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A Time to Build: Economic Lookahead Dinner in Toronto

In 2024, Canada finds itself at a crossroads of several immense transformations sweeping the world, whether through the rewiring of the global economy and geopolitics, of our energy systems, or with rapid advances in A.I., even of intelligence itself. 

In this time of great transitions, Canadians are facing new worries together about their homes, their wages, their kids, and our shared future – and we all have a stake in ensuring that Canada can lead and thrive in a world economy changing more quickly and profoundly than ever before. 

How do we own up to these big challenges and opportunities? On April 22 in Toronto, join Mark Carney and Canada 2020 for a featured evening conversation on our country’s economic outlook and what governments, innovators, and economic leaders can do to build growth for all.

A Time to Build: 

Toronto Economic Lookahead Dinner with Mark Carney

6:30 PM – Monday, April 22, 2024

The Omni King Edward Hotel – Toronto, Ontario

*** This event is now sold out ***

About Mark Carney

Born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, and raised in Edmonton, Mark Carney is a globally-recognized Canadian economist, public policy leader, sustainability advocate, and author – and Chair of Canada 2020’s Advisory Board. He serves as the United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Change and Finance, Chair of Brookfield Asset Management and Head of Transition Investing, and previously served as Governor of the Bank of Canada (2008-13) and Governor of the Bank of England (2013-2020).

Featured Participant

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    Mark Carney

    Canada 2020 Advisory Board Chair

    Biography

Event Partner

  • Intuit
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A Time to Build: Economic Lookahead Dinner in Ottawa

In 2024, Canada finds itself at a crossroads of several immense transformations sweeping the world, whether through the rewiring of the global economy and geopolitics, of our energy systems, or with rapid advances in A.I., even of intelligence itself. 

In this time of great transitions, Canadians are facing new worries together about their homes, their wages, their kids, and our shared future – and we all have a stake in ensuring that Canada can lead and thrive in a world economy changing more quickly and profoundly than ever before. 

How do we own up to these big challenges and opportunities? On April 8 in Ottawa, join Mark Carney and Canada 2020 for a featured evening conversation on our country’s economic outlook and what governments, innovators, and economic leaders can do to build growth for all.

A Time to Build: 

Ottawa Economic Lookahead Dinner with Mark Carney

6:30 PM – Monday, April 8, 2024

Fairmont Chateau Laurier  – Ottawa, Ontario

*** This event is now sold out ***

About Mark Carney

Born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, and raised in Edmonton, Mark Carney is a globally-recognized Canadian economist, public policy leader, sustainability advocate, and author – and Chair of Canada 2020’s Advisory Board. He serves as the United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Change and Finance, Chair of Brookfield Asset Management and Head of Transition Investing, and previously served as Governor of the Bank of Canada (2008-13) and Governor of the Bank of England (2013-2020).

Featured Participant

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    Mark Carney

    Canada 2020 Advisory Board Chair

    Biography
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Fall 2023 Net-Zero Leadership Summit: Pre-COP28 Stocktake for Canada

Canadians recognize the need for urgent action to ensure the sustainability of our communities and transition our energy systems, while embracing the newfound opportunities inherent in Canada’s transformation to a cleaner future — whether that’s for our homes and buildings; for our vehicles, trains, ships, and planes; in energy efficiency and conservation, or in critical minerals and key Canadian industrial sectors.

What’s the state of Canada’s progress in making that clean, efficient, secure, affordable, and resilient future a reality?

Join us in Ottawa on Tuesday, October 31 2023 as Canada 2020’s Net-Zero Leadership Initiative once again convenes government and business leaders, technology experts, policymakers, and innovators from Canada and beyond to take stock of where we stand and where we must do better in building a clean growth economy.

The effects and disruption brought by climate change are becoming more real and pronounced each day, both across Canada and around the world. Ahead of the “global stocktake” culminating this December at COP28 in Dubai, and amidst another pivotal year of unprecedented geopolitical and economic transformations, it is important to take stock of where we stand — both the successes and the to-do list — to determine where and how our governments, industry, and citizens can best address the gaps in Canada’s transformation toward net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.

This event will be an opportunity for policymakers, advocates, and experts to share their visions and commitments for a sustainable, equitable, and resilient future.

View full program here.

Related: You may also be interested in “Building Momentum Toward Net Zero” on November 9, 2023, the third annual pan-Canadian climate conference hosted by the Canadian Climate Institute and the Net-Zero Advisory Body.

