OES 2007 Agenda
November 14-15, 2007
(Grand Opening Reception: evening of November 13)
WHITE OAKS CONFERENCE RESORT & SPA
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
| 3:30 – 5:15 p.m. | Registration Lower Concourse White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa |
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| 5:30 p.m. | Buses depart to Shaw Festival Theatre * Offered to fully accredited OES delegates and speakers only |
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| 6:30 – 7:30 p.m | OES Presenting Partners and Sponsors’ Reception Shaw Festival Theatre Room TBC * by invitation only |
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| 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Grand Opening Reception Shaw Festival Theatre 10 Queen’s Parade Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Keynote Speaker:
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton will deliver keynote remarks at the Ontario Economic Summit Grand Opening Reception. President Clinton’s participation at the 2007 Ontario Economic Summit will provide an exciting start to this year’s OES, which will focus on the theme of Stewardship in addressing Ontario’s economic challenges and global responsibilities. It is expected that President Clinton will speak to issues such as education, energy and climate change, global health and poverty alleviation in the global economic context. Evening Sponsors: Wardrop Engineering Inc. Institute of Chartered Accounts of Ontario |
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| 8:45 p.m. | Buses returning White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa* * Offered to fully accredited OES delegates and speakers only | ||
| 9:30 p.m. | OES Delegate Hospitality Ballroom A&B (White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa) |
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
| 7:00 – 8:00a.m. | Registration Lower Concourse | ||||||||||
| 7:15 – 8:30a.m. | Networking Breakfast Grand Event Room | ||||||||||
| 7:45– 8:00a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks Grand Event Room | ||||||||||
| 8:00 – 8:15a.m. | Welcome from OES Co-Chairs
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| 8:15 – 8:35a.m. | Remarks from the Leader of the Official Opposition
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| 8:40 – 9:40a.m. | Canada and Ontario in the Global Economy: Challenges in a Changing World Grand Event Room Keynote Address:
Document: Remarks by Paul Jenkins [PDF] |
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| 9:40 – 10:00 a.m. | Conversation Break | ||||||||||
SESSION I |
COMPETITIVE COMMUNITIES |
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| 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Competitive Communities for a Competitive OntarioGrand Event Room
Keynote Speaker:
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| 10:30– 11:30 a.m. | Competitive Communities Roundtable Grand Event Room Panelists and delegates will explore the issue of enhancing local and regional competitiveness and consider the impact of different community needs and resources on economic development efforts. OES participants will be invited to contribute to this lively and interactive session. Moderator:
Panelists:
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| 11:30 – 12:00 p.m. | Conversation Break | ||||||||||
| 12:00 – 1:20 p.m. | Luncheon and Keynote Address Ballroom A&B  Hon. Dwight DuncanMinister of Finance |
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| 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. | One-to-One with Premier Dalton McGuinty Grand Event Room The Premier is interviewed one-on-one to discuss the Government’s top priorities going into its second term.
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| 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. | Conversation Break | ||||||||||
SESSION II |
THE INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGE |
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| 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. | The Infrastructure Challenge Grand Event Room
Keynote Speaker: Storm Cunningham |
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| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion Grand Event Room Panelists will discuss the current challenges to Ontario’s infrastructure base and discuss ways to optimally plan and manage energy, water supply, sanitation, and transportation resources to accommodate future growth. The discussion will progress beyond dialogue to identify tangible and focused solutions to work collectively in addressing this important issue. Moderator:
Panelists:
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| 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Group Table Discussions Grand Event Room Delegates will participate in table discussions based on the topics discussed at this year’s Summit (Competitive Communities for a competitive Ontario, The Infrastructure Challenge, Stewardship of Ontario’s International Responsibilities). Each table will explore the issues pertinent to their topic and arrive at priority recommendations and actions at the conclusion of the discussions. |
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| 6:15 – 6:45 p.m. | Leaders’ Networking Event Shuttle Services to Peller Estates Winery |
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| 7:00 – 7:15 p.m. | Welcome Remarks | ||||||||||
| 7:15 – 10:00 p.m. | Cuvee Style Dinner, Wine Stations & Entertainment | ||||||||||
| 9:30 – 10:00 p.m. | Return Shuttle Services to White Oaks Conference Resort |
Thursday, November 15, 2007
| 7:15 – 8:30a.m. | Breakfast with Ontario Cabinet Ministers Grand Event Room Minister-hosted roundtables. Always a popular element of the OES, participants are provided with an opportunity to discuss issues and share ideas with the new Cabinet. Seating will be strictly reserved for pre-registered and confirmed participants only.Presented in Partnership with: Siemens Canada Limited |
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| 8:30 – 8:45a.m. | Conversation Break | |||||||||||||
| 8:45 – 9:45a.m. | Hollowing Out or Holding Our Own? Foreign Acquisitions of Canadian Corporations What impact do foreign takeovers of domestic companies have on Ontario’s potential for economic growth? Is a “hollowing out” of corporate Canada a phenomenon to be feared or is the theory itself a misnomer? Chaired by Roger Martin, this session invites senior corporate representatives to provide their perspectives and debate the implications of this trend on the future competitiveness of Ontario and Canada. Introductory Remarks:
Panel Discussion:
and Roger Martin Dean, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto |
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SESSION III |
ONTARIO’S INTERNATIONAL STEWARDSHIP |
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| 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. | Beyond the Moral Imperative Grand Event Room
Keynote Speaker:
Ray Anderson has been lauded by government, environmental and business groups alike. In 1996, he received the Inaugural Millennium Award from Global Green, presented by Mikhail Gorbachev, and won recognition from Forbes Magazine and Ernst & Young, which named him Entrepreneur of the Year. Anderson served as co-chairman of the President’s Council on Sustainable Development during the Clinton administration and was recently awarded the Harvard Business School Atlanta Alumni Club’s Community Leadership Award. Interface has been named as one of Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” and to Business Ethics magazine’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens List for the last two years. In 2006, Sustainablebusiness.com named Interface to their SB20 list of Companies Changing the World. |
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| 10:30 – 10:45 p.m. | Video Remarks: Dr. Jeffrey Sachs Director of the Earth Institute Professor of Health Policy and Management Columbia University |
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| 10:45 – 12:00 p.m. | Town Hall Forum on International Stewardship Grand Event Room Panel members and OES delegates will participate in a highly interactive discussion about Ontario’s role on the world stage in areas of energy and environmental sustainability and global health. Looking beyond the moral imperative, how are these issues increasingly aligned with corporate performance and economic growth? Panelists and delegates alike will be asked to share their experiences and offer new ideas about how Ontario can play a leading stewardship role in the global context.
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| 12:00 – 12:15p.m. | Conversation Break | |||||||||||||
| 12:15 – 1:45p.m. | 2007 Ontario Economic Summit Closing Luncheon Sunhill Dining Room |
