The Empire Club of Canada
Kevin Carmichael
Moderator
Economics Columnist, The Logic
Frances Donald
Chief Economist, RBC
John McKenzie
CEO, TMX Group
Steve Verheul
Principal, GT and Company Executive Advisors, Verheul Consulting Inc.
Adrienne Batra
Editor in Chief, Toronto Sun
Robert Benzie
Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Toronto Star
Scott Reid
Moderator
Founder, Feschuk.Reid
Marieke Walsh
Senior Political Reporter, The Globe and Mail, Ottawa Bureau
Prem Watsa
Founder, Chairman and CEO, Fairfax Financial Holdings
Andrew Willis
Moderator
Business Columnist, The Globe and Mail
Karli Farrow
President and CEO, Trillium Health Partners
Joanna Griffiths
Founder, Knix
Teri Hart
Journalist and TV Host
Dr. Wendy Wolfman
Director of the Menopause and the Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Clinics, Mount Sinai Hospital
Dr. Foteini Agrafioti
Chief Science Officer, RBC, SVP, RBC Borealis
Tony Gaffney
Moderator
President and CEO, Vector Institute
Colin Lachance
Innovator-in-Residence, Ontario Bar Association
Iliana Oris Valiente, CPA, CA
Managing Director + NA Innovation Hubs Lead, Accenture
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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.
