The Quay - 100 Queens Quay East, 3rd Floor
In Person
The transition to a low-carbon economy represents the biggest economic transformation since the Industrial Revolution. The Ontario energy sector will face colossal changes over the next 20 years, with massive impacts on business. Are you ready to seize the opportunities the climate economy represents and overcome the challenges that rapid change will create?
The Toronto waterfront currently supports 37,000 jobs, and, between revitalization projects already underway and planned future developments, that number will grow by thousands while adding more than $1 billion to our GDP over the coming years.
Hear expert insights and participate in discussions at this half-day event, as we explore key questions about the past, present, and future of the waterfront.
- How will these waterfront transformation projects come together to create a vibrant, dynamic, and transformative economic district?
- What barriers stand in the way of unlocking the waterfront’s full potential?
- How can the public and private sectors collaborate to expedite the development of a thriving cultural and economic district?
- What lessons can be drawn from other jurisdictions?
Join us as we delve into the complexities of developing our waterfront and explore the economic potential of embracing a vibrant live-work-play hub.
Agenda
Event Agenda
Join us for a dynamic half-day event featuring insights from experts, discussions with regulators and policy makers, and networking opportunities with business leaders from across Ontario’s energy, manufacturing, tech and financial sectors.
*Agenda is subject to change
Speakers
Speakers
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Jan De Silva
President & CEO
Jan De Silva is President and CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade, one of the largest and most influential business organizations in North America. She is spearheading efforts to make Toronto one of the most competitive and sought-after business regions in the world.
Jan brings to the role more than 14 years of international CEO experience building ambitious, high-growth organizations. Anchored in her leadership is her belief in the power of economic development to lift communities.
Prior to joining the Board, she served as CEO of Sun Life Financial’s Hong Kong and Mainland China businesses and co-founded and later sold Retail China Limited. Jan also served as Dean of Ivey Asia for Ivey Business School of Western University.
Highly respected for her business advocacy and government engagement, Jan has been Chair of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Chair of the Canada China Business Council in Beijing and served on the Board of the Asian Corporate Governance Association. In 2019, she was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to represent Canada on the APEC Business Advisory Council. Jan also sits on the board of Intact Financial Corporation, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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Giles Gherson
EVP & Chair of the Economic Blueprint Institute
Giles Gherson is the Executive Vice President & Chair of the Economic Blueprint Institute at the Toronto Region Board of Trade. He is charged with maximizing the Board’s economic development and competitiveness impact for members, advancing policy initiatives by leveraging the data-driven power of the Board’s Economic Blueprint Institute, and driving strategy across the organization.
Giles brings to the Board more than 25 years of experience, including 15 years with the Province of Ontario, where he held multiple influential Deputy Minister roles – most extensively and recently as Deputy Minister, Economic Development. Previously, Giles has led the government’s economic growth and competitiveness policy, overseen the recent creation of two new agencies, Invest Ontario and IP Ontario, and worked to attract a wave of technology and manufacturing investments, including the retooling of the Province’s auto sector for next generation battery electric vehicles.
Prior to his role in government, Giles worked as editor-in-chief of the Toronto Star, political editor of the National Post and editor of the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business.
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Angela Bhutani
Vice President, Investment Counsellor
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.
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Annesley Wallace
Executive Vice-President, Strategy, Corporate Development and Energy Transition Planning
TC Energy
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Blaine Woodcock
National Strategy, Analytics & M&A Portfolio Leader (Canada) and Managing Partner, Strategy
Deloitte
Tickets & Registration
Tickets & Registration
The Toronto waterfront currently supports 37,000 jobs, and, between revitalization projects already underway and planned future developments, that number will grow by thousands while adding more than $1 billion to our GDP over the coming years.
Individual Tickets:
- Member: $149
- NonMember: $229
Table Of 10:
- Member: $1,490
- NonMember: $2,290