The Toronto Global Forum (TGF) is an annual economic event organized by the

International Economic Forum of the Americas The International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA), is an international not-for-profit organization headquartered in Canada, with offices in Montreal, Toronto, Miami and Paris. The IEFA was created in 1995 to promote an exchange of views and ...

since 2007.

Mission

The Toronto Global Forum is a

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presenting annual conferences on national and global economic issues. The TGF mission is to promote open debate and dialogues on national and international issues. Each year, the event welcomes heads of state, Fortune 500 CEOs, international organizations, central bank governors, global economic decision makers and civil society representatives, etc. to foster free discussion between world leaders. The forum brings together more than 2,800 people from across the globe every year. The forum also provide a platform to facilitate meetings between key world leaders in order to encourage global discourse. An additional goal of the forum is to provide opportunities for business meetings aimed at promoting partnerships among major Canadian and international corporations. In 2017 there were panel discussions dedicated to Canada's business advantages. The International Economic Forum of the Americas hosts two other annual events: the

Conference of Montreal The Conference of Montreal is an annual economic event organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA) since 1995. Mission The Conference of Montreal is a not-for-profit organization engaged to heightening knowledge and awar ...

(founded in 1995), as well as the

World Strategic Forum The World Strategic Forum is an annual economic event organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas since 2011. Mission The World Strategic Forum is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to address the major governance c ...

, held in Miami (founded in 2011).

Notable speakers

Advisory board

Chairman

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Members

Current members of the advisory board of the Toronto Global Forum are: *

Dominic Barton Dominic Barton (born 1962), known as Bao Damin ( zh, 鲍达民) in China, is a Ugandan-born Canadian business executive, author, and diplomat. He is the current chairman of the private investment firm LeapFrog Investments and was the chancellor of ...

, global managing director, McKinsey & Company Show *Laurence Batlle, chief executive officer,

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*Christiane Bergevin, president, Bergevin Capital and chair of the board, Canadian Chamber of Commerce *Janet De Silva,

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*Benoit Parent, vice-president, power generation business and nuclear operations, Cummins Sales and Service *Nicholas Rémillard, president and chief executive officer,

* Gregory Smith, president and chief executive officer, InstarAGF Asset Management; and executive chairman, Nieuport Aviation Infrastructure Partners *Kenneth Tanenbaum, chairman, Kilmer Developments; and vice-chairman, Kilmer Van Nostrand (KVN) * Michael Thompson, councillor and chair, Economic Development and Culture Committee,

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; and chair, Invest Toronto *

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, president and chief executive officer,

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* Michael Wilson, chairman,

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; former minister of finance of Canada, Canada; and former

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, secretary to the Toronto Global Forum advisory board

References

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External links

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