07:00 a.m. - 08:30 a.m.                                             

REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
Registration Desk is open 7:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

07:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

SEcond annual INDIGENOUS OWNERSHIP & ECONOMIC RECONCILIATION breakfast

• Andre Morriseau
• Chief Sharleen Gale, Board Chair at FNMPC & Chief of Fort Nelson First Nation
• Jaimie Lickers, Senior Vice President, Indigenous Markets, CIBC
• Penny Favel, Vice-President Indigenous Relations, Sustainability at Hydro One

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

• Edward Greenspon, President & CEO, Public Policy Forum

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.  

• Trevor Tombe, Economics Professor, University of Calgary
• Dan O'Brien, Chief Economist, Institute of International & European Affairs
• Carolyn Wilkins, Senior Research Scholar at Princeton University & former Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada
• Kaylie Tiessen, Economist, Unifor

Moderator: Heather Scoffield, Business Council of Canada

9:45 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.                                                                                                                                      

PRODUCTIVITY – leadership panel

• Ehren Corey, CEO, Canada Infrastructure Bank
• Murad Al-Katib, CEO, AGT
• Victoria Lee, President & CEO, Fraser Health

Moderator: Luiza Savage, POLITICO

10:10 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.

YOUTH COLOUR COMMENTARY

• Scott Stirrett, Founder & CEO, Venture for Canada
• Deanna Matthews, Vice President of Policy and Research, Teach for Canada

10:20 a.m. -10:35 a.m.

NETWORKING BREAK
Refreshments available in the Networking Lounge (Room 205)

10:35 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. 

INTERVIEW WITH FEDERAL MINISTER

• The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities 

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

• Ramtin Attar, Co-Founder & CEO, Promise Robotics
• Ana Bailão, Head of Affordable Public Affairs, Dream Unlimited Corp

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?

• Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister, Innovation Science and Economic Development
• Sue Paish, CEO, DIGITAL
• Chris Barry, President, Microsoft Canada

Moderator: Shingai Manjengwa, Founder & CEO, Fireside Analytics Inc.

12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

NETWORKING LUNCH
Lunch will be served in the foyer with seating in the main growth summit room (206), the networking lounge (205) and additional 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. 

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.

• Mikal Skuterud, Professor, University of Waterloo

In Conversation with Rupa Banerjee, CRC Chair Toronto Metropolitan University

12:55 p.m. - 01:40 p.m.

PRODUCTIVITY, LIVING STANDARDS AND FEDERALISM

• Ray Gilmour, Secretary to Cabinet, Alberta
• John Hannaford, Clerk and Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council
• Laura Lee Langley, Head of the Nova Scotia Public Service, Government of Nova Scotia
• Shannon Salter, Secretary to Cabinet, British Columbia 

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

• Scott Stirrett, Founder & CEO, Venture for Canada
• Deanna Matthews, Vice President of Policy and Research, Teach for Canada

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
Sara-Christine Gemson, Executive Director, PPF Academy & Action Canada, Public Policy Forum