Pearson Centre Events 2016 1. #ECON4TMRO Roundtable on Canada-U.S. Trade in the Age of Trump Tuesday, December 6, 2016; 12 to 1:30 pm 100 Elgin Street, Ottawa ROUNDTABLE - Moderator: Sandra Pupatello, Co-Chair #econ4Tmro, Pearson Centre; and Strategic Advisor, PwC Canada - Ali Ehsassi, MP for Willowdale, Former Trade Lawyer - Dean Allison, MP for Niagara West, Vice Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee - Sarah Goldfeder, Former U.S. Diplomat; Principal, Earnscliffe Strategy Group - Mark Fisher, President & CEO, Council of the Great Lakes - Adriana Vega, Director of International Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce - Infrastructure and the #Econ4Tmro with Hon. Armajeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Thursday, November 10, 2016; 12 to 2 pm Edmonton’s Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton Co-Hosted with the Alberta Enterprise Group Keynote: Hon. Armajeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities PANEL DISCUSSION - Mayor Don Iveson, Mayor, City of Edmonton - Simon O’Byrne, Vice President, Urban Planning, Stantec - Iris Evans, Former Finance Minister of Alberta; President, You First Inc. - Jan Reimer, Executive Director, Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters www.thepearsoncentre.ca 34 Adelaide St.Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1S 3S1 Energy Policy and the #Econ4Tmro with Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources, and Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Wednesday, August 30, 2016, 11:30 am – 1:45 pm The Fairmont Palliser, 133 9th Avenue SW, Calgary Co-Hosted by The Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy and the Calgary Chamber of Commerce Keynotes: - Hon. Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources - Hon. Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change PANEL DISCUSSION - Iris Evans, Former Alberta Finance Minister, President, You First Inc. - Brenda Kenny, VP, Climate Change Emissions Management Committee - Ian MacGregor, Chair, Northwest Upgrader and Refinery - Audrey Mascarhenas, President and CEO, Questor Technologies Advancing Science, Innovation and Technology Across North America (On the eve of the 3 Amigos Summit) Tuesday, June 28, 2016; 7:30 to 12 pm University of Ottawa, Ottawa Chair: Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Keynotes: Canada: Hon. Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources Mexico: Dr. Enrique Cabrero Mendoza, Director General, National Council for Science & Technology (CONACYT), Mexico United States: Dr. Peter Arzberger, Senior Advisor, Research Cyberinfrastructure, National Science Foundation, Washington, DC Panel 1: Innovation in Science and Technology - Moderator: Anita Vandenbeld, Member of Parliament for Ottawa West Napean - Will Marshall, President, Progressive Policy Institute 2 - Dr. Gilles Patry, President and CEO, Canada Foundation for Innovation - Dr. Gabriel Pulido-Cejudo, Chairman, International Centre for the Advancement of Health, Regional Innovation and Science - Eme Onuoha, Vice President, Global Government Affairs (Canada), Xerox Corporation - Dr. Cindy Bell, Executive Vice President, Genome Canada Panel 2: Innovation in the Energy and Environment Sectors - Moderator: Lisa Macleod, Member of Provincial Parliament for Napean Carleton - Dr. W. Bradford Ashton, Senior Policy and Technology Advisor, Sustainable Development, Concurrent Technologies Corp., Washington D.C. - Elizabeth McDonald, President & CEO, Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance - Hon. Sergio Marchi, President & CEO, Canadian Electricity Association - Dr. Steven Czitrom Baus, Academic Secretary, UNAM-Canada - Steve Coupland, Director, Regulatory and Environmental Affairs, Canadian Nuclear Association Immigration and the #Econ4Tmro with the Hon. John McCallum Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Tuesday, May 24, 2016; 12 noon to 2:00 pm Toronto Region Board of Trade First Canadian Place, 77 Adelaide Street W, Toronto Co-Hosted by The Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy and the Toronto Region Board of Trade Keynote: Hon. John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship PANEL DISCUSSION - Sandra Pupatello, Co-Chair #Econ4Tmro, Pearson Centre; and Strategic Advisor, PwC Canada - Janet L. Bomza, Partner, National Practice Leader - Immigration; PwC - Dr. Catherine Chandler-Crichlow, Board member, Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council; President, 3C Workforce Solutions - Andy J. Semotiuk, U.S. and Canadian Immigration Lawyer, Pace Law 3 Innovation and the #Econ4Tmro with the Hon. Navdeep Bains Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Monday, March 14, 2016; 12 noon to 2:00 pm Toronto Region Board of Trade, First Canadian Place, 77 Adelaide Street W, Toronto Co-Hosted by The Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy and the Toronto