Chair and Managing Director, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets

Mallory Yawnghwe
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Indigenous Box Inc.

Marilyn Horrick
Senior Vice President, Ontario Market, Growth, Acquisitions and Development, Desjardins Group

Marissa West
President and Managing Director, General Motors Canada

Marshia Akbar
Research Lead on Labour Migration, The Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration, Toronto Metropolitan University

Martín Vidal
Ambassador of the, Oriental Republic of Uruguay

Mehdi Filali
Vice-President Farmer Solutions, OCP Africa

Milena Kumurdjieva
AVP, Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Automation Enablement, Canadian Tire

Navdeep Bains
Vice-Chair of Global Investment Banking, CIBC

Paul Mazerolle
President and Vice-Chancellor, University of New Brunswick

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

Philip Wong
Staff Radiation Oncologist, Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network

Robert Wesseling
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Co-operators Group Limited

Shannin Metatawabin
Chief Executive Officer, National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA)

Shaun Padulo
President and Chief Executive Officer, Heddle Shipyards

Soji Skariah
Managing Director and Global Head of Software and R&D, Sesami

Templar Kalundu Iga
Managing Principal, Preponderant Advisory

Thomas Schaefer
Vice President, Global Lithium Business Development, Ecobat

Thomas Schmall-von Westerholt
Chairman, Volkswagen Group Technology

Tina Nguyen
Founder, XXL & CO LTD

Trevor Pawl
Chief Mobility Officer, State of Michigan

Van Zorbas
Chief Culture and People Officer, Deloitte

Yves-Gérard Mehou-loko
Equity and Human Rights Commissioner, Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario (CEPEO); and Vice President, Fédération des communautés francophones et acadiennes du Canada (FCFA)

2022 Partners

PRESENTING PARTNER:
• Cogeco

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
• Invest in Canada
• Engie
• Niagara
• BMO
• Aecon
• Desjardins
• Sagard
• Morningstar

GOLD PARTNERS:
• LiUNA!
• Infosys
• Preponderant
• Ivado Labs
• Export Development Canada (EDC)
• GardaWorld

SILVER PARTNERS:
• BNP PARIBAS
• Toronto Metropolitan University
• Nieuport Aviation
• Ontario Medical Association
• Invest Alberta
• Bruce Power
• Sesami
• Canadian Foundation for Economic Education
• Dentons

BRONZE PARTNERS:
• Canadian Women's Foundation
• Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW | CCRT)
• Indo-Canadian Business Chamber
• Université de l'Ontario français
• Invest Brampton
• Opportunities New Brunswick (ONB)
• TikTok
• The Port of Montreal / Le Port de Montréal
• Mckinsey & Company
• Irving Oil
• CIBC
• SNC-Lavalin
• Ubisoft
• Mccarthy Tétrault
• National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA)
• Institut de la francophonie pour le développement durable
• Conseil des ministres sur la francophonie canadienne
• Toronto Region Board of Trade
• Fédération des gens d'affaires francophones de l'Ontario
• Ontario
• Québec
• Angel Investors Ontario
• TD Bank
• Global Public Affairs
• Miami Dade College
• Florida Realtors
• Holland & Knight
• Oxygène

OFFICIAL AIRLINE:
• Air Canada