Leadership In Business Conference, Toronto, February 18, 2009
Action Canada, the Public Policy Forum, and Industry Canada would like to invite you to attend the Leadership In Business Conference to be held in Toronto, February 18, 2009 at the Ivey ING Leadership Centre, 130 King Street West.
This half-day conference will focus on major public policy issues facing Canada and what emerging business leaders can do to address these issues. We have an outstanding line up of Canadian business leaders for this dialogue on timely and important questions.
Our keynote speaker will be the Hon. Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism). Dialogue participants include: Jacquie McNish, Columnist, The Globe and Mail; Ken Smith, Managing Partner, SECOR Consulting; Jim Stanford, Chief Economist, Canadian Auto Workers; Lynton (Red) Wilson, Chancellor, McMaster University. The morning dialogue sessions will be moderated by Jodi White, former President, Public Policy Forum.
Action Canada is a national fellowship program that strengthens promising young Canadians’ leadership skills, enriches their understanding of Canada and creates a network of skilled leaders for the future. For more information on Action Canada please visit www.actioncanada.ca.
The Public Policy Forum engages leaders in the public, private and voluntary sectors, serving as an independent forum for open dialogue on public policy, encouraging reform in public sector management. Please visit www.ppforum.ca to learn more about the PPF.
Pre-event registration and coffee reception will begin at 8:00 am. A networking lunch with our keynote speaker will follow at 12:15 pm at the TSX Gallery.
For additional information or to RSVP please contact Dianne Gravel-Normand at dianne.gravel@ppforum.ca or by phone at (613) 238-7858 ext. 233.
