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MAY 23

8:45 a.m.	Event begins
8:45-9:15 a.m.	Introduction to the policy forum
	Speakers:
	Roland Paris, Director, Centre for International Policy Studies and University Research Chair in International Security and Governance, University of Ottawa Taylor Owen, Research Director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia School of Journalism and Editor-in-Chief, OpenCanada.org
	Welcome by:
	Allan Rock, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Ottawa
9:15-10:00 a.m.	Session 1: Setting the scene: A world in flux
	Speaker:
	Robert Greenhill, Managing Director, World Economic Forum
	Moderator:
	Vincent Rigby, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs, Development and Trade
10:00-10:45 a.m.	Session 2: International commerce and investment Sponsored by the Canadian Council of Chief Executives
	Author:
	Danielle Goldfarb, Associate Director, Global Commerce Centre, Conference Board of Canada
	Commentator:
	Ailish Campbell, Vice President, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
	Moderator:
	Jennifer Jeffs, President, Canadian International Council
10:45-11:15 a.m.	Break
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.	Session 3: Innovation, competitiveness and cities
	Authors:
	Andrea Mandel-Campbell, Director, Corporate Communications, Kinross Gold Corporation and author of Why Mexicans Don’t Drink Molson Jennifer Keesmaat, Chief Planner, City of Toronto
	Commentator:
	Anne Golden, Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Ryerson University and Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
	Moderator:
	Tim Barber, Founding Partner, Canada 2020
12:30-1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30-3:00 p.m.	Session 4: Environment, energy and resources
	Authors:
	Stewart Elgie, Associate Professor of Law and Director, Institute of the Environment, University of Ottawa Andrew Leach, Enbridge Professor of Energy Policy, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta
	Commentators:
	Madelaine Drohan, Correspondent, The Economist Nicholas Rivers, Canada Research Chair in Climate and Energy Policy and Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
	Moderator:
	Mark Cameron, Senior Vice President and Deputy Energy Practice Leader, Hill+Knowlton Strategies
3:00-3:30 p.m.	Break
3:30-4:15 p.m.	Session 5: International development
	Author:
	John McArthur, Senior Fellow, UN Foundation, and Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution
	Commentator:
	George Roter, Co-Founder, Engineers Without Borders
	Moderator:
	Margaret Biggs, Skelton-Clark Fellow in the School of Policy Studies of Queen’s University
4:15-5:00 p.m.	Session 6: The Arctic
	Author:
	Whitney Lackenbauer, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
	Commentator:
	Susan Harper, Director-General and Senior Arctic Official, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (TBC)
	Moderator:
	Stephen Saideman, Paterson Chair in International Affairs, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University
5:00-5:10 p.m.	Concluding remarks for Day 1
	Roland Paris and Taylor Owen

MAY 24

9:00-9:10 a.m.	Introduction to Day 2
	Speakers:
	Taylor Owen and Roland Paris
9:10-9:30 a.m.	Session 7: Canadian interests and values
	Speaker:
	Senator Hugh Segal
9:30-10:30 a.m.	Session 8: Canada’s strategic challenges – Diplomatic perspectives Sponsored by the Canadian International Council – National Capital Branch
	Panelists:
	Joe Clark, former Prime Minister of Canada and author of How We Lead: Canada in a Century of Change Rob Wright, former Deputy Minister of International Trade and former Canadian Ambassador to Japan and China Louise Fréchette, Chair, Board of Directors, CARE Canada and former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Paul Heinbecker, Director of the Laurier Centre for Global Relations and Distinguished Fellow in International Relations at the Centre for International Governance Innovation
	Moderator:
	Kim Mackrael, Reporter, The Globe and Mail
10:30-11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.	Session 9: International security, human rights, and civilian protection Sponsored by the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
	Authors:
	Jonathan Paquin, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the International Peace and Security Program, Université Laval Emily Paddon, Rose Junior Research Fellow in International Relations, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University
	Commentators:
	Robert McRae, former Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Intelligence Assessment Secretariat, Privy Council Office David Petrasek, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
	Moderator:
	Jill Sinclair, Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy), Department of National Defence
12:30-1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30-2:50 p.m.	Session 10: Networks and institutions
	Authors:
	Yves Tiberghien, Director of Institute of Asian Research and Associate Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia Mark Raymond, Research Fellow, Internet Governance Project, Centre for International Governance Innovation
	Commentators:
	Farah Faisal-Thaler, Associate Director, International Institutions and Global Governance, Council on Foreign Relations Morris Rosenberg, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and next President of the Trudeau Foundation
	Moderator:
	Kyle Matthews, Senior Deputy Director, Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
2:50-3:30 p.m.	Session 11: Promoting innovation
	Speaker:
	Peter Singer, Chief Executive Officer, Grand Challenges Canada
	Moderator:
	Bill Graham, Chancellor, Trinity College, University of Toronto
3:30-3:45 p.m.	Concluding remarks
	Speakers:
	Roland Paris and Taylor Owen
3:45 p.m.	Event ends

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