2012 Australia-Canada Economic
Leadership Forum
Program
Leadership Forum
Program
23 - 25 July 2012
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Monday, 23 July Royal Ontario Museum
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm Private Gallery Tour
6:30 pm - 7:10 pm Forum Opening Reception
7:10 pm Welcome by the Forum Co-Chairs
Canadian Co-Chair:
Thomas d’Aquino, Chairman, Thomas d’Aquino Capital
and former Chief Executive, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
Australian Co-Chair:
The Honourable Mike Rann, former Premier of South Australia
7:12 pm Opening Address by the Premier of Ontario
The Honourable Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario
with an introduction by David Fleck, President and Chief Executive Officer, Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd., and thanks by The Honourable Mike Rann, Forum Co-Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Forum Opening Dinner
Speakers:
The Honourable John Baird, P.C., M.P., Foreign Affairs Minister, Canada; and
The Honourable Kevin Rudd, Member of Parliament, former Prime Minister of Australia and former Minister of Foreign Affairs
moderated by The Honourable Mike Rann and Thomas d’Aquino, Forum Co-Chairs
Questions, answers and discussion
Tuesday, 24 July The Ritz-Carlton Hotel
7:15 am - 8:00 am Buffet Breakfast (Salon I & II)
8:00 am - 8:15 am Opening Remarks (Salon I & II)
Australian Co-Chair:
The Honourable Mike Rann, former Premier of South Australia
Canadian Co-Chair:
Thomas d’Aquino, Chairman, Thomas d’Aquino Capital and former Chief Executive, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
8:15 am - 9:00 am Australia and Canada: Pacific Partners, Global Players
Keynote Address:
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, Government of Canada
with an introduction by Bruce Flatt, Senior Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer,
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and thanks by Thomas d’Aquino, Forum Co-Chair
Questions, answers and discussion
9:00 am - 9:55 am Competitiveness and International Trade:
Business Perspectives on Australian and Canadian Priorities
Introduction:
Thomas d’Aquino, Forum Co-Chair
Panellists:
The Honourable John Manley, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Canadian Council of Chief Executives and former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
Innes Willox, Chief Executive, Australian Industry Group
Questions, answers and discussion (Background material)
9:55 am - 10:10 am Break
10:10 am - 11:40 am SESSION 1 (Salon III)
Facing up to Global Economic Threats and Opportunities:
Australian and North American Strategies
Moderator:
Diane Francis, Journalist, Author and Editor-at-Large, National Post
Panellists:
David Dodge, Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones LLP and former Governor, Bank of Canada
The Honorable John Engler, President, Business Roundtable
and former Governor of Michigan, United States
Geoffrey Garrett, Dean, University of Sydney Business School and Chief Executive Officer, United States Studies Centre
Michael Thawley, Senior Vice President, Capital Research and Management Company and Capital Strategy Research Inc. and former Ambassador of Australia to the United States
The Honourable Michael Wilson, Chairman, Barclays Capital Canada Inc,
former Ambassador of Canada to the United States and former Minister of Finance, Government of Canada
Questions, answers and discussion
11:50 am - 1:00 pm Luncheon (Salon I & II)
Keynote:
The Honourable Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba
with an introduction by Calin Rovinescu, President & Chief Executive Officer, Air Canada and thanks by Thomas d’Aquino, Forum Co-Chair
Questions, answers and discussion
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm SESSION 2 (Salon III)
The Politics and Economics of Food in a World of Expanding Demand
Moderator:
The Honourable Mike Rann, Forum Co-Chair
Presentation:
Mayo Schmidt, President and Chief Executive Officer, Viterra Inc.
