The Conference of Montreal is a not-for-profit organization engaged to heightening knowledge and awareness of the issues concerning economic globalization, with a particular emphasis on the relations between the Americas and other continents.[1]
The Conference works to foster exchanges of information and to promote free discussion on major current economic issues. It also facilitates meetings between world leaders to encourage international discourse by bringing together heads of state, the private sector, international organizations and civil society.[2][3][4]
The Conference brings together 200 speakers and more than 4,200 people from across the globe every year.[5][6]
Historyedit
The Conference of Montreal was founded in 1995, by Gil Rémillard, at a time when the globalization of the economies was beginning to emerge at an increased rate.[1][7]
With the fall of communism, the success of the "Uruguay round" in 1989, the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1994 and the beginnings of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the world was ready to construct a global market that would benefit to every country. A desire emerged to create an independent international forum in Montreal, to identify and discuss the impact of all these developments on the global economic system. A first conference was organized on June 20–22, 1995.[8]
The IEFA now hosts four annual events: the Conference of Montreal, the Toronto Global Forum (founded in 2007), the World Strategic Forum, held in Miami (founded in 2011), as well as the Conference of Paris (founded in 2017).[9]
In June 2018, the Conference of Montreal will celebrate its 25th-anniversary edition under the theme "Embracing Change", and will reiterate its position among the most important international economic forums, connecting world leaders for twenty-five years.[10]
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RemillardLocationMontreal Quebec CanadaTopicsEconomy Governance Pensions Energy Infrastructure Sustainable Development International Trade Innovation HealthNext EventJune 10 13 2019Sister OrganizationsToronto Global Forum World Strategic Forum The Conference of ParisWebsiteforum americas wbr org wbr montreal Contents 1 Mission 2 History 3 Notable Speakers 4 Board of Governors 4 1 Chair 4 2 Founding Chairman 4 3 Governors 4 4 Secretary 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksMission editThe Conference of Montreal is a not for profit organization engaged to heightening knowledge and awareness of the issues concerning economic globalization with a particular emphasis on the relations between the Americas and other continents 1 The Conference works to foster exchanges of information and to promote free discussion on major current economic issues It also facilitates meetings between world leaders to encourage international discourse by bringing together heads of state the private sector international organizations and civil society 2 3 4 The Conference brings together 200 speakers and more than 4 200 people from across the globe every year 5 6 History editThe Conference of Montreal was founded in 1995 by Gil Remillard at a time when the globalization of the economies was beginning to emerge at an increased rate 1 7 With the fall of communism the success of the Uruguay round in 1989 the creation of the World Trade Organization WTO in 1994 and the beginnings of North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA the world was ready to construct a global market that would benefit to every country A desire emerged to create an independent international forum in Montreal to identify and discuss the impact of all these developments on the global economic system A first conference was organized on June 20 22 1995 8 The IEFA now hosts four annual events the Conference of Montreal the Toronto Global Forum founded in 2007 the World Strategic Forum held in Miami founded in 2011 as well as the Conference of Paris founded in 2017 9 In June 2018 the Conference of Montreal will celebrate its 25th anniversary edition under the theme Embracing Change and will reiterate its position among the most important international economic forums connecting world leaders for twenty five years 10 Notable Speakers editMadeleine Albright Secretary of State of the United States of America 1997 2001 Michelle Bachelet President of the Republic of Chile 2006 2010 2014 2018 Arundhati Bhattacharya chairperson State Bank of India Irina Bokova director general United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNESCO 2009 2017 Winnie Byanyima executive director Oxfam International Mark Carney governor Bank of England David M Cote Chief Executive Officer GS Acquisition Holdings Vicente Fox President of Mexico 2000 2006 Alan Greenspan Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States of America 1987 2006 olafur Ragnar Grimsson President of the Republic of Iceland 1996 2016 Angel Gurria secretary general Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development OECD Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada 2006 2015 Jeffrey Immelt chairman and chief executive officer GE 2000 2017 Michaelle Jean secretary general International Organisation of la Francophonie Donald Kaberuka president African Development Bank 2005 2015 Jim Yong Kim president The World Bank Haruhiko Kuroda governor Bank of Japan Christine Lagarde managing director International Monetary Fund IMF Gerard Mestrallet Chairman Suez and Honorary Chairman Engie Pervez Musharraf President of Pakistan 2001 2008 Patrick Pouyanne president of the executive committee and CEO Total Segolene Royal Minister of Ecology Sustainable Development and Energy France 2014 2017 Kamalesh Sharma Secretary General Commonwealth 2008 2016 Lawrence Summers former director National Economic Council 2009 2010 former president of Harvard University 2001 2006 Alvaro Uribe Velez President of Colombia 2002 2010 Paul Volcker Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States of America 1979 1987 Robert B Zoellick former president World Bank Group 2007 2012 11 Board of Governors editChair edit Paul Desmarais Jr Chairman and Co Chief Executive Officer Power Corporation of Canada PCC Founding Chairman edit Gil Remillard Governors edit Current members of the board of governors of the Conference of Montreal are Joseph J Andrew Dentons Dominic Barton McKinsey amp Company Perrin Beatty The Canadian Chamber of Commerce David M Cote Chief Executive Officer GS Acquisition Holdings Suma Chakrabarti European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EBRD Jacques Delors Notre Europe former president European Commission Helene Desmarais HEC Montreal Centre d entreprises et d innovation de Montreal CEIM Suzanne Fortier McGill University Angel Gurria Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development OECD Glenn Hutchins Silver Lake Michaelle Jean International Organisation of la Francophonie Robert Keating Deputy Minister of International Relations and la Francophonie Quebec Christine Lagarde International Monetary Fund IMF Luis Almagro Lemes Organization of American States OAS Monique F Leroux International Co operative Alliance ICA John Manley Canadian Council of Chief Executives Gerard Mestrallet Chairman Suez and Honorary Chairman Engie Luis Alberto Moreno President Inter American Development Bank IDB Louis Morisset President and Chief Executive Officer Autorite des marches financiers AMF Michael Sabia President and Chief Executive Officer Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec Timothy Sargent Deputy Minister for international Trade Canada Jean Claude Trichet Honorary Governor Bank of France Former President European Central Bank Chairman Group of Thirty and Chairman European Group of the Trilateral Commission Secretary edit Duarte M Miranda 11 See also editInternational Economic Forum of the Americas Toronto Global Forum World Strategic Forum The Conference of ParisReferences edit a b Global Economy Archived from the original on 2014 07 18 Retrieved 2015 02 09 Beausejour Martin La personnalite de la semaine Gil Remillard et Nicholas Philippe Remillard La Presse Montreal June 16 2014 20th Conference of Montreal the Premier of Quebec presents his government s economic and political vision MRIF Ministere des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2015 02 09 https www ledevoir com economie actualites economiques 441807 forum economique international desameriques la grande traversee de l atlantique La francophonie economique Mythe ou realite 8 June 2015 La Conferencia de Montreal discutira este ano los cambios tras la crisis de 2008 Diario las Americas Mundo Economico Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2015 10 09 Montreal Gazette Le Cour Rudy Montreal comme porte d entree du continent La Presse Montreal June 9 2014 Ostrowski Jeff Strategic Forum ends four year run in county The Palm Beach Post Palm Beach April 9 2014 p B6 Desrosiers Eric La Conference de Montreal gagne en popularite Le Devoir Montreal May 23 2014 a b Conference of MontrealExternal links editInternational Economic Forum of the Americas Conference of Montreal Toronto Global Forum World Strategic Forum The Conference of Paris Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conference of Montreal amp oldid 1198370714, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
