Toronto Global Forum Explained
The Toronto Global Forum (TGF) is an annual economic event organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas since 2007.[1]
Mission
The Toronto Global Forum is a not-for-profit organization presenting annual conferences on national and global economic issues.[2] 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.[3] The forum brings together more than 2,800 people from across the globe every year.[4]
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.[5] In 2017 there were panel discussions dedicated to Canada's business advantages.[6]
The International Economic Forum of the Americas hosts two other annual events: the Conference of Montreal (founded in 1995), as well as the World Strategic Forum, held in Miami (founded in 2011).[7]
Advisory board
Chairman
Members
Current members of the advisory board of the Toronto Global Forum are:
- Dominic Barton, global managing director, McKinsey & Company Show
- Laurence Batlle, chief executive officer, RATP Dev
- Christiane Bergevin, president, Bergevin Capital and chair of the board, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- Janet De Silva, Toronto Region Board of Trade
- Benoit Parent, vice-president, power generation business and nuclear operations, Cummins Sales and Service
- Nicholas Rémillard, president and chief executive officer, International Economic Forum of the Americas
- 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, City of Toronto government; and chair, Invest Toronto
- Geoffrey A. Wilson, president and chief executive officer, PortsToronto
- Michael Wilson, chairman, Barclays Capital; former minister of finance of Canada, Canada; and former Canadian ambassador to the United States[8]
- Paul Zed, secretary to the Toronto Global Forum advisory board
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Mission – International Economic Forum of the Americas. en-US. 2019-10-22.
- Web site: Toronto Global Forum. 10times.com. en. 2019-10-22.
- Web site: Arizona Teachers Inspire A Love Of Learning. yumanewsnow.com. 19 March 2017. en-gb.
- https://www.hilltimes.com/politics-this-morning/2015/07/08/politics-this-morning-toronto-global-forum-getsundeway/42757{{Dead link|date=March 2017}}
- Web site: International Economic Forum of the Americas - Toronto Global Forum. tfi.ca. en. 2019-10-22.
- Web site: Toronto Global Forum. Canada. Global Affairs Canada-Affaires mondiales. 2017-10-12. GAC. 2019-10-22.
- Ostrowski, Jeff. "Strategic Forum ends four-year run in county". The Palm Beach Post [Palm Beach] April 9, 2014 p.B6
- News: Advisory Board of International Economic Forum of the Americas . 19 March 2017 . Forum-americas.org . en . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161124093702/http://forum-americas.org/toronto/advisory-board . 24 November 2016 .
