Canadian Leadership in a Challenging World Inaugural Gathering of Global Canadian Leaders August 22-23, 2016 Programme The goal of this gathering is two-fold: • Provide an opportunity for Canadian leaders from across the country and around the world to meet one another and exchange ideas • Brainstorm on opportunities to enhance Canada’s global impact. Drawing upon the rich experience of this diverse group of leaders, we hope to surface a number of creative, crunchy (i.e. tangible) ideas, noting in each case how they would be good for Canada and the world, why Canada could have the capability to take on a leading role, and what it would take to make it happen. We will not try to decide between ideas or to enforce a false consensus. By Canada, we mean all Canadian stakeholders, not just the government. A number of ideas may require government involvement or leadership. There may be others where Canadian foundations, think-tanks, companies, NGOs or Universities—or some combination—can play the leadership role, with or without government involvement. The structure of the day is highly interactive. Certain participants will make brief “scenesetting” remarks, but there will be no formal speeches or presentations. There will be two formats: committee of the whole and breakout groups, generally along thematic lines. As a reminder, Global Canada is a non-partisan, multi-stakeholder initiative to bring together Canadians, at home and abroad, who are making a positive difference in the world. Guests are participating in their personal capacity, not as representatives of their organization. The meeting will follow Chatham House rules to preserve the privacy and the candour of the conversation. No comments made during the event may be attributed to particular individuals.
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