The Empire Club of Canada
The Honourable Tim Hodgson
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Canada
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, P.C.
Moderator
Vice-Chair, Office of the CEO, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)
Tony Makuch
President and CEO, Discovery
Mario Grossi
President and CEO, Technica Mining
Shastri Ramnath
Co-Founder and CEO, Exiro Nickel
Robert Peterman
Moderator
Chief Commercial Officer Toronto Stock Exchange and Global Capital Formation , TMX Group
Don Tapscott, C.M. B.A., B.Sc, M.Ed, LLD.
Moderator
Executive Chairman, Blockchain Research Institute (BRI)
Harper Carroll
AI Engineer and Educator
Deborah Flint
President and CEO, Toronto Pearson International Airport
Andrew Willis
Moderator
Business Columnist, Globe and Mail
Wayne Zronik
President of Business Operations, Live Nation
The Honourable Stan Cho
Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming
Kristy Fletcher
Chief Operating Officer, The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), and President, MusiCounts
Laura deCarufel
Moderator
Director, Culture and Lifestyle, Toronto Star , and Editor-in-chief, The Kit
{{ event.custom_card_description.trim() || event.description | replaceSpecialCharacters }}
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.
