The Second Annual Donald L. Triggs Lecture in International Business
Jan 27, 2011
Winning the Global Competitive Game: How Canadian industry and government can benefit from seismic geo-political shifts
Event Details
Keynote speaker: David Emerson
Introduction by Dean Carol Stephenson, O.C.
Thursday, January 27, 2011,
Presentation and Q&A: 8:00-9:30 a.m.
Breakfast and Registration: 7:30 a.m.
At the new Vancouver Convention Centre
[In partnership with the Ivey Alumni Association of British Columbia ]
Tickets: $25 (Alumni), $30 (Non-Alumni)
This event will be webcast live at http://live.ivey.ca/davidemerson/. All Western and Ivey alumni are welcome to participate in the live webcast. To register, please send an email to publicaffairs@ivey.uwo.ca.
About this Event
Join Dean Carol Stephenson in a presentation and dialogue with David Emerson, whose insights on developing international markets amid game-changing, economic and political upheaval signal the need for a new model of competitive leadership. Mr. Emerson will discuss how Canada’s new high-level connections with growing emerging world powers, such as China and India, will have a significant impact on Canada’s future international business relationships, stature and profile, and the opportunities that brings.
Special Guests: Paul Beamish, Donald L. Triggs Chair in International Business, and Don Triggs, MBA ’68
What you will learn
- How the international competitive game has changed and why Canadians will have to adapt or risk marginalization in the new world order
- Insight on developing international markets, including issues of taxes, tariffs, and marketing
- How a significant shift in Canadian foreign policy toward a firmer embrace of China and India is changing our competitive landscape
About Speaker
David Emerson, a member of the Queen’s Privy Council, is a former politician, banker, businessperson, and economist. His business experience includes roles as President and CEO of the Western & Pacific Bank of Canada (a predecessor of Canadian Western Bank) and President and CEO of Canfor Corporation, one of British Columbia’s largest forestry companies. He has also served in various ministerial roles in the federal government, with experience tackling free trade complications and having struck a trade agreement between Canada and the European Free Trade Association giving Canadian companies preferential access to key markets. Mr. Emerson is currently part of a government-appointed panel, the Premier’s Council for Economic Strategy, that is tasked with creating a blueprint for Alberta’s economy for the next 30 years.
