October 19 & October 20, 2005
Queen’s Landing, Niagara-On the-Lake Ontario

The Leadership Summit has become a can’t miss event among Ontario’s influential business, labour, government and academic leaders who share a common goal to advance Ontario’s growth and prosperity. Limited to 150 invited participants, the Summit inspires provocative discussion, stimulating networking and strategic initiatives for driving the province’s economy forward.

Topics of Discussion

Leveraging Ontario’s Human Capital, Unleashing Commercialization Capability, Integrated Economies, Performance Excellence, International Off-Shoring, and Ontario’s Innovation Strategy, are among topics of discussion at the 2005 Leadership Summit.

Distinguished Keynote Speakers Include (by order of program)

Peter C. Newman – Best-Selling Author and Journalist

The Honourable Dalton McGuinty – Premier of Ontario

Marc and Craig Kielburger – Authors, Entrepreneurs and Nobel Prize Nominees

Montie Brewer – President and CEO, Air Canada

The Honourable Frank McKenna – Canadian Ambassador to the United States

Distinguished Panel Members Include (by order of program)

David Lindsay – President, Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario

Bob Rae – Former Premier of Ontario

David Naylor – President, University of Toronto

Roger Martin – Dean, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Michael Grimaldi – President and CEO, General Motors Canada 

Gary Polonsky – President, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Mary Macdonald – Vice President, Thomson Macdonald

John Perry – Senior Vice President, National Quality Institute

Paul Tsaparis – President and CEO, HP Canada

The Honourable Jennifer Granholm – Governor of Michigan [invited]

Giles Gherson – Editor-in-Chief, Toronto Star

Steve Brereton – Canadian Consul General, Buffalo, New York

Vivienne Ojala – President, Brock Solutions, Winner of the 2004 Ontario Global Traders Partnership Award

Linda Hasenfratz – President and CEO, Linamar Corporation

Jack Fleischmann – General Manager, Report on Business Televison

Buzz Hargrove – National President, Canadian Auto Workers Union

John Peller – Owner, Peller Estates Winery

Joseph Hinrichs – President and CEO, Ford Motor Company of Canada

Elyse Allan – President and CEO, General Electric Canada

Raj Subramaniam – President, FedEx Canada

Joe Cordiano – Minister, Economic Development and Trade

David Pecaut – Senior Vice President, Boston Consulting Group Canada