The 2010 Couchiching Conference

August 5, 2010

Watershed Moment or Wasted Opportunity?

The world economy keeps trying to emerge from a deep and sharp recession. Canada seems to be doing well, but recent events in Europe have underscored the fragility of a sustained economic recovery. The 2010 Couchiching Conference will explore how the downturn has changed our ideas about the global economy, the role of the state and public policy. We will explore the opportunities the crisis has presented as well as what possibilities have been foreclosed.

This year’s speakers are a formidable roster of thought leaders who will address these and other issues head-on.

Canadian writer and historian Margaret MacMillan, in the opening keynote, will provide the context to help us understand where we have been and where we are going. The Hon. Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance will discuss the recession and recovery; the Right Honorable Paul Martin will speak on his vision of the role that the G20 can play in an increasingly complex world.

Other speakers include Nicholas LePan, past Superintendent of Financial Institutions for Canada; Angela Redish, Professor of Economics and former Special Advisor to the Bank of Canada; Armine Yalnizyan, Senior Economist, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives; Anne Golden, President and CEO, Conference Board of Canada; Roger Martin, Dean of the Rotman School of Management; Tom Jenkins, Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer for Open Text™ Corporation; Tom Flanagan, Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary; Alex Himelfarb, former Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet; Wenran Jiang, Associate Professor and Mactaggart Research Chair of the China Institute, University of Alberta; Andy Knight, Professor of International Relations, University of Alberta; David Rakoff, essayist, journalist, actor, and author of Don’t Get Too Comfortable; Joseph Heath, Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto and author of Filthy Lucre; Peter Wintonick, independent documentary filmmaker; Thomas Homer-Dixon, CIGI Chair of Global Systems at the Balsillie School of International Affairs; Velma McColl, Principal, Earnscliffe Strategy Group; Jeff Rubin, former CIBC Chief Economist and author of Why Your World is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller; and closing keynote speaker Doug Saunders, European Bureau Chief and columnist for the Globe and Mail.

Come join these speakers for an inspired discussion at the 79th Annual Couchiching Conference from August 5 to 8, 2010.

 

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