The Empire Club of Canada
Toronto Blue Jays
Canada's Major League Baseball team
Mark Shapiro
President & CEO, Toronto Blue Jays
Hazel Mae
Moderator
Member of Sportsnet’s Blue Jays Broadcast Team
Mayor Olivia Chow (Special Testimonial)
Toronto City Mayor
Tiff Macklem
Governor, Bank of Canada
Rita Trichur
Moderator
Award-winning Journalist, Senior Business Writer and Columnist, Report on Business
David Coletto - Special Remarks
Chair and CEO | Fondateur, président et chef de la direction, Abacus Data
Dr. Tom Frieden - Special Remarks
Founder and CEO | Fondateur et chef de la direction, Resolve to Save Lives
Vassy Kapelos
Moderator
Chief Political Correspondent | Correspondante politique en chef de CTV News, CTV News
Dr. Jen Gunter
Bestselling Author, Obstetrician and Gynecologist | Auteure à succès à l’échelle internationale, obstétricienne et gynécologue
Vass Bednar
Managing Director | Directrice générale, SHIELD
David Skok
CEO and Editor-in-Chief | Chef de la direction et rédacteur en chef, The Logic
The Honourable Robert J. Flack
Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
The Hon. David R. Peterson, P.C., K.C.
Former Premier of Ontario (1985-1990) and Chairman, TorStar
Steve Paikin
Moderator
Host, The Paikin Podcast
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, PC, MP
Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Daniel Tisch
President and CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Rita Trichur
Moderator
Award-winning Journalist, Senior Business Writer and Columnist, Report on Business
Jennifer McLeod Macey
Senior Vice-President, Léger
Gabriella Siciliano
Interim Vice President, Operations, Invest Ontario
Ron Bedard
President and CEO, ArcelorMittal Dofasco
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Established in 1903, as a response to Canadian political unrest, the Empire Club of Canada quickly became a leading speakers’ forum.
The club invites speakers to present various perspectives—including those that may not be popular but should be heard. Since its inception, the Empire Club has hosted 3500 prominent Canadian and international leaders, including Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII), Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Audrey Hepburn, Margaret Mead, Christopher Plumber, Roberta Bondar, Maureen Forrester, Adrienne Clarkson, Margaret Thatcher, Vladamir Putin and Bill Gates, to name but a few. Topics encompass business, politics, education, trade, labour, culture, international issues, as well as, other relevant topics that emerge.
