The International Leaders Breakfast Club is being launched to build on and establish mutually beneficial relationships with a network of local and international intermediaries who have a common interest in promoting and attracting investment to the Greater Toronto Area. The monthly Breakfast presentations will bring together business and community leaders, foreign consulates and trade offices, real estate executives, various levels of government and other local and international intermediaries to address current topics and issues in a continuing effort to establish, nurture and leverage relationships that are key to the GTMA’s success and to the success of the GTA brand.

On June 6, 2007 the GTMA held its inaugural GTA Global Vantage 2007 Conference, bringing together over 200 thought leaders from across the GTA to develop a strategic plan for advancing the investment and trade interests of the GTA. A key plenary presentation focused on Leveraging Leadership and Global Partnerships, to grow investment in the region and the recommendation that building international and local relationships is the essential first step in bringing foreign investors to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

Our Speakers will represent a broad range of interests, background and industries and will include international and national organizations such as Cognizant, Herman Miller Canada and CONCERT, just to name a few.

Topics profiled will include accessing investment decision makers, the role of marketing and creativity in investment attraction, global IT and business outsourcing, leveraging global partnerships and global location trends, all from an international perspective with the aim of securing a share of global business opportunities