Event summary produced by The Globe and Mail Events team. The Globe’s editorial department was not involved.
Our country is at a crossroads. Our sovereignty is under threat. Our productivity is slipping. And a trade war is imperilling our economic future. How should we respond?
On June 9, The Globe and Mail hosted its inaugural INTERSECT/25 event, bringing together business leaders and policy experts to confront these challenges and propose the paths to a more prosperous Canada.
View a highlight reel below.
Speakers and moderators at the event included:
- Nik Nanos, chief data scientist and founder of Nanos Research
- David Walmsley, editor-in-chief, The Globe and Mail
- Her Worship, Olivia Chow, Mayor of Toronto
- Victor Dodig, CEO, CIBC
- Laura Stone, Staff Reporter, The Globe and Mail
- Jim Balsillie, retired chair and co-CEO, Research In Motion (BlackBerry), co-founder, Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI)
- Mark Rendell, economics reporter, The Globe and Mail
- Dan Breznitz, professor and Munk Chair of Innovation Studies in the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto
- Rishi Nayyar, co-founder and CEO, PocketHealth
- Joyce Carter, President and CEO, Halifax International Airport Authority
- Jack Newton, CEO and founder, Clio
- Dean Skurka, president and CEO, WonderFi
- Rita Trichur, senior business writer and columnist, The Globe and Mail
- Kristian Aquilina, president and managing director, GM Canada
- Jon McKenzie, president and chief executive officer, Cenovus Energy
- Craig Wong, chef, entrepreneur, judge, TV Host
- Ann Hui, generations reporter, The Globe and Mail
- Lisa Lalande, CEO, Century Initiative
- Dawn Madahbee Leach, chair of the National Indigenous Economic Development Board
- Noel Baldwin, executive director, Future Skills Centre
- Vivian Abdelmessih, chair of board of directors, EDC
- Michael Sabia, President and CEO, Hydro-Québec
- Adam Radwanski, Policy Columnist and Feature Writer, The Globe and Mail
- Heather Chalmers, president and CEO, GE Vernova Canada & President, Hydro Power – North America, GE Vernova
- Martin Basiri, founder and CEO, Passage
- Michael Katchen, CEO, Wealthsimple
- Debbie Gamble, chief strategy and marketing officer, Interac Corp.
- April Fong, deputy editor, personal finance, The Globe and Mail
- Dawn Desjardins, chief economist, Deloitte Canada
- The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario
- The Honourable Tim Houston, Premier of Nova Scotia
- The Honourable David MacNaughton, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States
- Ambassador Kelly Craft, 30th Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations and 31st United States Ambassador to Canada
View the highlight reel:
Read coverage from the event:
Canada has ‘ambition deficit’ and regulations that are scaring away investment, Sabia says
Canada’s innovation policies need overhaul to boost economy, experts say
CIBC CEO says Canada needs to be on ‘wartime footing’ to bolster productivity
Business Brief: Sabia on U.S. hitting pause: ‘Hallelujah’
Ontario, Nova Scotia premiers say they won’t follow Alberta in buying U.S. alcohol again
The Globe and Mail presented the event with sponsor support from CIBC (Presenting Sponsor); Interac, WonderFi, Deloitte, Future Skills Centre, EDC (Platinum Sponsors); Century Initiative, Novipro, Global X, Sun Life (Brand Partners).