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Canada Growth Summit 2024: Fixing Productivity Once and For All
April 11, 2024 | 7:30 AM-2:00 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building
Toronto
Main Session Room: Room 206 | Networking Lounge & Immersive Experiences: Room 205
Canada Growth Summit 2024: Fixing Productivity Once and For All - Public Policy Forum (ppforum.ca)
Agenda
Timing subject to change **
07:00 a.m. - 08:30 a.m. |
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST |
07:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
SEcond annual INDIGENOUS OWNERSHIP & ECONOMIC RECONCILIATION breakfast
Moderator: Katie Feenan, Vice President Public Affairs, Hill & Knowlton Host: JP Gladu, Principal, Mokwateh |
08:40 a.m. - 08:50 a.m. |
WELCOME & opening remarks
Host: Michael Serapio, Anchor, CPAC |
8:50 a.m. - 09:40 a.m. |
WHAT’S GOING ON WITH PRODUCTIVITY? Commencing with a brief clip of upcoming WONK podcast episode with Alvaro Santos Pereira, Chief Economist of the OECD, the panel will identify why productivity is deteriorating, the differences between recent and long-standing challenges and where Canada should concentrate its firepower to raise productivity, investment and living standards.
Moderator: Heather Scoffield, Business Council of Canada |
9:45 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. |
PRODUCTIVITY – leadership panel
Moderator: Luiza Savage, POLITICO |
10:10 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. |
YOUTH COLOUR COMMENTARY
|
10:20 a.m. -10:35 a.m. |
NETWORKING BREAK |
10:35 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. |
INTERVIEW WITH FEDERAL MINISTER
In Conversation with the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Vice-Chair of Global Investment Banking, CIBC |
11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. |
productivity case study: housing We explore the housing situation from the perspective of innovators
Moderator: Zi-Ann Lum, POLITICO |
11:25 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. |
pRODUCTIVITY CASE STUDY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE What concrete steps does Canada need to take to be a leader in AI, ensure widespread adoption in the private and public sectors and gain productivity advantages. How can this be done ethically, safely, and inclusively?
Moderator: Shingai Manjengwa, Founder & CEO, Fireside Analytics Inc. |
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
NETWORKING LUNCH |
12:45 p.m. - 12:55 p.m. |
SNAPSHOT: IMMIGRATION AND PRODUCTIVITY A dialogue on whether immigration is contributing or detracting from productivity growth, why and what needs to be done to get back on a positive track.
In Conversation with Rupa Banerjee, CRC Chair Toronto Metropolitan University |
12:55 p.m. - 01:40 p.m. |
PRODUCTIVITY, LIVING STANDARDS AND FEDERALISM
Moderator: Brett House, PPF Fellow and Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia Business School |
01:40 p.m. - 01:50 p.m. |
YOUTH COLOUR COMMENTARY
|
01:50 p.m. - 02:05 p.m. |
ECONOMIC VIEW from THE OFFICIAL OPPOSITION Adam Chambers, Member of Parliament for Simcoe North In Conversation with PPF Fellow Sean Speer |
02:10 p.m. - 02:15 p.m. |
RECAP AND CLOSING REMARKS Michael Serapio, Anchor & Reporter, CPAC |
HOW TO USE SLIDO FOR AUDIENCE Q&A
Open a web browser on your phone and visit slido.com
Enter event code "#GS2024"
Post your question (can be done anonymously, or not)
Speakers & Moderators
![Dr. Rupa Banerjee](http://assets.swoogo.com/uploads/medium/3685213-65f760c97f545.jpeg)
Dr. Rupa Banerjee
Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor Human Resource Management/Organizational Behaviour
Toronto Metropolitan University
Thank you to our Sponsors
CIBC
Johnson & Johnson
University of Toronto
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Microsoft
Rio Tinto
NATIONAL Public Relations
BDC
Petronas
Canadian Real Estate Association
Mokwateh
Nuclear Waste Management Organization
Enbridge
Suncor
Indigenous Services Canada
First Nations Major Projects Coalition
Media Sponsor
POLITICO
Green Room Sponsor
Mitacs
Broadcast Partner
CPAC
Sustainability Sponsor
Canada's Forest Trust Corporation
Immersive Experiences
Visit our Immersive Experiences in the Networking Lounge - Located in Room 205
Linked In
Leo Pixel Studios
Unity 3D
Canadian Space Agency
Moose Hide Campaign
Work Booth
FAQs
WIFI
Login: GS2024
Password: growthsummit2024
Breakfast
Breakfast Buffet will be provided in the main foyer across from the registration desk
Lunch
Lunch will be served in the foyer with seating in the main growth summit room (206), the networking lounge (205) and overflow seating in the lower level (accessible by escalators in front of the main entrance or elevators) in room 104ABC.
If you communicated any special dietary requirements, please ensure you identify yourself to banquet staff at lunch.
Coffee & Refreshments
Coffee and Refreshments will be provided throughout the day in the Networking Lounge in Room 205, directly across from our registration desk
For any questions during the event, please head to the registration desk. You are also welcomed to seek out PPF Staff who will be wearing name badges that are yellow and black in colour.
Who's in the room?
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