The Empire Club of Canada
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Premier Doug Ford is on a mission to rebuild Ontario’s economy. With $44 billion in investments in the first electric vehicle and battery plants in Canada, linking northern mines with southern manufacturing – and all powered by Ontario’s first Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in the G7.
The Empire Club of Canada is proud to welcome Premier Ford for a keynote address ahead of a new session of Parliament and the return of the Ontario legislature.
Don’t miss the Premier’s fireside chat that will delve into how the government is attracting historic levels of investment and how the province plans to navigate increasing global instability to protect workers and jobs.
Please join us on October 17, 2024 to hear directly from the Premier on the Government’s plans.
The fireside chat will be moderated by Dr. Ann Marie Vaughan, President and CEO, Humber Polytechnic.
Premier Doug Ford is a builder.
As a businessman, he built a successful company.
As a Toronto city councillor, he championed building subways and kept costs down for families.
As premier of Ontario, he is building roads, highways and transit for a growing province. He’s building a stronger economy with 700,000 more jobs and is attracting game-changing investments to build electric vehicles and batteries right here in Ontario.
Premier Ford is passionate about the Etobicoke neighborhood where he grew up. He is a dedicated husband to Karla and a proud father of four daughters.
Dr. Ann Marie Vaughan is President and CEO of Humber Polytechnic. She is the first woman to hold the position and is the fifth President and CEO in Humber’s history. Dr. Vaughan is a highly distinguished senior executive with nearly 30 years of success in the postsecondary sector. She joined Humber from Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario where she served as President and CEO since 2016, and successfully drove an ambitious growth plan that strengthened Loyalist’s financial positioning, and saw the College take on a new strategic direction Prior to that she was the president and CEO of the College of the North Atlantic, in Newfoundland and Labrador, from 2011-2016. In 2015, she was recognized as a Top 50 CEO in Atlantic Canada.
Driven by her passion to advance social and economic development through expanding access to education, Dr. Vaughan is helping to pioneer the sector’s micro-credential movement as co-Chair of eCampusOntario’s Board of Directors. In addition, she serves as Chair on the Board of Directors for Ontario Genomics, a non-profit organization that is focused on nurturing genomics innovation in Ontario, and applying these technologies across key sectors, such as health, agriculture, bioproducts, and environment, to advance the province’s knowledge-based economy. Dr. Vaughan’s forward-thinking approach and significant contributions to the evolution of online learning have earned numerous accolades nationally and internationally, including being selected as a participant in the 2004 Governor General Canadian Leadership Conference.
In 2018, Dr. Vaughan was appointed to serve as an Honorary Colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force, affiliated with the 426 Training Squadron, 8 Wing, CFB Trenton. Dr. Vaughan is actively engaged in the college sector and currently also serves as Chair of the Management Board for College Employers Council.
Dr. Vaughan is proud of her early roots in student leadership which sparked her interest and career in higher education. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education from Memorial University; certificates in Public Administration and Business from Memorial University; a Master of Arts in Higher Education from the University of British Columbia, and a Masters Certificate in Project Management from York University/Memorial University. Continuing her lifelong learning journey, in 2015 Dr. Vaughan received her doctorate in higher education leadership from the University of Calgary.