Thursday, February 10th, 2011 and Friday, February 11th, 2011
AGENDA
The Greater Toronto Summit 2011 is only made possible thanks to our generous sponsors.
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
| 7:45 | Participant Registration |
| 8:45 | Summit Welcome, John Tory, Chair, CivicAction |
| 9:00 | Opening Remarks, The Honourable Dalton McGuinty, MPP for Ottawa-South, Premier of Ontario |
| 9:40 | Growth and Stability in Times of Economic Constraint: Building the Long-term Strength of the Toronto Region, Glen Hodgson, Senior Vice President and Chief Economic, The Conference Board of Canada presenting an Economic Forecast for the Toronto Region Panel respondents Elyse Allan, President & CEO, GE John Cartwright, Executive Board Member, Toronto & York Region Labour Council Moderator: Leslie Roberts, Anchor, News Hour & News Hour Final, Global Toronto |
| 10:30 | Concurrent breakout sessions with brief presentations and small-group discussions
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| 12:45 (Lunch) | Making Big Change in Big City Regions, Michael Littlejohn, Vice President, Smarter Cities Strategy and Business Development, IBM Panel discussants Bruce McCuaig, President & CEO, Metrolinx Ken Greenberg, Principal, Greenberg Consultants Moderator: Kelly Grant, The Globe and Mail |
| 14:15 | Our Greatest Strength, Our Biggest Challenge: Immigration, Economic Growth and Social Cohesion, His Worship Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary Panel discussants Don Drummond, Matthews Fellow on Global Public Policy, Queen's University; Economics Advisor, TD Bank Group Dr. Kwame McKenzie, Senior Scientist, Social Equity & Health Research, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH) Elizabeth McIsaac, Executive Director, Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) Moderator: Vanessa Lu, The Toronto Star |
| 16:15 | CivicAction Driving Progress: Lessons from our Current Initiatives Greening Greater Toronto Co-Chairs: Kilian Berz, Boston Consulting Group & Mike Pederson, TD Bank Group DiverseCity Co-Chairs: Ratna Omidvar, Maytree & John Tory, CivicAction Emerging Leaders Network Co-Chairs: Mitzie Hunter, Toronto Community Housing & Donna Lindell, Playbook Communications |
| 16:55 | International Lessons on Civic Action, Carol Coletta, CEO, CEOs for Cities |
| 17:15 | Highlights of the day’s discussions, Julia Deans, CEO, CivicAction |
| 17:45 | CivicAction Soirée, sponsored by RBC Join us at the CivicAction Soirée, a celebration of civic collaboration in the Greater Toronto region, generously sponsored by RBC and its leadership Gordon Nixon, President and CEO, Zabeen Hirji, Chief Human Resources Officer and Jennifer Tory, Regional President, Greater Toronto Region. The CivicAction Soirée will bring together civic leaders from across the region to enjoy a fabulous evening featuring foods of the world, creative conversation, and opportunities to re-connect with old friends and make new acquaintances. Central to the evening is the premiere of a special video presentation produced by the award-winning Hightop Studio, which will turn the spotlight on the collective leadership that has become CivicAction’s signature. |
| 20:45 | End |
Friday, February 11th, 2011
| 7:45 | Participant Registration |
| 8:45 | Day 2 Welcome, Julia Deans, CEO, CivicAction |
| 9:00 | Opening Remarks, The Honourable Jim Flaherty, MP for Whitby-Oshawa, Minister of Finance and Minister Responsible for the GTA |
| 9:20 | Promoting Local Economic Development through Civic Leadership: "You Don't Have to Move Out of Your Neighbourhood to Live in a Better One", Majora Carter, Principal, The Majora Carter Group Introduced by Dwaine Osbourne, Youth Chair, Jamaican Canadian Association |
| 10:15 | Concurrent breakout sessions with brief presentations and small-group discussions
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| 12:30 (Lunch) | Reflections on Civic Leadership, Gordon Nixon, President & CEO, RBC Video Address, His Excellence the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada Moderator: Frances Lankin, Co-Commissioner, Ontario's Social Assistance Review |
| 14:15 | Forward Thinking: Civic Leadership for the Toronto Region, The Honourable Dr. Eric Hoskins, MPP & Minister of Citizenship & Immigration Panel discussants Mark Chamberlain, President, Trivaris Ltd and Chair, Hamilton Jobs Prosperity Collaborative Olivia Nuamah, Executive Director, Atkinson Foundation Anthony Wilson-Smith, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Manulife Moderator: Matt Galloway, CBC |
| 15:45 | What will it take to make regional cooperation and collaboration a reality?, closing plenary panel discussion with Mayors His Worship Bob Bratina, Mayor of Hamilton Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday on behalf of His Worship Rob Ford, Mayor of Toronto Her Worship Hazel McCallion, Mayor of Mississauga His Worship Frank Scarpitti, Mayor of Markham Moderator: Steve Paikin, TVO |
| 16:15 | Summit Closing, John Tory, Chair, CivicAction |
