Media Invitation For immediate release Conference of Montreal: keynote speakers include World Bank Group President David Malpass, Vice Chairman of the Board and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Merck and Chief Health Officer of Merck, Belén Garijo, and Airbus Chief Executive Officer, Guillaume Faury The International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA) will virtually hold the 26th edition of the Conference of Montreal live, from December 14 to 17, 2020. Montreal, December 3, 2020. – The Conference of Montreal is thrilled to unveil its program for the 2020 edition, which will bring together over 220 speakers over four days. A true international reference and one of the world's most important economic forums, the Conference of Montreal brings together the world's top leaders from the public and private, institutional and academic spheres on a platform that fosters dialogue and collaboration. Over the past year, the global economy has faced unprecedented challenges due to the ongoing global pandemic. Now is the time to plan for a robust economic recovery, while continuing the work to manage the pandemic. Numerous political and business leaders will participate in sessions throughout the Conference to discuss their vision and solutions to meet today's challenges. Dates and Themes: Monday, December 14 – Economy, Finance and New capitalism Tuesday, December 15 – Climate Change, Health and Energy Wednesday, December 16th – Globalization, geopolitics and Green recovery Thursday, December 17th – Artificial intelligence, Innovation and Video games Some Speakers: John R. Allen, President, The Brookings Institution Ethan Brown, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Beyond Meat Bruce Carnegie-Brown, Chairman, Lloyd’s Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, chairman, ENGIE Guillaume Faury, Chief Executive Officer, Airbus Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economy and Innovation, Québec Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, European Commission Belén Garijo, Vice Chairman of the Executive Board and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Merck; and Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare, Merck Nadine Girault, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie; and Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration, Québec Paulo Guedes, Minister of the Economy, Brazil Catherine Guillouard, Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer, RATP Group Ángel Gurría, Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Glenn Hutchins, Co-Chairman, The Brookings Institution; Chairman, North Island; and Co-founder, Silver Lake Keisha Lance Bottoms, Mayor of Atlanta Jin Liqun, president, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) David Malpass, president, World Bank Group Bill McDermott, Chief Executive Officer, ServiceNow Shunichi Miyanaga, Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Eileen Murray, Chair, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA); Board Member, HSBC, Guardian Life, Compass; Chief Executive Officer, Bridgewater Associates (2011-2020) Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montréal Odile Renaud-Basso, President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Guy Ryder, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO) Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co- Founder, Blackstone Tom Siebel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, C3.ai The complete program will be updated regularly. To consult it, please click here. Media Accreditation Requests for media accreditation and interviews with speakers can be addressed to Maxime Debeauvais ([email protected] or 514-512-9448). About the Conference of Montreal The Conference of Montreal is a world-class event that invites leaders from the political and academic communities, public and private sectors and civil society to speak on major issues in the globalization of economies, with a focus on relations between the Americas and the other continents. The Conference also strives to foster exchanges of information and facilitate meetings between world leaders to encourage international discourse. The Conference of Montreal is presented every year by the International Economic Forum of the Americas, which is also presenting the Toronto Global Forum, the Conference of Paris and the Miami World Strategic. For more information: forum-americas.org/montreal/ -30- Information : Caroline Des Rosiers [email protected] 514-880-2881 .