Agenda at a glance:

Wednesday, Nov. 18: Speaker rehearsal, opening cocktail reception and dinner
Thursday, Nov. 19: Full day of sessions, offsite formal cocktail reception and dinner
Friday, Nov. 20: Morning sessions, closing lunch

Confirmed sessions:

The new geopolitics and what’s next

Geopolitics is rewiring the global economy. While the spotlight is on the Middle East or U.S.-China, behind the curtain far bigger shifts are taking place — redesigning financial flows, connectivity, globalization and the role of Canada. This session will reveal the new big picture of geopolitics and decode what may happen next to keep investors prescient.

Speaker:

Abishur Prakash, founder, Geopolitical Business Inc.

Understanding and seizing the opportunities of the coming AI revolution

This session will discuss how to think about artificial intelligence, what has recently changed, how the AI revolution is likely to unfold through the replace, reimagine and recombine phases and how to seize the opportunities.

Speaker:

Joël Blit, professor, economics, University of Waterloo

More sessions to be announced.