Toronto Global Forum
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Organized by | International Economic Forum of the Americas |
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Type | International Conference |
Frequency | Annually |
Founded | 2007 |
Founded by | Nicholas Rémillard |
Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Next Event | July 8–10, 2015 |
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Website |
forum-americas |
The Toronto Global Forum (TGF) is an annual economic event organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas since 2007.
Mission
The Toronto Global Forum is a not-for-profit organization presenting annual conferences on global economic issues. The TGF mission is to promote open debate and dialogues on national and international issues. Each year, the event welcomes heads of state, Fortune 500 CEOs, international organizations, central bank governors, civil society, etc. to foster free discussion between world leaders.[1] The Forum brings together more than 1,500 people from across the globe every year.[2]
The Forum also provide a platform to facilitate meetings between key world leaders in order to encourage global discourse.
The International Economic Forum of the Americas hosts two other annual events: the Conference of Montreal (founded in 1995), as well as the World Strategic Forum, held in Miami (founded in 2011).[3]
Notable Speakers
- Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States of America (2001-2009)[4]
- Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State of the United States of America (1973-1977)[5]
- Lucas Papademos, Prime Minister of Greece (2011-2012), Former Governor of Central Bank of Greece, and Former Vice-President of the European Central Bank
- Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera, President of the Republic of Costa Rica
- Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Memorial Prize Laureate in Economics
- Paul Taylor, President and CEO, Fitch Ratings
- Robert James Thomson, Chief Executive, News Corp
- Jean-Claude Trichet, 2nd President, European Central Bank (ECB)
- Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
- Fareed Zakaria, Host, CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ http://yumanewsnow.com/index.php/news/latest/1236-governor-brewer-to-address-business-ceos-at-toronto-global-forum
- ↑ https://www.edc.ca/events/EN/P-1617/Pages/overview.aspx
- ↑ Ostrowski, Jeff. "Strategic Forum ends four-year run in county". The Palm Beach Post [Palm Beach] April 9, 2014 p.B6
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/29/dick-cheney-canadaarrest_ n_4175180.html
- ↑ http://business.financialpost.com/2014/11/01/henry-kissingers-new-world-order/
- ↑ http://business.financialpost.com/2014/11/01/henry-kissingers-new-world-order/
- ↑ http://forum-americas.org/toronto