Commentary by:
David Crombie, former President, National Farmers Federation
and Commissioner, Australia Centre for International Agricultural Research
Gaétan Lussier, President, Gaëtan Lussier and Associates
and former Chair, Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute
Questions, answers and discussion
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm Break
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm SESSION 3 (Salon III)
China and India Rising: Australian and Canadian Responses to Trans-Formative Changes in Asia
Moderator:
John W. H. Denton, Partner & Chief Executive Officer, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
and Director, Business Council of Australia
Panellists:
Dominic Barton, Global Managing Director, McKinsey & Company
and former Chairman of Asia, McKinsey & Company
John McCarthy, Chair of the Board, Australia India Council and former High Commissioner to India
Stephen Poloz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Export Development Canada (EDC)
Yuen Pau Woo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
and Advisor, Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Centre
Questions, answers and discussion (Background material)
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm Break
4:20 pm - 5:35 pm SESSION 4 (Salon III)
Maximizing Australian and Canadian Advantages as Mineral and Energy Exporters in a Carbon Constrained World
Moderator:
Steven Landry, Managing Director, ATCO Australia
and former Chief Executive Officer and President of DaimlerChrysler Canada
Panellists:
Michael Cleland, Nexen Executive in Residence, Canada West Foundation
and former President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Gas Association
Timothy Cutt, President, Diamonds and Specialty Products, BHP Billiton Canada Inc.
Hal Kvisle, Co-Chair, Alberta Environmental Monitoring Panel
and former Chief Executive Officer, TransCanada Corporation
Chris Moran, Director, Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland
The Honourable Mike Rann, former Premier of South Australia
Questions, answers and discussion
6:00 pm Guests meet in hotel lobby to board executive coaches
6:20 pm Executive coaches depart for Queen’s Quay
Transfer to the vessel Oriole at Pier 6, Queens Quay Terminal, Lake Ontario
6:50 pm - 7:50 pm Forum Reception
Harbour Front Boat Cruise on the Oriole, Lake Ontario
8:00 pm - 9:45 pm Forum Dinner
The Royal Canadian Yacht Club (RCYC), Lake Ontario
Keynote Address:
The Honourable Martin Ferguson, Minister for Resources and Energy, Minister for Tourism,
Government of Australia
with an introduction by Her Excellency Louise Hand, Australian High Commissioner to Canada; and thanks by Michael Small, Canadian High Commissioner to Australia
Questions, answers and discussion
10:00 pm - 11:00 pm The Oriole departs from the RCYC for Queens Quay, Pier 6.
Transfer to executive coaches and return to The Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Wednesday, 25 July The Ritz-Carlton Hotel
7:30 am - 8:00 am Buffet Breakfast (Salon I & II)
Winning in a Changing World – Canada, Australia and Emerging Markets
Moderator:
Heather Ridout, Professional Director and former Chief Executive Australian Industry Group
Panellists:
Thomas d’Aquino, Chairman, Thomas d’Aquino Capital and former Chief Executive, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
Leonard Edwards, Strategic Advisor, Gowlings and Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Canada
Fen Osler Hampson, Chancellor's Professor, Carleton University and Distinguished Fellow and Director of Global Security at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Questions, answers and discussion (Background material)
8:00 am - 9:15 am Break
9:15 am - 10:30 am SESSION 5 (Salon III)
Regulating Foreign Investment: The Australian and Canadian Experience and Managing Challenges Ahead
Moderator:
Jack Mintz, Director and Palmer Chair, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
Panellists:
The Honourable Perrin Beatty, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Paul Davies, Director, C & M International Ltd.
Virginia (Ginny) Flood, Vice-President Canada, Rio Tinto
Questions, answers and discussion
10:15 am - 10:30 am Break
10:45 am - 12:00 pm SESSION 6 (Salon III)
The 21st Century Innovation Imperative: Competing with Innovative Leaders in the Developed and Emerging World
Moderator:
Tim Harcourt, Author, ‘The Airport Economist’
and Adjunct Professor, Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales
Panellists:
Michael Barber, Vice-Chancellor, Flinders University
Craig Roy, Deputy Chief Executive, Science, Strategy and People, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Indira Samarasekera, President, University of Alberta
Muhi Majzoub, Senior Vice President, Engineering, OpenText Corporation
Questions, answers and discussion
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Closing Luncheon (Salon I & II)
12:45 pm - 1:00 pm Closing Observations
The Honourable Malcolm Turnbull, Shadow Minister for Communications and Broadband, Government of Australia
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Forum Summation*
Janice Gross Stein, Director of The Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
Paul Kelly, Journalist, Author and Editor-at-Large, The Australian
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Closing Remarks by Forum Co-Chairs
*A Forum Report will be prepared by Forum Rapporteur, Professor Michael Hart, Simon Reisman Chair in Trade Policy, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, and Distinguished Research Fellow of the Centre for Trade Policy and Law, Carleton University