Region Board of Trade Keynote: Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development PANEL DISCUSSION - Sandra Pupatello, Co-Chair #Econ4Tmro, Pearson Centre; and Strategic Advisor, PwC Canada - Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District - Sheldon Levy, Deputy Minister, Training, Colleges and Universities - Stephen Lake, Co-Founder & CEO, Thalmic Labs 4 2. CANADA AND THE WORLD The Day After: What happened in the U.S. Election??? Wednesday, November 9, 2016; 12 noon to 1:30 pm Rangoon Restaurant, 114 Gloucester Street, Ottawa PANEL DISCUSSION - Moderator: Stephen Maher, Research Fellow, Neiman Foundation, Harvard U. 2015-2016; Executive Editor, iPolitics - Georganne Burke, Donald Trump supporter; Senior Vice President, PathwayGroup Inc. - Sarah Goldfeder, Former U.S. Diplomat; Principal, Earnscliffe Strategy Group - Krista Leben, Democratic Party Organizer; Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons - Colin Robertson, Former Canadian Consul General to Los Angeles; Canadian Global Affairs Institute - Canada-India Roundtable with the High Commissioners October 20, 2016; 7:30 to 10 am Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, 150 Albert Street, Ottawa PANEL DISCUSSION - Moderator: Sandra Pupatello, Co-Chair #Econ4Tmro, Pearson Centre; Strategic Advisor, PwC Canada - His Excellency Nadir Patel, Canadian High Commissioner to India - His Excellency Vishnu Prakash, Indian High Commissioner to Canada - Hon. John McCallum, MP, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship - David Lametti, MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade Discussion on the U.S. Conventions & Election Wednesday, July 27, 2016; 5 to 7 pm Carisse Studio Café, 274 Elgin Street, Ottawa - Moderator: Maureen Boyd, Director, Parliamentary and Diplomatic Engagement, Carleton University - Sarah Goldfeder, Former US Diplomat; Principal, Earnscliffe Strategy Group - Krista Leben Democratic Party Organizer; Parliamentary Assistant, House of Commons 5 3. PURUSING JUSTICE Roundtable on Indigenous Education Tuesday December 6, 2016; 8:00 – 9:30 am, CBTU Office, Ottawa Speaker: Dr. Sam Shaw, President, Yellowhead Tribal College, Edmonton Pursuing Justice with Hon. Yasir Naqvi, Attorney General for the Province of Ontario September 23, 2016; 12 to 1:30 pm; Lord Elgin Hotel, 100 Elgin Street, Ottawa September 27, 2016; 12 to 1:30 pm; University Club of Toronto, 380 University Ave, Toronto Pursuing Justice with Sen. Murray Sinclair Former Chair, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Wednesday June 1, 2016; 8 to 9 am One Wellington Street, House of Commons, Ottawa Co-Chairs: Professor, Kahante Horn-Miller, School of Canadian Studies, Carleton University - Hon. Sergio Marchi, President & CEO, Canadian Electricity Association Panel - Keynote: Sen. Murray Sinclair, Senate of Canada - J.P. Gladu, CEO, Canadian Countil for Aboriginal Business - Pierre Gratton, President & CEO, Mining Association of Canada - Jim Madder, President, Confederation College, Thunder Bay - Gabrielle Fayant, Project Manager, ReachUp North, Digital Opportunity Trust 6 Launching the “Pursuing Justice Initiative” with Hon. Irwin Cotler, Former Minister of Justice & Attorney General Thursday, March 31, 2016; 5:30 to 8 pm King Edward Hotel, 37 King Street East, Toronto Conversation: Indira Naidoo Harris, MPP for Halton, and Hon. Irwin Cotler, Former Minister of Justice & Attorney General Comments: - Hon. Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources - Hon. Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change - Hon. Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs - Rt. Hon. John Turner, Former Prime Minister - Sandra Pupatello, Co-Chair #Econ4Tmro, Pearson Centre; and Strategic Advisor, PwC Canada - Tiffany Gooch, Singer “O Canada” - 7 4. CANADIAN IDENTITY AND CITIZENSHIP Senate Reform with Sen. Peter Harder, Government Representative in the Senate September 19, 2016; 12 to 1:30 pm Lord Elgin Hotel, 100 Elgin Street, Ottawa Roundtable speaker: - Sen. Peter Harder, Government Representative in the Senate - Moderator: Hon. Sergio Marchi, President and CEO, Canadian Electricity Association “Deliverology” with Matthew Mendelsohn, Deputy Secretary to Cabinet Wednesday June 15, 2016; 12 to 1:30 pm Lord Elgin Hotel, 100 Elgin Street, Ottawa SPEAKER SERIES Speaker: Matthew Mendelsohn, Deputy Secretary to Cabinet (Results and Delivery), Government of Canada Flag Day Reception Tuesday, February 16, 2016; 2 to 5 pm Centre Block, Parliament of Canada Co-Hosted by The Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy and the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada - Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada - Hon. Melanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage - Hon. Geoff Regan, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada Chair: Andrew Cardozo, President, The Pearson Centre 8 5. HEALTH AND