Featured Participants

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    Mark Carney

    Canada 2020 Advisory Board Chair

    Biography
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    The Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson

    Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources

    Biography
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    Hon. Seamus O'Regan

    Canada's Minister of Labour and Seniors

    Biography
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    Anne McLellan

    Co-Chair, Coalition for A Better Future

    Biography
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    Lisa Raitt

    Co-Chair, Coalition for A Better Future

    Biography
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    Megan Leslie

    President & CEO, WWF Canada

    Biography
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    Sonya Savage

    former Minister of Energy for Alberta

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    Dale Beugin

    Executive Vice President, Canadian Climate Institute

    Biography
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    David Layzell

    Energy Systems Architect, the Transition Accelerator

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    Merran Smith

    President, New Economy Canada

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    John Gorman

    President & CEO, Canadian Nuclear Association

    Biography
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    Bryan Gilvesy

    CEO, ALUS Canada

    Biography
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    Mayaz Alam

    Energy Transition Market Development Leader, GE Vernova

    Biography
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    Tejas Rao

    Managing Director, Accenture

    Biography
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    François Bélanger

    Head of Sustainability, CN

    Biography
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    Jonathan Fowlie

    Chief External Relations Officer and Impact Strategy Lead, Vancity

    Biography
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    Saga Williams

    Senior Advisor, External Relations, FNMPC (Member of Curve Lake First Nation)

    Biography
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    Denis Geoffrey

    Chief Commercialization Officer, Nano One

    Biography
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    Kayam Slutsky

    Chief Financial Officer, Rio Tinto Minerals Group

    Biography
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    Photinie Koutsavlis

    Vice President, Economic Affairs and Climate Change Mining Association of Canada

    Biography
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    Mark Cameron

    Vice President, External Relations, Pathways Alliance

    Biography
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    Jean Simard

    President and Chief Executive Officer, Aluminium Association of Canada

    Biography
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    Marc-André Blanchard

    EVP, Head of CDPQ Global & Global Head of Sustainability; CDPQ

    Biography
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    Jacob Glick

    Vice President, Public Policy, Telus

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    Erin Flanagan

    Director, Climate Advisory, PSP Investments

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    Catherine McKenna

    Former Minister of Environment & Climate Change

    Biography
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    Frank Dahan

    Director of Transport Services and Global Fuel Strategy, Canada Steamship Lines

    Biography
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    Sarah Goodman

    Former Director of Policy & Senior Advisor, Climate Action & Sustainable Economy, for the PM of Canada; Partner & Associate Director, Climate & Sustainability, BCG Consulting Group

    Biography

Presenting Partners

  • CN
  • Pathways Alliance

Supporting Partners

  • Telus
  • ATCO
  • Canadian Nuclear Association
Event

The Net-Zero Leadership Summit

As we undergo shared global health and environmental challenges, along with major geopolitical and economic shifts, we must look to how markets, governments, and people can forge a new and better path forward. Canadians know that we have to act with urgency to ensure the sustainability of the communities in which we live, and embrace the new opportunities that come with Canadian global leadership in the drive for a net-zero future.

On April 19, Canada 2020 will bring together leading experts and innovators from across Canada and beyond to explore the challenges and opportunities of achieving a net-zero economy. 

Join featured speakers to learn about new priorities, developments, and cutting-edge approaches in the drive toward the green transition.

Share ideas and insights, and hear from policymakers, leading advocates and innovators, cross-sector industry leaders, and experts about their visions and commitments for a sustainable, equitable, and resilient future.

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | 8:30 to 17:00 ET

The Shaw Centre

Ottawa, ON

$160 for individuals | $950 for tables of six

Lunch and light breakfast included | Non-profit/educator/student price available

Announced Speakers

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    Mark Carney

    Canada 2020 Advisory Board Chair

    Biography
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    Hon. Steven Guilbeault

    Minister of Environment and Climate Change

    Biography
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    Premier Caroline Cochrane

    Premier, Northwest Territories

    Biography
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    Heather Chalmers

    President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Canada

    Biography
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    Alex Pourbaix

    President & Chief Executive Officer, Cenovus Energy

    Biography
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    Anne McLellan

    Co-Chair, Coalition for A Better Future

    Biography
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    Lisa Raitt

    Co-Chair, Coalition for A Better Future

    Biography
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    Gregor Robertson

    Executive VP, Nexii

    Biography
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    Dale Beugin

    Executive Vice President, Canadian Climate Institute

    Biography
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    Ben Greenhouse

    Chief Executive Officer Potentia Renewables Inc

    Biography
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    Gilbert Bennett

    Interim President, WaterPower Canada

    Biography
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    John Gorman

    President & CEO, Canadian Nuclear Association

    Biography
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    Delia Cristea

    Partner and General Counsel, Power Sustainable

    Biography
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    Nicolle Butcher

    Chief Operations Officer, Ontario Power Generation

    Biography
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    Sarah Petrevan

    Vice President, Sustainability, Cement Association of Canada

    Biography
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    François Bélanger

    Head of Sustainability, CN

    Biography
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    Heather Scoffield

    Senior Vice-President, Strategy, Business Council of Canada

    Biography
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    Catherine Cobden

    President & CEO, Canadian Steel Producers Association

    Biography
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    Brendan Marshall

    Principal Advisor External Affairs Canada, Rio Tinto

    Biography
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    Alex Lau

    Co-founder & Board Chair, Carbon America; Vice President, Golden Properties Ltd

    Biography
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    Gerald Butts

    Vice Chairman and Senior Advisor, Eurasia Group

    Biography
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    Diana Fox Carney

    Senior Adviser, Eurasia Group; Strategic Advisory Board Member, Terramera

    Biography
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    Sandrine Tremblay

    Co-President and CTO, Kolostat & Krome

    Biography
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Growth for all in a fast-changing world

Growth for all in a fast-changing world: 

In conversation with Mark Carney, Mayor Ken Sim, and Christine Bergeron

As British Columbians and all Canadians look ahead to 2023, we find a global economy being confronted by a series of shocks — the existential threat of climate change, Russia’s war in Ukraine, a cost of living crisis, and fundamental shifts in trade and globalization. 

