The Empire Club of Canada
Nicolle Butcher
President and CEO, Ontario Power Generation (OPG)
Michele Harradence
President, Enbridge Gas
Lesley Gallinger - Special Remarks
President and CEO, IESO
Dr. Monica Gattinger
Moderator
Founding Chair, Positive Energy, University of Ottawa
Dexter John
Chief Executive Officer, Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA)
Christopher Nabeta
Moderator
Director, OEM Sales and Strategy Canada, TD Auto Finance, Board Member, Empire Club of Canada
The Honourable Arielle Kayabaga
Member of Parliament, London West (Ontario)
Nimal Amitirigala
President, Grace Foods Canada
Nickolas Steele
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Business of Grenada
Maroš Šefčovič
EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency
The Honourable Maninder Sidhu
Canada’s Minister of International Trade
Arlene Dickinson
Moderator
General Managing Partner, District Venture Capital
The Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy
Ontario's Minister of Finance, Government of Ontario
David Herle
Co-founder, Air Quotes Media, Host of the Curse of Politics and The Herle Burly podcasts, Partner, Rubicon Strategy
The Honourable Stephen Crawford
Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Bob Courteau
Moderator
Board Chair, Kinaxis
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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.
