The Empire Club of Canada
Jordan Bitove
Publisher, Toronto Star, Owner, Torstar Corporation, CEO, NordStar Capital
Giles Gherson
President & CEO, Toronto Region Board of Trade
Heather McDonald
President and CEO, United Way Greater Toronto
Keith Pelley
President & CEO, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Greg Ebel
President & CEO, Enbridge Inc.
Hon. Seamus O’Regan
Senior Business Advisor, Stewart McKelvey
Gilbert Reid
Writer and Founding Director, The King and Empire Foundation
Adrienne Batra
Reporter, Editor-in-Chief, Toronto Sun
Colin Field
Producer and Director, We Lend a Hand
Bonnie Sitter
Author, Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz, Historical Producer, We Lend a Hand
Lechin Lu
Associate Director, Institute for Gender and the Economy at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management
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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.
