The half-day conference included two panels, a keynote speech and a fireside chat with former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. We've broken down the event by sections below.
Panel I – Past and Present: Populism, Free Trade, & the Rule of Law
- Todd Fox, Vice-President, Global Government Relations, Visa
- Joanna Baron, Director, Runnymede Society
- Neil Rogachevsky, Associate Director, Straus Center, Yeshiva University
- Dov Zigler Director, U.S. Interest Rates, Scotiabank
Panel II - Future: Climate change, Security and Economic Cooperation
- Rania Papageorgiou, Canada and U.S. Economist, Citadel LLC
- Chris Sands, Senior Research Professor and Director of the Center for Canadian Studies, SAIS
- Chris Ragan, Director, Max Bell School of Public Policy, McGill University
- Dov Zigler Director, U.S. Interest Rates, Scotiabank
Keynote speaker Tom Velk, Associate Economics Professor at McGill University, spoke about the economic ties linking Canada and the U.S
Senator Linda Frum was joined by former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in a Fireside Chat
They discussed the negotiations and ratification of the first NAFTA and the involvement of Canada in upholding human rights standards in the international community.
