International Breakfast Club Speakers

The International Breakfast Club has been privileged to secure and present a roster of leading thinkers and trend setters on an array of hot topics. If you would like to make a suggestion for a ILBC topic or request to be a speaker, please contact Diana Alvarado.

PAST SPEAKERS that have participated in this premier forum for FDI discussion and dialogue, include:

Past Speakers  

DATE: Wednesday, June 2, 2010
"Brazil Means Business! A Market Briefing on Trade and Investment Opportunities"
Ernesto Araujo, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Brazil
Fábio Nazari, Partner and Managing Director, BTG Pactual, Brazil
Antonio Felix de Araujo Cintra, Partner, TozziniFreire, Brazil
Allemander Neto, Associate, Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
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DATE: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
"How does Canada and the Toronto region measure up?"
Glenn Mair, Director, MMK Consulting Inc.
Simon Harding, Associate Partner, Strategic & Commercial Intelligence
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DATE: Monday, March 1, 2010
"Positioning Ontario and the GTA for Global Green Investment"
The Honourable Brad Duguid, Ontario Minister of Energy and Infrastructure
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DATE: Friday, January 29, 2010
"Rejuvenating the Economy of Southern Ontario"
The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State, Science & Technology, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

DATE: Tuesday, December 8, 2009
"Smart Cities- Smart Future"
Kim Devooght, Vice President, Public Sector, IBM Canada
Nick Hayes, International Director, BRE

DATE: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
“Looking ahead into 2010: Hot Markets & Hot Sectors in Japan, Israel & Sweden”
Testuo Yamashita, Consul General, Consulate General of Japan in Toronto
Amir R. Gissin, Consul General , Consulate General of Israel in Toronto
Lars Henriksson, Honourary Consul, Consulate of Sweden in Toronto

DATE: Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Anne Sado, President, George Brown College and
David Ticoll, Executive Director, Canadian Coalition for Tomorrow’s ICT Skills

DATE: Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Robert Prichard, Metrolinx, Transition Advisor to the Minister of Transportation

DATE: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Sarah Kutulakos, Executive Director, Canada China Business Council

DATE: Thursday, April 16, 2009
Paul Haelterman, Vice President, Global Advisory Services CSM Worldwide Inc. DATE:

DATE: Friday, March 27, 2009
THE HONOURABLE GEORGE SMITHERMAN, Deputy Premier Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure

DATE: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Minister Sandra Pupatello, Ministry of International Trade and Investment

DATE: Tuesday, December 2, 2008
John R. Nay, Consul General,Consulate General of the United States of America

DATE: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Ken Goodson, Executive Vice President of Operations, Herman Miller

DATE: Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Robert MacIsaac, Chair, Metrolinx. A New Era for Mobility in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area

DATE: Thursday, June 12, 2008
Pannel Presentation and Discussion. Transformational Investment of the Interactive Digital Media Industry in the Greater Toronto Area

DATE: Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Pannel Presentation and Discussion. WATERFRONT TORONTO– An economic driver for attracting jobs, investment and talent to Toronto and the GTA.

DATE: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Pannel Presentation and Discussion, GTA’s Energy and Environment Value Proposition-An Incentive for Foreign Direct Investment and for Regional Economic Growth

DATE: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The Honorable Monte Kwinter,Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of Economic Development and Trade. Chair, Ontario Investment and Trade Council

DATE: Wednesday, February 13. 2008
Steve Shaw, Vice President, Marketing & Business Development,
Greater Toronto Airports Authority

DATE: Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Jean-Jerome Baudry, President & CEO, Baudry Cybernomics Corporation

DATE: Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Nicholas Armour, Director UK Trade & Investment, Canada