The Empire Club of Canada
John Stackhouse
Moderator
Senior Vice President, Office of the CEO, Royal Bank of Canada
Deborah Flint
President and CEO, Toronto Pearson International Airport
Craig Landry
Executive Vice President and COO, Air Canada
Blair Wolk
President, Orlando Corporation
Laura Stone
Moderator
Staff Reporter, The Globe and Mail
David Coletto
Chair, CEO and Founder, Abacus Data
Kathleen Monk
Principal, Monk + Associates
Hon. Seamus O’Regan
Senior Business Advisor, Stewart McKelvey
Kory Teneycke
Co-founder and CEO, Rubicon Strategy Inc.
Nicolle Butcher
President and CEO, Ontario Power Generation (OPG)
Amanda Galbraith
Moderator
Partner, Oyster Group
Cameron Schuler
Moderator
Chief Commercialization Officer and Vice President, Industry Innovation, Vector Institute
Dr. Foteini Agrafioti
Chief Science Officer, RBC, SVP, RBC Borealis
Colin Lachance
Innovator-in-Residence, Ontario Bar Association
Iliana Oris Valiente, CPA, CA
Managing Director + NA Innovation Hubs Lead, Accenture
Alex Besharat
Executive Vice President, Canadian Wealth Management
Kashif Irshad
Medical Director & Co-Founder, Lifespire
Samir K. Sinha
Geriatrician and Clinician Scientist, Sinai Health and the University Health Network, Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute of Ageing
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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.