There’s no hiding from these profound changes. Canadians are already seeing the impacts everywhere from our housing costs and grocery bills to the sense of anxiety that our kids feel about their future. So how do we own up to these big challenges? In BC and across Canada, what can our cities, governments, and economic leaders do to build a stronger economy and more prosperous future for us all? 

Co-hosted with the Urban Land Institute of BC, join Canada 2020 for a featured lunch conversation on securing growth for all in a fast-changing world – in conversation with Mark Carney (former Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, and Canada 2020 Advisory Board Chair), Ken Sim (Mayor of Vancouver), and Christine Bergeron (President and CEO of Vancity).

Tickets:

Individual: $125
Table of 6: $725
2 Tables of 6: $1,400
Individual (ULI member): $109
Table of 6 (all ULI members): $650
Student / Young Professional: $99
*Plus GST

Featured Participants

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    Christine Bergeron

    President and CEO, Vancity

    Biography
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    Mark Carney

    Canada 2020 Advisory Board Chair

    Biography
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    Mayor Ken Sim

    Mayor of Vancouver

    Biography

Event Partners

  • PCi Developments
  • Onni Group
  • Bosa Properties
  • Grosvenor
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A Conversation with Mark Carney

Join Canada 2020 for a special event with Mark Carney, for a conversation on his new book VALUE(s): Building a Better World for All, a bold and urgent examination of the radical, foundational change required if we are to build an economy and society based not on market values, but on human values.

Mark Carney will be joined by Anna Gainey, Canada 2020’s Executive Chair, to discuss his vision of a more humane society and a practical manifesto for getting there.

Our world is full of fault lines–growing inequality in income and opportunity; systemic racism; health and economic crises from a global pandemic; mistrust of experts; the existential threat of climate change; deep threats to employment in a digital economy with robotics on the rise. These fundamental problems and others like them, argues Mark Carney, stem from a common crisis in values. Drawing on the turmoil of the past decade, Mark Carney shows how “market economies” have evolved into “market societies” where price determines the value of everything.

Pre-order Mark Carney‘s book VALUE(s): Building a Better World for All today.

Featured Paticipants

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    Mark Carney

    Canada 2020 Advisory Board Chair

    Biography
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    Anna Gainey

    Executive Chair, Canada 2020

    Biography
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Panel: From Climate Crisis to Solutions

A Canada 2020 conversation on breaking the “tragedy of the horizon” in a fast-changing world.
One year ago, BC’s unprecedented ‘heat dome’ and wildfires were the deadliest weather-related events in the province’s history. Just months later, extreme floods in the Fraser Valley and the Interior became the costliest.
The risks that climate change poses to our health and economies have arrived on the West Coast and around the world. So how do we rise to this existential challenge with the urgent solutions they demand? How do we develop a hopeful vision for Canada’s opportunities and growth amid this historic transition and a rapidly-shifting new global environment?
Join Canada 2020 for a special conversation on what it will take for our communities and our country to build climate resilience, break the tragedy of the horizon, and build a cleaner and better future for all.

Featured panel

Mark Carney

Canada 2020 Advisory Board Chair, United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Change and Finance, Vice Chair of Brookfield Asset Management and Head of Transition Investing, and former Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England

Andrea Reimer

Former Deputy Mayor of Vancouver, Vancouver City Councillor (2008-18), Adjunct Professor in Power & Practice at the University of British Columbia, and member of the World Future Council

Jonathan Fowlie

Chief External Relations Officer and Impact Strategy Lead for Vancity Credit Union, former Journalist at the Vancouver Sun and the Globe and Mail

Moderated by

Eileen Park Robertson

Internationally acclaimed journalist and filmmaker who has covered the climate crisis and geopolitical tensions on the front lines, and founder of Anecdotia, a story-telling agency focused exclusively on climate, racial, and social justice.

6:00 PM | Reception
6:45 PM | Featured conversation 

Fairmont Pacific Rim, Emerald Ballroom
1038 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 0B9

Featured Panel

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    Andrea Reimer

    Former Deputy Mayor of Vancouver

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    Jonathan Fowlie

    Chief External Relations Officer and Impact Strategy Lead, Vancity

    Biography
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    Mark Carney

    Canada 2020 Advisory Board Chair

    Biography

Moderated By

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    Eileen Park Robertson

    Journalist, filmmaker, and communicator

    Biography

Presenting Partner

  • Vancity

Event Partners

  • Onni Group
  • Fort Capital
  • DevvStream