Agenda
Registration and Coffee
Chair's Opening Remarks
Conference Chair- Chrystia Freeland, US Managing Editor, Financial Times
Welcome Address
Speaker(s)- The Honourable George Smitherman, Deputy Premier & Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Government of Ontario
Panel: "Framing the problem, defining the scope, analysing the factors"
The unknown depths of the sub-prime meltdown, the evaporation of the "weath effect" as a driver of US consumer spending, and the twin deficits suggest the American economy could be in for a period of prolonged sluggish growth, if not outright recession. How deep is the US economic malaise and how long will it persist?
Speaker(s)- Donald G. Ogilvie, Independent Chairman, Deloitte Center for Banking Solutions
- David Wyss, Chief Economist, Standard & Poor's
Networking Break
Keynote Address
Speaker(s)- Robert E. Rubin, Former Secretary of the US Treasury & Director and Senior Counselor, Citigroup Inc
Networking Luncheon
Panel: "Assessing the Global Impact"
How are foreign markets reacting to the situation in the US and will they be able to ride out the storm? What has the political response been to increased market volatility and sub-prime exposure? What does the US slowdown mean for global economic growth? Is "de-coupling" real or imagined?
Speaker(s)- Ken Courtis, Chairman, Next Capital Group
- Fan Gang, Professor, National Economic Research Institute, China Reform Foundation
- Julie Meyer, CEO, Ariadne Capital
Special Guest Speaker
"Why we need a global rule-set to guard against a future international financial crisis"
Speaker(s)- The Right Honourable Paul Martin, Former Prime Minister, Government of Canada
Networking Break
Panel: "Impact on Canada: Identifying Threats and Seizing Opportunities"
Canada's interdependence with the US economy could mean a recession here. The questions is how bad will it be, how should the private sector respond, and what opportunities would a downturn provide?
Speaker(s)- Thomas Caldwell, Chairman, Caldwell Securities
- Betty Devita, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Citibank Canada
- Roger Martin, Dean, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
- Don Wilkinson, Partner-Chair, Canadian Asset Management Practice, Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Mark Wiseman, Senior Vice President, Private Investments, Canadian Public Pension Investment Board
Closing Keynote
Niall Ferguson, Harvard Business School and FT contributing editor, will discuss the impact of the sub-prime crisis on grand strategy and geo-politics: is it an historical watershed, marking a definitive swing in financial power from West to East or is the speculation on the death of the US dollar and the end of American empire overblown?
Speaker(s)- Niall Ferguson, William Ziegler Professor, Harvard Business School and FT Contributing Editor
Chair's Closing Remarks
Conference Chair- Chrystia Freeland, US Managing Editor, Financial Times
